With my usually broad taste in music, I am surprised that I have not fallen in love with country music sooner. A while ago I tried listening to country on the radio, and while I loved the acoustic guitar and the twang, I didn't enjoy the lyrical contents of most songs. The combination of Matt Tyler and Paul Overstreet convinced me that much good can be found in this realm of music.
I heard of Mid South (formerly Mid South Boys) in Release Magazine and decided to try to review their newest album -- please bear with me as I attempt to discuss a country album!
I love this album! When I feel in an easy mood my CD player goes to repeat on this disc. While I enjoy Overstreet very much, not all of his songs relate directly to the Christian life. On the other hand, Mid South keeps the travel on the narrow road at the front of almost all their songs. The musical quality is good, with a mix of both acoustic and electrical that satisfies almost everyone's tastes. The vocals are strong and the five-man group provides a sound that a solo artist simply cannot duplicate. I have never listened to their first album, so I don't know how this sounds with respect to it, but this album reminds me of some of Randy Travis' work.
Two songs, "If You Had Only Seen Me Then" and "If I'd Known Then (What I Know Now)," deal with where the band has come from, almost providing a sorrowful glance backwards that hopefully can serve as a warning to us all. Other songs remind us that someone might look up to us as heroes ("Who Their Heroes Are"), that God never runs out of love for us ("We'll Go To The Well"), and the most poignant song strums that we may be the only Bible some men ever read.
Similar sounding releases
1995Ken HollowayHe Who Made The Rain
1996Charlie DanielsSteel Witness
1995Russ TaffWinds of Change
1999Toby KeithHow Do You Like Me Now?!
1995Marty RaybonMarty Raybon
2000Wade HayesHighways & Heartaches
