Reply to "Who's Listening to Western Stars?"

bcpkidTougher Than The Rest

The orchestration is really wonderful, especially on "Chasing Wild Horses" and the title track, which are classics. The lyric and the swell of the music on "Chasing" kills me. "Tuscon Train" is a companion piece to "Leah" and "Maria's Bed", both of which I love. "Moonlight Motel" and "Nashville" are lyrically very evocative of "Reno". It's like he took Devils and Dust and exploded it into a Western soundtrack. I never thought I would like that kind of landscape, but the songwriting (besides a few sloppy lyrics) makes it work. On the whole it's elegiac and melancholy, with moments of hope insisting on shining through. Can't ask for much more than that.

6/16/1910:21 AM

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