The Open Road John Hiatt. The Open Road was recorded at Hiatt's home studio, and while he and his road band. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The Open Road at Amazon.com. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users./> Amazon Try. John Hiatt The Open Road. The answer to those questions comes with The Open Road, Hiatt’s 18th studio album. CD Review John Hiatt Open Road. I'm good at working by myself; it's therapeutic. It's a means of focusing my world, my views, and explaining some things to myself.. John Hiatt, as told to Musician's Josef Woodard. John Hiatt IS mid- western cool and exemplifies modern- day Americana music. His latest, and aptly titled, release Open Road works - in many ways. It's a call to the open road, from the open road and looks both ahead and in the rear view mirror. If you are not familiar with John Hiatt; you need to be. Hiatt's resume includes 1. Grammy nominations and the Americana Music Association's 2. Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting. He remains one of the most respected and influential American singer- songwriters today. To give an idea of how influential, his songs have been covered by: Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, BB King, Willie Nelson, Three Dog Night, Joan Baez, Buddy Guy, Dave Edmunds, Suzy, Boggus, Jewel, Mandy Moore, Paula Abdul, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Buffet and many others. Open Road is more reminiscent of 1.
Slow Turning and 1. Perfectly Good Guitar more than 2. Crossing Muddy Waters. Supporting cast includes: Doug Lancio, guitar; Patrick O' Hearn, bass and Kenneth Blevins, drums. John Hiatt wrote all the songs and produced. I have to admit, it's hard for me to initially listen to a CD all the way through. I am not sure if it's my need for immediate gratification (quickly looking for the good ones) or my ever- growing ADD. But, I have to tell you, Open Road is a nice ride - from end to end. Musically each track is strong through the slight rhythmic changes. The first track, The Open Road is a rocking stomp on the gas. Rolling down the windows foot still on the gas, Go Down Swingin' is a steady mid western sing along,Track 4 Like freight Train, is an instant blues classic. One of the best songs I've heard in a while, narrative but also at the same time abstract. This song has soul, it bites and if you can find it, a love story. The next tune My Baby shows you just how cool John is. Straight up Blues shuffle with one of the greatest lines: . What Kind of Man returns back to the Midwestern sing along rock which is then evened out by track 9, Movin' On, where we get a glimpse of some of John's own memories. In Fireball Roberts, Hiatt howls . Everything you need to know about Music or Search this site at the top.
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