Todd Sterling – Road Songs
Album Review By: Cheryl Harvey Hill
Road Songs is a collection of seven songs written and sung by Todd Sterling and produced by Sterling and Scott Neubert. To say this project was a labor of love for Sterling, would be an understatement and the title of the album is more than just words, it's actually indicative of the rhythm of the melodies from first track to last.
The first track, “My Kind of Country”, sets the tone for the rest of the album as Sterling sings, “I grew up on Haggard and Jones, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, it might not be your kind, but it's my kind of country / I was rockin' in the cradle to the sounds of Skynard and Strait / Sweet Home Alabama is the first song I ever played on stage / I like Led Zepplin, Bob Dylan, and the Eagles too / but I'm country down to the bottom of my diesel boots”. My music palate doesn't easily stray far outside of traditional lines, but even while listening to “We Rocked This Town”, I sensed a strong traditional country nuance.
The tempo stays up on “Cadillacs and Fords” but slows down to a sweet and meandering two-step on “'How You Love A Woman”. Sterling wisely advises, “be her best friend and her lover / make her want to stay forever / kiss her like each time is the first time / make love like it might be the last”.
The quick-step pace returns on the very next song. “Beer O'clock” is a cleverly written tune that is certain to be popular with breweries across the country and will quickly become the mantra of bars and pubs everywhere.
The album's final track makes a profound statement with the proclamation, “Jesus Is A Harley Man”. The lyrics are simple and the instrumentals are simply splendid, this track was a sweet ending to an interesting, musical, journey.
Todd Sterling Website
Album Review By: Cheryl Harvey Hill
Road Songs is a collection of seven songs written and sung by Todd Sterling and produced by Sterling and Scott Neubert. To say this project was a labor of love for Sterling, would be an understatement and the title of the album is more than just words, it's actually indicative of the rhythm of the melodies from first track to last.
The first track, “My Kind of Country”, sets the tone for the rest of the album as Sterling sings, “I grew up on Haggard and Jones, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, it might not be your kind, but it's my kind of country / I was rockin' in the cradle to the sounds of Skynard and Strait / Sweet Home Alabama is the first song I ever played on stage / I like Led Zepplin, Bob Dylan, and the Eagles too / but I'm country down to the bottom of my diesel boots”. My music palate doesn't easily stray far outside of traditional lines, but even while listening to “We Rocked This Town”, I sensed a strong traditional country nuance.
The tempo stays up on “Cadillacs and Fords” but slows down to a sweet and meandering two-step on “'How You Love A Woman”. Sterling wisely advises, “be her best friend and her lover / make her want to stay forever / kiss her like each time is the first time / make love like it might be the last”.
The quick-step pace returns on the very next song. “Beer O'clock” is a cleverly written tune that is certain to be popular with breweries across the country and will quickly become the mantra of bars and pubs everywhere.
The album's final track makes a profound statement with the proclamation, “Jesus Is A Harley Man”. The lyrics are simple and the instrumentals are simply splendid, this track was a sweet ending to an interesting, musical, journey.
Todd Sterling Website
