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The concept for this Texan folk duo's CD is a collection of driving songs. Some of us would prefer not to drive for very long to barely overhauled versions of such overdone tunes as Guy Clark's "L.A.Freeway" or James Taylor's "Bartender's Blues." Which is to say that the Hearnes, whose voices are not particularly distinct, either alone or in harmony, are basically as good as their material--they need more obscure stuff like Robert Earl Keen's gracefully melancholy "Paint the Town Beige" or the great old Del Reeves trucking hit, "Lookin' at the World Through a Windshield," with Craig Eastman's motorvatin' fiddle licks. By the time they close with Clark's sweet "Fools for Each Other," they've just barely managed to battle their concept to a draw. --John Morthland