martin bates wrote:spot on; I was talking to a pianist the other day - he was playing where Monica & I went for our aniversarry meal - ahhh- & was off to play cruises for a short period then returning to do some session work with Beverly Knight ....we agreed most 'music lovers' may have a particular favourite style, but are generally open to all other sorts and that's true of all the great performers, I think - and partly why they retain a strong appeal.
The same applies to Queen; original thought of as a heavy metal band (particularly in the USA), but their music encompasses rock, glam, pop, funk, electronic & rockabilly, as well as opera & classical influences. Almost certainly the most diverse rock / pop act of all time, even more so than The Beatles.
martin bates wrote:Interesting in the original post that CMP were reviewing the album. Douglas Mc P must have been writing for them for many years now, and was probably interested in the new release; when the original album came out it did very well in the country charts- despite the contents , probably the least country he'd done at that time.
What number did it reach? I've never seen a country album chart listing for Jerry, but the album was a complete flop in the US pop album charts... and the single 'Meat Man' didn't sell much either.