(Fanny Grace) I wasn't sure how I would like this release when the first song kicked in. This is very much a country CD and the first tune started out with a more modern country feel to it, which I'm not a big fan of. However, I quickly grew to love the song and liked the little wink to the Meat Loaf classic "Paradise by the Dashboard Light." The wonderful slightly twangy vocals of Carmen Mejia combined with strong lyrics and great playing help to make this CD solid throughout. I feel the songs that shine brightest are the ones with the more traditional country feel to them, with a few of my favorites being "Rise & Shine", "My Cowboy's Last Ride" and "Till the Wheels Fall Off" with its Doobie Brothers "Black Water" lick helping to drive it along. But by far my favorite tune on the release is "The Storms are on the Ocean", which reminded me a lot of June Carter and got me researching. That's when I found out that the producer of the CD is John Carter Cash, the son of Johnny Cash and June Carter, and that "The Storms are on the Ocean" was actually a June Carter song. Great CD.
-- Mite Mutant (2008)
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