Outside the Lines

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Popular on the Lone Star college circuit and barely known outside it, Cory Morrow is a very fortunate son of Texas. His native state has given him plenty of roadhouse troubadours to emulate, a loyal audience that embraces him as its own, and the pick of Austin-based musicians to add substance to an artistry that might otherwise seem pretty shallow. Co-produced by the ubiquitous Lloyd Maines (Joe Ely, Jerry Jeff Walker, Pat Green), Morrow's music substitutes pleasant and sincere for striking and original. Though he shows more thematic ambition than on previous releases (reaching a little too far on the vaguely spiritual "In Spite of Spite"), his material still tends toward the clichéd ("Take Me Away") and the generic ("Dance by the Rio Grande"). A serviceable cover of the Grateful Dead's "Friend of the Devil" highlights that song's bluegrass roots, while Morrow's version of Drivin N Cryin's "Straight to Hell" bristles with more conviction than he brings to his own material. --Don McLeese

Outside the Lines,Cory Morrow,Write on,Country,Country & Western,Pop

Average customer rating: Great American Singer/Songwriter Maturing work from Texas troubadour Mediocrity Celebrated Great Album Great Album

Outside the Lines Cory Morrow Manufacturer: Write on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Nothing Left to Hide The Man That I Have Been Full Exposure Live (Bonus DVD) The Cory Morrow Band Songs We Wish We'd Written ASIN: B000062RBF Release Date: 2002-02-19

Tracks:

1. Outside The Lines
2. (Love Me) Like You Used To Do
3. In Spite Of Spite
4. Friend Of The Devil
5. Take Me Away
6. More Than Perfect
7. Straight To Hell
8. Drinkin' Alone
9. Dance By The Rio Grande
10. Misty Shade Of Blue
11. All Over Again
12. Better Than Being In Love With You
13. Sunday Drivin'

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Popular on the Lone Star college circuit and barely known outside it, Cory Morrow is a very fortunate son of Texas. His native state has given him plenty of roadhouse troubadours to emulate, a loyal audience that embraces him as its own, and the pick of Austin-based musicians to add substance to an artistry that might otherwise seem pretty shallow. Co-produced by the ubiquitous Lloyd Maines (Joe Ely, Jerry Jeff Walker, Pat Green), Morrow's music substitutes pleasant and sincere for striking and original. Though he shows more thematic ambition than on previous releases (reaching a little too far on the vaguely spiritual "In Spite of Spite"), his material still tends toward the clichéd ("Take Me Away") and the generic ("Dance by the Rio Grande"). A serviceable cover of the Grateful Dead's "Friend of the Devil" highlights that song's bluegrass roots, while Morrow's version of Drivin N Cryin's "Straight to Hell" bristles with more conviction than he brings to his own material. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Great American Singer/Songwriter.......2002-05-22

I became interested in Cory Morrow after hearing "Nashville Blues" on the radio in Austin, TX. I picked up that album "The Man That I've Been" and found it to be a collection of catchy, well-written songs that can only be classified as country, but have nothing to do with the schmaltz that comes out of Nashville these days. Since I was so fond of that album, I had high hopes for the follow up. And, after listening to "Outside the Lines" a few times, I am not disappointed. The original songs are a little more mature than those on previous albums. The cover songs, "Friend of the Devil" and "Straight to Hell" are really well done and appropriate to the type of music Cory does. I think the album is fantastic.

Maturing work from Texas troubadour.......2002-04-17

Cory Morrow writes, records and tours in a Texas-centric universe unaffected by the gravitational pull of Nashville's musical black hole. Across five releases (including an album of covers recorded with fellow Texan, Pat Green) and endless rounds of the Lone Star state's dance halls and college campuses, the Austin-based Morrow has carved out a stardom that is a legacy handed down from the independence of Waylon, Willie and the boys.

This release finds Morrow's songwriting maturing from his earlier booze-soaked works (not entirely missing, mind you) to introspective songs of romance, morality and faith. Celtic-flavored love songs such as "More Than Perfect" and lamentations like "(Love Me) Like You Used To Do," find Morrow probing deeply into the complexities of relationships. Many of the tracks, fleshed out with producer Lloyd Maines, lean on acoustic playing, but Morrow still kicks up some electric two-steppers, including the title tune and "Straight to Hell." The standout "Drinkin' Alone" combines a shuffle rhythm with fiddle and steel to make a danceable tune out of a rather sad tale.

The craft and balance of Morrow's latest situates his music between the singer-songwriter sound of Bruce Robison and the graceful sophistication of Clint Black. It's a mix that would play well outside of Texas, if only Morrow could find the time to tour abroad.

3-1/2 stars, if Amazon.com allowed fractional ratings.

Mediocrity Celebrated.......2002-03-14

Cory Morrow and Lloyd Maines deserve each other. They're both purely mediocre talents, and this CD lives up to every bit of that mediocrity. Maines' slick, souless production has found a soulmate in Morrow's slick, souless lyrics. This is a marriage made in mediocre heaven.

