{"product_id":"walking-distance","title":"Walking Distance","description":"Amazon.com\n\nAfter 1997's Picnic, an uneven attempt to cross over to the rock side of the alternative-country divide, this Bandera, Texas, singer-songwriter returns to sounds and themes closer to home. Brimming with fiddle, mandolin, and slinky honky-tonk guitars, Keen's eighth album has the lyrical depth and humor of his best work. At the center is a four-song outlaw suite, beginning with Norman Blake's little-known gem \"Billy Gray\" and ending with the drifter's lament \"Still Without You,\" in which Keen sings, \"I climbed the mountains and I swept the plains \/ I crossed the border and I broke my chains \/ I walked the back roads till my shoes wore through \/ I'm still without you.\" And while the album closes with the bonus coda \"Happy Holidays Y'All\" (a hysterical sequel to his classic \"Merry Christmas from the Family,\" presented in two giddy takes), Walking Distance finds Keen rediscovering the intense poetry of his Texas muse. --Roy Kasten\n\nReview\n\n[For Robert Earl Keen] the true wonders lie on the road. He captures those in a sound as fresh and wide-open as the wanderlust inhabiting songs like \"Down That Dusty Trail\" and \"Travelin' Light.\" -- USA Today\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B00000DFSN\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B00000DFSN.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Keen, Robert Earl\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41631242125370,"sku":"DBV.B00000DFSN.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B00000DFSN-0.jpg?v=1788493413","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/walking-distance","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}