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Seth Hodes  11/04/2004          
Good Times
Album Review
This is a great CD - probably one of Charlie's best. Overall production seems to have matured a bit. Good mix of fun, up-temp songs with more mellow stuff. Charlie is certainly an honorary Lone Star music man!
B  10/26/2004          
Charlie Robison
Artist Review
Good shit man
Dirty Steve  10/13/2004          
Charlie Robison
Artist Review
What happened to Charlie, the best album was Life of the party. After that Nashville messed with his mind.
Live  10/12/2004          
Charlie Robison
Artist Review
Reader - Promise me that you'll never ever, ever go see this guy live. If you do, get very drunk.
txn  10/02/2004          
Good Times
Album Review
I would give it 10 stars if i could. best charlie album to date.
[email protected]  09/28/2004          
Charlie Robison
Artist Review
Charlie Robison "Good Times" (Dualtone) ¶ The grand experiment that was Sony's Lucky Dog imprint never really managed to turn the renegades (Bruce & Charlie Robison, Jack Ingram, BR549, The Derailers, among others) into commercial stars, and one-by-one, they're fruitfully returning to their indie roots. To give the label its due, the albums these artists put out under the Lucky Dog imprint, smoothing out rougher edges with mainstream production hands, were artistically interesting, if not commercially successful. ¶ Perhaps none of the Lucky Dog releases benefited more from this combination than Robison's 2000 release, "Step Right Up," with its flagship single, "Right Man for the Job." As a man in transition (recently married, soon-to-be father), the album found Robison advancing his party-boy songwriting to more adult (but not necessarily less rowdy) subjects. This follow-up, waxed for the busy Dualtone label (and recorded in Austin, TX with Lloyd Maines at the board), finds Robison a few more years into his marriage and two years into fatherhood. He's neither as prickly as on his earlier releases, nor as radio-polished as on his last, resting instead in a middle ground of mid-life. ¶ The album isn't filled with autobiographical songs of family life (though the lascivious "Love Means Never Having to Say You're Hungry" and the sentimental "Photograph" certainly count), but Robison does use his new found roles as a path away from the bachelor life touched upon in the title track. As on earlier albums, he's especially successful when writing in the Texas school of Van Zandt and McMurtry with story songs like "New Year's Day" and the waltz-time "Magnolia." ¶ In addition to guest harmonies from brother Bruce and bandmate-in-law Natalie Maines, Robison sings songs from Keith Gattis, Waylon Paine and Terry Allen. The latter's "Flatland Boogie" is particularly fine, managing to evoke both the windswept plains of Texas and the romance of Springsteen's highway sprites. It's a fitting piece to summarize Robison's music - down home at its heart, but with an ear that took in rock radio of the '80s, and feet that still need to wander.
Aaron  09/21/2004          
Charlie Robison
Artist Review
Good Times is the best studio album Charlie has done buy far! I cant get enough of this album, all the songs are classic! Do yourself a favore and pick it up. "Buy me a whiskey and get yourself stoned, and we gonna have a good time!"
Paul  09/19/2004          
Charlie Robison
Artist Review
Charlie is the man! I heard some of the new songs live and they are bad ass! I can't wait to pick up the new cd, and to see him live!
Lance Lockhart  09/09/2004          
Charlie Robison
Artist Review
Good Times, is easily a CD that will get a lot of use in my collection. It brings back memories of some old album classics that were excellent from the first song to the last. Back are the hometown references in every corner of our state a reflection of the narrative writing style that Charlie is famous for. It is an easy listen and should transfer well to his live show. I can't wait to hear some new classics from this CD being played live. El Cerrito Place, is an easy favorite, as well as Photograph, Love Means Never Having to Say You're Hungry is classic Charlie writing on both sides of the line. Charlie Robison sets a new standard for himself, a strong song selection and well produced collection of music. Welcome back!
Schimmer  07/19/2004          
Live
Album Review
This is a must have album! Its so fun to listen to. I only wish I was there when it was recorded. Buy this album even if you have all his others, it kicks ass!


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