|
Songs
Melton’s straight
forward style and performances have garnered praise and
prompted fans and critics alike to compare his songs to a
unique mixture of Wilson Pickett, Steve Earle, Townes Van
Zandt, and Robert Earl Keen while remaining original at the
same time.
|
Round Here
Kick Ass Texas Music
Joel Melton
©2005
“Round Here” is the fifth
studio album from Austin area based Texas singer/ songwriter Joel Melton.
As is the case with Joel’s previous musical offerings, “Round Here” retains
an intimacy that smells of wood smoke and spicy Texas Bar-B-Que washed down
with ice-cold beer. The songs on this strongest to date compilation cover
the spectrum of personal experiences to political musings.
Having met and later performed with Texas singer/songwriters that set the
standard of the genre, like Michael Fracasso, Jimmy Lafave, Kevin Welch, and
Ray Wylie Hubbard, Melton is continually inspired to write not only personal
songs but also stimulated to create character driven protagonists that
highlight the humanity in all of us. From
the perfect example of a heartfelt expression of idyllic love in the song,
“Girl and She’s Living With Me” to the humorous and true story of gender
confusion in “Spike”, Joel remains honest to his personal artistic voice
expressing deep abiding life notions while never taking itself to seriously.
Recorded at The Zone in Wimberly Texas, “Round Here” is destined to become a
singer/songwriter favorite while crossing over to a wider audience. Joel’s
songwriting continues to be an earnest observation of the truth of living
life to the fullest.
|
|
Little Max
Uncle Joey & the Mud Puppies
Featuring Joel Melton, Steve
Wheeler, Drew Nichols & Dean Brown
©1999
Uncle Joey & The Mud Puppies
is a Roots Rock band led by Uncle Joey, an original and unique character
that is the Alter-Ego of Singer, Songwriter and Musician Joel Melton.
Take the Bad-Boy Biker Country Roots Rock of David Allen Coe, throw in the
Texas Blues Rock of Steve Earle and the Folk Rock Story-Telling Balladry of
Tom Waits, and then add the Outlaw Country Style of Willie, Waylon and The
Boys, along with a huge dose of New Millennium Political Incorrectness for
extra flavor, and what you get is a Campfire Kettle full of Mud Puppy Stew
Little Max
centers on a full band feel informed by the blues. Joel Melton's songs
expand the genre of Roots Rock and leave the listener with a familiar
recognizable motivation while remaining original in their own sense The
songs feature the composition highlighting a life lived to the fullest in
'Bessie Begins to Play' to the rowdy bar favorite...'I Like My Women Like I
Like My Chicken.' The CD has songs that reach out and grab the listener by
the...well lets just say it keeps them listening. |
|
Last Love Letter
Joel Melton
©1998
Last Love
Letter is an alt-county masterpiece. Acoustically produced, the songs take
the listener on a enjoyable auditory ride. The separate offerings include
touching love songs alongside Texas style story songs with a humorous
tongue-in-cheek edge. Featured are compositions that tell the story of
Carla Faye Tucker's arrest and subsequent execution in 1998 and the popular
relationship anthem, 'Crazy Stupid Bitch.' The CD received many accolades
and continues to impress both the listening public and music critics alike.
A must have for all Americana fans!
|
,
|
