Editorial Product Review: :A few decades ago nearly every country singer had at least one--often more--gospel albums in their catalog. Today, aside from gospel veteran Amy Grant, who balances the sacred and secular, and Randy Travis, that concept has long faded. For Alan Jackson, however, treating the musical past as present has been a way of life, as it is with these 15 timeless hymns from his youth. Recorded with just two acoustic guitars and a piano, it was originally a private ...
Editorial Product Review: :More of a happy-go-lucky artist in his younger days, Tim McGraw here sounds as if he carries the weight of the world on his shoulders. After the comparatively lighthearted, irresistibly catchy opening single, 'Last Dollar (Fly Away),' most of the midtempo material that follows ranges from the somber to the morose. There's the night-shift weariness of 'I'm Workin',' the alcohol-drenched heartbreak of 'Whiskey and You,' and the soul-tortured title track. Even a song with the upbeat title 'Put Your ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:The follow-up CD to George Strait's platinum selling and CMA Album of the Year, IT JUST COMES NATURAL, is TROUBADOUR. George Strait truly is a modern day troubadour - now in his 28th year of making music,George continues to be an artist driven by his passion to make music of the highest quality. TROUBADOUR features the smash single 'I Saw God Today'. :Well into his third decade at the top, album # 37 for George Strait maintains the ...
Editorial Product Review: :Formerly the lead singer of Trick Pony, Heidi Newfield steps into the next career chapter with her solo debut, What Am I Waiting For. The album features six tracks co-written by Heidi including the album's crown jewel, Johnny & June. Of the album, Heidi remarks, I really was only interested in cutting a record that was going to step out and have some relevance in this day and age, when we are head-to-toe in pop culture, videos and ...
Editorial Product Review:Description:With Taking The Long Way, one of the most anticipated albums in recent years, the Dixie Chicks are putting themselves out there like never before. For the first time, every one of the disc's fourteen songs are co-written by the Chicks themselves, exploring themes both deeply private and resoundingly political. Collaborating with legendary producer Rick Rubin (who has worked with everyone from Johnny Cash to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, from Run DMC to Neil Diamond), the biggest-selling female ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:'A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection' is comprised of 16 tracks, highlighting Alison Krauss's career outside of her traditional releases with longtime band Union Station. The album features Krauss's collaboration with John Waite on the single 'Missing You,' as well as Krauss's contributions to film soundtracks, including the Oscar-nominated songs 'The Scarlet Tide' and 'You Will Be My Ain True Love,' written for the motion picture 'Cold Mountain,' and 'Down to the River to Pray' from the ...
Editorial Product Review: :Like his friend Vince Gill, Brad Paisley has achieved the often-difficult feat of reconciling being an entertainer and world-class guitarist. He's proven that on four admirable albums, and 5th Gear follows in that vein. Certainly 'Ticks,' an airy, radio-friendly ditty, is not the true substance here. That comes with such superior fare as the insightful 'All I Wanted Was a Car' and 'Online,' a sly satire of people's Web facades. While his duet with Carrie Underwood ('Oh Love') is ...
Editorial Product Review: :If Little Big Town's platinum-selling debut, The Road to Here, found the foursome putting a backwoods spin on both Fleetwood Mac and the Southern California rock scene, the band's sophomore release pays such direct tribute to their heroes that you'd have to have a tin ear not to recognize the very songs that inspired them. Liked Fleetwood Mac's 'Go Your Own Way?' They've got it under the bargain title 'Fine Line.' Loved 'The Chain' and 'Landslide?' They're here, too, ...
Editorial Product Review: essential recording:The major-label debut from this Texas trio proves their instrumental abilities, blending more traditional twang with slow melodic blues, foot-tapping rockabilly, and bluegrass-inspired pop harmonies. From the opener, 'I Can Love You Better,' the Chicks let their love of music and genuine joy shine through while the energy on this album reminds one of Carlene Carter. Solid musicianship, topnotch vocal performances, and infectious pop hooks make this a stellar project. --Paula Ghergia
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