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(11) Jimmie Van Zant – Feels Like Freedom (2012)

For "Feels Like Freedom" Van Zant has surrounded himself with the cream of Nashville session players and songwriters. It's a symbiotic and really well rounded combination where the singer stays true to his roots but enriched by new sounds. Perhaps Van Zant's biggest strength lies in his storytelling.
When addressing wanderlust and leaving the past in "Chasing Shadows" he puts himself in the first person. And the manner in which he shifts from tales of outlaw rockers to depictions of an alcohol-ravaged marriage shows empathic range.  The song sequence has been cleverly chosen. Full-throttle rockers are interspersed with ballads and mid-tempo tunes with taste.
All are good and enjoyable, but title track "Feels Like Freedom" is a winner, an anthemic rocker full of energy and class playing. "Feels Like Freedom" is a really nice album of pure American rock.  It's very well composed and crisply produced with superb musicians at service of the music, while Jimmie's strong performances infuses each song with heavy emotional weight.
Backing instruments include: electric guitars, bass guitars, acoustic guitars, drums, keyboards, steel guitar, fiddle, harmonica, banjo, & also it includes backing singers. All these backing musicians along with Jimmie's great "Van Zant" vocals, gives this album a rich, bold sound. The songs are full of great stories, and many are very inspirational. This is one great "Southern Rock/Country Rock" album.

Tracklist:

01.  Chasing Shadows  - 3:38
02.  Ain’t Quite Mary Jane  - 3:18
03.  Wildest Branch  - 3:21
04.  When You Gonna Learn  - 3:35
05.  Feels Like Freedom  - 4:17
06.  That’ll Take You Back  - 3:45
07.  Southern Rock  - 3:06
08.  Unfinished Life  - 3:37
09.  Runaway Train  - 3:28
10.  Come On Man  - 4:22
11.  Stronger Stuff  - 3:53

Release:  July 3, 2012
Recorded at:  "The Sound Kitchen Recording Studio", in Franklin, TN.
Label:  CYA Records
Genre:  Southern Rock
Length:  40:19
Producer:  Kent Wells
Co-produced by:  Jimmie Van Zant

Personnel
Jimmie Van Zant - vocals
Rob McNelly - electric guitar
Dave Daniels Camarda - electric guitar
Kent Wells - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Steve Hinson - electric guitar, steel guitar, background vocals
Gary Smith - keyboards
Mike Brignardello - bass
Nick Buda - drums, percussion
Christine Winslow - background vocals
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