Buddy Magazine reviews Darryl Lee Rush “Live”
Posted by: paul in Daily Buzz, Darryl Lee Rush, Reviews, Shiner RecordsReview by Tom Geddie
A RAGGED QUALITY IN Darryl Lee Rush’s voice lends sincerity to the performances in Live From The River Road Icehouse, which includes nine songs recorded during a show in New Braunfels and two studio tracks. The Texas country-folk-rock CD deals with small-town memories and misadventures, and Rush’s crowdpleasing “White Trash Paradise” about a man whose American dream is less than ambitious. Surely meant to be funny, he sings it straight without a bit of sonic irony. In his two studio cuts, “Lot” and the excellent, anthem-like “Shotgun Annie,” Rush first tells the story of a woman struggling with her lot in life, then observes in the slow, seething rock closer that the blood on the people’s hands comes from building a nation that may not be living up to its Populist ideals. He also covers Steve Earle’s “Johnny Come Lately,” Sam Baker’s “Truale,” and Matthew Ryan’s “Irrelevant.” Rush adds acoustic guitar, backed by Scott Oldner (electric guitar and background vocals), Michael McShane (bass guitar, background vocals), Don Gallia (harmonica), and Andy Mayer (drums), joined by guest Tommy Detamore (lap steel). The CD’s mix obscures the performances just a little, which is not unusual for this kind of project. Nevertheless, Live From The River Road Icehouse is a good follow-up to his debut, 2005’s Llano Avenue. He won recording time for that one in a highly competitive Shiner Bock contest with KHYI 95.3 FM The Range in the Dallas area.
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