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Track Listing
1. Cry by Night Operator
2. 200 Proof Lovin'
3. Take Me Home, Country Roads
4. Where Bridges Never Burn
5. Shadow of Night, The
6. One More Day of Weekend
7. Hell's Gates
8. Why Baby Why
9. Somewhere Within
10. American Legion Party
| Details | | Producer: | Jason & The Scorchers | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Jason and the Scorchers broke up in 1989, after the lackluster sell-out attempt THUNDER AND FIRE. Following a half-hearted attempt at a mainstream country solo career, Jason Ringenberg wisely gathered together the band's original lineup-guitarist Warner Hodges, bassist Jeff Johnson and drummer Perry Boggs-and started over on a sympathetic indie label. The six-year layoff must have done them a world of good, because 1995's A BLAZING GRACE is the best album of the Scorchers' career. Unlike the more rock-oriented albums the group made prior to their breakup, the twang-to-roar ratio is just right here. Goofy rockers like "American Legion party" and "One More Day of Weekend" show off Ringenberg's yowling voice and Hodges' scorching (sorry) guitar work to their best advantage, and a heartfelt cover of George Jones' "Why Baby Why" sounds like an original.
Industry Reviews
3.5 Stars - Very Good - ...the band's first album of the '90s finds the Scorchers not merely reunited but recharged, firing away with an urgency that renews their earliest passion....the Scorchers are the real deal, the spontaneous combustion of country roots and rock & roll fervor...
Rolling Stone (03/09/1995)
...an instinctive approach to ye old thrash, twang'n'thunder; and a well-honed sense of humor...
Option (07/01/1995)
3 Stars - Good - ...the original Scorchers played a hectic punked-up fusion of country, blues and roots, which was lauded for its manic energy levels. Normal service has been resumed here with a collection of pumped-up, hard-drinking, hard-loving, dustblown rockers... Entertainment Weekly (1/27/95, p.51) - ...Jason Ringenberg with his nasal whine remains a Dixie-fried Joey Ramone, and the band's guitars bash and twang like a demolition derby on tracks. Even with a couple of ballads cooling things down, the Scorchers still strike more than their share of sparks... - Rating: B
Q (03/01/1995)
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