Comments on: November ’08 Album Review Wrap-Up

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:27:04 +0000

I agree with the Ian Tyson reviews. I recently found the album at WalMart (very affordable Brady)
and was blown away. Every song is a masterpiece. Tyson has crafted a gem of an album at 75. The song about Canadian Hockey broadcaster Don Cherry and his late wife Rose is a real heartbreaker.
The other song Love Never Comes At All is also an incredible tune. Definately worth the purchase for any country-folk fan!

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:29:57 +0000

Brady, a Texas artist at the top of your list! I’m shocked! (lol)

TAyers, thanks for the tip. Zac Brown is performing in a small club in LA tonight but I didn’t get a ticket as the place gets packed liked a sardine can in such situations. He could have easily booked a larger venue.

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:19:02 +0000

I’d say the Rodney Hayden release is easily my favorite album on the list, followed by Trace Adkins. Other than that, only a few songs here and there caught my attention, although I couldn’t find an affordable copy of the Ian Tyson album. I really want to check that one out. Zac Brown Band was good, but it’s not something I have much interest in revisiting.

By: TAYERS

TAYERS — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:18:31 +0000

Rick, if you want to enjoy Zac Brown for free, just spend some time on youtube whenever you get the urge to listen. You’ll get a lot more than just the dozen or so songs on The Foundation, including a hyper-speed rendition of “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:12:50 +0000

Nothing here I’d spend full retail money on. I did get a free copy of Randy Houser’s debut and I’m glad I didn’t pay for that one either. I like hearing Trace Adkins singles (well most of them) on the radio but I’ve never been motivated to actually purchase an album of his. Top of my list if I can find a used one cheap at some point is Zac Brown, but its not a high priority quest.

By: Davey

Davey — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:32:01 +0000

You should buy this one then. Its great.
Maybe the deal with Ryan and country is that he respects it as an art, but doesn’t like the way it sounds overall. he is confusing. Wonder if that’s the whole point; confuse people.
maybe his definition of country would help. oh well. at least he’s interesting to follow, not just spewing the same fluff every time someone talks to him.

By: Sam G.

Sam G. — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:07:44 +0000

It’s best not to take into account anything Ryan Adams says, or else you’ll start hating him for being a pretentious jackhole. As for Cardinology, I’ll start buying his CDs again when he stops releasing five a year and instead puts all the good stuff on a single album.

By: Bill Hutchison

Bill Hutchison — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:45:40 +0000

Many thanks for your honest album reviews over the month of November (and other months too of course). I love that you are never afraid to call a spade a spade, and stay true to what you believe, regardless of what is popular on country music radio.

Keep up the good work. I (almost) always agree with your reviews and appreciate your honesty with it all.

By: Dan Milliken

Dan Milliken — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:31:33 +0000

Davey,

I wouldn’t begin trying to divine Ryan Adams’ real feelings on country music, or really on anything. Verbally, he has both disparaged and exonerated the genre many times. Musically, he frequently combines elements of it with elements from other genres, then denies that that’s what what he was doing. But then he’ll talk about how great Gram Parsons is or cover Hank Williams. You can’t really nail it down. I will say that Cardinology is not a country album by any stretch of the imagination (though it is a pretty great one, in my opinion), so I do find its listing here a bit curious myself.

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:44:18 +0000

“glittering in its own tepid milieu” ??

Seriously? What a terribly written article.