{"id":3584,"date":"2017-02-04T17:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T17:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/?p=3584"},"modified":"2017-02-04T23:16:09","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T23:16:09","slug":"the-flying-as-you-drive-me-crazy-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/04\/the-flying-as-you-drive-me-crazy-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Flying A’s – You Drive Me Crazy – CD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"untitled\"<\/a>The Flying A\u2019s are a writing team made in heaven, or at least that is how it seems to feel to them. They are married couple (Stuart and Hilary Adamson) whose relationship seems to be based on songwriting or is it that they write songs because they have a relationship that inspires music? The songs are Texas Americana combining pop, country, rock and roll, folk and blues influences and on this disc they are wrapped up in a tasty package by producer, Chris Gage.<\/p>\n

This collection of compositions delves into situations of life and love from a brash youngster\u2019s succumbing to the need to rebel and ramble (\u201cLittle Miss Tumbleweed\u201d) to the grief of losing a loved one (\u201cWild Texas Wind\u201d). Six of the songs were written by Hilary, while Stuart took primary writing credit for three of the tunes with three covers thrown in for good measure. Even though Hilary wrote the lyrics on more of the songs, Stuart\u2019s guitar compositions are ever present.<\/p>\n

\u201cLittle Miss Tumbleweed\u201d kicks the disc off with a rousing country Telecaster lick that gets the listener\u2019s attention right away. The guitar work continues to flow on Stuart\u2019s rockabilly anthem, \u201cIt Ain\u2019t Funny\u201d. The pace slows and the mood gets more serious with the folksy anthem for the plight of the family farmer, \u201cThis Dirt\u201d.<\/p>\n

Stuart stretches out a rockabilly version of Billy Edd Wheeler\u2019s \u201cBlistered\u201d. He follows that with a sad, slow cheating song called \u201cBlood and Bone\u201d that includes some artful orchestration. Stuart\u2019s guitar comes to the forefront again with some bluesy licks on \u201cI Won\u2019t Stop Loving You\u201d.<\/p>\n

The mood alters significantly when Hilary croons a jazzy version of Claude Butch Morgan\u2019s \u201cMr. Blue\u201d. Chris Gage\u2019s piano on \u201cMr. Blue\u201d walks the line between the rinky-tink country style and the jazzy pop sounds of days gone by. Stuart follows that with a bittersweet \u201cThe Other Side of Lonely\u201d about getting over the loss of a loved one from a broken relationship.<\/p>\n

\u201cRoadwork Ahead\u201d making an analogy of making life and a relationship work as though it were a rough drive down a road under construction. Hilary\u2019s voice shifts from rowdy to sweet and soft for the love song \u201cWeak and Wild\u201d. The disc concludes with a pedal steel and piano laced song of grief over the loss of a child called \u201cWild Texas Wind\u201d.<\/p>\n

This is an appealing collection of songs that exude the closeness of the relationship that Stuart and Hilary share and invites the listener to share in life\u2019s journey through love and loss. Stuart\u2019s guitar and Hilary\u2019s voice work together like bacon and eggs. It is a welcome move back toward the side of country music that portrays real life experiences as opposed to today\u2019s songs of getting drunk and hooking up. This one is likely to stay in your CD player for a week or more, so enjoy.<\/p>\n

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The Flying A\u2019s are a writing team made in heaven, or at least that is how it seems to feel to them. They are married couple (Stuart and Hilary Adamson) whose relationship seems to be based on songwriting or is it that they write songs because they have a relationship that inspires music? The songs… <\/p>\n

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