Perpetual Vacation

1. Perpetual Vacation

2. Champagne in a Paper Cup

3. Laid Back in L.A. (Lower Alabama)

4. Mean People Suck

5. Livin' in Limbo

6. Baseball

7. God Don't Care What You Wear

8. The Big Hurt

9. Son of the Beach

10. Sand Castle (Phoenix 47)

11. Rich White People

12. Lost Sailor's Hope (A Tribute to the Men of NUMA)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
Brent Burns was born in Seminole, Oklahoma, and moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1958. While attending high school and Community college sports were important, but music was in his blood. Brent soon strapped on an electric guitar and was fronting a rock-n-roll band. Life soon changed when he volunteered for service in Vietnam. Several months after entering combat, Brent was wounded and received the Purple Heart. After a three year recuperation in and out of military hospitals, he returned to his love of music and hit the road performing all over the United States. Later on he felt compelled to take a year off from music and hit the college lecture circuit. Offering honest, insightful, and a humorous look at life as a combat soldier, Brent was able to help others troubled with the effect of the war on their day to day lives. In 1979 Brent wrote a song entitled "Cheaper Crude or No More Food" and recorded the song with a Phoenix disc jockey named Bobby Butler. Paul Harvey, never having played a record on his show, played the song three times on his show. "Cheaper Crude" sold 200.000 copies the first day it was released. Appearances on all three major networks followed as well as articles in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and Billboard Magazine. The last fifteen years have found Brent living on the gulf coast and performing from 250 to 300 shows a year. One thing he hadn't done much of was writing. A "ten year writers block" as he likes to call it. Well fortunately for all of us this block has passed. Brent completed a couple of dozen tunes in 1998, nine of which found their way onto his CD, "Livin' the Life (Jimmy Buffett Only Wrote About). His latest CD "Perpetual Vacation" was released May 11, 2001.

Tracks:

Perpetual Vacation
Champagne in a Paper Cup
Laid Back in L.A. (Lower Alabama)
Mean People Suck
Livin' in Limbo
Baseball
God Don't Care What You Wear
The Big Hurt
Son of the Beach
Sand Castle (Phoenix 47)
Rich White People
Lost Sailor's Hope (A Tribute to the Men of NUMA)

Customer Reviews:

Buffett-esque.......2004-05-24

Picked up this CD because I already have all of Buffett's and wanted to expand my beach music. Liked it so much I picked up all 3 of his CDs. Of the three, this one has been my favorite for continual listening -- the other two have more cute novelty songs [which are fun for groups].

Brent Burns : No Sophomore Slump! Another Great C.D........2001-07-13

I enjoyed Brent Burns first C.D. "Livin The Life" greatly, but I think I like "Perpetual Vacation" even more! The songs sound more mature and polished, yet they still remind me very much of early Buffett. If you are a Parrotthead who loves Buffett circa "A1A" & "3/4 Time" Brent Burns is for you. "Perpetual Vacation" contains plenty of clever rhymes and wordplay ( check out "Laid Back In L(ower) A(labama)", "Rich White People" , "Mean People Suck" and "God Don't Care What You Wear" ) and also has several sensitive ballads too. The sound and production sounds better on this C.D. , and a female back-up singer nicely assists Brent on several tunes. I listened to this C.D. over & over on a recent beach vacation in Florida, and I never grew tired of it. When I put it on the stereo at home, I'm back on the Gulf of Mexico for about 40 minutes. Thanks Brent !!

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