Comments on: Album Review: Miranda Lambert – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:37:58 +0000

Why is it so important that Miranda Lambert actually is the Crazy Ex or outlaw/badgirl? What’s wrong with telling a story? What’s wrong with being an artist that says “this is life and it happens to some people”? That’s where the honesty is. She delivers the songs well and writes them well. That is what I care about. Besides, timid and seemingly sweet people carry more animosity than many loud mouths would think.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:04:36 +0000

I bought this CD this week and LOVE it! In fact some of the ballads have helped in a healing process. What I have noticed from this page is that all remarks I have seen have been from men. Try being a woman involved with a man who is mentally, verbally and physically abusive and see if you can relate to Miranda’s music. The problem is you are all men and can’t relate.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:49:15 +0000

Thought I’d add my .02 cents to the comment page here. I think the CD is far better than Kerosene. I think people are just uncomfortable with any female country artists bucking the trend of foo-foo Faith Hill/Martina McBride slop that Nashville has been feeding them for the past 4 decades. I personally thought ‘Dry Town’ was one of the strongest tracks on the record as well as ‘Famous in a Small Town’ and her self-penned ‘Love Letters’. ‘Gunpowder and Lead’ makes people very uncomfortable but I didn’t hear people crying about Martina McBrides ‘Independance Day’ or Dixie Chicks ‘Goodbye Earl’, at least Miranda didn’t roll the body in a tarp and dump it into a river. I applaud Lambert for being brazen enough to sing it in the first person and stray from the usual ‘woman is abused and no one in society will help her…’. She took it in her own hands. The rest of the CD is very good songwriting on Miranda’s part and some very good covers,i.e. ‘Easy From Now On’. Maybe the people who don’t like the CD would be better of with Keith Urban or Taylor Swift’s new CD.

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Thu, 10 May 2007 14:16:01 +0000

Dave S: I wasn't expecting her to bring the house down and was pretty impressed for not knowing who she was. I was just commenting about how that bad girl image wasn't present then. Here's what Blake Shelton has to say about the subject. Matt C: I don't doubt she's a terrific performer and the past few years have probably done her a world of good. I didn't mean for my previous comment to come off as derogatory, if it did.

By: Brody Vercher

Brody Vercher — Wed, 09 May 2007 23:36:17 +0000

I think Brady’s reference to that particular show was just to show that the bad girl attitude wasn’t there before, he wasn’t expecting her to “bring the house down” or be a seasoned professional at that time.

By: Matt C.

Matt C. — Wed, 09 May 2007 22:45:55 +0000

I liked it better the way that she did it for Kerosene, where “bad girl” was not the theme but just a really neat contrast to the album’s ballads and the dimpled blond on the album cover. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is less believable. Regarding Brady’s comment, Miranda has performed about a gazillion shows since you saw her. I saw her headline last August and thought that she was a terrific performer. However, I didn’t exactly think “outlaw” or “bad girl.”

By: Brody Vercher

Brody Vercher — Wed, 09 May 2007 21:47:45 +0000

Has she ever been in trouble with authorites? Does anyone know what her beliefs are, do they go against the grain of popular opinion? What consitutes a “bad girl” persona?

All I’ve heard are a few songs about being bad. I don’t think that’s enough to warrant the title. I’ll believe it’s fabricated until she proves otherwise.

By: Dave S

Dave S — Wed, 09 May 2007 21:03:28 +0000

I am buying that image totally. She has found her place as an artist in the world of country music, and this is who she is. Her bad girl persona (which isn’t an act) is what separates her from new female artists who are Barbie Doll products straight out of the Matel Factories.

Brady, if you were expecting a 21 year old girl who didn’t even release her first album to bring the house down when you saw her open for JMM, that was an unrealistic expectation. JMO

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By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Tue, 08 May 2007 20:30:26 +0000

I’m not really buying the bad girl act, either. I saw her open for John Michael Montgomery before Kerosene came out and that persona was pretty much nonexistent. If I remember correctly, I think she was still a little timid on stage.