On paper, this matchup seems to heavily favor Country Music Hall of Famers Alabama. After all, Randy Owen and company do have the hit songs, Platinum albums, and Entertainer of the Year trophies. However, the Josh Abbott Band have fans as passionate as any base in country music, and if the Texas country group can steer them in the right direction, we could have a major upset.
The battle for the best team in American begins today, not next week. Taste of Country's March Bandness is a fan-voted search for the best country band of all time. Sixteen groups from five decades of country music will square off two at a time in this bracket-style tournament. It's a battle of legends versus modern superstars, outlaws versus pop-country herores and trios versus quartets, quintets or more-tets.
Josh Abbott Band's new release to radio isn't as much of a single as it is a statement. The signature track from his 'Small Town Family Dream' album paints Abbott as a champion of outlaw country or a cantankerous whiner envious of greener grass, depending on one's personal view of music coming out of Nashville.
Before Josh Abbott Band's third album, 'Small Town Family Dream' ever reached country music airwaves, the band made a big splash when they released 'Touch' -- the first single off of the album. The Texas natives also created an emotionally-charged video to help promote the song, and it's sure to be one which tugs at your heart strings.
The lyrics to the Josh Abbott Band's current single 'Touch' pick up where their previous hit, 'Taste,' left off. Penned by Abbott, along with the iconic Radney Foster and Jay Clementi, the song is right up the band's alley -- even though it was originally written for another superstar.
If there was any question about Josh Abbott's intention as a Texas country artist, he answers it on 'Small Town Family Dream,' his third studio album. Actually, he doesn't just answer the question, he pulls a hot poker out of the fire and brands his love for the Lone Star state across his chest, back and arms. There's no doubt where the Josh Abbbott Band frontman's loyalty lies.
This week, fans of Texas-based hitmakers the Josh Abbott Band were made happy campers, as they were finally able to get their hands on the band's new album, 'Small Town Family Dream.' The release is the band's fourth record, one which found them returning to doing things their way -- with no label or Nashville politics involved.
Two Texas titans squared off last week during the Red Dirt Rumble. After the heaviest voting in weeks, reader's decided that the Eli Young Band's 'Even if It Breaks Your Heart' was more deserving of the title of champion that Pat Green's 'All Just to Get to You.' That's two wins in a row for the current champion.
'Touch,' the new song from the Josh Abbott Band, is a steamy love song that overcomes the singer's vocal limitations to put one right in a bedroom with the object of their desire. The lyrics are sharp and efficient, with every word adding an important brush stroke to a passionate portrait.
Aaron Watson was worried when we pitted him up against his "hero" in last week's Taste of Country Texas Red Dirt Rumble, but in reality, he shouldn't have been. Watson's 'Fast Cars Slow Kisses' took out Robert Earl Keen's 'I Gotta Go' with twice as many votes. Now, let's see how he fares against this week's competitor: Josh Abbott Band joined by Pat Green.
