Hard Face to Face Reviews Miss Lana Texicana Music Central - by Daniel J. Hinnebusch   Randy Brown certainly is not a musical clown, and this CD is worth the trip to town. His music puts the H in Honky and the T in Tonk.   There are plenty of cover songs done very well; two of note, "Ophelia" (Track 2) from The Band and (Track 3), "Honky Tonk Mood Again", from Jim Lauderdale.  There are others done equally well, and if these covers were a blanket, they would keep you nice and warm.    As for original material, there are a few of them like (Track 4), "Hard Face To Face", (Track 8) "Going Down Drinkin" and (Track 13), "Cuttin The Rug".  The title track, "Hard Face to Face" is quite good speaking the truth concerning over indulgence and the guilt that goes with it...it is a Hard Face to Face!    Like I said about the H and the T, there are plenty of drinkin', lost loves and the like going on in many of the tracks (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 14).  "This Guitar Is For Sale" is a great sad one about the life of some guitars.  Track 11, "Rodeo This", gives the gals out there a lift along with some of that Texas defiance.   "Cuttin' The Rug" (Track 13) does exactly that with that wonderful Texas swing going on.  To boot, we have the assistance of Mr. Tommy Alverson, whose boots would be hard to fill.   So what can I say...this one has it all, great music and great vocals.  Randy Brown and his band put the T in Texas, the D in Drinkin, the S in Swing, the R in Redneck, must I go on?  You get the picture, now go buy the CD.   Daniel J. Hinnebusch March, 2008   Editor's Note:  This album has been nominated for Album of the Year in the 2008 Texas Music Awards being held May 3, 2008.       "Since I am a HUGE Merle Haggard fan, I would have to be really bowled over to play a Hag tune by any other singer on KTFW, but I was impressed by Randy Brown’s cover of Merle’s "I Won’t Give Up My Train", it's one of my favorites on his new CD.  Randy puts his own spark to it & all the other classics on the CD."                      Mike Crow / KTFW 92.1 FM                                                        Host of The Country Gold Morning Show

"I have only known Randy Brown for about a year, but I must say in that short period of time he has definitely made a great impression on me.  Randy writes a great song, sings a great song - Well, quite frankly he's so talented he makes me sick!  However, as talented as Randy Brown is at both singing and writing, his single most spotlighted achievement in my eyes is the fact that he is truly one of the finest people I have ever met in my 33 years in the music business.  Country music is lucky to have Randy Brown." Joe Bielinski / 95.9 THE RANCH Host of The Classic Country Revue

"You may have "never heard of him" now, but believe me in the near future this young man is a force to be reckoned with. He's good lookin (I hate him), he sings great (hate him) and he's a great entertainer (hate him again). Leave out all those parentheses 'cause also I forgot to mention a great songwriter. His CD is just great country music from Texas. He's at home whether it's his song or western swing or just a great country classic. Randy Brown is the real thing ladies and gentlemen."           Tommy Alverson Lone Star Time Review - www.lonestartime.com