In my case, I'm quick to jjump on something with a slight jalapeno twist, and "Sifting Through the Ashes" gets my immediate interest. Talking about the aftermath of a love affair gone wrong (okay, that's always good for an idea in country circles), Rick Solem gets his piano right up front where it belongs and makes the keys jump like they were bare feet on a hot pavement, and you can't overlook the second verse's "Like Sherman's march when he torched Atlanta... "Whoa, lemme hear this one again, please!" Just a hop and a jump away is the probable cause of that broken heart, as "Lucy Anna" flirts with a fiddle, accordion, and all the fellas down New Orleans way. Darlin', you've got the magic that turned my head, even if I cry all the way home back to Tennessee. But you know those country singers: there's always chores to be done, and "Work to Do" lets Billy Watts and Cary Park earn their pay on guitar as Shawn Nourse keeps the time clock on drums alongside Rick's rambling, cascading keyboard. >>> "Paul Marshall's Weed and Water" by Mitchell Lopate on Amazon.com Reed more...
	"I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve. >>>Xavier Cugat