Somewhere in the Middle

Jason Boland, Jason Boland and The Stragglers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 21, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Smith Music Group
• ASIN: B0002NY7X6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,828 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hank

2. When I'm Stoned

3. Somewhere in the Middle

4. If You Want to Hear a Love Song

5. Back to You

6. Stand Up to the Man

7. Radio's Misbehaving

8. Dirty Fightin' Love

9. 12 Oz. Curls

10. Mary

11. Thunderbird Wine

12. Hell or Bust

13. Hope You Make It

Editorial Reviews

Somewhere in the Middle (View amazon detail page) ASIN: B0002NY7X6 Binding: Audio CD Artist: Boland, Jason UPC: 662582702224

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Boland and Boys do it again!, October 15, 2004

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J. Thompson (Navasota, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Somewhere in the Middle (Audio CD)

For those who don't know, Jason Boland and The Stragglers music will kick you right in the tail. "Somewhere in the Middle" is not my favorite album of theirs, but it still smokes. Check out "Dirty Fightin' Love" and "Stand Up To The Man" if you want to know how its done down here in Texas. This album seems to be a bit more mature and polished (not in a bad way) than is previous material with a diverse selection of straight up roadhouse to western swing to rock. Billy Joe Shaver guests on a remake of his "Thunderbird" and that alone is worth the price of admission (Good to see BJS finally start to get his due). Check out "Pearl Snaps" and "Truckstop Dairies" also, they are exceptional.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Too far in the "Dirt"?, September 6, 2006

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Bt "Cat." (Parts unknown) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Somewhere in the Middle (Audio CD)

Jason came out with a classic country album "Pearl Snaps" some years ago, and I really thought at that time that we had ourselves a new, young "Outlaw" type of country music saviour. Yeah, that disc was that good. His next release, "Truckstop Diaries" was good, but it didn't quite match his debut, plus there was 'something" a little different about it. Since then, there's been this huge "Red Dirt Music" scene happening in Texas that's really big with the kids, mostly high-schoolers, and college students. Many (and I mean many)of these artists just don't have that much talent, and some of it is downright terrible but as long as they make music that is different than Nashville music, and there's a fiddle or two, the kids think that this is some kind of outlaw thing. I know many of Jason's buddies are writing this stuff, and hey, I do believe it's better for the kids to get into this rather than the bubblegum stuff coming out of Music Row, but I just thought Jason and the band were too talented for this. He seems to be gravitating to this genre, and to be honest, he's a better "country" artist than where he seems to be headed. Even though Billie Joe Shaver's on this, it doesn't save the album from being a disappointment for me. I still like this band, I just hope he gets back to writing some material I believe he's capable of writing; honest, hard-core redneck country. 3 1/2 stars.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Red Dirt Music Rules !, September 22, 2004

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Skydog (Laurens, SC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Somewhere in the Middle (Audio CD)

Jason Boland and The Stragglers have long been one of my favorite "Red Dirt" bands. Boland's "Proud Souls" is one of the best songs ever written (in my humble opinion!).This latest CD, "Somewhere in the Middle" carries on the tradition of excellent songwriting (most are Boland compositions)and a steamy hot mix of Southern Rock and Texas-style Country. One thing that really caught my ear on this CD is Jason Boland's remarkable voice...like a young Waylon Jennings. Excellent musicianship from the Stragglers, who are obviously one of the tightest bands around. Hopefully, "Somewhere In The Middle" will open up a much wider audience to Red Dirt music in general. If you're not satisfied with the "Corporate Country music" so common on the radio these days, you owe it to yourself to give Jason and the Stragglers a listen. Prepare to fall in love with music again...I sure did !