Comments on: Album Review: Alan Jackson - Good Time

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:20:16 +0000

Can anyone tell me the name of the manufacturer of the red shirt Alan has on, on his new CD cover Goodtimes?

By: Cory P.

Cory P. — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:36:48 +0000

I know with a lot of singers/songwriters, it just seems that instead of saying something new or different, they just say the same thing differently.

By: March ‘08 Album Review Wrap-Up -- The 9513

March ‘08 Album Review Wrap-Up -- The 9513 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:59:19 +0000

[…] Alan Jackson - Good Time As a whole, Good Time shows that Jackson’s consistent production of quality material has only been enhanced by the period of artistic growth that preceded this record’s release. If there’s one criticism worth rising, it’s that, at seventeen tracks, Good Time seems bloated alongside the trim albums country music typically produces. The album’s impact would have benefited from some judicious editing. - Adam Tamburin […]

By: Mike W.

Mike W. — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:17:57 +0000

It’s an alright album, I like the fact he decided to give the fans a very meaty album in terms of the number of songs, but Alan is starting to bore me quite honestly. Part of it is my musical tastes changing to the more Country/Rock sound of guys like Gary Allan, Dierks Bentley, The Randy Rogers Band, Chris Knight and Wade Bowen, but songwriting wise this album just feels like it’s been done.

Sure, “Small Town Southern Man” and “I Wish I Could Back Up” are very good songs, but so many of the songs either feel “unimportant” if you will, like they are filler or they just arent musically or lyrically interesting, see songs like “Country Boy” and “Good Time”.

I will always like Alan Jackson, but I think at some point he needs to step back from the writing process and cut some songs like other songwriters. Alan can still write songs with the best of them in ANY genre, but it is bound to happen that after SO many albums and SO many songs, the man just starts to run out of fresh things to say.

By: Tim B

Tim B — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:29:48 +0000

I agree it seems as though there are too many songs on the album like he just kinda threw ‘em on there because he had ‘em. The tone feels more commercial than an artistic with a few of the songs feelin kinda half hearted. Either way I’ll be seein’ Jackson on his upcoming tour, ticketmaster had no tickets for the show anybody else have that problem?, used a comp site and they had hundreds of tickets from all these different sellers. http://www.tickex.com/search/artist/alan-jackson-tickets

By: CF

CF — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:47:14 +0000

It’s a very good album, but I’d give it about a 4. Maybe it’s because I received Ashton Shepherd’s album at the same time (which I think is slightly better - I just love it). My favorite songs on Alan’s would be: “If You Want to Make Me Happy” and “When the Love Factor’s High” and the others are good too. I don’t really care for “Sissy’s Song” too much though…I think it’s the instrumentation.

By: Jaime

Jaime — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:43:42 +0000

“Long Long Way” is one of the best songs I have heard in a long time!

And you are so right–”Laid Back ‘n’ Low Key” is excellent, too.

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:14:46 +0000

I’ve only had time to listen to it once through but I’d probably give it 4 stars

By: Leeann

Leeann — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:36:59 +0000

Over all, I enjoyed this album. I agree with Jonathan that when it comes to Alan “Too much of a good thing is a good thing.” However, this review certainly is not without very valid points. There’s something that wouldn’t allow me to give it more than 4 stars.

One trivial thing that kind of annoyed me is that I noticed that he uses the word “and” quite a bit on this album. It seemed as though he used the word as a syllable filler. I doubt that anyone noticed or was annoyed by this, but I wanted to get off my chest anyway.:)

By: Jonathan at MTCM

Jonathan at MTCM — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:34:39 +0000

Alan Jackson has been the most consistent artist in country music the last 20 years in producing commercially successful, yet artistically strong music. Alan’s place amongst the country music legends is secure.

I am not seeing how “If You Want to Make Me Happy is a carbon copy of “Don’t Rock the Jukebox”. DRTJ is an up-tempo, rocking song, while IYWTMMH is a sold, traditional country ballad. If you say the themes of a man trying to drink away heartache are similar, well then there are a couple thousand more country songs like that.

That said I like the generally positive review given here. I probably would have moved it up to 4 stars, but that just my opinion. Like George Strait, Alan Jackson knows what his fans want and then delivers it. Alan and George’s fans have rewarded them with long, productive careers that are enjoyed by only a select few country artists.

I will take seventeen good songs from Alan Jackson any day. For me to much of a good thing is indeed a good thing.