Genuine

Derailers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 25, 2003)
• Original Release Date: March 18, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• Copy Protected
• ASIN: B00008NGA7
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,030 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Way to My Heart

2. Take It Back

3. Leave a Message, Juanita

4. Alone With You

5. Boomerang Heart

6. Genuine

7. Uncool

8. Scratch My Itch

9. Whole Other World

10. The Happy Go Lucky Guitar

11. I Love Me Some Elvis

12. The Wheel

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sad turn for a great band, April 29, 2003

By 

Michael Toland (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Genuine (Audio CD)

This is a sad, sad album. The Derailers, one of the world's great honkytonk bands, get buried under slick Nashville production and hackwork songwriting. When the sessioneers outnumber the bandmembers, you know something's wrong, especially when your producer hires an extra drummer, an extra bassist, four extra guitarists and five extra harmony singers to handle positions the band itself is quite capable of doing themselves, and better than these so-called pros. Singer Tony Villanueva, one of the best in the business, sounds bored and disengaged from the material, and with complete (edited) like "I Love Me Some Elvis" on the docket, I don't blame him. His partner Brian Hofeldt, an excellent harmony singer and a bleeping GREAT guitarist, might as well not even be here, and given the audio evidence, he may not be.

This record takes one of the most distinctive bands in country music and turns them into just another piece of product. Genuine? Not even close.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Derailers Are The Real "Genuine" Deal!, May 20, 2003

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Wes Wheeler (Shelbyville, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Genuine (Audio CD)

In a world of predictable, cookie-cutter 'Country' music, The Derailers are breath of fresh air. By sticking to their musical roots (Buck Owens, Beatles) they have come up with a distinctive sound (a rarity these days) that kicks down the door and takes no prisoners. "Genuine" is the most fun you will have listening to a CD for years. There is not a 'fast-forward' song in the bunch and they concentrated on their 'strong suit' - upbeat, light-hearted Country-Rockabilly Bakersfield twang. The harmonies, clever lyrics, and infectious beat will stick in your head and have you driving faster than you realize. Even if Country Radio decides they are not 'worthy' to be played into the ground like the more popular artists of today, true music lovers will continue to appreciate The Derailers music. This is their finest effort yet. Take a listen and you will become an instant fan.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Music from a Great Band, June 2, 2003

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PTD "Okie Pastor" (Yukon, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Genuine (Audio CD)

I love the mutliple influences and sounds of The Derailers. Genuine brings some new sounds - particularly "The Wheel" a lovely song. My other two favorites are "I Love Me Some Elvis" a fun tribute to the King and "Uncool" a fun social commentary that explains why I love The Dearilers, "I'll do my own thing and be uncool." I am glad they do their own thing and play some great refreshing music. I never thought that my dad who forced me to watch "Hee Haw" and I would both love the same band so much.