Name: The Game by Blue Highway
Brand: Blue Highway
SKU: 011661884724
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (84 reviews)

ALBUM

Blue Highway have been practicing a delicate balancing act for the past 20 years, paying homage to the history of traditional bluegrass with timeless precision, but while writing strikingly original material that is gently progressive and modern, even though the songs often feel like they came out of the century before. It's a pretty neat trick, and one that Blue Highway continue to pull off with grace and intelligence on The Game, the group's 11th album, released in the 20th anniversary year of the band's existence. All of the songs here, save one, the haunting shape note-sung and fiddle-augmented traditional "Hicks's Farewell" that closes out the album, were written by one or more of the bandmembers, which is part of why Blue Highway are so unique on the contemporary bluegrass scene. They write good songs, songs that are more than mere facsimiles of traditional bluegrass, and there's enough pure country singing in the lead vocals and harmonies of Tim Stafford, Wayne Taylor, and Shawn Lane to almost call what Blue Highway does "pop bluegrass," in the best sense of what that might mean. The Game is yet another fine set that shows off the group's intelligent songwriting and precision playing and singing, from the haunting mountain drone ballad "Where Jasmine Grows" to a pair of bending, swaying, and jaunty instrumentals, "Dogtown" and "Funny Farm." The opener and title tune, "The Game," a roving gambler-styled ballad that sounds older than the Appalachian Mountains but is a completely new song, as much about what is now as it is about what was then, sets the stage. This is the natural and graceful musical balancing act Blue Highway have always done so wonderfully for so long, and as this 20th anniversary release shows, they aren't about to stop doing it. ~ Steve Leggett

1. The Game

by Blue Highway

Primary Artist: Blue Highway; Main Performer
Composer: Shawn Lane
Barry Bales; Composer
Lyricist: Shawn Lane
Barry Bales; Composer

2. Remind Me Of You

by Blue Highway

Primary Artist: Blue Highway; Main Performer
Composer: Tim Stafford
Craig Market; Composer
Lyricist: Tim Stafford
Craig Market; Composer

3. Dogtown

by Blue Highway

Primary Artist: Blue Highway; Main Performer
Composer: Jason Burleson; Composer
Lyricist: Jason Burleson; Composer

4. All The Things You Do

by Blue Highway

Primary Artist: Blue Highway; Main Performer
Composer: Shawn Lane
Shannon Slaughter; Composer
Lyricist: Shawn Lane
Shannon Slaughter; Composer

5. A Change Of Faith In Tennessee

by Blue Highway

Primary Artist: Blue Highway; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Gulley
Tim Stafford; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Gulley
Tim Stafford; Composer

6. Talk Is Cheap

by Blue Highway

Primary Artist: Blue Highway; Main Performer
Composer: Wayne Taylor; Composer
Lyricist: Wayne Taylor; Composer

7. Church Bell Wedding Blues

by Blue Highway

Primary Artist: Blue Highway; Main Performer
Composer: Tim Stafford
Jon Weisberger; Composer
Lyricist: Tim Stafford
Jon Weisberger; Composer

8. Where Jasmine Grows

by Blue Highway

Primary Artist: Blue Highway; Main Performer
Composer: Shawn Lane
Gerald Ellenburg; Composer
Lyricist: Shawn Lane
Gerald Ellenburg; Composer

9. My Last Day In The Mine

by Blue Highway

Primary Artist: Blue Highway; Main Performer
Composer: Wayne Taylor
Tim Stafford; Composer
Lyricist: Wayne Taylor
Tim Stafford; Composer

10. Just To Have A Job

by Blue Highway

Primary Artist: Blue Highway; Main Performer
Composer: Shawn Lane; Composer
Lyricist: Shawn Lane; Composer

11. Funny Farm

by Blue Highway

Primary Artist: Blue Highway; Main Performer
Composer: Rob Ickes; Composer
Lyricist: Rob Ickes; Composer

12. Hicks's Farewell

by Blue Highway

Primary Artist: Blue Highway; Main Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

38 minutes and 23 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

5/12 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

2/12 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Rock, Bluegrass, Country, Contemporary Country, Contemporary Bluegrass, New Traditional Bluegrass

Label

New Rounder

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jan 20, 2014

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

11661884724

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The Game

The Game

1. The Game

2. Remind Me Of You

3. Dogtown

4. All The Things You Do

5. A Change Of Faith In Tennessee

6. Talk Is Cheap

7. Church Bell Wedding Blues

8. Where Jasmine Grows

9. My Last Day In The Mine

10. Just To Have A Job

11. Funny Farm

12. Hicks's Farewell

Technical Specifications

The Game

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The Game

1. The Game

2. Remind Me Of You

3. Dogtown

4. All The Things You Do

5. A Change Of Faith In Tennessee

6. Talk Is Cheap

7. Church Bell Wedding Blues

8. Where Jasmine Grows

9. My Last Day In The Mine

10. Just To Have A Job

11. Funny Farm

12. Hicks's Farewell

Technical Specifications