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Liner Notes© ℗ 2008 by Scott Cooley. All rights reserved. Words & music for all songs written by Scott Cooley. Lead & background vocals, lead & rhythm acoustic guitar, scratch guitar, acoustic bass guitar, acoustic lap steel slide guitar, harmonica, drums, percussion, cowbell, coffee brewing/pouring/drinking & whistling by Scott Cooley. Recorded, mixed, mastered & produced by Scott Cooley in Michigan, USA. Additional background vocals & photo of Scott w/ Lucky by Lenore Cooley.
Brief Description: Americana songs to keep you company while on
the road, with unique twists on relationships and a dash or two of
humor. Catchy acoustic road rock that blends heartfelt themes with
songs bordering on the novelty variety, touching on genres that include
folk, country, old timey, latin, and balladry.
Longer Description:
It’s about the journey. Whether you prefer to call it roots music,
alternative country, or folk-rock, Drive Time Companion represents
Americana at its finest. If heartland rock and garage rock could be
delivered with all acoustic instruments, you’d be on your way to
describing it well, and when you throw in the diversity of western and
even rap, you’ve got an album of variety that will appeal to an even
wider audience. Cooley takes you along for the ride through stories and
conversations about love and relationships good, bad and ugly. The
underlying theme of travel on this album will keep your attention and
keep you company while on the road, putting you in a much better mood by
the time you reach your destination.
Even Longer Description:
Featuring unique twists on relationships with a dash or two of humor,
this is catchy road rock that blends heartfelt themes with songs
bordering on the novelty variety. A slight departure from the acoustic
rock for which he is known, Scott has ventured out from his initial
success with the bluesy stylings on his album Moon Dreams, and further
from the demand for a sequel to the caribbean flavor of the Lakeside
Landing album, to take roads less traveled through varieties of
Americana and even rap. These songs share a common theme of being
particularly well-suited for listening to in your car - whether in rush
hour traffic or on a long weekend road trip, this album will hold your
attention and take your mind off the driving for an hour or so - long
enough to get you past any worries you started out with, and taking you
along for the ride through great stories and melodies delivered with
Scott's signature acoustic instrumentation. Before you know it, you’re
that much closer to where you want to be and in a much better mood.
Artist Comments:
Throughout is a loose theme of travel, so hopefully these help move
you. The last album was sort of about boats, and since I'm from the car
state and vehicle city, this sort of subject matter was inevitable.
Behind the music were personal experiences, observations, and things I
just plain made up. When I was much younger, I used to say that the two
kinds of music I didn't like were country and rap, but this album has
both - new as compared with past releases. Tastes evolve, but at the
same time this album includes a lot of what you've come to expect from a
Scott Cooley album - the voice, the prominent sound of acoustic guitar,
the understated percussion, the melodies and lyrics that blend well,
and the little surprise elements here and there that make you go "yeah!"
and pump your fist or whatever it is you do when you're psyched about
the good tunes you're listening to. See the song pages for the stories
behind each song.
photo courtesy Lenore Louise Cooley 2008
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