Calling Reckless Kelly a country band has always been somewhat of a misnomer; even they describe themselves as “a rock band with a fiddle.” On Somewhere in Time, their 12-song tribute to a major influence, Pinto Bennett and the Famous Motel Cowboys, Reckless Kelly is a rock band with a fiddle and pedal steel — and chimey guitars and Bennett’s very country-leaning lyrics. In this band’s hands, a Western swinger like “I’ve Done Everything I Could Do Wrong” gets subtly funky, and guitars rip through “Pure Quill.” But their Bennett-based roots are clearly exposed in the tremendous instrumentation throughout, and in tunes like “You Cared Enough to Lie” or “Best Forever Yet,” with the line, “I’m tired of drinkin’ and I’m tired of takin’ her memory for a ride.” Some of these songs are mini gems; their effort to bring them to a new audience is admirable. The standout track, though, is “The Ballad of Elano DeLeon,” featuring another influence, Joe Ely, meshing vocals perfectly with Willy Braun’s.
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