{"id":613,"date":"1999-12-21T22:29:40","date_gmt":"1999-12-21T22:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lrhr.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/?p=613"},"modified":"2015-11-24T20:07:29","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T20:07:29","slug":"burton-gaar-mighty-long-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lrhr.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/?p=613","title":{"rendered":"BURTON GAAR: Mighty Long Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lrhr.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Mighty-long-road.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-614 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lrhr.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Mighty-long-road-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mighty long road\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lrhr.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Mighty-long-road-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lrhr.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Mighty-long-road-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lrhr.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Mighty-long-road-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/lrhr.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Mighty-long-road-259x260.jpg 259w, https:\/\/lrhr.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Mighty-long-road-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/lrhr.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Mighty-long-road.jpg 1414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>&#8220;This is one of those releases that makes it exciting to be a reviewer&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gaar is a blues vet with highly seasoned vocal chops, and I\u2019d be willing to bet (and I\u2019m not a betting man) that every reader of this magazine of baby-boomer age would dig this effort just as much as I! There\u2019s nothing not to like.<\/p>\n<p>A rare combination of ingredients that makes the \u201cchill factor\u201d once again a reality to this somewhat jaded writer\/player.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever a cut can evoke the dual emotion of chills and tears simultaneously, you know they be on to something. Gaar, as a producer\/vocalist, is all the way <i>there<\/i>! He has assembled an all-star cast of musicians including Allman Brothers alums Jack Pearson and Johnny Neel, and Neville Brothers guitarist Shane Theriot, the licks (and grooves) just keep on comin\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Gaar\u2019s writing ranks right with Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, and a cut like \u201cYou Didn\u2019t Lie\u201d would be right at home with either Ronnie Milsap or Robert Cray. If you think I\u2019m kidding, check out \u201cWillingly\u201d (and Jack\u2019s solo) and \u201cTruth Is,\u201d then call me in the morning.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vintageguitar.com\/2238\/burton-gaar-mighty-long-road\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Hussong, Vintage Guitar Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/mighty-long-road\/id903056148\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;background:url(http:\/\/linkmaker.itunes.apple.com\/images\/badges\/en-us\/badge_itunes-lrg.svg) no-repeat;width:165px;height:40px;\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mighty-Long-Road-Burton-Gaar\/dp\/B00004S2V7\/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1447885684&amp;sr=8-1-fkmr1\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-138\" src=\"https:\/\/lrhr.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/amazon-button-02-e1424654609347.png\" alt=\"amazon-button-02\" width=\"129\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This is one of those releases that makes it exciting to be a reviewer&#8221; &#8220;Gaar is a blues vet with highly seasoned vocal chops, and I\u2019d be willing to bet (and I\u2019m not a betting man) that every reader of this magazine of baby-boomer age would dig this effort just as much as I! 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