Jet Black & Jealous
- Brand Name: UMGD Mfg#: 602517814004
- Shipping Weight: 1.00 lbs
- Manufacturer: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
- Genre: Country & Western
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In 2008, the Eli Young Band are one of the fastest-growing on-the-road outfits in the region. The four Eli Young Band members came together purely by chance as students the University of North Texas in Denton, where roommates Mike Eli and James Young found an instant and intense shared musical sensibility. For frontman Eli, the wildfire success of the band is undeniable musical proof that some of the best things in life are just meant to be. The duo, originally known as Eli & Young, mixed thei
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A solid, above-par debut album,
The album covers a wide range of topics–which may, in fact, be it’s main problem. Albums this well-written tend to be more concept albums; yet the songs on here sometimes have trouble meshing together. They’re all amazing, taken one-by-one: the character study “Guinevere,” the rockin’ “Throw and Go” (“I’ll be damned if we’re gonna rust/In a town I never thought much of”), the confessionary “Home,” or the plain-old-ordinary-guy rant “Famous.” Great pieces of a puzzle that doesn’t quite come together, in the end. Still, the musicianship is stellar, Eli’s vocals have a nice balance between pop elasticity and country grit, and the songs’ lyrics and melodies are new and invigorating. They may have a tough time getting commerical airplay, but the Eli Young Band’s JET BLACK & JEALOUS is a promising start.
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