Freewheeler

David Ball

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 16, 2004)
• Original Release Date: November 16, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wildcatter Records
• ASIN: B00069A5XM
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #68,274 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Of course 5 stars...it's David Ball!, February 9, 2005

By	M. Braddock - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I buy every David Ball CD as soon as it's released. This man has SUCH genuine talent--and he's not cranking out the cookie-cutter "pop" country that's so popular today. I especially like "Dessert Luau" and "Mr. Teardrop"...oh, and "Girl I Used To Know"...and...

Very highly recommended.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A voice as clear and strong as a bracing drink of bourbon, May 5, 2005

By	loce_the_wizard "loce_the_wizard" (Lilburn, GA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

"Freewheeler" showcases David Ball in top form, his voice as clear and strong as a bracing drink of bourbon. This follow-up to "Amigo" veers more toward country tradition as Mr. Ball runs the gamut from songs that would reverberate in any cow palace or perhaps provide some balm from any poor heartbroken soul driving the backroads alone in his or her truck. Mr. Ball embraces the tradition of great country singers from a previous generation, eschewing the Nashville formula here for his own vision. (The one time I heard him perform many years ago, he prefaced his songs with brief explanations how those older performers influenced him.)

His band of players provides the precise, tight mixture of country ingredients that do more than just underpin Mr. Ball's singing---the pairing is sublime on tracks such as Tell Me with Your Heart, Yours Truly Blue, or I Can See Arkansas. Desert Luau chronicles an usual party, bringing to mind the kind of fun that Asleep at the Wheel was capable of evoking. Mr. Ball's rendering of the title track, a Jesse Winchester tune, is nearly strong enough to cause one to just keep on driving toward the sunset.

Although "Freewheeler" likely will not catch the ears of those steeped in the strictures of the Nashville-dominated prefab music scene, it will prove a rewarding experience for those who don't want their music sounding like it came out of a factory. Let's hope David Ball keeps on freewheeling.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awsome cd, October 7, 2006

By	Sherry M. Lloyd (Bismarck, ND USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love David Ball. I am waiting for the next cd. Everything he does is supurb. Every cd he has done I love. Every one.