JUST BEFORE MUSIC

LONNIE HOLLEY

JUST BEFORE MUSIC

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I eyeballed this CD on the Dust To Digital website for a couple months trying to figure out what it was; It popped up in the middle of a shopping spree for a bargain price so I took a blind leap and threw it in the cart. This is music that defies description, much like the man himself. There are rhythms and pulses but they are more felt than heard, there are melodies and harmonies but Lonnie transcends all earthly rules and regulations. One listen to “All Truth Rendered” and your view of what music is and is not will be permanently altered, I guarantee it. This is American music at it’s core, drawing from deep wells of influence but twisting those strands into something wholly different and unexpected. Make no mistake, there are sharp edges and rough corners everywhere here. If you are expecting slick polished performances or perfectly calibrated beats this is not for you. This is not music made for the radio or the car or the garden party. This is one man’s vision, bark and husk and skin left on because it SHOULD be left on, organic and whole. This is not easy listening by any means but it is important and deeply satisfying to shut off all the other distractions and spend an hour in Lonnie’s world.

I highly recommend you check out ALL of Lonnie’s work, and if you can spare a few dollars, purchase something. He’s OURS, mine and yours, and he deserves all the support we can muster.
WS