Heartbreak Town

Ronnie McCoury | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: May 2, 2000
• Label: Rounder
• Genres: Country/Alt-Country & Americana, Country/Bluegrass, Folk/Contemporary Folk, Folk/Traditional Folk
• ASIN: B0010T9MUO
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #638,682 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars some top notch songs, January 28, 2002

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Moses Alexander (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heartbreak Town (Audio CD)

This is a notable first album. While not as solid as many of his dad's albums (which he plays on) "Heartbreak Town" is still a worthy disc and it will certainly get your toes tapping.

There's a mix of songs penned by Ronnie and those written by others. As one other reviewer noted earlier, most of the songs deal with love and love lost. A few of the songs have some cheesy lyrics ("Last Call"), but the music is good and it'll take you past the sillier lyrical moments.

For the songs that Ronnie wrote there is a definate Irish tinge to some of them (like "Goldbrickin'" on the new Del McCoury album). "The Road from Coeburn to Warren" is bluegrass but its got a touch of Ireland in it for sure.

The instrumental "Dawggone" presumably a tribute to David Grisman (who also plays on the track) is absolutely hot. The Tex-Mex tinge of "Evangelina" makes it one of the stand out songs on the disc.

Ronnie definately has it in him to produce finer work, but this is a goof first effort and I look forward to more from the McCoury legacy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars +1/2 Nice modern bluegrass album!, July 11, 2003

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heartbreak Town (Audio CD)

Not straying far from the path laid down by his dad, Ronnie McCoury -- along with brother Rob, bassist Mike Bub, fiddlers Jason Carter and Stuart Duncan, guest pickers Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas and David Grisman, as well as Papa Del -- has definitely got the real goods, and that true, blue high lonesome sound. Nice choice of material as well, including a Hoyt Axton tune, one by John Hartford's son, Jamie Hartford, and a slew of amazingly well-written originals. A relaxed, low-key album, but also a dazzler.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars True Confessions?, September 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Heartbreak Town (Audio CD)

The songwriting is okay for a first attempt at a solo album. Lost love and seperated lovers seem to be the overriding themes. Sounds like this cd is an attempt to work out personal problems, which is okay for a song or two, but would have preferred more variety in song topics. Del does wonderful harmonizing. His voice enriches the overall sound. Ronnie is coming along in terms of his own singing ability, but still had work to do. The accompaniments of Bela Fleck and Jerry Douglas gives the music more sophistication than the original band is capable of.