The current members of the
Randy Rogers Band have been together since 2004. They've taken their time, learned how to make records, and matured slowly. In 2006 the band crossed over. They signed to Mercury Nashville and released
Just a Matter of Time (which reached number six on Billboard's country chart). They grossed over $2.5 million in 2007 while touring in support of it, warranting placement in Rolling Stone as a "must-see" artist. In 2008, they enlisted
Radney Foster to produce their self-titled follow-up, which reflected Nashville's studio culture to a "T."
Burning the Day, produced by
Paul Worley, finds them on MCA Nashville. Preceded by the fine single "Too Late for Goodbye," a ringing midtempo rock ballad, the
RRB has evolved from its roots as a good-time, spontaneous live band into first-rate masters of the recording studio. The other excellent tunes on the set, "Holding on to Letting Go," "I've Been Looking for You so Long," "Starting Over for the Last Time," and "Last Last Chance" reflect a more polished version of what the band is best at live: playing a 21st century meld of contemporary country and mainstream pop/rock; as influenced by
Bob Seger as it is by
Jack Ingram and
Pat Green. ~ Thom Jurek