Cowboy Troy-”New Sheriff” review by John M. Ellison IV

Out of all of the guys I’d expect to get to know or have ANY common ground with, Troy Coleman better known as Cowboy Troy is definitely on that list. After getting to know him better, it comes out that we share common interests such as pro wrestling and bands like Motorhead, Judas Priest, Social Distortion and Suicidal Tendencies. Also, it turns out that we’re fans of rappers like Public Enemy and Ice-T and we share similar sense of humor.

As a quick refresh to the feature I did on him earlier this year, Cowboy Troy is a country artist from the Dallas, TX area who fuses together rap, rock and country into his own style that he calls “hick-hop.” I could go more in-depth but I’ll save that for another article.

On Tuesday December 7th, 2010 I was scrolling through my twitter feed and I noticed a song Troy tweeted out called “New Sheriff.” So, I headed over to iTunes and downloaded the song.

“New Sheriff” Starts off with a main riff that sounds like a mix between Bon Jovi’s talk box sound meets late 80’s Ramones.

I also noticed with this song that there’s a change but not entire departure from his familiar “hick-hop” sound. In this case, I describe what he’s doing as a harder southern rock sound. This also features some tasteful slide guitar playing and a strong rhythm section that switches from country to rock throughout the song seamlessly. Also, you have lyrics that‘s a testament to his persistent work ethic with a sense of humor about it. “Hard time in this biz/ trying to feed a wife and kid/ and doing the best not to be an answer on a game show quiz.”

Overall, the song “New Sheriff” is more about staying diligent even when the chips are stacked against you. I could actually see it being used as a theme song for a WWE pay-per-view.

Also, when he isn’t extensively touring, check him out when he’s hosting “Texas Country” on the Nashville-based cable channel, The Country Network. Check local listings for channel availability.

Check out the single at
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-sheriff-single/id408426899

http://www.myspace.com/cowboytroy

http://www.cowboytroy.com

http://www.cowboytroyent.com

http://www.tcncountry.com