There are always reasons for not chasing the dream: I’m too old to change course now, I don’t have the money, I need the money I make now, etc., etc.Luckily, Adam Hood decided to chase his dream a few years back and we get to reap the benefits.Hood began playing music very young and joined his first band at age fourteen. He continued to play, solo and in bands, until college. After a brief stay at Auburn, the Alabama native reached that common crossroads – chase his dream or get a job. He chose a job. But that idea only lasted three months, Hood quit his job as a land surveyor and began playing gigs around the college towns.In 2002, Hood released a live album, 21 to Enter. And now he has released his follow-up EP 6th Street.This four song EP carries a strong theme of relationships. In “Tuesday Nights” Hood recounts a typical evening of playing to a small crowd, yet chasing his dream and the thankfulness of having a significant other that supports his quest. “Million Miles Away” takes a counterpoint to that where the man laments as he drives home that her heart is a million miles away.“Coffee Song” is a story that could happen to any of us: a businessman who chose success over friends and a barista who grows weary of the thankless job of serving. It is the man’s kind “thank you” that leads them to a conversation that draws both into a relationship built on kindness.“Play Something We Know” was the first song I had heard from this record and made me seek out more on Adam Hood. It is a playful Todd Snider-esque ode to “that guy.” You know the one that shows up at every bar or show. The guy that yells, as the chorus states: We wondered if you know Any Lynyrd Skynyrd? Or “American Pie?” Willie and Waylon? “Magic Carpet Ride?” How ‘bout Marshall Tucker? Or David Allen Coe? Play something we can sing to Play something we know.The EP, while only four songs long, exhibits Hood’s evocative songwriting and his great voice, which is a great mix of southern drawl and soulful power.6th Street is available, as well as the live CD, at www.adamhood.com, Amazon, iTunes or LoneStarMusic.com.
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