Shooter Jennings - Bad Magick: The Best of Shooter Jennings & 357's
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Artist: Shooter JenningsEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-03-24
Music Label: Universal South
Soundtracks:
- 4th Of July (Featuring George Jones singing "He Stopped Loving Her Today")
- Gone To Carolina
- Southern Comfort
- The Wolf
- Manifesto No. 1
- Walk Of Life
- It Ain't Easy
- This Ol Wheel (Featuring Doug "The Ragin' Cajun" Kershaw)
- Busted In Baylor County
- Slow Train (Featuring The Oak Ridge Boys)
- Bad Magick
- Steady At The Wheel
- Daddy's Farm (LIVE)Previously unreleased on CD
- Lonesome Blues (LIVE) From AOL Music Sessions
- Living Proof (LIVE)
Music reviews of Bad Magick: The Best of Shooter Jennings & 357's
Music Review: No evidence of silver spoons anywhere here.
Rating: 5 Stars
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Shooter is quite an original character, and that intrigues me. Unfortunately, my music collection is so immense, that my intentions of collecting a catalog of a new Artist gets put to the side. And here we are, Shooter is certainly not a new Artist, and has a "Best Of" compilation already. Well, this is a great way for me to begin, and for others that missed him altogether.
I've seen him on a few talk shows and he is sincere to himself, and not milking the magnitude of his Father. There are no major hints of Waylon and Willie and the boys, but the essence and respect to the classic Country Western (Yes, I added Western) genre. He is a bit of a rebel, but without a cause. He is just being himself here.
He pens most of his music, and with this collection, it somewhat helps and not so much in areas. "4th of July" seems to be the most popular, but I can't say it's my favorite. I like the darkness, the fullness, and mix, however, I really feel it is overproduced with too many vocal layers, and some of the lyrics feel forced. I almost feel like he was imposed by saying something like
"like a queen in your nightgown, Ridin' shotgun from town to town"
It is not bad in any sense, but based on the rest of the collection, it seems so out of place. But, yes, there is a mention of George Jones in the lyric, and he has a cameo at the end which again, proves his respect to the genre without going pop.
"Shooter" is a nickname as he's actually named Waylon, as well. He listened to Dad growing up, but you can tell he wore out his Nugent, and Skynnard records. This was certainly a great mix. Not to mention his Mother, Jessi Colter, a hitmaker in her own right. Who could forget "I'm Not Lisa" from '75? And let's just say she has aged well. The passing of Waylon must have inspired her to go back to the studio. It must be 20+ years since she even made that move. The result was Out of the Ashes which was produced by Don Was (i.e. Raitt, Stones, Dylan). Shooter assisted and also appears with her.
The collection here continues with "Gone To Carolina" which I swear is "Wanted, Dead or Alive 2". Not a bad thing, but I can't get the Bon Jovi out of it. We start to excel with track 3, "Southern Comfort" which he co-wrote, and a major plus. Not only does his Mom sing backup, Faith Evans, an R&B star in her own right, is there along with her. The writing and vocal collaboration aspect is brilliant.
Track 4 reveals the title track of his album "The Wolf", along with track 8 "This Ol Wheel" of which he wrote both. I would bet he calls this his favorite album. Also from "The Wolf" is track 6 the Dire Straits classic "Walk of Life". Let's keep in mind Shooter would have been 6 years old when that song was released, so it was a pleasant surprise to hear a retake on a British Band from the 80's. He excels here and makes it his own. The southern flavor of it works perfectly.
Enter, the Oak Ridge Boys. Wow! "Slow Train" was an unexpected pleasure. I figured Shooter would be drowned by their unbeatable harmonies, but I would say his vocal performance was best here, and raw. It's a great mix, and once again, he nods to people who are the building blocks of Country music.
All in all, a good collection, and great start for a Shooter Noob like myself. I admittedly have interest in offspring of music giants or just celebrities in general. Many are just releasing "music" because they can. For example, who would seriously buy a Kelly Osbourne CD? But there are notable foot-in-the-door types that really are deserving of the spotlight. In particular I am quite a longtime fan of Rosanne Cash and Pam Tillis. But outside country, even acts like Jakob Dylan, Natalie Cole, Lenny Kravitz, Robin Thicke, AJ Croce etc. There are many, and they have a harder fight to be respected. But, Shooter deserves to be recognized for his originality and unconformity. It's time for me to catch up with his other stuff. You too.
Description of Bad Magick: The Best of Shooter Jennings & 357's
In five short years, Shooter Jennings has gone from performing in the small club scene to playing for thousands, including music festivals like Bonaroo and Stagecoach to name a few. Bad Magick: The Best of Shooter Jennings and the .357's is an all encompassing listening experience of 13 fan favorites from Shooter Jennings' last four albums, plus 2 tracks never before released on CD. With one listen, fans get an idea of who Shooter Jennings is musically,with songs he has written about life, blending the sounds of country, blues and rock n' roll. This album has it all, including the ever popular "4th of July" to his cover of his friend Hank Williams Jr.'s "Living Proof". This collection is for all Shooter fans, whether this is the first album they sink into or whether they've been with him from his beginnings. With a tour starting in the spring and into the summer, Shooter fans both old and new will get to experience his music along with his band, the .357s.Classic Rock CDs
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