Some cool music from Germany: the album New Songs And Untold Stories was soloely flagged as pop music in a promotion platform – but the more I had a listen to the album, the more I felt that I especially have to share it with the country music listeners of Flyctory.com. Release date of the album was 11th June 2021.
Richie Necker – About The Artist
Richie Necker is a German singer and guitarist, who grew up in Amberg, East of Nuremberg. He worked in several bands, including own owns like the German rock formation FAX or “Rock ‘n’ Rolls Royce & the Brass Brothers Connection”, which have both been founded in the 1980’s and both had some success. Starting to more and more als work as a touring and studio musician, he released his solo album Take Six in 1993. Later, he has been part in an Italian music formation, I Dolci Signori, which are still a very successful touring act. New Songs and Untold Stories is already Necker’s fifth solo release.
Richie Necker – New Songs and Untold Stories – Track by Track
The eleven song album lasts 48 minutes.
1. Butterfly Tattoo
Pop? With Butterfly Tattoo, the album is starting with a beautiful track, which starts with a strong country music and folk touch and then rather becomes a soft rock track with a strong melody. Beautiful recording!
2. New Song
Give Me A New Song – the second track of the album comes with a very different sound. Quite rich instrumentation at the beginning, this track is a lovely rocker with a touch of Southern style music. The brass backgrounds give a really cool touch. Great one!
3. In The Middle Of Nowhere
Third track, third character of song: I would describe the second single release as a groovy blues rock song. Again, the brass sounds add a very nice, classic music touch – and also strengthen the groove. Great listen so far.
4. Nothing I Could Do (feat. Eduard Gabler)
Richie Necker is now heading to the softer side. The key guitar sound at Nothing I Could Do is almost acoustic. The other instruments feel to back off a bit to give more room to the melancholic-sounding vocals by Richie Necker. Nice one.
5. He Was The King
He Was The King is a nice connection to the songs before. A bit of blues, a touch of soul, the nice usage of brass… Finally, the track is really catchy and recorded precisely. Nice song to just have in the background or to actively listen to.
6. As Long As We Are Together
As long as we’re together
Nothing can harm us
As long as we’re together
I don’t care
Sometimes, deep messages can be that easy – and As Long As We Are Together is one of these tracks which don’t need too much to be really good.
7. Song Of Mine
Song Of Mine is the epic highlight of the album. 6:55 minutes – the second longest song is about 2:30 minutes shorter. The song is a beautiful storytelling, majorly just concentrating on the voice of the artist and the acoustic guitar. Music as I love it.
8. In The Dawn By The River
The eighth track In The Dawn By The River has a bit of a pop-ish touch. Very rhythmic and a steady synth sound as one of the main backgrounds elements. The vocal part rather feels a bit of souly. Nice composition.
9. Every Little Grain Of Sand
This part of the album comes with a couple of rather traditional sounding albums. Every Grain Of Sand reminds me of classic folk style. Again, Richie Necker does a recording, which is focusing on the story.
10. To Rik
The last really new track on the album is again presenting another very different kind of song: To Rik is an instrumental song, which closes the album. The song here and there reminds me of Joe Kimo West slack guitar songs. Nice.
11. Lied Von Mir (Bonus Track)
Interesting way to finish the album and to do a bonus track: The eleventh song is Song Of Mine, the epic highlight of New Songs and Untold Stories. Same song, other language, as Necker is closing the album with seven minutes of German lyrics. Like it.
Richie Necker – New Songs and Untold Stories – Spotify
Here is the Spotify widget to New Songs and Untold Stories:
Richie Necker – New Songs and Untold Stories – My View
That’s really cool music “Made in Germany”. Richie Necker presents ten really interesting songs. They are all somewhere in the blues / folk / country / rock style, but the whole set of songs is really a nice range of sounds. Last, but not least, none of the tracks lack musical quality. A very interesting artist – and a good album.
Country Music in Germany
Here is any Music & Media posting related to country music and Germany on Flyctory.com:

Michael Moravek with The Electric Traveling Show – Night Songs

The Flyctory.com Country Music Playlists – My Favorite Artists

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Albums / EPs 2024

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2024

Kameron Marlowe (10th December 2024, Cologne)

Mense – Spanish Night

Country Music Picks (New Songs) November 2024

Laura Evans (20th November 2024, Hagen)

Koe Wetzel (7th November 2024, Cologne)

Stephen Wilson Jr. (4th November 2024, Cologne)

Country Music Picks (New Songs) October 2024

Country Music Picks (New Songs) September 2024

Blackberry Smoke (29th September 2024, Cologne)

Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets Frances Darling (September 2024)

Sound of Nashville Open Air 2024 (25th August 2024, Day 2, Cologne)

Ray.An – Hey You!

