The Ozark Mountain Daredevils were always slightly more on the Country Rock side of Southern. And maybe therefore being dismissed as lightweight, not worth investigating. But the OMD made some pretty exciting albums in the 70's. And then came the 80's. Like any other Southern Rock band around that time, time came for a change (for the worse, if you ask me). And The Ozark Mountain Daredevils also embraced that clean, lifeless musical approach. This album sounds at time like Jackson Browne's "Lives In The Balance", productionwise that is. "Heart Of The Country" has some good songs. But there are also a couple of embarrassing tracks featured here, which is mostly because of the sterile 80's production. Which is making the record sound terribly dated, and not aging well... Not my favorite OMD record (which is "The Car Over The Lake Album" from 1975), but it's a nice addition for any OMD fan. Wilder Days?
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Cool album. I notice that Lonely Knight is the Russell Smith song from his first solo album. (I have that first Russell Smith on vinyl and love it)
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The link for "Heart Of The Country" by Ozark Mt. Daredevils is broken. Please re-up this album. Thanks so much!
I Cant get either album. PLEASE FIX????
The link is still good, so try again...
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