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 enlarge | Artist: Old Crow Medicine Show
Label: Nettwerk Records
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
Buy New: $12.16
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Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 720
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 30812
UPC: 067003081221
EAN: 0067003081221
ASIN: B001DXF9MM
Release Date: September 23, 2008
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Condition: BRAND NEW AND FACTORY SEALED!
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 Methanphetamine, a real Humdinger. October 11, 2008
Chastity Lowell (MidWest)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Old Crow Does what they do. It is the essence of the band not to give two hoots and a holler on what is expected and to give fine music and they have done that again. Oh, they sure have. This time they dug deeper in their heart and gave a little more of theirselves and I love it. I LOVE IT. Meth is a masterpeice. The Martin Luther King song is haunting and on par with Bobbie Jo Gentry's Ode to Billy Joe and how often does that Happen? HUMDINGER is a stomping, banjo slice of perfection. And its delicious to hear them sing , LOW DOWN HOOCHIE COOCHIE on Greatest Hustler of All. DONT MISS THIS WORK. Go to their MySpace and read what KETCH has to say about the Production of the album with Cowboy Jack Clement....and the others that were involved. This band is one of the most important torchbearers in existence and will gather more and more respect with time. They have mad music skills. This album is Terrific and doesnt need a cheerleader. It stands on its own. It bears no weakness. Amen.
Different from the last but still real nice October 20, 2008
Larry M. York (State College, PA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As has been noted this album is quite different from their previous stuff. It is more produced, less ruckus, more country-western than new-timey string band. However, it is NOTHING like pop-country, which I've never liked. This is REAL music expressing real and powerful emotions, a real ballad of our time, especially for young people from the southern Appalachian region.
The songs on love express the negative side... being ripped off by the girl you desire, cheating and murder... good stuff. There is a song about the death of MLK Jr. I s'pose it sorta hinges around how his death may have been symbolic of the death of a movement. I'm pretty sure these guys are all about social change. They have another song about the destructive force of meth, which I saw myself in south-central Kentucky.
But it's not all sad, you're sure to have a humdinger with this one.
 such a disappointment October 22, 2008
Eric Einstein (Ohio)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Gosh I am just so disappointed with this album! I LOVE these guys and the old school sound they've reinvented, but here... i don't know.... it's like they just totally lost their edge. It's got no 'umph' to it. The vocals are thin, lacking the great harmony that they are known for, the instrumentals are overly heavy on the guitar, pushing the other instruments to the foreground. All and all, it's just kind of boring. Nothing special at all.
Needed balance December 24, 2008
Matthew Weisensel (redrock wi)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Though this band is super tight in sound this album lacked balance. They are what some would call mountain music and the band runs with it. However 90% of mountain music is heal stompin' up beat fast tempo. Rolling banjo what have you. This album is good but only 3 songs are up tempo.
 finally sold out? September 25, 2008
jivin' junkie (minnesota)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Highway Halo reminds me of why I hate country music nowadays, and it has no place in bluegrass. It doesn't even resemble the Old Crow of the previous two albums. On a preliminary listen, it's missing the fun of Big Iron World and the self titled album, but every band deserves the right to express a more serious side. This is an ok album, but I expected much more. Trampled by Turtles has a new one coming out in a month, and I've heard most of that. If you want a fun, knee slapping, non-pop, edgy bluegrass sound, check that out. It may be more of what you were expecting from this poppy country album (and what's with the drums?!?).
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