“Where I see myself is a guy who’s doing a modernized version of that traditional California country,” Langston said. “I don’t want to just do tribute stuff, I don’t want to just revive an old style of music. I want to put a spin on it for today.”

http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/weekend/ci_12904581

The Bakersfield is alive and well in the hands of Langston and like the the sounds forefathers – Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam – Langston’s roots are in the South. Alabama is where he took up the trombone in his grammar school band, played piano as a teen and cultivated a distaste for Nashville brand of pop-country he heard on the radio. After making the trek out to the Golden State, where in now resides, Langston discovered Haggard, Yoakam as well as Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and deeper well of country music to draw from. Stand Up Man proves he’s an astute disciple of the school of honky-tonk.

http://www.twangnation.com/2009/08/10/music-review-grant-langston-stand-up-man-self-released/

Some very good news about Stand Up Man. It’s moved into the Euro Americana Charts and is inching up the ladder. #25 and counting.

http://home.hetnet.nl/~noci48/

Hi all…we’ve got a couple of new reviews!

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Twangville - “I regularly listen to acts that really want to be Dale Watson, or really wish that they were as rebelliously reckless as they try to be. I also get plenty of albums that showcase lyrics that are supposed to be funny as the winking lead singer plants his tongue ever so firmly into his decidedly unfunny cheek. I say all of that to now say that when I come across a record that displays the rowdy qualities of a roadhouse combined with a cutting sense of humor, I am genuinely impressed…”

http://twangville.com/1363/grant-langston-stand-up-man/

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There’s Always Someone Cooler Than You - “Langston is never a pest humor, honoring the fights in the movies Burt Reynolds (Burt Reynolds Movie Brawl) or commenting on the non-desired effects of beer cocktails / analgesic (Shiner Bock and Vicodin).Fortunately, the guy is just as credible when it is the costume of crooner (Just Pretend You Love Me Tonight).

Les fans des Derailers, de Robbie Fulks ou des Old 97’s première période devraient tous se lever pour ce Stand-Up Man . Derailers fans, Robbie Fulks and Old 97’s first period should all stand up for Stand-Up Man.

Original French Site Here

Translated Site Here