"Wrong's What I Do Best,"
Jones sings in one song from
Walls Can Fall, and listening to the album you almost believe he's telling the truth.
Jones makes the same albums he's always made; two producers (this time
Emory Gordy Jr.) since
Billy Sherrill have failed to do more than decrease the number of novelty songs and tune up
Jones' sound, which is still defined by low piano melodies and sawing fiddle.
Jones continues to play off his legend: Songs like "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair," "Drive Me to Drink," and a cover of
Merle Haggard's "The Bottle Let Me Down" sound scarier because of
George's past. The thing is, wrong isn't what
Jones does best. What
Jones does best is consequences, which is why "There's the Door" sounds more emotionally devastating than anything else here. ~ Brian Mansfield