SugarLand Rock On - Enjoy The Ride
Sugarland is back, but no longer a trio, with the sudden and mysterious exit of Kristen Hall. Probably she has other plans of her own, but the saddest part is I can’t see her name mentioned on this album, even though she was one of the core founders and main song writer of this group. This is a break or make album for Sugarland and after listening to it, I am able to declare that Sugarland will be around for a while. Once again this album is country pop/rock or should I say those “yuppie yihaoooo” type of music. What’s happening to this group album covers. It looks like something came out from the 70s. Anyway, we should not judge the book by its cover right. Most of the songs in this album are tough, lean, direct and in their way poignant. I like the song “Country Line” with crunchy six-strings, popping snares and kick drums, and mandolins and fiddles with an ornate B-3 to fill in the spaces, rock & roll meets the folksiness of country music. The music sounds more like one of Shania’s numbers. Sugarland firmly place themselves in the context of the new 21st century country to be sure, but even more in the context of rock & roll's grand tradition of breaking out of the rut and inviting others to do the same thing. So rock on Sugarland, probably Bon Jovi is around the corner to cut another video.
SugarLand - Enjoy The Ride
