Music Review

By: UncleBillyD Mood: content Date: 06/10/2007 19:06:58 Music: Flatt & Alvis "Fields Of Fire"

Fields Of Fire

Flatt & Alvis

Label; Nashville Noir

FlattandAlvis.com

This Album has it’s merits but it is not in the fact that it’s a tradional bluegrass. The listing on its group information flyer as a sub/genre bluegrass told me that. But having heard their tune Rollin’ released as a single on Prime Cuts of Bluegrass compilation disc I was kind of drawn to it. Or maybe it was because of one of the artist is a Flatt, yes Shephen Flatt is the great-nephew of the legendary Lester Flatt kind of forgave the bit of the percussion in the tune. However, the guys are more of a Jam band or maybe even straight up country. And the first listing on the genre listing is country so there you have it. Ah, but then there is the merit side of the album "Field Of Fire", there are some stand out acoustic and old mountain ballad’s and that is the redeeming factor. "Fallen Rain", with it’s lead in acoustic guitar run, Mandolin and fiddle and some great harmony and lyrical vocal singing from Shephen Flatt and Shane Alvis told me that is would find more good work from these two young songwriter’s and musicians I would like and want to play, and I did. Shephen and Shane met as early teens and are now doing a fine job making music. Other stand out cut’s for Bluegrass folks are "Calling of The Crows" and "Fields Of Fire" the album’s title tune is a nice sonnet, with a almost Renaissance or mountain flavor to it, and I’m not sure if it is the recording that I have but it has a sound like you would be playing a old vinyl lp record to it. For you folks who are also tradional country or what I call real country will like " Old House" it even a little steel in it. I guess you would say the recording has,a little bit for everyone on it.

Uncle Billy Dunbar

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