{"id":5081,"date":"2015-03-18T05:58:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T05:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/03\/18\/country-rock-superstars-little-texas-pay-tribute-to-a-fallen-soldier-with-slow-ride-home-from-the-bands-new-studio-album\/"},"modified":"2015-03-18T05:58:51","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T05:58:51","slug":"country-rock-superstars-little-texas-pay-tribute-to-a-fallen-soldier-with-slow-ride-home-from-the-bands-new-studio-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2015\/03\/18\/country-rock-superstars-little-texas-pay-tribute-to-a-fallen-soldier-with-slow-ride-home-from-the-bands-new-studio-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Rock Superstars Little Texas Pay Tribute To A Fallen Soldier With \u201cSlow Ride Home\u201d From The Band\u2019s New Studio Album!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dwayne O\u2019Brien, guitarist\/vocalist and founding member of Little Texas, tells the story behind \u201cSlow Ride Home,\u201d a song from the band\u2019s long-awaited new studio album. \u201cWe were on a bus heading toward a show in Rooks County, Kansas, just north of Hays. While still a long way out of town, we started to notice a lot of American flags lining the highway, and at every little crossroads and at the corners of the fields there were people on foot, on motorcycles, and standing in the beds of their pickups all waving their own small flags. This went on for miles and miles. It wasn\u2019t the 4th of July, Veteran\u2019s Day or Flag Day, so we wondered what was up. Later, we found out we had been riding just ahead of the funeral procession for a local soldier who had made the ultimate sacrifice. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan J. Nichols, a native of the area, was killed on August 6, 2011, when the Chinook helicopter that he was flying was shot down while\u00a0carrying members of the Extortion 17 special operations unit\u00a0in Afghanistan\u00a0(the same Seal Team Six that later brought down Bin Laden).\u00a0Seeing the way that town welcomed their fallen hero home really moved us to write the song.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Like the recent hit film \u201cAmerican Sniper,\u201d \u201cSlow Ride Home\u201d is a powerful and moving piece of storytelling that speaks not only to the profound sorrow caused by the death of a soldier but also to the cathartic healing made possible by the love and support of ordinary folks from ordinary towns all across America. That theme of small town life, from the highs of falling in love and partying on weekends to the lows of paying last respects to a local hero, runs right through the heart of Young For A Long Time, the extraordinary new album set to be released on April 14 by Cleopatra Records. Duane Propes, the group\u2019s bass player, declares it \u201cthe best album we have ever made\u201d and he may be on to something. Undoubtedly the band has never sounded more confident, as the chorus of the titular lead off track proudly declares \u201cDon\u2019t you know by now we\u2019ve got this down \/ That Friday night fire still hasn\u2019t gone out \/ We got a rock solid life and a rock n\u2019 roll state of mind \/ We were born to run \/ So sit down, son \/ We\u2019ll show you just how it\u2019s done \/ \u2018Cause we\u2019ve been young for a long time.\u201d The musicianship has only improved with age as well with Porter Howell truly coming into his own as the band\u2019s lead vocalist in addition to his dazzling lead guitar work, and backed by the always solid playing of drummer Del Gray. \u201cYoung For A Long Time pretty much runs the gamut of everything we\u2019ve ever done, plus takes us down some new roads as well,\u201d Propes continues, \u201cthe vocals are there, the guitar work is there, the party songs are there, the \u2018make you cry\u2019 love songs, the songs about Texas. We even dive off into swamp rock and torch music, so each songs has a totally different fuel behind it.\u201d<\/div>\n
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As part of the Young Country movement of the early \u201890s, Little Texas were responsible for shaking up the country music world with a new, energetic sound that fused the look and attitude of modern rock music with traditional country themes and styles, bringing a much appreciated bolt of life into the genre. For their efforts, country fans the world over richly rewarded the band, buying up over 7 million of their albums, while critics showered them with 3 Grammy nominations plus honors from both the Academy of Country Music (Vocal Group Of The Year) and the Country Music Association (Album Of The Year)! \u201cGod Blessed Texas,\u201d the 1993 blockbuster single, has become that state\u2019s unofficial anthem, while the powerful ballad and mainstream chart success \u201cWhat Might Have Been\u201d proved the crossover appeal of country music, paving the way for future acts such as Rascal Flatts, Zac Brown Band, and others. Young For A Long Time is the culmination of everything the band has achieved up to now with 11 superbly crafted compositions plus brand new recordings of the aforementioned hit singles. Add in a whole slew of shows lined up for 2015, and it\u2019s clear that the mavericks of country music are back and ready to shake things up once again!<\/div>\n
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Track List:<\/div>\n
1. Young For A Long Time<\/div>\n
2. Can\u2019t Get In A Hurry Here<\/div>\n
3. Why I Brought My Boots<\/div>\n
4. Slow Ride Home<\/div>\n
5. Rednecks Do Exist<\/div>\n
6. Kings Of This Town<\/div>\n
7. Yeah Yeah Yeah<\/div>\n
8. Take This Walk With Me<\/div>\n
9. Nothin\u2019 You Can Do<\/div>\n
10. How Many Chances<\/div>\n
11. This Hot In Texas<\/div>\n
12. What Might Have Been<\/div>\n
13. God Blessed Texas<\/div>\n
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Preview the album here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k9KDndIyQCs<\/a><\/div>\n
Pre-order the CD here: http:\/\/geni.us\/2lm4<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/a>Pre-order the digital version here:\u00a0http:\/\/radi.al\/LittleTexasYFALT<\/a><\/div>\n
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CATCH LITTLE TEXAS ON TOUR!<\/div>\n
April 12 – Brooksville, FL – Florida Blueberry Festival<\/div>\n
April 25 – New Braunfels, TX – Crawfish Festival of New Braunfels<\/div>\n
May 1 – Beaumont, TX – Hill Country Backyard Music Hall<\/div>\n
June 12 – Crawfordsville, IN – The Strawberry Festival<\/div>\n
June 13 – Hanford, CA – King’s Fair<\/div>\n
June 20 – Menoken, ND – Friends 4 Vets Freedom Fest<\/div>\n
June 26 – Okmulgee, OK – Muscogee Nation Festival<\/div>\n
June 27 – Reno, NV – Boomtown Casino<\/div>\n
July 10 – Lake In The Hills, IL – Rockin’ Ribfest<\/div>\n
July 11 – Union, MO – Franklin County Fair<\/div>\n
July 17 – Fargo, ND – Windbreak Saloon<\/div>\n
July 18 – Freeport, MN – Sacred Heart Parish Festival<\/div>\n
July 23 – Tooele, UT – Country Fan Fest<\/div>\n
August 1 – Beach, ND – HOTR Champions Ride Rodeo<\/div>\n
August 6 – Mannington, WV – Mannington District Fair<\/div>\n
August 14 – Austin, TX – The Pavilion @ Barton Creek Resort<\/div>\n
August 15 – West Point, NE – Cuming County Fair<\/div>\n
September 5 – Vienna, MO – Maries County Fair<\/div>\n
September 12 – Arzenville, IL – Arzenville Burgoo Festival<\/div>\n
September 29 – Lexington, KY – Private Event<\/div>\n
November 7 – Wellington, TX – Wellington Ritz Theatre<\/p>\n

Source: Cleopatra Records<\/div>\n

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