Album Notes: Personnel includes: Dale Watson (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Dave Biller (acoustic & electric guitars, background vocals); Lloyd Maines (acoustic guitar, steel guitar); Robert Lily (acoustic guitar); Redd Volkaert, Jerry Donahue (electric guitar); Jimmy Day, Scott Walls, Marty Muse, Herb Steiner, Marty Rifkin (steel guitar); Gene Elders (fiddle); Floyd Domino (piano, Wurlitzer piano); Craig Pettigrew (acoustic & electric basses); Preston Rumbaugh (acoustic bass); Dave Sanger, Merel Bregante, Terry Westbrook, Dennis Vanderhoof (drums); John Ludwick, Karen Poston, Kari Norwood, John Minton (background vocals). Recorded at Congress House, Pedernales, Arlynn Studios, Austin, Texas. All tracks have been digitally remastered. While Dale Watson is heavily influenced by Merle Haggard in his singing, songwriting, and image, criticizing him for that is like criticizing any contemporary singer-songwriter for following in the unavoidable footsteps of Bob Dylan. As this extremely useful career summary shows, Watson is an important country artist in his own right. He carries the torch of honky-tonk music, singing about verities like cheating, drinking, trucking, and the tribulations of the working man over a band that's honed it's chops in countless roadhouses across the country. Watson's deep, unwavering tone is completely convincing on a tradition-minded twangfest like "Truckin' Man," but the twist comes when you realize that the song is sung from the point of view of a non-trucking daydreamer. Similarly, "Pity Party" and "I Hate These Songs" turn the convention of the cry-in-your-beer weeper ever so slightly on its ear while fitting comfortably in the tradition that inspired them. As THE BEST OF THE HIGHTONE YEARS makes clear, Watson is fully capable of filling the shoes of Merle for a new generation without resorting to mere imitation.
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...WHAT IS IT ABOUT:
11 years after the release of the original, comes a sequel to 'The Lost Boys'. Chris and Nicole, a worryingly incestuous brother and sister, have moved to California to start a new life after the death of their parents. Unbeknown to them, a viscious brood of surfer vampires are killing at will, and when Nicole drinks their leader's blood, it's up to Chris to kick some vampire ass and save the day.
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Over all, this film is average for those watching it without knowledge of the first, and weak for those who do.
The first thing I noticed was the over the top swearing - it was just too much, and left the firm impression that this film is trying to attract teenage boys. This theory is confirmed with the OTT bloody scenes of gore, which are typical teen-slasher movie fare.
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