Great Album.......2002-03-06

This is an excellent album. I live in Maryland and have all of Cory's CD's. I wish I could hear him on the radio. This man deserves to be famous all around the country.

Great Album.......2002-03-06

This is an excellent album. I live in Maryland and have all of Cory's CD's. I wish I could hear him on the radio. This man deserves to be famous all around the country.

Average customer rating: Not their best album What music!

Color Outside the Lines ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Acapella Project III Captured in Time No Less than All A Cappella Gershwin The Acapella Project II ASIN: B00000G4VD Release Date: 1995-03-26

Tracks:

1. God Is On His Throne
2. Faith Makes
3. Color Outside The Lines
4. Angels Dance
5. Show The Way
6. Fuel For The Fire
7. If You Look
8. Justice For All
9. The One Who Loves Me Most
10. Every Single One

Album Description

Color Outside the Lines finds GLAD reclaiming its long tradition as both an instrumental and vocal band. For close observers of the group, the direction of this recording will come as no surprise. "It's a matter of being true to what we are," says Ed Nalle. "The guys in GLAD have always seen themselves as players and singers. While the a cappella material has expanded our audience and ministry in a great way, we don't want to be one dimensional. We feel like it's important to continue to do what comes naturally, that is, to utilize the gifts God has given us -- instrumental and vocal." For the first time in some years GLAD has collaborated with new producers. Mark Baldwin, a Nashville session guitarist, artist (Brentwood Jazz Quartet), and GLAD alumnus from the early '80's, seemed the perfect candidate to draw the best out of the band in the studio. For his outstanding programming abilities and pop sensibility, the group elected to work with long-time friend and producer, Joe Hogue (Larnelle Harris, DC Talk, Billy and Sarah Gaines ). The result: a collection of the most artful, accessible tunes recorded by the band in a decade.

Through all the recent changes the band's sense of purpose behind all their work in the studio and on the road remains clear. "The music we do is entertaining, but our ministry's confrontational," says Ed Nalle. "We feel called to explain to people who the Jesus is that we're singing about, and that His ministry among us demands a response. We tell people about sin, about the consequences of sin, and that Jesus came so that we could avoid those consequences and have a joyful, abundant life. We entertain, and we challenge, and that's what we're going to continue to do."

Customer Reviews:

Not their best album.......2006-12-21

As Glad albums go, this is not what I would call the most exciting one ever.

Not that it's bad. If you're a Glad fan, it's certainly worth buying. It's worth buying for the title song alone, as far as I'm concerned, and there are a couple of other pretty good ones on here too. So yeah, add it to your Glad collection.

But if you don't own much Glad music already, this is not the album to start with.

For one thing, it does not contain _any_ of the a capella music that dominates most of their best work of the last two decades. Pure and Holy Passion at least has the (excellent) bonus cut track, but this album has no acapella music whatsoever.

Even if you are ambivalent about a capella, this isn't Glad's best band album either. Captured in Time, for instance, has a higher percentage of really good songs. This one seems like it is pretty much just another album for Glad.

Lest this review sound too negative, I should point out that it _is_ still a Glad album, and they _are_ very talented musicians, and the album _is_ good. It's just not _as_ good as some of their other work.

What music!.......2001-01-14

Never before has Glad so well mixed their vocals together. Here, in this monumentous abulm. Glad has truly done a spectacular job. Buy this album!

Average customer rating: Downhome country multimedia funhouse Another reviw from San Antonio

Outside the Lines Nancy Apple Manufacturer: Ringo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Shoulda Lied About That ASIN: B000056WV3 Release Date: 2001-01-16

Tracks:

1. Slide Me Some Sugar
2. If Money's the Root of All Evil (Wishful Drinkin')
3. Fooled by the Heart
4. My Exercise Program
5. You're the Reason
6. Why'd You Get So Gone
7. Small Town Blues
8. Bears in Them Woods
9. Time for You
10. I'm Here to Collect
11. Draw the Line
12. Outside the Lines
13. Shiri Shiri Naka Naka Jyote Ne Part-Japanese] [I Like Your Ass Part-Ja
14. Truck Driver's Woman [*]
15. [CD-ROM Track] [Multimedia Track]

Customer Reviews:

Downhome country multimedia funhouse.......2001-07-04

Apple's second CD is both a tasty slice of poppy Americana, and quite the multimedia funhouse. In addition to fourteen audio tracks (eleven from Apple's pen), the enhanced disc opens on your PC or Macintosh desktop to provide animations, a multipage artist biography, interview and live performance video, a slideshow, song lyrics, background notes, and complete recording credits. Whew!

Musically, the Memphis-based Apple combines the downhome styles of Lucinda Williams and Libbi Bosworth, the sassiness of Wanda Jackson, the hillbilly twang of Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn, and the free spirited zaniness of Cyndi Lauper. And much like the latter, she can turn on a dime from humorous to heart-tugging. "If Money's the Root of All Evil" proclaims, "If money's the root of all evil, I tell ya, I must be a saint," while "Fooled by the Heart" contemplates the cliff-diving side-effects of falling in love. "My Exercise Program" details a personal approach to health in the wake of a busted relationship ("smokin', coughin', jumpin' to conclusions, stretching the truth..."), and "Shiri Shiri Naka Naka Jyoto Ne" plays upon Japanese slang for a certain female asset.