Jessica Lynn (Song of My Life Show, Erftstadt, 12th August 2024)

Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets Ben Moske (July 2024)

T.G. Copperfield – Steppenwolf

49 Winchester (21st May 2024, Cologne)

Jack McBannon – Tennessee

Kacey Musgraves (5th May 2024, Cologne)

Charles Esten (3rd May 2024, Hamburg)

Darius Rucker (19th April 2024, Cologne)

The Cumberland River Project – Vain Regrets

Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets Frank Renfordt / The Cumberland River Project (March 2024)

Restless Road, Redferrin & Carter Faith (6th March 2024, Frankfurt)

Kerstin Bogensee – Sonne & Zweifel

Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets Kerstin Bogensee (February 2024)

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Albums / EPs 2023

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2023

Eric Paslay (13th December 2023, Cologne)

Gregor McEwan (6th December 2023, Cologne)

Country To Country is back in Central Europe – Here are the Main Acts

Home Free (20th September 2023, Hamburg)

Melanie Wiegmann & Carl Carlton – Glory of Love

Heart To Heart Event (29th August 2023, Düsseldorf)

Gregor McEwan – Going Solo

Heart to Heart – Semmel Concerts Introduces the Songwriters Round to Germany

Tom Astor – Wieder da!

Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – Atmosphere & Impressions

Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – Day 3 Concerts (2nd July)

Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – Day 2 Concerts (1st July)

Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – A Preview

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 02 June 2023)

Everette & Austin Jenckes (23rd May 2023, Cologne)

Kip Moore (14th May 2023, Cologne)

Philip Bradatsch – Philip Bradatsch

Mitchell Tenpenny & Morgan Evans (3rd March 2023, Hamburg)

Julian Taylor (15th February 2023, Cologne)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 10 February 2023)

Kane Brown (27th January 2023, Cologne)

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Albums / EPs 2022

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2022

Some 2022 new Christmas Song Releases – Good Ones and Weird Ones

Brett Young (19th November 2022, Cologne)

Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets Nik Wallner (November 2022)

Alexander Ludwig (2nd November 2022, Cologne)

Carly Pearce & Sarah Darling (12th September 2022, Hamburg)

Jolina Carl – Hallo, ich bin Jolina Carl

Lindsay Ell (with Kyle Daniel & Shy Carter, 23rd August 2022, Cologne)

Gipsy Kings & More Than Words (11th August 2022, Cologne)

Pete Wolf Band – Crosswalk To Nowhere EP

More Than Words – Today (Make Today Be the Best Day of Your Life)

Chris Colter – Nice To Be Back To Be Back Nice

The Cumberland River Project – A Smell of Gravy

Tino Z – Highwayman

Mrs. Greenbird – Love You To The Bone

Ann Doka – House of Change

Jördis Tielsch – New Mornings

Klaus Lage – Je wahrer die Liebe

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Albums / EPs 2021

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2021

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 24 Dec 2021)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 17 Dec 2021)

Ho Ho Ho – The Flyctory.com Country Christmas Playlist 2021

Alena Neubert – A Life That’s Good

Dennis Adamus – Right For You

Country Music Picks – The German Songs (26th October 2021)

Det Haggard – Teamwork 2.0

The Hits of the Trips – My Summer 2021 in Music

Jesse Cole – SAND (Some Are Never Done)

Peter Maffay – So Weit

Jolina Carl – Mexican Overdrive

Country Music Picks – The German Songs (20th July 2021)

My Country Music Picks (22nd June 2021)

pez – All Lowercase EP

Alexander Ludwig – Alexander Ludwig EP

Country Music Picks – The German Songs (28th April 2021)

Truck Stop – Liebe, Lust und Laster

Timo Scharf – Everything Ever Always Is All Forgotten EP

Jack McBannon – True Stories

Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets Ann Doka (1st February 2021)

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Albums / EPs 2020

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2020

DanaMaria – Desert Diamond

Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets DanaMaria (13th October 2020)

