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AngryCountry accepting CD's for review
Fri. March 21, 2008
Zane Lewis Album Review
Fri. March 21, 2008
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Zane Lewis Album Review
Fri. March 21, 2008
Zane Lewis may have taken the long way around the barn to reach this point in his music career, but one listen to his sophomore release, ZANE LEWIS, leaves no doubt that this boy is exactly where he is meant to be. A sixth-generation Texan, Lewis was born in the West Texas town of Lubbock and raised just north of Austin in the town of Round Rock. From Buddy Holly to Waylon Jennings to Ronnie Dunn, the region has given us some of Texas’ most influential artists. With a pure country voice as big at the Lone Star state and a stage show that gives new meaning to the term, “wild west,” Lewis is already falling naturally into that prestigious country lineage. “When I’m onstage, I’m an in-your-face guy and I’m all about getting the crowd jacked up and enjoying themselves.” Zane says with an easy laugh. “Even my slow songs are like that; they still have power and drive. You work on an album in the studio over the course of several months and then you’re out there playing those songs live. If the audience doesn’t feel the music, you might as well just hang it up.”
Lewis grew up in a home immersed in country music, “Dad had his own western swing band in college, and as a kid, I remember hearing him play ‘Faded Love’ and other Bob Wills’ tunes on his fiddle late into the night. On family vacations, the car was stocked with all the right 8-track tapes and we’d wear out the player listening to Willie, Waylon, and The Eagles.” Like any American kid, Zane also encountered his share of rock ‘n’ roll. Anyone who sees him perform live should know that he counts Van Halen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Charlie Daniels, U2, and Elvis among his influences.
A self-professed audiophile, it took Lewis a while to come around to the idea of a musical career. “I didn’t start playing guitar until college,” he admits. “For years I was a closet singer, really a ‘shower’ singer. I had the Strait, Garth, and Haggard sound workin’ those bathroom acoustics. It drove my roommates crazy.” Lewis spent those college years in Lubbock, attending Texas Tech on the “six-year party plan” and living on a steady diet of ‘Texas Spoon Blue Margaritas’ and classic country music.
Read more: http://magazine.angrycountry.com/article.php?story=20080313164519924
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