Review: Bryan White "Dustbowl Dreams"
It has been ten years since the last album release by Bryan White. The new album, Dustbowl Dreams, shows no change in style and is the same caliber as the country music that has made the artist a success in the past. His pop/country style shines through on this album and is filled with soft grooves, gentle lyrics, and a relaxed fit feel.
Bryan White "Dustbowl Dreams"
1. Dustbowl Dreams (Bryan White & Allen Shamblin)
2. Say When (Bryan White, Derek George and Don Poythress)
3. The Little Things (Bryan White, Erik Bledsoe and James Dean Hicks)
4. Get It Together! (Derek George and Darryl Burgess)
5. When You Come Around (Bryan White, Derek George and James Dean Hicks)
6. Hands Of Time featuring Steve Wariner (Bob DiPiero and Steve Wariner)
7. Beautiful Place (Bryan White, Derek George and John Tirro)
8. Place To Come Home (Bryan White and Eric Silver)
9. Erika’s Song (Bryan White)
10. On My Own (Bryan White, John Tirro and Marcus Hummon)
11. Dustbowl Dreams (reprise)
The upbeat tempo numbers on the album are few and far between, but one that stands out is the outstanding duet titled “Hands Of Time”, which was recorded with his mentor Steve Wariner. It is a song referencing when time has not been an ally and more of a problem such as in traffic jams, people on cell phones or a woman who put make up on the car. Overall the song delivers a fun, tongue in cheek type of humor and it is an easy listen.
The ballads are gorgeous, sweet and well arranged and the single off the album “The Little Things” is one of those special tunes. It is a song dedicated to his wife thanking her for all of those “little things” she has did in his life that “mean the world” to him. It is one of those standard love songs, which show an honest and beautiful relationship unfolded. Along with “The Little Things” the other ballad that deserves attention is “Dustbowl Dreams”. The song is a story of his ten years away from music and is extremely truthful. He shows his perseverance and promise through all of the hard times that he faces through every word of the song. It also gets personal at the end of the song with a sound clip of his grandfathers auctioneer days auctioning farm life. Three minutes was all Bryan needed to tell a wonderful, personal story that took place over a ten-year period.
It’s an album that is worth a listen.
Review by Mark Roberts
Bryan White "Dustbowl Dreams"
1. Dustbowl Dreams (Bryan White & Allen Shamblin)
2. Say When (Bryan White, Derek George and Don Poythress)
3. The Little Things (Bryan White, Erik Bledsoe and James Dean Hicks)
4. Get It Together! (Derek George and Darryl Burgess)
5. When You Come Around (Bryan White, Derek George and James Dean Hicks)
6. Hands Of Time featuring Steve Wariner (Bob DiPiero and Steve Wariner)
7. Beautiful Place (Bryan White, Derek George and John Tirro)
8. Place To Come Home (Bryan White and Eric Silver)
9. Erika’s Song (Bryan White)
10. On My Own (Bryan White, John Tirro and Marcus Hummon)
11. Dustbowl Dreams (reprise)
The upbeat tempo numbers on the album are few and far between, but one that stands out is the outstanding duet titled “Hands Of Time”, which was recorded with his mentor Steve Wariner. It is a song referencing when time has not been an ally and more of a problem such as in traffic jams, people on cell phones or a woman who put make up on the car. Overall the song delivers a fun, tongue in cheek type of humor and it is an easy listen.
The ballads are gorgeous, sweet and well arranged and the single off the album “The Little Things” is one of those special tunes. It is a song dedicated to his wife thanking her for all of those “little things” she has did in his life that “mean the world” to him. It is one of those standard love songs, which show an honest and beautiful relationship unfolded. Along with “The Little Things” the other ballad that deserves attention is “Dustbowl Dreams”. The song is a story of his ten years away from music and is extremely truthful. He shows his perseverance and promise through all of the hard times that he faces through every word of the song. It also gets personal at the end of the song with a sound clip of his grandfathers auctioneer days auctioning farm life. Three minutes was all Bryan needed to tell a wonderful, personal story that took place over a ten-year period.
It’s an album that is worth a listen.
Review by Mark Roberts