Let's get back to us and the thrill we felt with our first kiss...
Rockie Lynne’s self-titled album probably would’ve got a better reception if it was released, say, in 1993. Coming out of the gate with a pleasant, if not remarkable, fast-twostep of “Lipstick”, Lynne follows with an album of mostly by-the-book filler like “That’s Where Songs Come From” and “Holding Back The Ocean”. Throw in a little ball-inflating braggadocio like in “Super Country Cowboy” to the jingoistic nonsense of “Red White And Blue” where he strains to rhyme “blue” with “Jew” and “Sioux” to Kumbaya the militaristic nightmare we’re in right now, and tossing in a shot at Muslim soldiers to somehow justify killing thousands more in their own homeland. “Every Man’s Got A Mountain” somehow tries to justify rich people and their problems, kind of like A-hole primo Mitt Romney equating his sons’ serving on his campaign to soldiers overseas. The glimmers of hope in this album come with the urgency of “Lipstick”, though it so matches a boatload of other songs that it’s not totally memorable, the sweetness of “More” which comes this close to hokey, and the 90’s pastiche of “Don’t Make This Easy On Me”. Otherwise Lynne’s debut hasn’t proven the “goods” to build up a career from here.
Best Cuts: “Lipstick”, “More”
Weakest Links: “Red White and Blue”, “Super Country Cowboy”, “Every Man’s Got A Mountain”
"Lipstick" hit #29 country singles.
"Do We Still" made #46 country singles.
"More" made #48 country singles.
Listen: "More" [click to link to listen]
Buy: You can pick up a copy of Rockie Lynne at sites like here and here.
Here's an alternate version of single (and best cut) "Lipstick"...
And here's the second single, "Do We Still"...
Jungle red, baby... (smile)
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