ALBUM OF THE WEEK # 213 SISTER HAZEL - CHASING DAYLIGHT (2003)

[RJhog (Admin)]

Artist: Sister Hazel

Genre: Alternative Rock

Country Of Origin: United States

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Member: No

Album: Chasing Daylight

RJ's Top 5 Songs: 1. Your Mistake...2. Sword And Shield...3. Best I'll Ever Be...4. Can't Believe...5. Come Around

Disclaimer: All info that does not reside in my brain is gathered from wikipedia.com (mostly because Jon can't stand it).

So this week, another first time appearance at Classic Rock Bottom.  It's a very cool little rock band from Gainesville, Florida.  As an avid Georgia Bulldog fan, about the only thing that has ever come out of Florida that's not named Lynyrd Skynyrd or Tom Petty that I like is Sister Hazel.  This week I give you their fourth studio release Chasing Daylight.

I've got no stats for you this week, just a very short story.  I bought this album sometime shortly after it was released.  I basically heard Lex & Terry (a morning radio show that was aired in Augusta at that time) say how good the band was so I picked it up.  I listened to it, but for some reason or another it didn't register.  Fast forward to when I met my wife Sandra.  Somewhere along the way she mentioned that she liked Sister Hazel.  So I pulled the CD back out and gave it another spin.  It definitely registered more then.  On top of that, shortly after we started dating we saw Sister Hazel in concert.  They translated well live so I picked up some more albums.

All that being said, this is still my overall favorite album by the band.  The drum sound is definitely more crisp and clear than that of last week for those of you who like that sort of thing, and the geeeetar (no trademark infringement) is damn good.  The band also harmonizes well and I think the vocalist is terrific.  So give it a listen and let me know what you think.

1. Your Mistake

2. Come Around

3. One Love

4. Best I'll Ever Be

5. Life Got In The Way 

6. Everybody

7. Swan Dive

8. Killing Me Too

9. Sword And Shield

10. Hopeless

11. Effortlessly

12. Can't Believe

13. Best I'll Ever Be (Acoustic Piano Bonus Track)

[Jon]

Yeah, but Matchbox 20 sucks too. So I'm good.

[Gordon Williams]

Jon has taken over Niel's crown as the most bash happy listener.

[Jon]

I just bash the stuff that sucks and/or the stuff that Rjhog posts.

[Gordon Williams]

Your suckage may be another ones mighty fine.... 

Who's right and who's wrong??? I dont know about ya'll, but when it comes to music, I'm right 100 percent of the time....know whut I mean???

[Gordon Williams]

By the way, I'm listening to Stray again. It's pretty good. And I'm always right...

[Jon]

I agree with you on Stray.