Yesterday I've received your parcel. Thanks for the free added Cd's. I've just heard the whole album, and believe me when I say that Nashville Tracks is a real contender for best REAL AMERICAN Rock 'n' Roll Cd of the year. As usual, top notch musicians and flawless production.Adam Landry is a real guitar slinger and knows one trick or two at the studio room. Great job Mr. Landry.

The record reminds me of that unforgettable classic Rockpile "Seconds of pleasure" LP. A bit of swampy pop in " Make Tracks" as the opener . Do you know Webb Wilder?. "Lost" is more reflective. Great midtempo with subtle acoustic guitars. Stomping rhythyms and percussion. For "Something New" nice, unabashed rock & roll.The bridge part is great."Rave Up" has a terrific swing and southern slide guitar. Do you like Muscle Shoals Brian?. "Last Chance" is pure southern pop/soul. The songs brings has echoes of forgotten british band Brinsley Schwarz.Great keyboards too.
"Talk of the Town" will be my summer song of the year. CLASSIC STUFF.

You can be proud of it my friend. Nick Lowe would approve of it too. A power pop jewel. Pure cosmic country with "Sweerhearts Moon". I suppose it was Nashville night influence. Another definitive point of the album for me: "Lying at the speed of sound". Few artist today can concentrate on two simple intial guitar chords. This is what ROCK AND ROLL means to me.OUTSTANDING.You gave me shivers at the end of the song.

Track 9 "Stuck on you" is perfect for the road. Proud & loud. Endless highways. Best to be played LOUD in the car stereo. Groovy drums and rap intentions for the closing tune. As the sun sets in Florida with.electric guitars in the air,. I'm ready to head down the Road to RUIN here in Madrid. THAAAANKS Brian. I still believe in GOD & ROCK AND ROLL with these songs.

I've sold all your previous cd's in my store. Honestly I think you've painted your masterpiece with this. Sincerely from your # 1 Spanish fan & friend. Joaquin, Rock N Roll Circus (Madrid, Spain) July 2009 [less]

FRIEND OF U.S. VETERANS AND AMERICAN SINGER SONGWRITER BRIAN JAY CLINE RELEASES NEW ALBUM 'NASHVILLE TRACKS'

by John P. Allen

Just received my advanced copy of singer songwriter Brian Jay Cline's new album release "Nashville Tracks". You see, Brian Jay Cline is a great friend of our Veterans. He has been sending us his Americana Country Roots Rock music for years and sharing it with all of us.

When I called Brian on the phone this week he said in his most humble sincere way "It's my honor to play for our Veterans anytime".

Anyway, this is supposed to be a music review...so let's get to it.

I personally have followed Brian's career from his first of 7 albums to this last one and can tell you that his evolution has as an artist has been dramatic and exciting. Always hooky with a roots rock sound, Brian has expanded into a more twang influenced country sound with fun romantic themes like STUCK ON YOU and the very innocent SWEETHEARTS MOON mixed in with very mature political statement song about our current economic recession in ROAD TO RUIN.

Brian has a unique and very special knack for songs that express a "Boy with a thorn in his side", a kind of lovesick perspective that evokes the romantic in all us as we struggle through trying to be super tough when in reality our heart bleeds for the one we love. Brian expressed that feeling again here on Nashville Tracks with songs like LOST and LAST CHANCE.

Brian always gives us a few "one for the road" tunes that get us on the road feeling good. With RAVE UP, SOMETHING NEW, and MAKE TRACKS, we are on our way. So turn up these tunes in your car, start driving, and singing because we need to "Say goodbye to the past and head out to something new"

Finally, Brian's new release gives us the very unique LYING AT THE SPEED OF SOUND and TALK OF THE TOWN, a personal favorite.

With LYING AT THE SPEED OF SOUND he delves into the broken hearted boy who's been jilted by an opportunistic scorned women without scruples who's taken it all from Brian, leaving him left holding the bag - unique, powerful, and slightly sad in a way only Brian can express.

With TALK OF THE TOWN, his lyric "Here comes trouble in a some tight blue jeans...." just spoke to me and reminded me of that girl I know from high school.....you probably know her too! Yep, she's the one that turned our heads. Yep, we just didn't know what to do or say because she was the Talk of the Town. Remember her? Me too! Ouch, I still love her! But darnit, she was untouchable for us, the average Joe, right?

And that's Brian Jay Cline.....he's writing for us and we love it!

* Brian Cline Official Web Site: http://www.BrianJayCline.com

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If you've only joined the power pop community in, say, the last four or five years, you may not have heard of Brian Jay Cline. Personally, I discovered him in early 2005 when his last record, One for the Road, came out. After doing so, I had to seek out his back catalog. So it's quite possible you right now could be me circa 2005 if Nashville Tracks is your first exposure to this great roots-poppin' artist, while the rest of us are just grateful he's seen fit to release his first new disc in nearly five years.

If artists like Marshall Crenshaw, Walter Clevenger, Bill Lloyd and The Melroys are your bag, you'll wonder how you got by without Cline for all these years. The title of his latest is as unpretentious as his sound - these are tracks he laid down in Nashville, and if you had to guess without knowing the title, Nashville is where you'd probably think they were recorded. All the tracks here are good, but some are more equal than others. "Rave Up" finds him as a twangy Buddy Holly; "Talk of the Town" is right in that Lloyd/Crenshaw sweet spot; and "Lying at the Speed of Sound" has enough sass to make kindred spirit Terry Anderson proud. Elsewhere, "Last Chance" has a bit of a bluesy feel and one could easily picture someone like Robert Cray covering it, and "Road to Ruin" tackles our recessionary times.

The only quibble I have about the disc is that I can't share a Lala (or any other digital music provider) embed below; Cline is old school to the extent that his stuff isn't on iTunes or the other digital download places. You'll just have to check out the samples at Not Lame or his MySpace if you're unfamiliar with him. Review From Absolute Power Pop, July 2009

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If you'd like to turn the country and honky tonk up a notch, then Brian Jay Cline is a great place to start. This music veteran does a fine job with twanging guitar, and "Make Tracks" is a fun country opener here. "Lost" is a Dylan-esque track and "Something New" is full of great melodic hooks perfect for a morning drive. Most of the songs are upbeat, and they recall the best of Marshall Crenshaw, Rockpile and Bill Lloyd. "Last Chance" has a earnest Van Morrison quality, about heart break and playing cards. Other highlights include "Lying At The Speed of Sound" about confronting a cheating woman with fierce defiance. Brian has a deep back catalog (about 6 albums) and it deserves to be explored, as this is one of the most underrated roots artists I've heard in a while.

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