The Country Music Week turns Digital

Yonder Boys – Acid Folk

Van de Forst – Unconditional

Mrs. Greenbird: Strong Crowdfunding Start for New Album

My Country Music Picks (13th May 2020)

Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets Frank Renfordt / The Cumberland River Project (30th April 2020)

My Favorite C2C: Country To Country 2020 Songs

Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets Nik Wallner (12th March 2020)

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 3 (08.03.2020) – The Main Stage

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 3 (08.03.2020) – Splitter

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 3 (08.03.2020) – The Side Stages

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 2 (07.03.2020) – The Main Stage

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 2 (07.03.2020) – The Side Stages

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 2 (07.03.2020) – Splitter

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 1 (06.03.2020) – The Main Stage

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 1 (06.03.2020) – The Side Stages

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 1 (06.03.2020) – Splitter

The Cumberland River Project – The Cumberland River Project (Album Review)

Country 2 Country 2020 in Berlin – A Preview

Henriette – Henriette EP

Brett Eldredge / Lauren Jenkins (24th January 2020, Cologne)

My Favorite Music Albums 2019

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2019

Noah Guthrie (9th December 2019, Cologne)

Pete Wolf Band – 2084 (Album Review)

Björn Heuser – Kopp voll Dräum (Nashville Recordings)

Mrs. Greenbird (Frankfurt, 7th November 2019)

Ben Zucker & Van De Forst (6th November 2019, Cologne)

Willie Jones & Tyler Rich (29th October 2019, Cologne)

Logan Mize (26th October 2019, Cologne)

Scotty McCreery (24th October 2019, Cologne)

Country 2 Country 2020 Lineup – My View

Sarah Darling, Kenny Foster, Robert Counts (13th October 2019, Frankfurt)

Sound of Nashville Press Event & Logan Mize Concert (11th Sep 2019, Cologne)

Jillian Jacqueline & Lauren Jenkins (9th September 2019, Cologne)

Thompson Square (5th September 2019, Cologne)

Eric Paslay (3rd Sep 2019, Aschaffenburg)

Wade Bowen (6th August 2019, Cologne)

A Preview to Country Music Concerts (European Tours)

Country Music Concert Summer 2019 in Germany – a small Boom?

Mrs. Greenbird – Dark Waters (Review)

My Favorite Country 2 Country Songs 2019

“Sound of Nashville” in Cologne (6th March 2019)

Country 2 Country 2019 in Berlin

My Favorite Songs 2018
“Rides on Rail” Postings
Here is everything about trains, trams and other rail vehicles:

Food I Had Onboard XXI (January 2024 – early February 2024)

Food I Had Onboard XX (November 2024 – early January 2025)

Flyctory.com Best Ones 2024

2024 – My Year in Travel

Austrian Rail Lounge (ÖBB Lounge) Innsbruck

Food I Had Onboard XIX (October 2024)

Czech Rail (CD) Railjet Business Class

Riding KCIC Whoosh – The Indonesian High-Speed Rail – in First Class

Exploring Vienna Prater with the Prater Train (Pictured Story)

Food I Had Onboard XVIII (end July to mid September 2024)

DB (German Rail) Lounge Dresden Main Station

Flytoget Oslo Airport Express Train

Dresden Funicular (Standseilbahn)

Grand Central Terminal New York (Pictured Story)

Food I Had Onboard XVII (mid-May to mid-July 2024)

Museum of Public Transport of Wallonia

Kusttram – The World Longest Tram / Light Rail

Riding the Bergensbanen (The Bergen Line) in Norway

Riding the Öresundstag (Öresund Train)

Food I Had Onboard XV (March 2024 – early April 2024)

My Loyality Program Portfolio 2024

Kansas City Union Station (Pictured Story)

Getting Around in Tokyo with the Greater Tokyo Pass

Flyctory.com Best Ones 2023

Dresden Suspension Cable Railroad (Schwebebahn)

Food I Had Onboard XII (Late October 2023 – Mid-November 2023)

EuroNight EN 40476 Night Train from Budapest to Berlin

Riding the Pennsylvanian Train (Business Class) from New York to Pittsburgh

SkyTrain Dusseldorf Airport

Riding the Heathrow Pod

Southern Florida Regional Train Rides with Tri-Rail

Great Western Railway First Class Lounge London Paddington

Food I Had Onboard IX (Mid-May 2023 til June 2023)

