Brad Paisley

Original Album Classics – Who Needs Pictures (1999); Part II (2001); Mud On The Tires (2003); Time Well Wasted (2005); 5th Gear (2007) – Box Set

Info Musikrichtung: Country, Country Rock VÖ: 29.03.2013 (Sony Music / Legacy Recordings) Gesamtspielzeit: 293:20 Internet: http://bradpaisley.com/

Brad Paisley ist ein absoluter Megastar – zumindest was seine Heimat USA angeht. Dort konnte er seit seinem Debütalbum Who Needs Pictures (1999) mit seinen Alben mehrmals die Nummer 1 der Country Charts belegen und auch in den Pop Charts belegte er mit ihnen vorderste Ränge (u.a. zweimal Platz 2). Mehrfach wurden seine Platten mit Platin und Doppel-Platin ausgezeichnet und dennoch ist Brad Paisley bei uns in Deutschland ein eher unbeschriebenes Blatt. Hier wird wieder einmal deutlich, dass Country und Country Rock bei uns doch eher eine nebensächliche Rolle spielt. Und das ist eigentlich nicht nachzuvollziehen, denn die Musik Brad Paisleys bietet mehr als man gemeinhin von diesem Genre erwartet.

Nun gibt es die ersten fünf Platten von Brad Paisley in der Original Album Classics-Serie und man bekommt so die Gelegenheit, zu einem günstigen Preis fünf komplette Alben, zum Teil mit Bonustracks versehen, mit qualitativ herausragendem Country Rock zu erstehen. Wer hier nicht zugreift ist selber schuld. Es handelt sich dabei um die ersten fünf Studioplatten (die Weihnachts-CD aus dem Jahr 2006 wurde beiseite gelassen) und diese zeigen, dass schon das Debütalbum Who Needs Pictures ein Klassiker des Genres ist. Und auch Part II (2001) schlägt in dieselbe Kerbe. Mit den folgenden Alben Mud On The Tires (2003) und Time Well Wasted (2005) konnte er seinen Sound weiter verfeinern und schließlich gibt es noch 5th Gear (2007) welches mit intelligentem und virtuosem Gitarrenspiel glänzen kann. Was man hier teilweise zu hören bekommt ist schon grandios. Vielleicht sind hier die Pop-Einflüsse ein wenig zu sehr überstrapaziert aber die gebotene Musik ist besser als das meiste, was man sonst so zu hören bekommt, egal ob es Balladen, schnellere Rocker oder von Gospel angehauchte Songs sind.

Die Original Album Classics-Box mit den CDs von Brad Paisley kann uneingeschränkt empfohlen werden.

P.S. Wieder einmal ärgerlich ist, dass der angegebene Link auf dem Cover der Box, um mehr Informationen dazu zu erhalten, wieder einmal nicht existiert. Das sollte man endlich einmal ändern!

Trackliste Who Needs Pictures (1999): 01. Long Sermon 3:18 02. Me Neither 3:20 03. Who Needs Pictures 3:45 04. Don't Breathe 2:52 05. He Didn't Have To Be 4:42 06. It Never Woulda Worked Out Anyway 2:41 07. Holdin' On To You 3:00 08. I've Been Better 4:06 09. We Danced 3:46 10. Sleepin' On The Foldout 3:22 11. Cloud Of Dust 4:05 12. The Nervous Breakdown (Instrumental) 3:29 13. In The Garden 4:29 Part II (2001): 01. Two Feet Of Topsoil 2:46 02. I'm Gonna Miss Her 3:14 03. Part Two 3:35 04. Wrapped Around 3:22 05. Two People Fell In Love 4:07 06. Come On Over Tonight 4:33 07. You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive 5:04 08. I Wish You'd Stay 6:17 09. All You Really Need Is Love 2:44 10. Munster Rag (Instrumental) 3:15 11. You Have That Effect On Me 4:22 12. Too Country 3:31 13. The Old Rugged Cross 3:51 Mud On The Tires (2003): 01. Mud On The Tires 3:28 02. Celebrity 3:43 03. Ain't Nothin' Like 3:35 04. Little Moments 3:39 05. That's Love 4:43 06. Somebody Knows You Now 3:42 07. Famous People 4:10 08. Hold Me In Your Arms (And Let Me Fall) 4:24 09. Whiskey Lullaby (Featuring Alison Krauss) 4:19 10. The Best Thing That I Had Goin' 4:08 11. The Cigar Song 3:37 12. Make A Mistake 1:33 13. Make A Mistake With Me (Instrumental) 3:15 14. Is It Raining At Your House 4:01 15. Spaghetti Western Swing (Featuring Redd Volkaert) 4:30 16. Farther Along 5:22 17. Kung Pao (Hidden Track) 1:01 Time Well Wasted (2005): 01. The World 4:01 02. Alcohol 4:50 03. Waitin' On A Woman 4:32 04. I'll Take You Back 4:23 05. She's Everything 4:26 06. You Need A Man Around Here 3:33 07. Out In The Parkin' Lot (With Alan Jackson) 4:43 08. Rainin' You 4:14 09. Flowers 3:49 10. Love Is Never-Ending 3:58 11. The Uncloudy Day 0:53 12. When I Get Where I'm Going (Featuring Dolly Parton) 4:07 13. Easy Money 4:13 14. Time Warp 3:56 15. Time Well Wasted 3:54 16. Cornography (Featuring James Burton and The Kung Pao Buckaroos) 3:53 17. Out Take 1 0:14 18. Out Take 2 0:10 19. Out Take 3 0:33 20. Out Take 4 0:34 21. Shatner Says Goodbye (Feat. William Shatner) 0:27 5th Gear (2007): 01. All I Wanted Was A Car 4:05 02. Ticks 4:33 03. Online 4:56 04. Letter To Me 4:40 05. I'm Still A Guy 4:08 06. Some Mistakes 4:57 07. It Did 3:55 08. Mr. Policeman 4:15 09. If Love Was A Plane 3:55 10. Oh Love (Featuring Carrie Underwood) 4:09 11. Better Than This 3:10 12. With You, Without You 4:52 13. Previously 0:55 14. Bigger Fish To Fry (Featuring The New Kung Pao Buckaroos (Little Jimmy Dickens, Whisperin' Bill Anderson and Vince Gill)) 4:25 15. When We All Get To Heaven 3:52 16. Throttleneck 5:14 17. Outtake #1 (Hidden Track) 0:24 18. Outtake #2 (Hidden Track) 0:46

