By: Stephen Rapid
Another fine effort from Dallas Moore, who keeps developing and refining his musical output. Moore is a striking vocalist in the big voice/big beard mode of operation. He writes again here about the life he leads on and off the road. These are a new set of original songs - two are co-writes with fellow musician Ted Russell Kamp. After a time off the road Moore began to write in lockdown and the inspiration flowed. He went back into the studio with producer Dean Miller for a two-day session to lay these songs down and to capture the energy in a way that was both relaxed and focused, benefitting from the process of recording live with the musicians.
Moore’s road guitarist and friend Chuck “Lucky Chucky” Morpurgo brought his guitar expertise to the session, along with some players who show that they are fully conversant with what the music and personality of these songs should be. These included Steve Hinson on pedal steel and a rhythm section of Chad Cromwell and Lex Price. It serves as a timely memorandum of where and what Moore was thinking of at the time. Songs that relate to what he missed about being on the road include tracks Every Night I Burn Another Honky Tonk Down, On Through The Night and California Highway.