{"id":3987,"date":"2017-06-26T02:22:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T02:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/?p=3987"},"modified":"2017-06-26T02:22:09","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T02:22:09","slug":"chris-stapleton-from-a-room-volume-1-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2017\/06\/26\/chris-stapleton-from-a-room-volume-1-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Stapleton- From a Room: Volume 1- CD review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by James Killen<\/p>\n

\"froma<\/a>After a double platinum release on \u201cTraveller\u201d, as a music follower, I have to ask, is this next release just riding the wave or was Chris Stapleton still in a creative mode when he released his latest album, \u201cFrom a Room: Volume 1\u201d (is there a volume 2 on the horizon?). The first thing that I noticed as I perused the CD cover was the inclusion of Mickey Raphael on harmonica, so if there is a touch of Willie Nelson in the sound, this is not a coincidence.<\/p>\n

The album starts out with \u201cBroken Halos\u201d, which is a country tribute to people that enter our lives and make a difference and then leave to where ever life calls them. The song includes several very creative changes and of course features Stapleton\u2019s unique voice. It is followed by the only cover song on the production, Gary P. Nunn\u2019s \u201cLast Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning\u201d, which is a definite bow to Texas country from a Nashville artist in that it feature Raphael\u2019s harmonica on Nunn\u2019s brilliant country composition.<\/p>\n

Chris turns up the volume on the country-rocking \u201cSecond One to Know\u201d. He rocks that country guitar like the best on a traditional country style composition. Traditional country style carries on with a song that touches every sound that makes a song country on \u201cUp to No Good Livin\u2019\u201d about a repentant sinner trying to make it in his relationship after turning over a new leaf, living with doubt and suspicion.<\/p>\n

\"chris<\/a>\u201cEither Way\u201d is about a relationship that has degenerated into a \u201cpassing in the hallway\u201d mediocrity, and features Stapleton\u2019s amazing vocal range and a folk style acoustic guitar line. Chris delves directly into the blues with \u201cI Was Wrong\u201d. The blues guitar licks are all Stapleton with a vocal that challenges any Stax artist.<\/p>\n

The words fit like keystones on the bluesy country pleading, \u201cWithout Your Love\u201d featuring an amazing blues guitar part stretched over Stapleton\u2019s country lyrics. The country blues continues with \u201cThem Stems\u201d, a Southern Telecaster tribute to the down and out, featuring Raphael\u2019s harmonica, about running out of marijuana during a relationship break up (shades of Bill Kirchen\u2019s \u201cSeeds and Stems\u201d). Stapleton continues the blues theme with a pure blues statement on \u201cDeath Row\u201d, about how a resident on death row might view his existence.<\/p>\n

Chris Stapleton reached out to different genres when he did this record. He continued to write new and innovative lyrics. He felt no need to add a tenth song to this release (ten to twelve songs being the magic number for an LP), telling me that he was satisfied with what he had to say on this album. Stapleton is the real deal and I would look out for Volume 2, if I were you.<\/p>\n

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Written by James Killen After a double platinum release on \u201cTraveller\u201d, as a music follower, I have to ask, is this next release just riding the wave or was Chris Stapleton still in a creative mode when he released his latest album, \u201cFrom a Room: Volume 1\u201d (is there a volume 2 on the horizon?)…. <\/p>\n

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