Review: Ty Herndon’s Latest, Right About Now
Ty Herndon released his latest album, Right About Now, today. It is his first secular studio album release since his 1999 album, Steam. During that time, he put out two Christmas albums and a greatest hits CD.
“Everything familiar feels so new to me. I might look the same, but I’m not who I used to be…” You can feel the pain in Ty’s voice on the opening track, it’s almost haunting. I think this is the standout track on what turns out to be an average album. The production is good and Ty sings great, but it isn’t anything that hasn’t been done before, although there are some good love songs for the upcoming Valentine’s Day. I knew I had heard the the third song, “You Still Own Me”, somewhere before, but I couldn’t place it until I looked it up. It’s basically just a rehash of Emerson Drive’s version. Unless you’re a big Ty fan, I’d recommend passing on this one, but be sure to give the first track, “Someday Soon”, a listen.
Over all, I give it a 3 out of 5.
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February 1, 2007 at 6:11 pm Permalink
Did you really listen to this CD? I mean really listen to it? When the country music industry is churning out more of same, dull, empty artists who all look and sound like Keith Urban (even the hair!), Ty evokes an emotional response both because the CD has great lyrics combined with his angelic voice. Isn’t that what music is supposed to do, move you emotionally? So far Ty and the Dixie Chicks have captured the emotional pain and suffering we’ve endured the last few years. Artists such as 1990’s Brooks and Dunn, Wynona, Garth Brooks, Mark Wills, Allison Krause, and Rhonda Vincent got country music right and anything else is just more of the same. Please give some credit to Ty for surviving the vicious music industry and peforming a very powerful and meaningful set of songs. We all fall sometime in our lives. It’s how we get up, dust ourselves off and try again that counts. Ty’s on a personal journey that’s more than average. Listen to it again.
February 2, 2007 at 9:29 am Permalink
Thanks for voicing your opinion, Richard. I did listen to the CD, about five times in fact and even gave it another listen after your comment. Even so, I have to respectfully disagree with your assessment. I didn’t give the album a horrible review, it’s just an average album meant to blend in with everything else and ride the wave coming out of Nashville. I’m not here to bash anyone and wish everyone the best, but I gotta call ‘em like I see ‘em. I gave Ty props for singing great, but I think you’re way overstating the significance of this album. We’re all on personal journeys that, when taken in a microcosm, are more than average, but when you take a moment to look around, they aren’t all that different.
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