Still Standing

by

Jason and The Scorchers

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Finally, finally this classic Jason and The Nashville Scorchers album is available again on CD (out 'o print copies of the CD have been fetching big dollars on ebay for years). This is one of my favorite Jason CD's - and the best of their later releases. The bonus tracks are kind of a throw away, if'n you ask me, but that don't take nuthin' away from the greatness of "My Heart Still Stands," "Shotgun Blues" and "Ghost Town," among others.

Relive the glory days of the short-lived cow punk movement (these guys are not really cow punk but somehow they got lumped in with bands like Blood on the Saddle, Tex & the Horseheads, and Rank & File, to name a few) and buy this CD. This music stills sounds fresh as the morning dew on Jason's pig farm even after all these years.

First, "lost and Found" is not "offensivley forth-rate", but a masterpiece. Thus it stands to reason that the follow-up to that great effort would be hard to duplicate. "Still Standing" is a solid effort from a great band, made in the shadow of the pressure to follow a great record and the myriad of drug problems that plagued the band during this time. "Golden Ball & Chain" is one of the scorchers best tunes with all eight others falling just a little off the mark. I'm glad this is finally being re-released on cd, if you like the scorchers it's worth your money.