Jim Lauderdale's 2006 bluegrass CD was great, but it's a particularly tricky proposition to capture the essence of classic country without turning it into something resembling a cartoon caricature. Despite the tongue-in-cheek title, the project includes some super songs, among them "Honky Tonk Mood Again" and "I Met Jesus in a Bar." If you've ever complained, "They don't make music like that anymore," rest assured that Lauderdale managed to do so this time around.

- Gilbert