Gary Bennett - Human Condition

Gary Bennett comes to the table with solid Americana and honky tonk credibility. In 1993, he and Chuck Mead formed the seminal Nashville-based alt. country band BR549, whose string of albums in the late 1990’s won the praise of critics and music fans alike. In 2002, Bennett left the band, leaving the pressures of constant touring behind and as it turns out, took some time to re-charge the musical batteries. Gary Bennett is back and set to release his solo debut album “Human Condition” on Landslide Records. The album hits stores February 21^st.

“Human Condition” is produced by R.S. Field whose recent credits include Allison Moorer and Webb Wilder, and features a cast of stellar musicians from hot guitar slinger Kenny Vaughan of Marty Stuart’s band the Superlatives, to legendary steel guitar player Lloyd Green, as well as the aforementioned Marty Stuart himself on mandolin. Eight of the album’s twelve tracks were penned by Bennett, including a co-write with Todd Snider on the tune “Better Than This”. Many of the tracks are propelled by Vaughan’s solid, twangy guitar licks, the right on rhythm section of Mark W. Winchester on bass and Jimmy Lester on drums, and Bennett’s no fuss, no muss honest vocals. Highlights include the swing your hips groove of “Just Want to Be With You”, the classic country shuffle of “That’s What I’m Here For”, the amped-up rocker “American Dreamin”, and the standout cut “My Illusion” which fully showcases Bennett’s skills as a songwriter. In the song Bennett laments… “I had it all once but I threw it all away, said I can do better than that someday. But what if the day don’t come”. For Gary Bennett, that day may have arrived.

Listeners will be happy to hear there are no illusions on this record, Gary Bennett is back with a solid solo debut effort.

Website: www.garybennettmusic.com
Record Label: Landslide Records