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The centerpiece of this debut album by South Carolina native
Josh Turner
is its lead track, the
traditional
-sounding
"Long Black Train,"
which could be a
country gospel
song out of the 1940s. Penned by
Turner
, the song rolls death, temptation, and redemption into the metaphor of a funeral train, and sung in
's deep voice, it rolls across
country
radio like nothing else on the scene, the ominous breath of hellfire in the lyrics conjuring up the ghost of
Johnny Cash
. It is also a hard act to follow, and although there are some strong songs here, nothing else on this record comes up to the level of
"Long Black Train."
has a deep, commanding voice full of a kind of intimate sadness, and that alone carries songs like
"She'll Go on You,"
setting them apart from what passes for Nashville sincerity these days, but there is simply too much filler here, and with
"Long Black Train"
as the lead cut, everything else seems like a long breath being exhaled. ~ Steve Leggett
Josh Turner
is its lead track, the
traditional
-sounding
"Long Black Train,"
which could be a
country gospel
song out of the 1940s. Penned by
Turner
, the song rolls death, temptation, and redemption into the metaphor of a funeral train, and sung in
's deep voice, it rolls across
country
radio like nothing else on the scene, the ominous breath of hellfire in the lyrics conjuring up the ghost of
Johnny Cash
. It is also a hard act to follow, and although there are some strong songs here, nothing else on this record comes up to the level of
"Long Black Train."
has a deep, commanding voice full of a kind of intimate sadness, and that alone carries songs like
"She'll Go on You,"
setting them apart from what passes for Nashville sincerity these days, but there is simply too much filler here, and with
"Long Black Train"
as the lead cut, everything else seems like a long breath being exhaled. ~ Steve Leggett
The centerpiece of this debut album by South Carolina native
Josh Turner
is its lead track, the
traditional
-sounding
"Long Black Train,"
which could be a
country gospel
song out of the 1940s. Penned by
Turner
, the song rolls death, temptation, and redemption into the metaphor of a funeral train, and sung in
's deep voice, it rolls across
country
radio like nothing else on the scene, the ominous breath of hellfire in the lyrics conjuring up the ghost of
Johnny Cash
. It is also a hard act to follow, and although there are some strong songs here, nothing else on this record comes up to the level of
"Long Black Train."
has a deep, commanding voice full of a kind of intimate sadness, and that alone carries songs like
"She'll Go on You,"
setting them apart from what passes for Nashville sincerity these days, but there is simply too much filler here, and with
"Long Black Train"
as the lead cut, everything else seems like a long breath being exhaled. ~ Steve Leggett
Josh Turner
is its lead track, the
traditional
-sounding
"Long Black Train,"
which could be a
country gospel
song out of the 1940s. Penned by
Turner
, the song rolls death, temptation, and redemption into the metaphor of a funeral train, and sung in
's deep voice, it rolls across
country
radio like nothing else on the scene, the ominous breath of hellfire in the lyrics conjuring up the ghost of
Johnny Cash
. It is also a hard act to follow, and although there are some strong songs here, nothing else on this record comes up to the level of
"Long Black Train."
has a deep, commanding voice full of a kind of intimate sadness, and that alone carries songs like
"She'll Go on You,"
setting them apart from what passes for Nashville sincerity these days, but there is simply too much filler here, and with
"Long Black Train"
as the lead cut, everything else seems like a long breath being exhaled. ~ Steve Leggett
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