Besetzung Who Needs Pictures (1999): Brad Paisley Nathan DiGesare Chris Latham Kelley Lovelace Frank Rogers Brian David Willis Part II (2001): Brad Paisley Bill Anderson Little Jimmy Dickens Sonja Isaacs George Jones Buck Owens Brian David Willis Chely Wright Mud On The Tires (2003): Brad Paisley: 6-String Bass, Composer, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Baritone), Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Tic Tac, Voices Dan Aykroyd: Vocals (Background) Jim Belushi: Vocals (Background) Ron Block: Banjo Jim "Moose" Brown: Organ (Hammond) Neal Cappellino: Vocals (Background) Randle Currie: Guitar (Steel), Pedabro Eric Darken: Handclapping, Percussion Jerry Douglas: Dobro Vince Gill: Vocals (Background) Kevin Grantt: Bass, Bass (Upright), Tic Tac Randy Hardison: Drums Darrell Hayes: Finger Snaps Morgane Hayes: Finger Snaps Bernie Herms: Organ (Hammond), Piano Wes Hightower: Vocals (Background) Gary Hooker: Guitar (Electric), Tic Tac Alison Krauss: Fiddle, Viola Kenny Lewis: Bass, Vocals (Background) Charles McCallie: Children's Chorus Gordon Mote: Organ (Hammond) Valerie Pringle: Vocals (Background) Frank Rogers: Handclapping, Producer, Vocals (Background) Jessica Rogers: Finger Snaps Manny Rogers: Children's Chorus Don Sampson: Finger Snaps, Whistle (Human) Emma Sampson: Children's Chorus Maddie Sampson: Children's Chorus Ben Sesar: Drums Steve Short: Vocals (Background) Dan Tyminski: Vocals (Background) Georgia Claire Varble: Children's Chorus Wynn Varble: Finger Snaps Redd Volkaert: Guitar (Electric) Justin Williamson: Fiddle Brian David Willis: Handclapping, Vocals (Background) Time Well Wasted (2005): Brad Paisley: Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Baritone), Guitar (Electric), Hi String Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin Norah Lee Allen: Vocals (Background) Jim "Moose" Brown: Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Piano, Vocals (Background) James Burton: Guitar (Electric) Carolee Cooper: Vocals (Background) Eric Darken: Percussion, Vibraphone Jerry Douglas: Dobro Stuart Duncan: Fiddle, Mandolin Rod Fletcher: Vocals (Background) Kevin Grantt: Bass, Bass (Upright), Tic Tac, Vocals (Background) Scott Hamilton: Vocals (Background) Bernie Herms: Piano Wes Hightower: Vocals (Background) Gary Hooker: Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background) Michael "Mike Dee" Johnson: Dobro, Guitar (Steel) Kenny Lewis: Bass, Vocals (Background) Kendall Marcy: Banjo, Vocals (Background) Dennis J. McCall: Vocals (Background) Dolly Parton: Performer Ben Sesar: Drums Bryan Sutton: Mandolin Bobby Terry: Bass 12 Steps: Vocals (Background) Justin Williamson: Fiddle 5th Gear (2007): Brad Paisley: Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) Roy Agee: Trombone Tom Baldrica: Tuba Ron Block: Banjo Randy Box: Conductor Brentwood High School Marching Band: Performer Chris Brooks: Drums Jim "Moose" Brown: Organ (Hammond), Piano, Wurlitzer Randle Currie: Guitar (Steel) Eric Darken: Percussion Jim Dawson: Mellophonium Vince Gill: Primary Artist Kevin Grantt: Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright) Vicki Hampton: Vocals (Background) Mike Haynes: Trumpet Aubrey Haynie: Fiddle, Mandolin Wes Hightower: Vocals (Background) Gary Hooker: Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Baritone), Guitar (Electric) Mike Johnson: Dobro Tim Lauer: Keyboards Sam Levine: Saxophone Kenny Lewis: Guitar (Bass) Kendall Marcy: Banjo Gordon Mote: Clavinet, Keyboards, Music Box, Piano Joe Murphy: Tuba Dolly Parton: Performer Ben Sesar: Drums Bryan Sutton: Banjo, Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin Carrie Underwood: Vocals, Vocals (Background) Justin Williamson: Fiddle, Mandolin