Artist: Bart Crow
Album: The Parade
Bitrate: 239kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Thirty Tigers
Genre: Country
Size: 81.92 megs
PlayTime: 0h 45min 36sec total
Rip Date: 2015-10-10
Store Date: 2015-10-02
Track List:
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01. Queen Of The Heartache Parade 3:26
02. Dear Music 4:21
03. Baby Come Back Home 3:03
04. Vapor Trail 4:39
05. Top Of Rock Bottom 3:39
06. One Night With You 4:29
07. Here We Go Again 2:52
08. Live Comes At You Fast 2:53
09. Come Back Tomorrow 3:49
10. City Limit Signs 3:45
11. Free Like Me 8:40
Release Notes:
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Singer-songwriter Bart Crow assembles a winning combination of participants on
his sixth album, The Parade, due October 2nd via Thirty Tigers. Crow, who
independently released his five previous albums, teams up with producer Justin
Pollard for the project, which consists of eleven tracks, nine of which Crow
wrote or co-wrote, including current top ten (on the Texas Music Chart) ôLife
Comes At You Fast.ö
Through its themes of life, love and music, The Parade has an extremely personal
(yet relatable) feel, and by the end you will have a clear picture of who Crow
is both personally and professionally.
Mandolin and guitar blend on the autobiographical ôCity Limit Signsö chronicling
childhood through adulthood and that one constant which is there ôwhen you hit
the road again.ö A related sentiment runs through ôCome Back Tomorrow.ö
Co-written with Mando Saenz, the mid-tempo song quietly reflects on where one
grew up and the need to leave and follow your path. ôI could come back tomorrow,
make it alright/Watch dreams disappear in the dead of the nightààSomeday thatÆll
be alright.ö
Saxophone (yes!!) provides the atmosphere on ôOne Night With Youö which has him
reminiscing about an old love, but unwilling to act on feelings and sacrifice
what he has now with another. ôThe woman of my dreams she gave her heart to me
and I canÆt hurt nobody else.ö ôQueen of The Heartache Paradeö finds him
getting the ôair knocked from his lungsö from a woman who broke his heart.
Alternating between mid-tempo and full on 90Æs rocker, ôBaby Come Back Homeö
merges a broken heartedness and being unable to find a song to ômove him
insideà.to keep him in line while his world falls apart.ö ôVapor Trailsö (penned
by Drew Kennedy) uses simple imagery, and a soaring chorus, to convey an aching
sadness about two people, one of whom canÆt/wonÆt reconnect with the other.
ôDear Music,ö is a slice of rootsy goodness (a la The Lumineers); an ode to love
and the power of music. ôTake my fears when IÆm afraid when IÆm lost you find a
way/You turn tears into a smile, it really drives me wild/So hereÆs to the songs
that I play and the love that music saves.ö Blending honky tonk and rock, the
cleverly written (by Jonathan Terrell) ôTop Of Rock Bottomö laments the state of
radio and where not following the trends will leave him. ôIf they donÆt have to
think, boy thatÆs when you got æemàà..Just because youÆre hungry donÆt mean
youÆll eat it if itÆs rotten/WeÆll have a beggars banquet at the top of rock
bottom.ö
Crow partnered on Mando Saenz on two additional tracks; personal favorite ôHere
We Go Again,ö and ôFree Like Me.ö The former, with its light as air emotive
fiddle and lovely harmonies focuses on letting love in and not letting moments
pass you by while the latter closes out the record. The organ filled first, a
shuffling, somewhat sad tune about being a free (and lonely) spirit segues into
a rousing bluesy piano filled sing along (of The Stones "Let It Bleed") about
having supportive friends and family, perfectly balancing the former. ôYeah we
all need someone we can dream on and if you want it, well, you can dream on me.ö
Parades provide a little something for everyone and in doing so often bring out
a myriad of emotions in all of us. The Parade is no different; ballads, dance
hall tunes, roots and rock make the personal, universal. However, unlike parades
which only come around every so often, The Parade is there to listen, enjoy and
repeat.