Album Notes

Listening to Where the Road Bends is like driving through America. It rocks when it needs to, it's sad, it's happy, and there's some country roots running through the whole thing. The band consists of Bobbo Byrnes on vocals, guitar, dobro, and some other stuff. Tracy Byrnes on vocals and bass. John Vowell on drums and percussion. Gregg Braught on guitar and vocals. Geoff Geib on keyboards and mandolin. The recording of this album was helped along by a lot of people. We had some horns, pedal steel and drums done at Wonka Sound in Lowell, Ma. Bob Nash headed up the controls there and played some drums. Al Carey took a spin on pedal steel. Dennis Hart and Jessica Lavery-Pozerski handled the horn parts. From there we went to Chicasa Studio in Malibu Ca with Rami Jaffee at the helm and he also turned in some very tasty B3 organ and accordion parts. Then we finished it all up at Lindell Productions in Westminster Ca with Shawn Lindell overseeing the final and sometimes re-recording of parts and then mixing it all together. Danny Ott showed up and laid down some amazing dobro as well. Where the Road Bends is a line from the song "Outlaws & Angels" and it's saying that there's a change coming, there's something new just around the next turn. We hope the music makes you feel that way too. "Where the Road Bends" is a well-crafted album with songs about out-of-the-way places, busted relationships, and escaping (both the law and your hometown). The band deftly follows the musical storytelling tradition of Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, and Gram Parsons." -Gary Schwind "The Fallen Stars play music that hints of America's heartland. John Mellencamp, John Hiatt, and Steve Earle have all made a name for themselves playing this style of Americana and now The Fallen Stars are taking their shot at the brass ring. Singer-guitarist Bobbo Byrnes is the heart and soul behind The Fallen Stars and leads his troupe with heartfelt vocals and jangling guitars. Geoff Geib on mandolin and B3 organ, Gregg Braught on guitar and vocals, John Vowell on drums and Tracy Byrnes on vocals and bass round out the group, giving the Stars a lush, full sound. Radio-friendly songs include "St. George's Bank," the countrified "Diner Door" (featuring the lead vocals of Tracy Byrnes) the lazy swagger of "Millsboro", the dusty twang of "Outlaws & Angels" and the raunchy grit of "Eveline." -Metronome Magazine