Review by Stratman First glance at the cover, you realize Lisa is a “looker”, so you ask yourself, “Is she as good as she looks or trying to sell her music using her looks?” Well, from the opening crunch of the guitar on “Somebody’s Baby” you know Lisa has looks AND a fabulous voice! This [...]

Review by Stratman Anybody ever heard of the band “LiveWire?” Me neither, but I am glad I have now. These guys hail from the Ozark Mountain region near Joplin, Mo. and have spent the last decade playing a lot of gigs on the road and, were finalists in the 2009 Colgate Country Showdown. This album [...]

Review by Stratman Jamey Johnson has produced one of his finest works to date with this Hank Cochrane Tribute album. It is full of “old school” country music from Hank Cochrane (who passed away in 2010 at age 74 and STILL is not in the Country Music Hall of Fame and I don’t  freakin’ understand [...]

Review by Stratman        “Music To My Ears” is the new Country and Bluegrass album from Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder. Ricky Skaggs has been a professional musician for more than 35 years, has had 12 No.1 hit singles, won 14 Grammy Awards, eight CMA Awards (including Entertainer of the Year), eight ACM Awards, [...]

Review by Stratman        The Roys to me are a real breath of fresh air in the Bluegrass field. My extent of Bluegrass in the past was the Dillards aka the Darlins’ on Andy Griffith (I really like them). Now, I am listening to the Grascals, Ricky Skaggs and a few more, but I [...]

Review by Stratman        Todd Fritsch is another singer/songwriter I have never heard of (maybe you have), but after listening to this CD I am sure you will be hearing a lot about him. He had already released two prior albums, neither of which I had heard or knew about, then, a horrible roping [...]

Review by Stratman      AVM is a power packed rock group from Chicago, IL. Headed by singer, songwriter and producer Robert Mackey, the group’s style ranges from U2 and Collective Soul to Train and 3Doors Down. You can also see influences of Pink Floyd, Foreigner and Kansas among others.        The album is loaded [...]

Review by Stratman      Ronnie Milsap has always been one of my favorite entertainers, songwriters and vocalists. Not having heard anything for a while, I was anxious to hear this new CD. I was not disappointed. Ronnie Milsap is back with a vengeance. We have missed you big guy! This album is full of great [...]

Review by Stratman      Janie Ficke has been making hit records since 1977 when she debuted “What’re You Doin’ Tonight.” Well, Janie has given us a new album with some of country music’s old classics as well as some new stuff, and she has delivered it Bluegrass style. This is a very tasty, well put [...]

Review by Stratman      I really don’t know where to start on this review. I’ve never heard of Clay Dustin. The first song on the album, “Beautiful Girl”, was written by one of my friends, Casey Beathard. I knew that this would be a great song because Casey wrote it. It features great steel guitar [...]