Album Review: Amber Digby – Here Come The Teardrops

I realize that the reviewers are different, but I can’t believe that this album received a lower rating than Jason Michael Carrol’s debut and the latest Tracy Lawrence album.

For fans of traditional country, Amber Digby is hands-down the most genuine and talented artist out there. She may not be Kitty Wells, but “Here Come the Teardrops” is excellent work from a throwback artist who is more than gratuitously traditional.

I’m glad this album got reviewed on this site. While it has no commercial potential and nowhere near the national exposure of most of the albums reviewed here, continuing to highlight excellent music like this may help reverse the pop-country trend.

Hey Matt, thanks for the input. The difference between ratings probably has a lot to do with the two different reviewers, like you mentioned. I have specific criteria that I look for while Jenna has another set of criteria that she looks for. While I might look at the artists album and compare it to some of the other music that is being released today, Jenna might be rating an album based on how she interpreted it and made her feel without regard to other artists.

I’m not trying to throw Jenna under the bus and say I would have give the album a better rating (I haven’t heard the album yet), and even though we both love country music, there’s still a gap in the sounds and artists that we like which has some bearing on how we judge the music we listen to.

All in all, reviews are hard because so many people have different criteria by which they judge. Basically, all reviews are subjective. You just have to get a feel for what other types of music people like and then compare it to your own tastes and decide whether you’ll accept their recommendations or not.

I think you need to compare her to Leona Williams and Connie Smith, perhaps different voices and songs, especially Connie, but just about as good. “If you were me” is about as good as anyone can do. I also like the fact that she doesn’t warble as a lot do now. I hate that. I need to get to Texas to find some good music.