Hey You
Jack Ingram is another in the illustrious line of Texas singer-songwriters that extends fromWillie NelsonthroughJerry Jeff Walker,Townes Van Zandt,Steve Earle, andRobert Earl Keen. His approach crosses Walker's folksy good-old-boy confessions with Earle's rebel-rock snarl.Hey Youwas recorded in Nashville with producer Richard Bennett and Ingram's band, the Beat Up Fords, and it's far and away his best studio work to date, conveying the sweaty honky-tonk and roadhouse-rock energy of his live shows while showcasing his maturity as a songwriter. He still has room to grow as a storyteller before he's on the level of a Van Zandt or an Earle, but he's already a better singer than most of his influences.--Rick Mitchell