Without even listening to Doggondest Feelin’ one can get an interpretation of just the type of artist Jeremy Parsons wants to be. From the Manuel jacket and the powder blue polyester outfit to the song titles, what we’ve got here is a traditionalist. Taking a listen to the album we know that Jeremy Parsons isn’t just trying to look like a 50’s country artists but he’s completely immersed in the sounds of the past, which is quite interesting given the fact that he’s in his early 20’s and looks like he could still be a High School student. All of that aside, fans of traditional and Honky Tonk will certainly enjoy everything about Doggondest Feelin’.
The album starts off with the haunting “The Night Hank Williams Died” and instead of being a song that just invokes the King of Country music himself, it is as intense as many of the classic songs Hank did himself. The same can be said for the title track, “Doggondest Feelin’" (listen here). It showcases the American roots music with Randy Kohrs’ Dobro and banjo and Mike Douchett’s harmonica accenting the song about the end of a relationship. Cash’s influence not only permeates the melody of “Hide Her Angel Wings,” but also in the lyrics as well. Vocally Parsons has quite a bit of vibrato and that is showcased on “Out Comes The Sun,” a song about the kind of relationship we all hope we never get in. It’s also a song that was just cut by the Grascals for their upcoming album.
“Can’t Recall The Fall” sounds like it is a song from years gone by and features some great female harmony vocals from Molly Smith while. Lyrically depressing, “Since My Baby Left Me” has an upbeat melody that showcases how much fun the musicians had in making this ‘old-timey’ record and it is the kind of country music that makes these musicians blood boil. Romantic and recalling the 1960s and 1970s ballads, “I Could Be Your Pick Me Up” finds a man singing to a woman about all the ways he would treat her better. Like all classic country albums, there is a spiritual song on the record in “Passenger Seat.”
While fans of music from artists like Taylor Swift or other stars of the mainstream aren’t likely to find anything they like about Jeremy Parsons’ Doggondest Feelin’, if you like your music country, traditional and love the stuff from Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, and other classic artists like them then you’re sure to enjoy everything about Jeremy Parsons and his music.
I may personally lean towards the mainstream when I chose music to listen to but you can Mark my words when I say this, I have the doggondest feelin’ that people will be hearing from Jeremy Parsons for many years to come.
You can support Jeremy Parsons by purchasing this album at Amazon | iTunes. You can also order the CD via Jeremy Parsons’ website.
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