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Sugarland - “Already Gone”
Songwriters: Kristian Bush, Jennifer Nettles, and Bobby Pinson
I gotta hand it to Sugarland and their management for knowing how to build up and maintain the hype for their latest album release, Love On The Inside. The first single, “All I Want To Do” was debuted in front of a large audience on the ACM […] -
Joey + Rory - “Cheater, Cheater”
Songwriters: Rory Feek and Joey Martin
Having not watched one minute of CMT’s Can You Duet, I assumed that a new duo named “Joey + Rory” – really, “Joey + Rory” – would be some MySpace-loving aspiring Disney stars from the likes of Nashville Star’s Laura & Sophie or Pearl Heart. Color me pleasantly surprised […] -
Miranda Lambert - “More Like Her”
Songwriters: Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert sheds her renegade persona and exposes her vulnerable side in her latest single, “More Like Her,” the fourth from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and the first solo-penned track to be released from the album.
It’s interesting to note that upon the release of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, the marketing and chatter centered around Lambert’s cultivated […] -
Josh Gracin - “Unbelievable (Ann Marie)”
Songwriters: Josh Gracin
The fourth single from Josh Gracin’s sophmore album, We Weren’t Crazy, falters in the same way that so many of today’s love songs do. It’s generic and devoid of imagination.
Despite initial marketing that touted the album as deep and personal, “Unbelievable (Ann Marie)” is anything but deep or personal. Sure, the name […] -
Josh Turner - “Everything is Fine”
Songwriter: Josh Turner
When a country artist decides to make a song by stringing together a bunch of examples of how great his life is, it’s usually bad news. Josh Turner’s new single, “Everything is Fine,” trods the same ground that has been traversed ad nauseam by new artists of dubious heritage looking to score a […] -
Darryl Worley - “Tequila on Ice”
Songwriters: Rivers Rutherford, Marty Dodson
Darryl Worley hasn’t had a hit since 2004’s “Awful, Beautiful Life.” If there’s any justice in the country music world, that’s about the change. “Tequila on Ice” is a groovy mid-tempo that sways, a refreshing reprieve from the exhausting pace of a format that clamors for loud music and swelling choruses. […] -
Blake Shelton - “She Wouldn’t Be Gone”
Songwriters: Jennifer Adan and Corey Batten
While the recording of “Home” could be considered an artistic endeavor for Blake Shelton, he reaches a little too far on his next single, “She Wouldn’t Be Gone.” After reviewing Pat Green and Toby Keith’s latest offerings, I made a remark about expecting to see more singles of their […] -
Kristy Lee Cook - “15 Minutes of Shame”
Songwriters: Kelly Archer, Casey Kessel, Justin Weaver
For her debut single, American Idol: Season Seven alumnus Kristy Lee Cook takes on the role of a woman scorned–and she wants to tell us all about it. Just not in the song.
In the here and now, Cook settles for telling us that she’s going to tell […] -
Kenny Chesney - “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven”
Oh, what might have been.
George Strait recorded “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven” for his recent album Troubador, but when the track didn’t make the final cut, Kenny Chesney grabbed the song and it’s now the first single from his upcoming project, That Lucky Old Sun.
I, for one, would like to hear King […]Continue reading "Kenny Chesney - “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven”"
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Reckless Kelly - “Ragged As The Road”
Songwriter: Willy Braun
Despite being perennial favorites in the Texas scene, Reckless Kelly only recently scored their first number one on the Texas Music Chart with , “Ragged As The Road,” a song inspired by the travels of Woody Guthrie as recounted in his autobiography, Bound For Glory.
“Ragged As The Road” consists of a series […]
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Forgotten Artists: Goldie Hill Had Carl Smith and Goldie Hill been born 30 or 40 years later, they might have been like Faith Hill and Tim McGraw–the dominant married couple in country music.
Forgotten Artist: Wynn Stewart Both Buck Owens and Merle Haggard have cited Wynn Stewart as a major influence on their careers, yet somehow, he was never able to translate his enormous talent into extended and consistent success for himself.
Miranda Lambert - “More Like Her” This kind of material, as opposed to her tough-chick-done-wrong romps like “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and “Gunpowder and Lead,” is where her real promise lies
Joey Rory - “Cheater, Cheater” It’s actually downright frivolous, but that just makes it all the more fun. And really, are you allowed to say “ho” on country radio?
Josh Gracin - “Unbelievable (Ann Marie)” Despite initial marketing that touted the album as deep and personal, “Unbelievable (Ann Marie)” is anything but deep or personal.
Josh Turner - "Everything Is Fine" Turner is the rare example of an artist who records material that’s both quality and trademark.
Darryl Worley - "Tequila On Ice" A groovy mid-tempo that sways, a refreshing reprieve from the exhausting pace of a format that clamors for loud music and swelling choruses.
Blake Shelton - "She Wouldn't Be Gone" It’s all about nailing the melody rather than providing a legitimate interpretation that accentuates the lyrical content, although Shelton does do a pretty good job of injecting what limited emotion he can.
Don’t look now, but Darius Rucker, lead singer of 90s rock group Hootie & The Blowfish, has a country hit on his hands. What you probably haven’t heard is that Rucker is the first black artist to chart a single in the country top 20 since Charley Pride last did it in 1988.
News that former Sugarland member and co-founder Kristen Hall is suing her ex-mates, to the tune of $1.5 million, goes a long way towards providing a bit of context regarding the Atlanta singer/songwriter’s sudden departure from the group.
In Memory of Don Helms (1927 - 2008) Helms dated back to a time when an excellent four or five piece band and a good singer were all that were needed to make great country music. No drums, no light shows, no production tricks in the recording studio–just good music.
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