Cowboys and Angels, Dustin Lynch

Quentin Hickey · Post by **Quentin Hickey** » 13 Oct 2012 4:17 am

You wanted "real" modern country, and here it is,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F1GrYeIMco

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 14 Oct 2012 9:16 am

Yes, I agree Quentin. This is a pretty nice tune. I like it a lot. Of course you can't please everybody and I'm no different. Not crazy about the screaming lead guitar solo. I don't know whatever happened to country lead guitar in the vein of say, Harold Bradley, Jimmie Capps, Leon Rhodes et. al. Sorry to interject the negative.

Good song though and I play along with it in practice quite a bit. There are several good new ones getting airplay and I try to keep up with them.

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 14 Oct 2012 2:49 pm

I like!

Quentin Hickey · Post by **Quentin Hickey** » 14 Oct 2012 4:17 pm

No problem Jerry I know what you mean. For me, this song is a roller coaster ride bringing you up to the moon and than back down to earth, kind of feels that way when listening to it. I am pretty happy with the mix and although I wish there where more steel, it has great tone.
Thereasa I though you would like this too.

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 15 Oct 2012 6:06 am

Quentin,
I wonder who is playing steel? Nice tone!
I wish Gregg was playing lead guitar on it....

p.s. I wondered what Dustin looked like ?
He reminds me of a young George Strait & that isn't bad!!

I think the song will be #1 next week.....

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 15 Oct 2012 6:19 am

www.allmusic.com lists Mike Johnson for steel guitar credits on the album. A number of electric guitar players, so it's hard to say which played on this cut.

I downloaded the lyrics as I'm bad about just following the music form when playing along and just catching bits and pieces of the lyrics. It's a love song....a nice respite from tractors and pickup trucks. Good one.

Kyle Everson · Post by **Kyle Everson** » 17 Oct 2012 10:27 pm

Jerry's correct, Mike played on the whole record. Re: the solo section; if it makes it any better, I used to take the fiddle solo on steel when I gigged with DL.

. I think he's got a long career ahead of him.

Todd Brown · Post by **Todd Brown** » 17 Oct 2012 11:30 pm

It is a good song. My new band is getting ready to play this. Here's a link to Paul Franklin playing with him on the Opry. I think I'll be trying to steal some of Paul's licks and his touch on this one

Notice I said I would try...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XODTzC_R ... ata_player

Kevin Lichtsinn · Post by **Kevin Lichtsinn** » 18 Oct 2012 6:27 am

Exellent song.....my kind of country. Thanks for posting.

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 18 Oct 2012 7:36 pm

Acceptable to me

Alvin Blaine · Post by **Alvin Blaine** » 18 Oct 2012 8:12 pm

Jerry Overstreet wrote: Not crazy about the screaming lead guitar solo. I don't know whatever happened to country lead guitar in the vein of say, Harold Bradley, Jimmie Capps, Leon Rhodes et. al. Sorry to interject the negative.

Music always changes, and Country music has always followed pop music fads, so guitar sounds today are not going to sound like the ones from 40+ years ago.
Just like you wouldn't expect Harold Bradley & Leon Rhodes to play and sound like Roy Harvey & Riley Puckett did 40+ years before them.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 18 Oct 2012 9:05 pm

Far as I know, the guys I referenced are still playing guitar in country music. I saw Leon in Nashville just a month or so ago.

I hesitated to mention my distaste with the guitar solo and even apologized to Quentin in advance for it, but it's the way I feel.

It's a very good song and I like it a lot. With all due respect to the musician who played it, I just don't think the guitar solo in this song fits, that's all.

Alvin Blaine · Post by **Alvin Blaine** » 18 Oct 2012 9:39 pm

Jerry Overstreet wrote:Far as I know, the guys I referenced are still playing guitar in country music. I saw Leon in Nashville just a month or so ago.

I hesitated to mention my distaste with the guitar solo and even apologized to Quentin in advance for it, but it's the way I feel.

It's a very good song and I like it a lot. With all due respect to the musician who played it, I just don't think the guitar solo in this song fits, that's all.

I don't have a problem with some "screaming" guitar solos, but I just listened to the song again and kind of agree. It has that nice tremolo guitar going through the song, that kind of sets a nice vibe, then the solo sounds a little out of place compared to whats going on musically and lyrically in the song.