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Rand Reynolds : Midwestern Hayride
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No big ass cowboy hat. No tattoos. No earring. No bandana ... Just one man and a whole bunch of guitars: Country roots Modern Hillbilly music.
Genre: Country: Americana
Release Date: 2006
Midwestern Hayride Record Label: RescueDisk recordings
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Punk 3:39 Album Only
Whisper whisper 3:24 Album Only
if i 4:41 Album Only
Drive 3:20 Album Only
Someone Else 4:23 Album Only
The Wind Blows, The River Knows 4:51 Album Only
Not A Moment Too Soon 2:48 Album Only
Think 3:54 Album Only
Too Far 3:17 Album Only
Barcode 4:11 Album Only
Vanity Fair 3:19 Album Only
Not Sleeping Now 3:45 Album Only
If It Weren't For Stars 4:32 Album Only
Death, Where Is Thy Sting? 3:13 Album Only
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Album Notes

Indiana guitarist/songwriter Rand Reynolds continues timeless themes in his new cd, "Midwestern Hayride" -- bad love, unfaithfulness, death, murder, technology gone awry -- but these new tunes shake the speakers with a clever skillful mix of acoustic music, 1960's rockabilly and modern country pop/rock. Raw, powerful, and yes, crude, at times, but above all, extremely effective. For the sake of all that was once good about original country music, we all hope Reynolds never stops pounding on that old Martin.

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REVIEWS

Midwestern Hayride
author: William E Handy Jr
Rand Reynolds seems intent on keeping his side of the street clean and clearing away the wreckage of his past. This is a man who is not afraid to admit what he did wrong, and then make public gut-wrenching amends through his music. You will hear brutal honesty similar to Johnny Cash’s pleadings near the end of his life. Every song that Rand Reynolds records seems to be an invitation to witness a past disaster or share in a future hope in Rand’s life. Sometimes I feel like he’s making a deep confession and it’s me listening behind the screen. Other times I feel he is asking me to watch his back and bolster his courage. His guitar playing is unrestrained with emotional timing shifts, changes in intensity and muscular bending of notes. His playing is in honest partnership with his vocal skills… You will experience firsthand the raw emotion that Rand Reynolds is so bravely putting down. Rand has already produced an impressive body of work. After becoming familiar with all of it, I am amazed at the consistent brutal honesty and high emotional content.
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