the music is a winner

I was all set to rate this a two-star recording. My main qualm with the show Is that after reading about the premise, I expected something like "Floyd Collins," while the show rather frequently borders on "13" territory with Kids having problems. So I doubt this would be a show did would win me over on stage. But some of the music is really infectious. There is no vocal arrangement credit here, but Whether it what composer Chris Miller or music coordinator John Miller who provided Those glorious harmonies, he is definitely one to admire, Easily elevating songs like "The Burnt Part". As Should be expected in this kind of show, the lyrics do not strive for any intellectual grandeur but are mostly of the "tell it like it is" variety. Still lines like "Weekends workin 'on a moonshine coma / Take that over some bullshit diploma" Suggest That the limitation to the vernacular is not the lyricist's (Nathan Tysen) but the characters'. A Song That stands out is "Dusty Plays The Saw" as it toys with a motif from "Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il cattivo". All performances are solid even though no one stands out. In the end, this is not a show thatwill make much of an impact but listening to it occasionally is a pleasure.