Pretty Good
I bought this CD on a recommendation and thought it was just okay. My husband liked it alot more than I did. Enjoyed the lyrics and message. A little bit Southern rock.

James Mcmurtry
Probably not your marquee musician, but never-the-less satisfing for people who enjoy this type of music...this is a very good cd with a down home sound and style.

I love this guy
I have most of his albums...buy them just because they're by him. Whenever he shows up in the northwest, I'm there. Why he isn't more popular is a mystery, but I guess the same could be said for a lot of my favorite singer/songwriters...Shawn Colvin, Steve Earle (STEVE EARLE), Lucy Kaplansky, Eliza Gilkyson...but maybe that's not their intent. Thank God for that and them.

This is my favorite. I love the title song, and 'Right Here Now', my favorite of all his songs, just makes me smile.

McMurtry is a great songwriter and a really good rocker.
McMurtry is a great songwriter and a really good rocker.

This One's On My Eternal Playlist
I have all James McMurtry's albums, have seen him several times over various releases, and this is still the acme for me. This album continues to resonate after all these years. When my Ipod hits a song from this album in its shuffle I invariably turn the volume up. This is a beautiful album, but one that does not take a cheery view of life. These are not songs that will make you smile or brighten your day. McMurtry's world is populated with the desperate, the failed, and those just hanging on. The songs "Down Across the Delaware", "Levelland", "One More Winter", and "Where'd You Hide the Body" are so lovely and so bleak. And if you are ever driving across west Texas, this is part of the soundtrack you need to play (see also Terry Allen and Jimmie Dale Gilmore). Give a listen to a great singer-songwriter and his best album (so far).