Apple's band dishes up a generous helping of twang, supplemented by superb rockabilly rhythms on "Why'd You Get So Gone" and "Bears in the Woods." And though their Memphis roots provide some of the blue notes, they'd sound just as home in Texas as they do in Tennessee.

Another reviw from San Antonio.......2001-01-07

Thumbnail: It hits dead-center of the P2 pocket. Twangs like a ..., great players, killer songs.

Nancy's voice manages to drawl with natural southern beauty, unforced. Her band and she fit together like those dancers I admire so much in honky tonks - you've seen 'em too; they've been dancing together so long they know the others' move before it's ever made. Can't buy tightness like this, I think it has to occur naturally.

Though she owns a sound all her own, I hear elements of Wanda Jackson, Neko Case, Marti Brom, Rosie Flores. (comparisons only beacuse I hate when someone raves about new music without giving examples of what to expect)

I'm a sucker for warm ballads, and there's a killer on this disc too - Small Town Blues. Great duet with Jay Harrington, (Time For You) and killer bluesy - torchy song called I'm Here To Collect demonstrates Nancy's no one twang pony.

Outside The Lines is enhanced with delightful rom data that includes a visit to her home, meeting her band and friends, lyric info, along with a short film of a live performance. This gal's a natural on camera. Hell Nancy, you should pursue acting - the camera loves you. I'm often asked to speak at various indie music (Texas Music Coalition; other groups that try to help young musicians get their music out there) meetings regarding presenting / developing product, and Nancy Apple's self produced gem is my latest example of how to do it right.

If I thought this disc sucked, I'd just keep my trap shut, but dammit, this thing rocks with an honesty I thought deserved mentioning - in spades.

Overall, I'd say Nancy Apple's disc is a real peach, and I predict Outside The Lines will become a permanent part of our library, which, given our space limitations, ain't a small feat.

Joe X. Horn Music Director

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Walk Outside the Lines The Marshall Tucker Band Manufacturer: Beyond Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005RIM1 Release Date: 2001-11-13

Tracks:

1. Walk Outside The Lines
2. Daddy's Eyes
3. If That Isn't Love
4. Down We Go
5. She's Waiting
6. Miss You
7. Daddy Never Told Me
8. I'll Be Alright Without You
9. The First One To Say Goodbye
10. Lost In Time

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Outside the Lines Jeff Coffin Manufacturer: Artifex ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Go-Round Bloom ASIN: B00000249I Release Date: 1997-03-11

Tracks:

1. 12th & Edgehill
2. The Fall Of The Moon
3. Erraticity
4. One For You, Three For Me
5. Waiting Upon Your Arrival
6. Just Briefly

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Walk Outside the Lines The Marshall Tucker Band Manufacturer: Cabin Fever ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Southern Spirit Beyond The Horizon Just Us Still Smokin' Still Smokin' ASIN: B000008I60 Release Date: 1993-06-04

Tracks:

1. Walk Outside the Lines
2. Daddy's Eyes
3. If That Isn't Love
4. Down We Go
5. She's Waiting
6. Miss You
7. Daddy Never Told Me
8. I'll Be Alright With Out You
9. First One to Say Goodbye
10. Lost in Time

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Outside the Lines Cory Morrow Manufacturer: Smith Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Cory Morrow Band Songs We Wish We'd Written Nothing Left to Hide Here We Go ASIN: B0000C3I21 Release Date: 2003-08-05

Tracks:

1. Outside the Lines
2. (Love Me) Like You Used to Do It
3. In Spite of Spite
4. Friend of the Devil
5. Take Me Away
6. More Than Perfect
7. Straight to Hell
8. Drinkin' Alone
9. Dance by the Rio Grande
10. Misty Shade of Blue
11. All Over Again
12. Better Than Being in Love With You
13. Sunday Drivin'

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Outside the Lines Unusual Suspects Manufacturer: Unusual Suspects ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA2YUC Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

1. What My Memory Has in Store
2. Inside the Lines
3. Closer Still
4. I Wish It Would Rain
5. Song of Her Heart
6. Moonless Night
7. You Don't Know Me
8. Two Girl Slack Key
9. Leave It There
10. Swept off My Feet
11. Frog Climb High
12. New Moon Beach

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Color Outside the Lines Glad Manufacturer: A&M ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008ONZ Release Date: 1995-03-21

Tracks:

1. God Is on His Throne
2. Faith Makes
3. Color Outside the Lines
4. Angels Dance
5. Show the Way
6. Fuel for the Fire
7. If You Look
8. Justice for All
9. One Who Loves Me Most
10. Every Single One

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Coloring Outside the Lines the following ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000PHLA5W

Music Album:

1. Population Me
2. Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years [Box set]
3. Rockabilly Rumble
4. Run That By Me One More Time
5. Shooting Straight in the Dark
6. Simpatico
7. Somewhere Between
8. Stars & Stripes
9. Storms
10. Strangers/Swinging Doors [Import]

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