Comments on: Joe Nichols - “It Ain’t No Crime”

By: Stormy

Stormy — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:21:52 +0000

Tim: On the other hand, if people listened to what country fans were saying instead of telling them what to like, you might not have so many #1 singles with albums that just don’t sell.

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:18:23 +0000

Yeah, because that’s all critics like and they’re incapable of enjoying anything “good.”

By: tim

tim — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:03:44 +0000

its a good thing that all artists dont listen to critics, otherwise the radio would only be playing the type of music that belongs on a lifetime movie soundtrack.

Joe…i say kudos, keep it up, there are a lot of us who would rather smile than cry.

By: Leeann

Leeann — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:58:56 +0000

This is exactly how I feel about Joe’s music. Great traditional voice, but forgettable songs.

By: Kenny Christmas

Kenny Christmas — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:04:51 +0000

The album is a fine listen. I like the pace of that song, “my whiskey years.” But Joe should be our Randy Travis with songs ass badass as “Diggin’ Up Bones” or “On the Other Hand.”

By: Stephen H.

Stephen H. — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:35:05 +0000

“Let’s Get Drunk and Fight”, I think, was going to be the second single, but I assume they postponed it since he went to rehab late last year for alcohol abuse.

By: Mike W.

Mike W. — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:13:31 +0000

I thought “Real Things” continued the trend of a lot of Joe’s albums. It had some great songs (She’s All Lady), but still felt like it had too much filler.

By: Matt C

Matt C — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:03:10 +0000

“Let’s Get Drunk and Fight” was actually at least on hold for and perhaps cut by Tim McGraw but didn’t make it on to Let it Go. I remember going to a Tim concert in 2005 and he performed the song and said that it would be on his next album.

Re: Joe’s album, I thought that it was nice sounding but quite overrated. Let’s not even talk about Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Real Things made several cross-genre top albums lists yet wasn’t even in the vicinity of my country genre top albums list.

By: Rick

Rick — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 04:07:13 +0000

Apart from “What’s a Guy Got To Do…” and “Brokenheartsville”, I’ve never been overly impressed with Joe’s singles even though he does have a great traditional voice. He needs to up the ante and start putting out singles that can compete head on quality wise with Josh Turner and Blake Shelton, his closest traditionalist competitors.

Hearing Joe on “Livin, Lovin, Losin” (as mentioned in the review) and sing Gene Watson’s “Farewell Party” on the Opry have demonstrated the greatness he is vocally capable of, and like Matt I’d like to hear more of “that” sound from Joe in his singles. Its a good thing these young traditionalists I enjoy listening to are good looking enough to keep mainstream country radio’s primary female listening audience interested even if their singles aren’t the greatest musically speaking….

By: Corey

Corey — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:40:28 +0000

That’s by far my favorite song from the album (and a great album at that). It’s well written and a sly departure from typical Nashville fare. When’s the last time you heard a sadsack song on Clearchannel radio? It reminds me of Tom T. Hall a good deal. It probably won’t be a big hit since soccer moms can’t really get behind a slacker anthem, but I dig it. Yours isn’t actually a review of the song, by the way, just an aside on what he “should” be recording.