Into Twangy-First Century

 (6 customer reviews)

I have a few CD reviews posted on a friend's web site, and Run C&W generates an incredible amount of mail. Everyone loves them! When you get top musicians having a great deal of fun with music they obviously love, how could you not love the result. Run C&W is a BLAST to listen to!

I'm not huge country music or bluegrass fan, but this album blows me away. I got it from a friend I work with (I looked here to buy it because I wanted to support them. Unfortunately it's out of print. I want the other album too!). When "Hold on I'm Comin" starts, I jump around like I'm at a great rock concert. It's crazy. I like the Run C & W versions of songs better than the originals, and that's very rare for me. If you can get your hands on this album, listen to it!

As many of you already know, RUN C&W was actually Bernie Leadon and friends having sport with a bunch of soul classics done up bluegrass style. Some of the remakes are better than the originals. And wait until you hear their straight-out parody of ACHY BREAKY HEART (here called ITCHY TWITCHY SPOT). I defy you not to laugh out loud. There is even a back story to this "group" enclosed with the CD. Wait until you catch their names. How sad this has never been reissued. It is more than just a curiosity piece. It is proof positive that great music is great music, no matter how interpreted (unless it's being done by Michael Bolton, of course). If you are a fan of bluegrass or soul or even the Eagles (Leadon's former group), do not miss this puppy. For what it's worth, I am a former music and film reviewer and am not normally known to rave about anything.