Garlin Hackney: Press

To: LstarAgency@yahoo.com
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 12:18 PM
Subject: Hack


Lucille

I just wanted to email you and let you know it was a pleasure working with Hack. He is great, enjoyed having him and the band at our event.

Hack was so easy to work with, it just made my job so much easier.

LAST but not last, they were great. We have had nothing but GREAT comments. Thank you, and I thank Hack & the band. I look forward to hearing them again and hope it is soon.

Shirley Hotz
Event Chairperson

“BRANDED COUNTRY”, the latest cd by Garlin Hackney comes with a warning on the cover,” contents may be way too country”. Is there really any such thing? If you measure your country by today’s standard Nashville releases, then the answer may be yes. If you measure your country by the contents of REAL COUNTRY music, then the answer is NO WAY!!!
Today’s major country hit makers in general don’t make country music. Mostly pop –crossover, or rock with a country title. Back in the hay days of country, the polished Nashville sound included a steel guitar and a fiddle, not a lot of smoke and mirrors.
If you happen to be one of the few that remember when the outlaw movement was led by REAL OUTLAWS, like WAYLON, WILLIE, KRIS, CASH, HAG, D.A.C., then BRANDED COUNTRY” is your next 'must listen to' album. It contains 8 original, real country (Did I mention REAL) songs. Seven were written by the artist himself .This is the first album I’ve heard in a long while that resonates seventies country like time stood still.
A few stand out tunes on the cd are track 2. My Heart Skips a Beat ~ Hackney bares an uncanny resemblance to Johnny Paycheck. Track 3, Here Comes the Night, has a lot of Charlie Rich type smoothness and characteristics. Very polished, warm and mellow. Track 4, Branded Man, is a tribute to Merle Haggard. While there may never be another “Hagg”, Hackney does a nice job on the track. I think Merle himself would by proud that his music lives on. The last track 10. I Don't Know Where I'm Going, features an excellent fiddle and steel solo. It has a flow similar to some Marshal Tucker tunes but definitely a country song!!
Overall, the vocals are very crisp and clear. The musicians are top quality. The production is very polished and smooth. A well made album that sounds so authentic, you’ll swear it’s a reissue of seventies hits without all the vinyl clicks and pops. You do remember vinyl right?