Mark Chesnutt's new CD

Jon Moody · Post by **Jon Moody** » 20 Sep 2004 11:34 pm

Mark Chesnutt has a new CD out called "Saving the Honky Tonk" you can listen to a preview on CMT.com. All I can say is on the first song the first thing you hear is Paul Franklin hitting a killer steel lick on the intro and Brent Mason nailing the Tele licks in classic Brent style, if your not already in Country heaven then you hear one of the best country voices we've had in the last ten years. Plus there are a lot of Texas Shuffle Beats to keep your feet moving. there isn't a bad song on this CD. This is just a breath of freash air. I will be buying the CD tomarrow...

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 21 Sep 2004 6:17 am

Release date is today. However Mark is off the road with vocal problems for a few weeks.

TCB featured a few tracks last week and I think its the best album he's had in a while.

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Ron Page · Post by **Ron Page** » 21 Sep 2004 7:13 am

Thanks for the tip. I bought several of his early CD's but sort of lost interest when the powers that be thought he should dance in a video. Certain thinks just are NOT meant to be.

I've always liked his voice, and in the early to mid 90's his sound was pure country. I hope that's the direction this new one takes.

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Ben Slaughter · Post by **Ben Slaughter** » 21 Sep 2004 12:26 pm

So, that's why Chesnut cancelled out that concert I went to last Thursday. I though I was going to a country concert but saw Carolyn Dawn Johnson insted.

Toby Rider · Post by **Toby Rider** » 21 Sep 2004 11:34 pm

He does a real nice cover of a Kevin Fowler song on that album, "The Lord Loves a Drinking Man"... Mark & Kevin, I love them both!

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 22 Sep 2004 4:30 am

Toby,
Isn't that his new single?
Wally World here I come!

Theresa

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 22 Sep 2004 7:06 am

Love to hear PF's creative genius behind Mark Chesnutt. I've taken the PF steel accompanied tunes from 4 or 5 of MC's tapes and CD's and put them onto a single CD for use in the truck. Now will have to make new CD.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ray Minich on 22 September 2004 at 08:07 AM.]</p></FONT>

David Cobb · Post by **David Cobb** » 22 Sep 2004 2:01 pm

Yesterday morning the local DJ played "Would These Arms Be in Your Way" and I had the CD that evening.

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 23 Sep 2004 6:45 am

This CD yields perhaps the best ratio of steel guitar per music dollar of any that I've bought in a long time.

Great stuff, good music, melodies & lyrics.

I'm tempted to put the lyrics to the tune about the "Lord Loves a Drinkin' Man" on that other thread but then those guys would think me a smart A$$.

Ron Page · Post by **Ron Page** » 25 Sep 2004 11:01 am

Yeah! I just bought this one last night based solely on this thread. Paul's tone is so crisp and clean it's incredible. Really noticeable on some of the intros.

Nice to know that radio is playing this, but I'm betting they'll only select the tamest tracks.

For my money, if the CD is by one of the true-blue country artists than all I need to know is Paul is on steel. Oh, I know he likes to stretch to boundaries and play other genres, but all I want to hear him play is the good old country stuff-- like he does so much for Strait, AJ, Chesnutt, and so many others.

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Toby Rider · Post by **Toby Rider** » 25 Sep 2004 2:54 pm

"The Lord Loves a Drinkin' Man" is obviously tongue-in-cheek.

As tongue-in-cheek as Tracy Lawerence's "I hope Heaven Has a Honky Tonk".. I am a Christian, but I have a sense of humor.. I think it's a great song, and of course *great* steel playing on that track.

Mike Brinkmeyer · Post by **Mike Brinkmeyer** » 25 Sep 2004 4:00 pm

You can sample the songs on Mark's new CD here: http://www.markchesnutt.com/music.htm