Despite all the complimentary things I've read about Cass County, I still have reservations.
Don's shying away from calling it a country album but the folks he's got singing and playing on Cass County sure lean in a country direction imho.
Another thing is Stan Lynch. Don's written some great songs with Glenn and Joe, Don (F), Tim, JD, Kootch, Bruce Hornsby and Mike Campbell but what's the best song he's written with Stan?
There are a few I like, such as; You Don't Know Me At All and Goodbye To A River but he's not involved with any of Don's major hits as far as I know. Lynch's name seems to crop up in the credits of Henley tracks, I'd call fillers.
They must have upped their game to produce an album, as good as the one industry types are raving about.
Did Stan write any hits for Tom Petty?