I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Common Sense, by Gary Nicholson and it's a mix of pop, rock, country and blues. Opening with What A Little Love Will Do, a country rock flavored pop track, Gary Nicholson on vocal and guitars leads the way with vocal backing by Harry Stinson, joined by Kevin McKendree on guitar, Jim Hoke on guitar, Lynn Williams on drums and Mike Joyce on bass. Laid back country shuffle, Make Good Trouble featured some of Nicholson's best vocals on the release and The McCrary Sisters on backing vocals Mike Finnegan on organ and piano, Hutch Hutchison on bass, Tony Braunegal on drums and John Jorgensen on guitar. We Don't Talk About It is a cool track with Nicholson and The McCrary Sisters ramping the vocals up. McKendree on piano really kicks up the juice and Jim Hoke on harmonica gives the track a real zing. Another favorite is Follow The Money with a funky blues feel. Jim Hoke on steel guitar and sax gives this track some real nice punch and Yates McKendree slips in a solid guitar solo. All That Makes Me Happy Is The Blues has a real nice movement with Latin rhythm by Williams and McKendree and outstanding guitar work by Anson Funderburgh. Rural blues and title track, Common Sense, has a real earthy feel with Luke Bulla on fiddle and mandolin, Richard Bailey on banjo, Colin Linden on guitar and Hoke on harmonica and dobro, backing Nicholson on vocal. Wrapping the release is simple ballad, There's No Them, with Nicholson featured on vocal, backed by David Santos on bass, Rick Vito on guitar, Chris Carmichael on strings and McKendree on piano.
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