Comments on: Album Review: Chuck Wicks – Starting Now

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Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:07:20 +0000

[...] Chuck Wicks “All I Ever Wanted” Reviews What I love about this single is that it brings out the more entertaining part of Chuck and introduces him as a true stage presence in the ears of radio listeners. It a perfect summer time song that is a breath of fresh air to country radio today. – Country Central The album kicks off with “All I Ever Wanted,” an uptempo cliche backed by music. “All I ever really wanted was you.” Really? After a brief pause, the song starts back up with a different title–”Good Time Comin’ On” sounds like an extension of the lead track. “I feel a good time comin’ on.” Seriously? – The 9513 [...]

By: jack

jack — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:09:01 +0000

Pop. Not country but pop.

It seems all his biggest supporters are women. Wonder why? Hmmm..are they all thirteen as well?

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:05:13 +0000

I like Chuck better when his name was Richie MacDonald

By: DA Jack

DA Jack — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:45:51 +0000

It’s easy (and pretty accurate) to dismiss a major label debut such as this as “fluff.” It’s the way the old-guard record business works. You take someone of obvious talent and pair them with one or more of Nashville’s most successful songwriters (Rivers Rutherford in the case of “Stealing Cinderella”) and producers (i.e. Dan Huff), and push it to radio. All I can say is Chuck Wicks is a lot deeper as an artist and entertainer than his debut disc might imply. But hey, Tim McGraw was “shallow,” a “product” and “couldn’t sing” when he rolled out. He has proved to be a substantive talent…and a mega-star. As many of these posts mention, you won’t truly get the star power of Chuck Wicks until you see him live. And with crappier and crappier and fluffier records being forced upon us by the labels and American Idol, that’s really the ultimate test…can they deliver live. Chuck Wicks will write better and better songs and make better and better records…and his career may just eclipse that of McGraw or the lesser talents, Rascal Flatts. He is a multi-media star…watch.

By: Funk

Funk — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:41:20 +0000

I don’t claim to be a very discerning Country Music listener. I don’t demand a lot from the artists I listen to but I expect more than this.

Gawd. That’s gotta hurt. Kinda like saying, “I don’t mind eating crap. In fact, I like crap. But this is some bad crap.”

By: Heidi

Heidi — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:16:35 +0000

Okay, a little late to the conversation here but I want to add my two bits. I just listened to this cd. I had low expectations…and even I was disappointed. “Entirely foregettable” is an excellent summation. The only song that even slightly caught my ear (aside from the over played “Stealing Cinderella”) was “She’s Going to Hurt Someone” but only because of the production. The lyrics aren’t that exciting.

I don’t claim to be a very discerning Country Music listener. I don’t demand a lot from the artists I listen to but I expect more than this.

By: NPR

NPR — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:05:08 +0000

To the above 3 comments: HA! That’s GREAT!!! He’s stinky-poo and just not that interesting…

By: Hollerin' Ben

Hollerin' Ben — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:00:59 +0000

well aren’t you guys a cute bunch.

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:58:00 +0000

That lays golden eggs…

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:56:13 +0000

It could be a well-disguised goose.