Chris Leigh - Broken Hearted Friends
If your ears are yearning for something a little different, a tad retro with liberal doses of twang, well, here’s your man: Chris Leigh. Out now with his latest, Broken Hearted Friends,the album is a joyous blend of good tunes – memorable tunes – and clean instrumentation.
Leigh is not a tune-by-joining-the-dots writer. This Kentuckian shapes his lyrics, crafted, as a word, comes to mind, into snapshots of life, love and the whole trying experience.
If you need proof, dear reader, listen out to “If You Make It To Heaven”. Etched with the worldly vices of too much drink and nameless women, this tarnished tale reaches up with a lonely cry for divine intervention. It’s the sad ache of a guy lost. It’s a tune that earns a standout star from me.
“Like I Love You Forever” may to bring “oooohs and arrrrrs” as our hero tells us stars in the skies are no match for real deal love. Against a contrasting album, one that rocks and then turns into self-refection, then spindles into relationships, it’s tunes like this, and the reversal of love lost
on “Here We Go Again” and the silent truth that there are things money can’t buy, as played out on “The Ballad Of Bobbie Sue” that shine on Leigh’s song writing.
The more I play this CD, and I have played it a lot, the more I “get”the feel of Chris Leigh. The tunes are edgy, dark in places, and then there’s the bright glow of a tune that requires a hurried exit to the dance floor. All in all, that’s the markings of a cherished CD and a remembered artist.
Willie would be proud. The last track is a tribute to the red headed stranger. “Whiskey River” bounds onto the turntable with the energy of a Saturday night that’ll end Sunday. Leigh’s band, “The Broken Hearts” pump, push and pull the cut, draining every last note into a closer that requires an immediate replay.
My two word album review? Loved it!
This ten-tracker is out now on Blue River Records.
chrisleighmusic.com
Leigh is not a tune-by-joining-the-dots writer. This Kentuckian shapes his lyrics, crafted, as a word, comes to mind, into snapshots of life, love and the whole trying experience.
If you need proof, dear reader, listen out to “If You Make It To Heaven”. Etched with the worldly vices of too much drink and nameless women, this tarnished tale reaches up with a lonely cry for divine intervention. It’s the sad ache of a guy lost. It’s a tune that earns a standout star from me.
“Like I Love You Forever” may to bring “oooohs and arrrrrs” as our hero tells us stars in the skies are no match for real deal love. Against a contrasting album, one that rocks and then turns into self-refection, then spindles into relationships, it’s tunes like this, and the reversal of love lost
on “Here We Go Again” and the silent truth that there are things money can’t buy, as played out on “The Ballad Of Bobbie Sue” that shine on Leigh’s song writing.
The more I play this CD, and I have played it a lot, the more I “get”the feel of Chris Leigh. The tunes are edgy, dark in places, and then there’s the bright glow of a tune that requires a hurried exit to the dance floor. All in all, that’s the markings of a cherished CD and a remembered artist.
Willie would be proud. The last track is a tribute to the red headed stranger. “Whiskey River” bounds onto the turntable with the energy of a Saturday night that’ll end Sunday. Leigh’s band, “The Broken Hearts” pump, push and pull the cut, draining every last note into a closer that requires an immediate replay.
My two word album review? Loved it!
This ten-tracker is out now on Blue River Records.
chrisleighmusic.com
