Comments on: Album Review: Randy Travis – Around the Bend http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/ The latest country music news and reviews. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:32:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chris J http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-88090 Chris J Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:58:46 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-88090 On this CD my favortie written songs are Didn't have a good time, Everything I Own Has Got a Dent and Dig Two Graves On this CD my favortie written songs are Didn’t have a good time, Everything I Own Has Got a Dent and Dig Two Graves

]]> By: Paula http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-85371 Paula Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:23:27 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-85371 Drew I agree. <i>Didnt Have A Good Time</i> is a <i>very</i> well written song. On the lighter side, I really love <i>Everything I Own Has Got A Dent</i>. Drew I agree. Didnt Have A Good Time is a very well written song. On the lighter side, I really love Everything I Own Has Got A Dent.

]]> By: Drew http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-85362 Drew Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:36:18 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-85362 Got back to listening through this album a couple more times, and more carefully, and "You Didn't Have A Good Time" is a real masterpiece in my opinion. Lyrically it is as good as anything I've heard in a long while, and yet it still has a pretty nice melody and enough vocal work by Randy in really conveying the message. Got back to listening through this album a couple more times, and more carefully, and “You Didn’t Have A Good Time” is a real masterpiece in my opinion. Lyrically it is as good as anything I’ve heard in a long while, and yet it still has a pretty nice melody and enough vocal work by Randy in really conveying the message.

]]> By: leeann http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-85209 leeann Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:57:27 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-85209 Paul, I love both Anderson's and Travis' versions of "Don't Think Twice." I can't stop playing Randy's version these days. Maybe it's those allergies that were mentioned in the round up that is effecting his voice . Paul, I love both Anderson’s and Travis’ versions of “Don’t Think Twice.” I can’t stop playing Randy’s version these days.

Maybe it’s those allergies that were mentioned in the round up that is effecting his voice .

]]> By: Paul W Dennis http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-85200 Paul W Dennis Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:00:44 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-85200 I picked up Randy's album about ten days ago and have listened to it a good half dozen times. It is clear that Randy has lost a little of the fullness of his voice over the last ten or so years. That said, he still sounds better than most of the male vocalists around, except on "Around The Bend" which sounds very forced. Unfortunately Warner Brothers picked the weakest song on this disc, "Faith In You" for the first single. "Dig Two Graves" , the second single is much better. I think that "Love Is a Gamble" should be the next single - it is the song I would have picked as the first single. It won't be picked as a single, but Randy's take on the Bob Dylan classic "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" is well executed. This isn't the first time a country artist has recorded the song - John Anderson had an effective take on the song on his 1981 album I JUST CAME HOME TO COUNT THE MEMORIES, and Johnny Cash recorded the song in the mid-1960s In my area, Central Florida, this disc is getting some airplay, somewhat to my surprise. I picked up Randy’s album about ten days ago and have listened to it a good half dozen times. It is clear that Randy has lost a little of the fullness of his voice over the last ten or so years. That said, he still sounds better than most of the male vocalists around, except on “Around The Bend” which sounds very forced.

Unfortunately Warner Brothers picked the weakest song on this disc, “Faith In You” for the first single. “Dig Two Graves” , the second single is much better. I think that “Love Is a Gamble” should be the next single – it is the song I would have picked as the first single.

It won’t be picked as a single, but Randy’s take on the Bob Dylan classic “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” is well executed. This isn’t the first time a country artist has recorded the song – John Anderson had an effective take on the song on his 1981 album I JUST CAME HOME TO COUNT THE MEMORIES, and Johnny Cash recorded the song in the mid-1960s

In my area, Central Florida, this disc is getting some airplay, somewhat to my surprise.

]]> By: leeann http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-84019 leeann Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:55:29 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-84019 Interesting observation. I just bought the album a couple of days ago. I'm still forming my opinion. I think Overstreet can still write mainstream songs since his conversion..."Some Beach" by Blake Shelton is an example. So, hopefully he and Schlitz still get together sometimes. Interesting observation. I just bought the album a couple of days ago. I’m still forming my opinion. I think Overstreet can still write mainstream songs since his conversion…”Some Beach” by Blake Shelton is an example. So, hopefully he and Schlitz still get together sometimes.

]]> By: Paula http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-84006 Paula Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:59:34 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-84006 My daughter bought this Saturday for her birthday (with my money, haha). I heard a couple of the songs last night (Every Head Bowed, From Your Knees, Dent) and liked what I heard. I thought Randy's voice was pure Randy. He's never had the 'best' voice but I've always loved it, and still do. Hopefully I can confiscated the CD later in the week long enough to hear it all the way through. My daughter bought this Saturday for her birthday (with my money, haha). I heard a couple of the songs last night (Every Head Bowed, From Your Knees, Dent) and liked what I heard. I thought Randy’s voice was pure Randy. He’s never had the ‘best’ voice but I’ve always loved it, and still do.

Hopefully I can confiscated the CD later in the week long enough to hear it all the way through.

]]> By: m.c. http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-83999 m.c. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:31:38 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-83999 Sadly, I don't think Schlitz and Overstreet have written together since Overstreet's born-again conversion nearly 20 years ago. Here's the CD's songwriting credits: Around The Bend Tania Hancheroff, Marcus Hummon, Tia Sillers You Didn't Have A Good Time Kris Bergsnes, Jason Matthews, Jim McCormick Every Head Bowed Brent Baxter, Brandon Kinney Love Is A Gamble Hugh Prestwood Faith In You Tom Douglas, Joe Henry, Matt Rollings Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Bob Dylan Dig Two Graves Ashley Gorley / Bob Regan Turn It Around Noah Gordon, Matt Kennon From Your Knees Leslie Satcher Everything That I Own (Has Got A Dent) Tony Martin, Mark Nesler 'Til I'm Dead And Gone Shawn Camp, John Scott Sherrill, Sarah Siskind Sadly, I don’t think Schlitz and Overstreet have written together since Overstreet’s born-again conversion nearly 20 years ago.

Here’s the CD’s songwriting credits:

Around The Bend
Tania Hancheroff, Marcus Hummon, Tia Sillers

You Didn’t Have A Good Time
Kris Bergsnes, Jason Matthews, Jim McCormick

Every Head Bowed
Brent Baxter, Brandon Kinney

Love Is A Gamble
Hugh Prestwood

Faith In You
Tom Douglas, Joe Henry, Matt Rollings

Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
Bob Dylan

Dig Two Graves
Ashley Gorley / Bob Regan

Turn It Around
Noah Gordon, Matt Kennon

From Your Knees
Leslie Satcher

Everything That I Own (Has Got A Dent)
Tony Martin, Mark Nesler

‘Til I’m Dead And Gone
Shawn Camp, John Scott Sherrill, Sarah Siskind

]]> By: frozenphan http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-83263 frozenphan Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:56:44 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-83263 I bought this on the way home at the Wal-Mart last night. Best 10 dollars I've spent in a long time. It's just so good to hear a whole album of good country music. And his voice shows the wear and tear of age, but I find that just adds to the wisdom and poignancy of the songs. I bought this on the way home at the Wal-Mart last night. Best 10 dollars I’ve spent in a long time. It’s just so good to hear a whole album of good country music. And his voice shows the wear and tear of age, but I find that just adds to the wisdom and poignancy of the songs.

]]> By: John Maglite http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-82981 John Maglite Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:18:50 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/album-review-randy-travis-around-the-bend/#comment-82981 Sadly, there's no Schlitz or Overstreet on <i>Around the Bend</i>. Sadly, there’s no Schlitz or Overstreet on Around the Bend.

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