This came out in 2003 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
OK, maybe Marty Stuart could have found a title for his latest album that was a tad more specific. But believe it or not, the new tradionalist country veteran might have had a hard time coming up with a handle that was more fitting.
Country Music — in its many different forms — is exactly what Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives deliver on the latest eclectic album in his sizeable catalogue. Want twangy country rock? Check out If There Ain’t There Ought’a Be, Wishful Thinkin’ and By George. Prefer honkytonk waltzes? Cue up Sundown in Nashville. After a litle hillbilly boogie? Skip on over to the zippy Too Much Month (At the End of the Money). Interested in guest stars? Go for old-school Farmer’s Blues (featuring Merle Haggard) and Tip Your Hat with Earl Scruggs. Wanna hear a classic? Try his haunted version of Johnhy Cash’s Walls Of A Prison. Bottom Line: If you’re looking for top-shelf country music — no matter how you define it — look no further.
