A little birdie tells me that Kevin's song "The Lord Loves a Drinkin' Man"
is bound to become a classic. He knows it, Bud Light endorses it on his web
site, I know it, and now you know it too. How can you go wrong with lyrics like "I hear that He can turn water into wine / Any man that can do that
is a good friend of mine"?
Not since Three Dog Night's "Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog" have words like these found themselves in each other's company.
The rest of the CD is mainstream Texan Country. To give the Devil his due, these guys do it well. Backing up Kevin's lead vocals are John Owens (drums), Clay Karch (bass), Greg Whitfield and John Carroll (guitars), Marty Muse (steel guitar), and Gene Elders (fiddle).Guests include Willie Nelson and Trigger, although their contributions are almost negligible. I guess that Willie just needed another studio job to help with those nasty back taxes and whatnot...
Kevin uses the audio medium to touch the other senses of those who would listen and say "Hey, that's me he's talking about!" Tactile perceptions come into play on "Our Love Is a Prison (With Velvet Lined Bars)." Taste figures prominently in "(These Poor Lips Sure Could Use a Sip of That)Tall Drink of Water." Visual appeal is not neglected with a cover of "Fat Bottomed Girls (Make the Rockin' World Go Round)." As you may have noticed, Kevin likes songs that fit the message into the title plus another parenthetical line.
I may be splitting swine bristles here, but I would differ with my good editors' initial classification of High on the Hog as alt country. The production is too slick, and the recording is the product of too many stereotypical C&W techniques.
There is definitely a market for this CD, but its main advantage is one divinely inspired song that in my opinion belongs on the airwaves big time.
