Dedicated to Randall Locke

Es handelt sich hier um das bereist 10. Album der hier weitestgehend unbekannten US-amerikanischen Band, die Rock mit Country-Einflüssen verbindet, was man jedoch oft nur in den Balladen wahrnimmt, ansonsten ist dies straighter Rock amerikanischer Prägung - ob's hier her passt - entscheidet selbst, wie bei meinen bisherigen Postings... ich mag halt das 'nicht weit Verbreitete', und das zu 100 %!

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After forming in Yukon, Oklahoma, they moved to the college town of Stillwater, Oklahoma, where acts like Mike McClure's The Great Divide and singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave had established enough of a local scene to earn Stillwater the nickname North Austin.[2]

The group had already received significant college radio airplay before it released its first album, Carney in 1998. They soon released Live and Loud at the Wormy Dog Saloon in 1999 and Highway 377 in 2001, all on their own independent label Underground Sound.

With the release of a self-titled album also known as "the purple album" due to its cover color, which is a tribute to the band's "little sister" "Mandy Ragsdale". http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2003/06/19/AggieLife/Ccr-Remembers.Local.Hospitality.After.Wreck-513925.shtml. who had recently died in an auto accident.

Their 2004 offering Soul Gravy debuted at #4 on the Billboard Country charts. In October 2005, the band released their album Garage, which featured the single "Fightin' For." The single became their first top 40 hit on the country charts, debuting at an impressive #45 and reaching #39. The band released a double live CD and DVD on October 31, 2006, Back to Tulsa - Live and Loud at Cain's Ballroom. Cross Canadian Ragweed recorded Mission California, their sixth studio album, at the end of March 2007. They spent 25 days in the studio; the first 5 cutting 15 tracks, the next 20 polishing each. It was recorded in San Diego, California. Lee Ann Womack laid down background vocals on 4 of the tracks to include the Chris Knight cover "Cry Lonely." Mission California was released on October 2, 2007. Ragweed's tenth album, Happiness and All the Other Things was released on August 31, 2009, commemorating the band's 15th Anniversary. It includes 12 new studio tracks and 3 live tracks. Recorded in California, this album includes a track entitled "Blue Bonnets" which is dedicated to Cody's oldest son Dierks. Happiness and All the Other Things was officially dedicated to the late Randall "Poodie" Locke (Willie Nelson's long-time stage manager) who died on May 6, 2009.(wiki)


Happiness & All The Other Things



Titelliste

01 51 Pieces
02 Bluebonnets
03 Burn Like the Sun
04 To Find My Love
05 Drag
06 Kick in the Head
07 Overtable
08 Overtable Interlude
09 Pretty Lady
10 Tomorrow
11 Confident
12 My Chances
13 Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground (Live)
14 Soul Agent (Live)
15 Train to Birmingham (Live)

Genre: Rock
Bitrate: 192 kBit/s VBR
Year: 2009