| Town & Country | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Label | Watermelon | |||
| Producer | R. S. Field | |||
| Webb Wilder chronology | ||||
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Town & Country is an album by the American musician Webb Wilder, released in 1995. [1] [2] He is credited with the NashVegans. [3] Town & Country was Wilder's first album for Watermelon Records. [4] Wilder supported the album with a North American tour that included shows with Jason and the Scorchers. [5] [6]
Wilder decided to record an album of covers due to acquiring a new backing band. [7] Produced by R. S. Field, Town & Country was recorded in Nashville between November 1994 and January 1995, in a garage and using vintage equipment. [8] [9] [7] Wilder considered the album a celebration of regionalism and included a map detailing where the songs originated; he also thought it was his least slick album since his debut. [10] [11] " Talk Talk" is a cover of the Music Machine song. [12] " I Ain't Living Long Like This" is a cover of the Rodney Crowell song. [12] " My Mind's Eye" was written by the Small Faces. [8] "Original Mixed-Up Kid" was originally performed by Mott the Hoople. [6] "Nashville Bum" is a version of Waylon Jennings's first RCA single. [13] "To the Loving Public" includes a monologue devoted to Wilder's musical philosophy. [14]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[12] |
| Edmonton Sun | 
[15] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |
[16] |
| Orlando Sentinel |
[8] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer |
[17] |
| Rolling Stone |
[18] |
The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "Wilder's deep voice has a golden resonance on twangy numbers such as Waylon Jennings' 'Nashville Bum' and Harlan Howard's 'Too Many Rivers'." [8] Trouser Press determined that the album, "a wide-ranging collection of covers, works beautifully... Wilder's at his authoritative best." [3] Rolling Stone opined that Wilder "flat-out rocks... Suggesting a loopier Jason and the Scorchers, the Nash Vegans manhandle country rave-ups." [18]
The Chicago Tribune deemed the album "a well-played if mildly interesting spin around his various influences, but Wilder's wiseacre delivery works better in a bar than in repeated listenings on disc." [5] Stereo Review said that "Wilder's a gregarious type with a Foghorn Leghorn bellow of a voice, his band's equally adept at twang and thrash, and the songs they've chosen are, for the most part. worth reviving." [19] The Press-Telegram noted that the songs are delivered in "a big, bawdy, beefy style by a mess of expert musicians." [20]
AllMusic wrote that "the disc falters mostly by Webb's own high standards; overall, these sessions still make decent, high-volume highway accompaniment." [12]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stay Out of Automobiles" | |
| 2. | "Nashville Bum" | |
| 3. | "Slow Death" | |
| 4. | "(I'm a) Lover Not a Fighter" | |
| 5. | "To the Loving Public" | |
| 6. | "Honky Tonk Hell" | |
| 7. | " My Mind's Eye" | |
| 8. | "Too Many Rivers" | |
| 9. | " Goldfinger" | |
| 10. | "Hissy-Fit" | |
| 11. | " Talk Talk" | |
| 12. | " Streets of Laredo (The Cowboy's Lament)" | |
| 13. | "Short on Love" | |
| 14. | " I Ain't Living Long Like This" | |
| 15. | "Original Mixed-Up Kid" | |
| 16. | "Rockin' Little Angel" |
- ^ "Webb Wilder Biography by Mark Deming". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Terrell, Steve (7 Apr 1995). "Town & Country by Webb Wilder". Pasatiempo. The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. 20.
- ^ a b "Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Shawn (March 9, 1995). "Wilder Bringing New Songs to Birmingham". The Birmingham News. p. 2D.
- ^ a b Dickinson, Chris (7 Apr 1995). "Webb Wilder, Friday at the Coronet Theater...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. T.
- ^ a b Boehm, Mike (14 Sep 1995). "Their Nashville-based touring partners, Webb Wilder and the Nashvegans...". Los Angeles Times. p. F7.
- ^ a b Allan, Marc D. (25 Jan 1995). "Wilder disc has choice tracks". The Indianapolis Star. p. C3.
- ^ a b c d Gettelman, Parry (24 Feb 1995). "Webb Wilder". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 8.
- ^ Norman, Michael (January 28, 1995). "Wilder Has a New Band, Label and Life". The Plain Dealer. p. 8E.
- ^ Hoekstra, Dave (April 5, 1995). "On the Wilder Side". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 2:60.
- ^ Gajewski, Gail (27 Jan 1995). "A Look Through the Glasses of Webb Wilder". Weekend. The Tennessean. p. 18.
- ^ a b c d "Town & Country Review by Roch Parisien". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Hawkins, Robert J. (February 23, 1995). "Wilder and Co. spin a wonderful Webb of quirky cover tunes". Entertainment. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 8.
- ^ Bumgardner, Ed (10 Feb 1995). "Delightful album revisits oldies that shaped Webb Wilder's sound". Winston-Salem Journal. p. D4.
- ^ Griwkowsky, Fish (April 12, 1999). "Wilder Side of Covers Is Attractive". Express. Edmonton Sun. p. 32.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 730.
- ^ Cristiano, Nick (19 Feb 1995). "Country". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. N10.
- ^ a b Evans, Paul (Apr 6, 1995). "Reviews". Rolling Stone. No. 705. p. 64.
- ^ Milano, Brett (Jun 1995). "Town & Country by Webb Wilder & the Nashvegans". Stereo Review. Vol. 60, no. 6. p. 88.
