This entire CD is FANTASTIC! I haven't taken it out of my player since I got it. Love it!
That "Cool Grass" song is badass!!!
Darren played a great show out at the Hall of Fame but there was only like 20 people there. We stayed the whole time and got to talk with Darren afterwards. The band still played their butts off and I respect that. Great times. Hope to see you down the road
I listened to the clips from the album, thought he sounded pretty good so I bought it. After a few rounds through the old CD player, I formed the opinion that this is a solid, but not spectacular, debut CD. I'm not hating on him by any means, there was just no material on the CD that made him stand out from the crowd. Not that he's not a good singer; he's got a great voice. I just think he needs to find his own sound, most of the tunes on this CD were a little too generic for my taste. I actually liked "Cool Grass" quite a bit, but I was lukewarm to the rest of the CD. All that said, I'll probably buy his next CD...I think he's got a lot of potential.
Dorin Marincas CMA-Europe
Howdy Darren!
Great song "Cool Grass" from cd-tex 52. Super country voice .
I am writing you from Romania.
I am the owner of Country Do Club Romania and my company produces syndicated radio shows with country
music for 12 radio stations across Romania including National R3 Romania tation "www.Radio3net.ro".
If you have any promotional materials with the logo of
your company and signed cd-s and...some old stuff,clerance for you, new for us, with Country Music
(cd-s,DVD-s until 2007) please send them to me on the below address to include it in my productions.(Dorin Marincas OP12 CP835 Cluj-Napoca, Romania - Europe ...I prefere this address). I am the host and the producer of one hour Country Music TV-Show, at
Tele Europa Nova from Cluj area and if you have any DVD-s with country music performances, please send them too, for my tv-show. I am ACM member and Sterling Member of CMA, the only one in Eastern Europe (#503088,maybe you are too).
The address of my US Department: Alecs Variny
512 Nez Perce Lane
Lake Villa,IL,60046
Sorry about my english. Thank you.
Transylvania Cowboy
Dorin Marincash
P.S.: Can You send me by e-mail(wav or to audio cd) the ID from You?...Maybe: "Hello Romania, I'm (this is, my name is).. ..from... and you listening the Country-Do Radio...bla, bla.."Do, is pronuncing like first musical note(or Do from Door or Doll!!).
Sorry about my english, Dorin.
Being from San Angelo and getting to see Darren and the Swigs perform allot,We all knew He was going to make it big with his music .This is a great album!I'm already looking forward to the next one.
when i first heard this guy, i was thinking that he might be the next big act to come out of texas. i think he has the potential. great cd, great work.
Working for KRUN-AM in Ballinger, Texas, it's great to see Darren doing so well. Seeing since we were the first to play Darren, we'll continue to do it!
What an awesome CD, I listen to it over and over and it never gets old. I can't wait to see what is next. His live show's is a must see, great singer back by a great band, these guys are gonna be around for a long time.