I do not like to do this. It goes against the reasons I do ninebullets to begin with, and for a while I was just gonna let The Wolf pass without comment. Then I got to thinking about it. I have jocked Shooter’s music on here before, and in real life when an artist I like stumbles, I talk about it. So, with that said…

WTF happened here?

The Wolf, IMO, is horrible. Do not waste a penny on it prior to taking a ‘test listen’ in some manner. I knew going into this release that Leroy Powell had left the band, and he was responsible for penning some of my favorite tracks off the previous albums. Perhaps it was him being out of the mix, or perhaps it was just a stumble. I don’t know, but The Wolf is a terribly disappointing cd for me. It’s like everything that was wrong with Busted in Baylor….over and over and over. I don’t wanna harp on it. I just wanted to mention that the cd fell way short of my hopes and if you were really excited about it, you may wanna manage a listen before plopping down any cash on it.

Shooter Jennings - Walk of Life (Dire Straits cover)
Shooter Jennings - The Wolf
Shooter Jennings - This Ol Wheel

Shooter Jennings’ Official Site, Shooter on MySpace, Buy The Wolf

All that said. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and hope he bounces back with his next cd. The show I saw earlier this year was wonderful as well and I’ll be attending the next Tampa/St. Pete show he plays.

Two tracks from Shooters previous album, Electric Rodeo:

Shooter Jennings - Hair of the Dog
Shooter Jennings - Electric Rodeo