Zach Top grew up on a ranch in Sunnyside, Washington listening to Marty Robbins, George Strait, Keith Whitley, and Randy Travis while riding in an old Chevy pickup to feed livestock. He sang his first single "Cold Beer & Country Music" at Grand Ole Opry. At age seven, he formed a bluegrass band with his siblings called Top String. I haven't been this buzzed by a country album since Randall King's "Shot Glass" a couple years back. His music is unadorned traditional country. There are no weak tracks and a string of classic sounding tunes. He slows the tempo on the catchy "Cowboys Like Me Do" where he tells a new girl that he's not likely to hang around, before she takes him home for the night. Zach has a beautiful voice where his velvet vocals embrace the melody on the love song "There's the Sun." "The Kinda Woman I Like" is a mid-tempo rocker that raises the roof with Andy Leftwich's fiddle and Scotty Sanders' steel guitar. "Bad Luck" bounces as Top laments his string of risky failures until he met his new girlfriend, "I had every reason to give up until you came along, now it's so long bad luck." "Use Me' is a tear-in-your-beer weeper as two lonely people ask each other to lie just for tonight. "Ain't That a Heartbreak" is a great toe tapper where a man's wife breaks up by telling him the kids aren't his. When she shows up months later, he tells her to hit the road. One of my favorites is "I Never Lie" where a guy is obviously carrying a torch for a lost love but tells her, "I sleep like a baby; I never show up late for work; I don't drink whiskey; I don't know how it feels to hurt; Oh, and I ain't been lonely since you said goodbye; I wish I could say I miss you, but you know I never lie." Zach Top's freshman solo CD is so good, it's instantly classic. If you're a fan of old-school country, don't let this one slip by. Enjoy!

If you’re a fan of real country music,this is the guy…excellent music .

Gave 5 stars for ZT. Amazing album. Truly exceptional. The vinyl pressing is very good as well. Hardly any surface noise even on outer rim. I have a decent listening room, but certainly entry grade audiophile. I say 4/5 pressing because if anything it sounded too smooth. It lacked a bit of par separation and live excitement i expect from vinyl, but that opinion may be subconsciously swayed by how smooth it plays. Would love to see other's opinions.

Good music from a good guy

Listen to daily!!

Boot scootin country music

Great album, great price

Good country music. Great voice

Welcome to 90s country music with substance! This guy is dang good!!

Endlich mal wieder ein richtiges Country Album mit Steel Guitar und Fiddle, und nicht dieser heute übliche mich ermüdende "Nashville-Pop-Einheitsbrei". Fans der traditionellen Country Music kommen hier voll auf ihre Kosten und können bedenkenlos zugreifen. Bitte mehr davon!

CD received in a timely manner and in good cpondition.

Real country music at its finest!

Nice record