Single Review: Mark McKinney

// December 16th, 2008 // No Comments » // News

By BJ Jones, Music Editor, CountryChart.com

Red Dirt fans have an extra reason to celebrate with the single release of Mark McKinney’s Texas Music anthem “Stompin‘ Ground.” This track just hit the Top 5 and is from Mark McKinney’s widely acclaimed debut album “Get It On.” McKinney had already charted an impressive 3 singles on the Texas Music Chart. And, now, he’s taking a victory lap with his fourth hit, which is a rowdy, meat and potatoes country masterpiece.

As usual with Mark McKinney, “Stompin‘ Ground” is a well-written song with a memorable hook. But this track is special. The lyrics and hard-driving beat take the listener back in time and allow us to relive the best moments of our past. He sings:
“This is where I discovered love…where I was young and crazy. This is where I became a man. I faced those demons and I took my stand…This is where it all went down. This is my old stomping ground.”
The single “Stompin‘ Ground” deserves a wide audience, and the track hits on all cylinders. It’s a hit that actually deserves to be hit. Right now, Mark McKinney is in the studio working on his sophomore CD. He faces high expectations for this new project simply because his first album was just so darn good. If the new album shows any of the lyrical and musical quality of “Stompin’ Ground,” then I have a feeling Mark McKinney is going to keep making Texas music fans proud.

http://www.countrychart.com/2008/12/single-review-mark-mckinney-stompin.html