ANGIE SENGER
Country Memories
Get Crazy – Dry Red Roses – I’m Gone – I Walk
These Halls Alone – Last Train – Bad Moon – I’m Single Again – Country
Memories – Lost At Sea – Just Fishing – What Were You Thinking – That
Big Old Tree – What Are You Looking For – Party In The Garage
These Halls Alone – Last Train – Bad Moon – I’m Single Again – Country
Memories – Lost At Sea – Just Fishing – What Were You Thinking – That
Big Old Tree – What Are You Looking For – Party In The Garage
All of the songs on this classic country album
were written by the Minnesota vocalist, musician, and obviously good
songwriter, Angie Senger. I believe she spends her winter-time in or
near Phonenix, Arizona, where she hones her talent for writing with her
talent for vocalizing. It’s also notable that this particular CD was
recorded at ChasBen Audio in Apache Junction, Arizona. The mix is pretty
stunning, and sounds like a lot of engineer hours were spent by Charles
Bennington making the ‘balance’ so easy to listen to. Angie has a very
nice ‘country’ voice. She vocalizes her feelings of being alone,
single, gone, and wanting to party. It’s the early 70’s and 80’s sound
of country music on this album. I really like the way the electric
guitar picks lead. Sounds like brothers picking, but it’s Angie on
acoustic rhythm guitar, and Jay Dee Hoag picking lead behind her,
and really does a nice job. Angie also plays the bass, and she does
that in the older straight country style. No need for jazz runs or
attempts to make this the lead instrument, it’ not necessary. Her song
structure is also quite good. She stays within that 3-chord style that
so wonderfully embellishes the original, very identifiable character of
country music. Well, OK, she modulates occasionally, and sometimes uses
a fourth chord to emphasize a bar or two. Sounds a little like Luther
Perkins pickin’ on “Last Train” a nice Johnny Cash touch to Angie’s
lovely voice. I was kind of hoping she would yodel on “I’m Single
Again” a perfect song for that kind of touch. Still, it’s a well
written country song just as it is. I also like, very much, how the
front cover of this album flows into the rear cover. Same photo, but
enlarged on the back to match the front. Took some graphics expertise
to make that happen, and it’s well done. Good CD. Off it goes to the
Rural Roots Music Commission for their listening. They are getting a
lot of CD’s the last few years with this 70’s/80’s style of recording,
but I never know how they are going to ‘rate’ anything. My best of luck
to Angie.
were written by the Minnesota vocalist, musician, and obviously good
songwriter, Angie Senger. I believe she spends her winter-time in or
near Phonenix, Arizona, where she hones her talent for writing with her
talent for vocalizing. It’s also notable that this particular CD was
recorded at ChasBen Audio in Apache Junction, Arizona. The mix is pretty
stunning, and sounds like a lot of engineer hours were spent by Charles
Bennington making the ‘balance’ so easy to listen to. Angie has a very
nice ‘country’ voice. She vocalizes her feelings of being alone,
single, gone, and wanting to party. It’s the early 70’s and 80’s sound
of country music on this album. I really like the way the electric
guitar picks lead. Sounds like brothers picking, but it’s Angie on
acoustic rhythm guitar, and Jay Dee Hoag picking lead behind her,
and really does a nice job. Angie also plays the bass, and she does
that in the older straight country style. No need for jazz runs or
attempts to make this the lead instrument, it’ not necessary. Her song
structure is also quite good. She stays within that 3-chord style that
so wonderfully embellishes the original, very identifiable character of
country music. Well, OK, she modulates occasionally, and sometimes uses
a fourth chord to emphasize a bar or two. Sounds a little like Luther
Perkins pickin’ on “Last Train” a nice Johnny Cash touch to Angie’s
lovely voice. I was kind of hoping she would yodel on “I’m Single
Again” a perfect song for that kind of touch. Still, it’s a well
written country song just as it is. I also like, very much, how the
front cover of this album flows into the rear cover. Same photo, but
enlarged on the back to match the front. Took some graphics expertise
to make that happen, and it’s well done. Good CD. Off it goes to the
Rural Roots Music Commission for their listening. They are getting a
lot of CD’s the last few years with this 70’s/80’s style of recording,
but I never know how they are going to ‘rate’ anything. My best of luck
to Angie.
RECORD REVIEW BY BOB EVERHART – www.ntcma.net
for Country Music News International Magazine