Here it is. It’s a cowboy song, which there are not enough of in this world, regardless of what Billy may think. The song is called Only A River, and it is about a river. Bobby is a Grateful Dead, you see, and they are legally required to sing songs about rivers. Also, trains.
Go listen to Bobby’s song.
I don’t really see how it’s a cowboy song, tho he can call it that. It’s real nice acoustic Americana tho. I like it too, and I’m kind of a notorious hater when it comes to post-Garcia everything.
To me this suits him much better than being a rocker does these days. It’s a nice look for him and a good sound.
Yep I was surprised that I really enjoyed it. Great production. But the “cowboy” advertising had me expecting at least a little lap steel or a fiddle or something or something, haha.
Bobby’s moving into late Johnny Cash territory or something. It’s pretty cool he’s been working on such a wide range of different stuff lately.
On my phone, typed “and something” far too many times apparently
Well, there is a pedal steel in there. But I’ll bet a penny to a pound that Bob was not wearing cowboy boots when he recorded that tune.
Haha, I shouldn’t post stuff like that working from memory after one listen..
Yeah, it doesn’t sound like Marty Robbins but it’s good whatever it is. I agree this sound suits Bobby these days more than half-tempo stadium rock.
Can the reverb be reduced???
But then it wouldn’t sound all edgy and cryptic!
Seriously though, I think Dylan and Cash made a rule that, after age 55 or so, you have to turn the reverb up all the way up for slow tunes.
🙂 It sounds like a BWWParty flashback. 🙂