The American BR5-49 managed to gain quite a bit of fame in the late nineties by mixing country with rock 'n' roll. On This Is BR5-49 (2001) the emphasis was more on country, on the follow-up Tangled In The Pines, besides honky tonk, it is occasionally pure rockabilly. For example, on the title track, the sound of Johnny Cash's (Tennessee Three) band is convincingly recycled. No Train To Memphis is
… a perfect mix of the early Elvis and Hank Williams. In Movin 'The Country Creedence Clearwater Revival comes by. The influences do not disturb, the music is clearly performed with love and craftsmanship and the songs are given their own signature by the characteristic nasal country vocals of Chuck Mead and Chris Scruggs. With all the reappraisal of American roots music at the beginning of the noughties, there must certainly also be room for the high-quality honky tonk of BR5-49. (MS)more