- ^ Grobaty, Tim (February 10, 1995). "Gettin' Wilder". Press-Telegram. p. W2.
| Town & Country | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Label | Watermelon | |||
| Producer | R. S. Field | |||
| Webb Wilder chronology | ||||
| ||||
Town & Country is an album by the American musician Webb Wilder, released in 1995. [1] [2] He is credited with the NashVegans. [3] Town & Country was Wilder's first album for Watermelon Records. [4] Wilder supported the album with a North American tour that included shows with Jason and the Scorchers. [5] [6]
Wilder decided to record an album of covers due to acquiring a new backing band. [7] Produced by R. S. Field, Town & Country was recorded in Nashville between November 1994 and January 1995, in a garage and using vintage equipment. [8] [9] [7] Wilder considered the album a celebration of regionalism and included a map detailing where the songs originated; he also thought it was his least slick album since his debut. [10] [11] " Talk Talk" is a cover of the Music Machine song. [12] " I Ain't Living Long Like This" is a cover of the Rodney Crowell song. [12] " My Mind's Eye" was written by the Small Faces. [8] "Original Mixed-Up Kid" was originally performed by Mott the Hoople. [6] "Nashville Bum" is a version of Waylon Jennings's first RCA single. [13] "To the Loving Public" includes a monologue devoted to Wilder's musical philosophy. [14]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
[12] |
| Edmonton Sun |
[15] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |
[16] |
| Orlando Sentinel |
[8] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer |
[17] |
| Rolling Stone |
[18] |
The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "Wilder's deep voice has a golden resonance on twangy numbers such as Waylon Jennings' 'Nashville Bum' and Harlan Howard's 'Too Many Rivers'." [8] Trouser Press determined that the album, "a wide-ranging collection of covers, works beautifully... Wilder's at his authoritative best." [3] Rolling Stone opined that Wilder "flat-out rocks... Suggesting a loopier Jason and the Scorchers, the Nash Vegans manhandle country rave-ups." [18]
The Chicago Tribune deemed the album "a well-played if mildly interesting spin around his various influences, but Wilder's wiseacre delivery works better in a bar than in repeated listenings on disc." [5] Stereo Review said that "Wilder's a gregarious type with a Foghorn Leghorn bellow of a voice, his band's equally adept at twang and thrash, and the songs they've chosen are, for the most part. worth reviving." [19] The Press-Telegram noted that the songs are delivered in "a big, bawdy, beefy style by a mess of expert musicians." [20]
AllMusic wrote that "the disc falters mostly by Webb's own high standards; overall, these sessions still make decent, high-volume highway accompaniment." [12]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stay Out of Automobiles" | |
| 2. | "Nashville Bum" | |
| 3. | "Slow Death" | |
| 4. | "(I'm a) Lover Not a Fighter" | |
| 5. | "To the Loving Public" | |
| 6. | "Honky Tonk Hell" | |
| 7. | " My Mind's Eye" | |
| 8. | "Too Many Rivers" | |
| 9. | " Goldfinger" | |
| 10. | "Hissy-Fit" | |
| 11. | " Talk Talk" | |
| 12. | " Streets of Laredo (The Cowboy's Lament)" | |
| 13. | "Short on Love" | |
| 14. | " I Ain't Living Long Like This" | |
| 15. | "Original Mixed-Up Kid" | |
| 16. | "Rockin' Little Angel" |
- ^ "Webb Wilder Biography by Mark Deming". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Terrell, Steve (7 Apr 1995). "Town & Country by Webb Wilder". Pasatiempo. The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. 20.
- ^ a b "Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Shawn (March 9, 1995). "Wilder Bringing New Songs to Birmingham". The Birmingham News. p. 2D.
- ^ a b Dickinson, Chris (7 Apr 1995). "Webb Wilder, Friday at the Coronet Theater...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. T.
- ^ a b Boehm, Mike (14 Sep 1995). "Their Nashville-based touring partners, Webb Wilder and the Nashvegans...". Los Angeles Times. p. F7.
- ^ a b Allan, Marc D. (25 Jan 1995). "Wilder disc has choice tracks". The Indianapolis Star. p. C3.
- ^ a b c d Gettelman, Parry (24 Feb 1995). "Webb Wilder". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 8.
- ^ Norman, Michael (January 28, 1995). "Wilder Has a New Band, Label and Life". The Plain Dealer. p. 8E.
- ^ Hoekstra, Dave (April 5, 1995). "On the Wilder Side". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 2:60.
- ^ Gajewski, Gail (27 Jan 1995). "A Look Through the Glasses of Webb Wilder". Weekend. The Tennessean. p. 18.
- ^ a b c d "Town & Country Review by Roch Parisien". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Hawkins, Robert J. (February 23, 1995). "Wilder and Co. spin a wonderful Webb of quirky cover tunes". Entertainment. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 8.
- ^ Bumgardner, Ed (10 Feb 1995). "Delightful album revisits oldies that shaped Webb Wilder's sound". Winston-Salem Journal. p. D4.
- ^ Griwkowsky, Fish (April 12, 1999). "Wilder Side of Covers Is Attractive". Express. Edmonton Sun. p. 32.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 730.
- ^ Cristiano, Nick (19 Feb 1995). "Country". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. N10.
- ^ a b Evans, Paul (Apr 6, 1995). "Reviews". Rolling Stone. No. 705. p. 64.
- ^ Milano, Brett (Jun 1995). "Town & Country by Webb Wilder & the Nashvegans". Stereo Review. Vol. 60, no. 6. p. 88.
- ^ Grobaty, Tim (February 10, 1995). "Gettin' Wilder". Press-Telegram. p. W2.