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Enter At Your Own Risk

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This second album I enjoyed even more than the first, maybe because Rustie's voice underwent some changes, maybe because she had a better sound engineer, maybe because the wind blew from a different direction, maybe..... Don't know exactly why, but it sounded better to me. Hey, maybe it was because I got it for free as a result of a "2 for 1" sale Rustie was having at the time. I always did like the price of, FREE!! ;-) But anyway you look at it, there aren't any bad tracks on this album and that's an honest statement folks! It all came together for Rustie on this album; the song selection, the band she had behind her, the engineering crew, the whole enchilada. My picks for favorite tracks start with the title song, "Enter At Your Own Risk," which contains a line about "watch out for the midnight work all over this town." Now I ask you, since poor ol' Doug works a midnight shift, can't you expect me to love a song with lyrics like that? Other 'best picks' include "I'm Not Going Til I'm Gone", "So Close, So Far", "Trouble" (another real honky tonk toe tapper), and especially "In Care Of The Blues" (with a neat sax part!) and "Looking Back" which is a slow ballad type that would be great for a "hold'em close" slow dance with your favorite honey. I think the really great piano playing by Tim Atwood really contributes a lot to the overall sound of the songs! I've never met Mr. Atwood, but based on the performance he added to this album, he can expect to get a call from me if I ever put a band together. Go buy a copy of this album folks. You won't be sorry!

This is Rustie's second album - the first is not available here, but its also well worth looking for. The music here, while firmly rooted in traditional country, offers plenty of variety, with a nice mix of tempos and styles.

The best-known song here is Trouble, which Elvis recorded back in the seventies. This bluesy song is different from any other track here but it demonstrates Rustie's versatility. She certainly sounds convincing enough - I don't think anybody should mess with Rustie despite all the pictures of her smiling happily.

The opening track, Who's she to you, in which Rustie wants to know whether she's going to lose her man to another woman, swings at a good pace. It sets the standard for the album. This is followed by two tracks written by Bill Anderson - I'm not going till I'm gone (a lovely ballad) and the first single from the album, the upbeat On and on and on. The remaining tracks are all of a high quality.

It is a reflection of the times in which we live that country singers of Rustie's calibre are generally ignored by major labels. Rustie has taken her music to several different countries and it may be that she will achieve greater success abroad, in countries where people still want their country music to sound traditional, than at home.