2014 Panini Country Music: I got turned on to this set by the Blowout Buzz Blog. Then I happened to see a retail box on sale on Blowout Cards for the price of a blaster. To say this box over delivered is an understatement. This Silhouette Signature Materials is a green parallel #/10 of former Hootie and the Blowfish lead singer Darius Rucker is my best pull ever! After a good career with the Blowfish he has done very well as a country singer. I've always liked Darius Rucker so this was such a fun pull. I'd already pulled a relic so this was very unexpected and there was an audible cheer sounding like a school girl when I saw what it was. In retail packs nothing is guaranteed and odds are tough so this was a major surprise. I still don't know what I'll do with this card. While it is so freaking cool it could also pay for my entire Blowout order. We'll see.
I pulled a complete set. The set doesn't have all the big names of the time but has a good sampling of country artists and Rucker must be one of the top three or four artists in the set.
The set design is simple but I like it. The bronze'ish foil can make it a bit tough to read but it looks good in hand. The variety among the photos is good and I don't get bored going through the set. The backs are simple with a truncated black and white version of the front shot and a decent write-up.
Wynonna is a country legend while this finds Florida Georgia Line in the early part of their career.
Hard to tell but these are Instrumental and Award Winner inserts. I'm a big fan of LeAnn Rimes. Montgomery Gentry is a duo I like, with She Couldn't Change Me, being one of my favorite country songs. Unfortunately Troy Gentry lost his life in a helicopter accident two years ago.
The inserts offer some nice variety.
Joe Diffie is another star we lost too soon. That Bob Carpenter is a purple parallel #/99.
This Pick Collection relic was actually my first hit of the box. Johnson is the lead singer of Cadillac Three and a song writer. I like Trick Pony and their self titled album had many songs I'm a fan of - Pour Me, Just What I Do, and On a Night Like This. This last card of Darius Rucker is a good concert photo.
This was a great box. I pulled a complete base set, I enjoyed the designs and cards themselves, the inserts were nice and of course my hit was crazy good. I know Blowout Buzz is a self serving blog but they do a good job showcasing different products in different ways. Give them a read.
BREAKDOWN:
192 – Total Cards24 – Green Parallel
8 – Fresh Faces
8 – Instrumental
8 – Backstage Pass
8 – Top of the Charts
7 – Award Winners
1 – Purple Parallel #/99
1 – Pick Collection Relic
1 – Complete Base Set (100)
1 - Silhouette Signature Materials #/10