Wuppertaler Schwebebahn (Wuppertal Suspension Railroad)

Heathrow Express – The Fastest Rail to the City (Business First and Express Class)

Northern Trains Class 331/0 from Manchester Airport to Blackpool North

Travel all Germany for 49 EUR a Month? The New Deutschland Ticket

Riding the Heidelberg Funiculars

Dutch Railway Museum Utrecht

German Rail (Deutsche Bahn) Lounge Hamburg – Premium Area

Union Pearson Express Toronto – The Airport Express Rail

Thumb Up or Down? A Personal View on my Loyalty Program Portfolio

Food I Had Onboard VII (mid-February 2023 til March 2023)

Cyprus Railways Museum

Five Years of Flyctory.com – My 20 Most Popular Travel Posts (so far…)

Riding the TransPennine Express Nova 2 / CAF Civity First Class

Food I Had Onboard VI (December 2022 til mid-February 2023)

German Rail (Deutsche Bahn) Premium Lounge Berlin Main Station

All German States (and the Eleven Biggest Cities) on one Rail Ticket – Part 2

All German States (and the eleven biggest Cities) on one Rail Ticket – Part 1

Riding the TECO Line Streetcar in Tampa

Brightline Premium Lounge West Palm Beach

Flyctory.com Best Ones 2022

ICE 3neo High-Speed Rail First Class (Pictured Story)

Riding Flixtrain trains in Germany

German Rail Museum (DB Museum) Nuremberg

High-Speed Train Rides in Florida with Brightline

Dutch Open Air Museum Arnhem (Openluchtmuseum)

Brightline Premium Lounge Miami

Food I Had Onboard IV (May 2022 til August 2022)

Riding the Kansas City Streetcar

Traveling Avanti West Coast Railways Pendolino First and Standard Premium Class

Riding the WeGo Star – Nashville’s only Mass Transit

Avanti First Class Train Station Lounge London Euston Station

Halton County Radial Railway / Streetcar Museum

From Heathrow Airport to London with the Elizabeth Line

Riding the Stadler FLIRT Train of Swiss Südostbahn (IR 26 Treno Gottardo)

Food I Had Onboard II (Nov 21 til Mar 2022)

DB Lounge (German Rail Lounge) Stuttgart

Exploring Munich With Tram Line 19

Stuttgart Funicular (“Standseilbahn”)

Lokwelt Freilassing

Riding the Berlin-Warszawa Express Train (EC 40 to 48)

Flyctory.com Best Ones 2021

The Berlin Tränenpalast (“Palace of Tears”)

Riding The Malpensa Express

Schlossbergbahn Graz

VIA Rail Business Class Train Ride from Ottawa to Toronto

Riding the Express InterCity Premium (EIP) in Poland

Graz Fairy Tale Train (Grazer Märchenbahn)

German Rail Lounge / DB Lounge Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

The Venice / Mestre Tramway – The Alternative Connection to the Lagoon?

My Full Tour With The Palm Monorail (Dubai)

The Eschede Derailment Memorial

Tranvia de Soller – The Very Special Tram on Mallorca

Flyctory.com Best Ones 2020

Riding Italo Rail Club Executive Class

The train to Hogwarts? King’s Cross, Platform 9 3/4 (Pictured Story)

FRECCIALounge Milan

Frecciarossa 1000 Executive Class

ALPEN-SYLT Nachtexpress – A New Night Train Crossing Germany

ECE 451 – The Non-Stop Train from Frankfurt To Milan

Nightjet Night Train – Single Deluxe Class

Four Countries, Four Trains – A Trip on Tracks (Day 4, 10th August 2020)

Four Countries, Four Trains – A Trip on Tracks (Day 2, 8th August 2020)

Four Countries, Four Trains – A Trip on Tracks (Day 1, 7th August 2020)

Traveling Through Germany at Covid-19 Times – A special Trip Review

Flyctory.com Best Ones 2019

Pittsburgh Light Rail – It’s (partially) for free!

Mount Washington and the Pittsburgh Inclines

Riding the Arlanda Express

Madrid Railway Museum

Lookout Mountain Incline Railway (Chattanooga, TN)

Platform 0 Chamberí – A Madrid Metro Ghost Station

Bergisch Historic Trams Wuppertal

The only Rail Track on Canary Islands

Riding the Hogwarts Express