Genre: Southern Rock
Rate: 234 kbps VBR / 44100
Time: 00:54:08
Size: 86,92 MB
Album Notes
The music of Motels & Highways represents a timeline in the career of Old Union. These songs are full of all the first hand experiences that life in a travelling band can offer. This album is more than music and lyrics, this is a record carved of honest, carefully crafted and road tested songs dyed with our influences and finished in our own musical perspective. If nothing else, “Motels & Highways” is a crystal clear picture of the heart and soul of Old Union.
Lyrically the songs cover trips across the country from coast to coast and up into Canada. Personal songs of sacrifice, self-destruction, broken relationships and ultimately, redemption. Songs like the title track, “Motels and Highways”, “Jericho”, and “Time of Your Life”, are songs about taking the music you believe in to different places and the illustrating the journey along the way. “Backbreaker” and “Justified” tell the story of being pushed all the way to the edge with no room to move. “1000 New Ways To Fly” and “Sweet Freedom” are songs about the search of a means to an end, a search that has almost broken you down, yet will one day be worth all the sacrifice. There are many other emotions living in this music, waiting to be discovered.
Musically, these songs are deeply rooted in blues and rock. “Motels and Highways”, “Jericho”, and “Backbreaker” proudly lay down straight-ahead, guitar driven, rock and roll. The timeless mix of a rock band paired with a horn section are skilfully woven into “Ragged Blue.” Gospel influences can't be denied in the choir-like background vocals of “Justified” and “Sweet Freedom”. The album also has country leanings drawn from hours on the road and thumbing through stacks of CDs. You can hear evidence of this in songs such as “Time Of Your Life” and “One For the Family.” The latter of which includes the legendary Charlie Daniels’ unmistakable fiddle which gives the song a very “back porch” feel. Looking back at all these musical perspectives,when it is said and done, Motels and Highways is a rock 'n' roll album from a rock 'n' roll band.
One spin of this record and the listener knows exactly what Old Union is about, right here and now. There are no gimmicks or over produced aspects, none of the songs are presented out of context of what Old Union does at a live show. This is a recording “straight outta the box” from the musicians to you, subtle, raw, aggressive, and soulful. The songs are as real as the feelings expressed. Most of all, this is a celebration of life, music, and all that comes with it. Enjoy!
Tracklist:
01 - Motels And Highways 05:50
02 - 1000 New Ways To Fly 03:42
03 - Justified 04:49
04 - Ragged Blue 06:56
05 - Deadline 03:59
06 - One For The Family 03:26
07 - Time Of Your Life 04:53
08 - Jericho 04:55
09 - Backbreaker 04:33
10 - Rusted 04:05
11 - Sweet Freedom 07:00
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