I FIRST HEARD BLUE RODEO'S FIVE DAYS IN JULY AT WORK ONE DAY, WHEN A FELLOW EMPLOYEE BROUGHT IN THE TAPE. RIGHT AWAY I HEARD THREE SONGS THAT JUST MADE ME STAND THERE IN A TRANCE. WHO ARE THESE GUYS AND WHY HAVE'MT I HEARD OF THEM BEFORE? BAD TIMING WAS THE MOST TEAR JERKING LOVE SONG I HAD HEARD SINCE JOHN HIATT'S " ICY BLUE HEART" AND "LIPSTICK SUNSET" AND THEN THE ECLECTIC HEAD OVER HEELS WITH IT'S CATCHY UPBEAT HOOKS AND LYRICS AND RODNEY CROWELL'S "TILL I CAN GAIN CONTROL AGAIN. I WAS BLOWN AWAY. I BOUGHT THE TAPE AND NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT IS ON MY TOP TEN LIST OF ALL TIME FAVORITES. BEING A CANADIAN WHO NOW LIVES IN ARIZONA, I AM SO PROUD OF THESE GUYS, AND IF YOU LIKE ROOTS ROCK OR IF YOU LIKE COUNTRY YOU WILL LOVE THIS C.D. EVERY SONG WILL LEAVE YOU FEELING LIKE YOU KNOW THIS BAND INTIMATELY

JOHN HIATT IS A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS. HE IS THE ONLY SONGWRITER THAT I KNOW OF WHO CAN MAKE YOU LAUGH YOUR HEAD OFF ON ONE SONG "TENNESSEE PLATES" AND ON ANOTHER SONG "ICY BLUE HEART" LEAVE YOU IN A RIVER OF TEARS, AND THEN PROCEED TO MAKE YOU SHAKE YOUR HEAD IN WONDER AT A SONG LIKE "TRUDY AND DAVE". THIS IS THE MY FAVORITE CD OF ALL TIME. BECAUSE IT BRINGS OUT THE WHOLE GAMUT OF EMOTIONS IN THE LISTENER. EVERY SONG ON SLOW TURNING, HAS SOMETHING TO SAY AND IT SAYS IT IN A UNIQUE AND ENJOYABLE WAY. HE IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST PROLIFIC SONGWRITER TODAY AND MAYBE EVER. CHECK THIS ONE OUT FOLKS. YOU WON'T REGRET IT.