Junior Brown - Mixed Bag - Music & Performance - CD

Junior Brown's album Mixed Bag is just that-an album of dizzying variety from one of country's most experimental and retro-influenced artists. Brown's guit-steel guitar was a hybrid design dreamed up by the man himself, and he approaches the songs on this album in the same way, as if they are a collage of different, eclectic pieces he could only think of putting together.

The quirky country and roots rocker with the self-fashioned "Big Red" double-necked steel guitar always seems like he's got his tongue in his cheek, whether he's doing a travelogue tale by Jerry Hubbard ("Guitar Man") or a hilarious spy romance fable ("Cagey Bea"). Brown and his extreme tenor have their sweeter, romantic side in full bloom here as well ("Our First Bluebonnet Spring"), and it's clear he has a penchant for classic Southern sounds like the ragtime tune "Riverboat Shuffle." He complements a mix of fast-paced and gently laconic originals with a folksy reading of a tune written by his idol, Ernest Tubb ("Kansas City Blues"). The listener might be so riveted by Brown's voice, attitude, and lyrical dramas that he or she might miss another of the album's consistent joys -- his potent electric guitar jamming, used well as harmony and in solo spots. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

Performer	Junior Brown
Music genre	Country
Music subgenre	CD - COUNTRY
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2001
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Junior Brown - Mixed Bag [COMPACT DISCS]
Track listing	Guitar Man, Ain't Gonna Work Today, Riverboat Shuffle, Our First Bluebonnet Spring, Cagey Bea, Runnin' with the Wind, Catfish and Collard Greens, Little Town Square, Hard Livin' Hard, Kansas City Blues, Grow Up America, Chase
Record label	Curb Special Markets
Songwriter	Junior Brown
Track name	PAy the Piper Cell Phone, Guitar Man
Duration	40 min
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N