Addison Johnson – Dangerous Men
Greensboro North Carolina’s Addison Johnson has added a new album to the quality music catalogue that’s rich country with a contemporary bluesy quality and introspective songwriting: Dangerous Men.
Addison reports an influence by George Jones, which is in evidence in the old style filter vocals filter on the first few bars of the opening song “Waitin’ On the World to End.” Addison delivers some truthful observations right off the bat with plenty of pedal steel: “There’s a truth in every lie and a lie in every truth these days.”
“High Way” features Alex Williams on vocals with Addison and it’s a fun hangover song “I need … a pedialyte if I’m going to make it down to Houston tonight, 3 sheets to the wind, sailing at 3-quarter time, I’ve been living on the (highway) High way too long.” It’s a traveler’s lament with entwining baritone voices.
“Out of Control” takes it slow and easy, with painful breakup reflections on being out of control and out of your mind. “Whoever said it’s better to have love and lost than to never have loved at all ain’t ever been in hell drowning … with no last call … I’ve got a problem getting over you.”
“The Busker” is an homage to independence with a slower tempo bluesy swagger: “busking for my soul and a dime.” And “Country Inn” starts off with intrigue: “well, the Country Inn on Highway 10, is where the devil goes to sleep.”
Addison is a low baritone and in particular when the prominent pedal steel steps in, these songs are really old style country wrapped in some electric bluesy grooves.
Musicians on the album are Addison Johnson on vocals; David Flint on electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and bass; Andrew Hull on drums; Michael Lusk on background vocals; Scott Neubert and Justin Schipper on pedal steel; and Wanda Burchfield on fiddle, and Alex Williams on vocals on “High Way.”
Find tour dates and more details here on his website: https://addisonjohnsonmusic.com/
Dangerous Men was produced by David Flint and Addison Johnson, mixed by Luke DeJaymes, and mastered by Ben Kesler.
