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January ‘08 Album Review Wrap-Up
Catherine Britt – Little Wildflower
Catherine Britt released her third album, Little Wildflower, in her native Australia. This album, produced by Brett Beavers, attempts to cover ground in both contemporary and traditional country and while her contemporary contributions are decent, they blend in with current offerings from other artists. However, Britt’s performance and smoky vocals [...] -
EP Review: The Wrights – The Wrights
With one album to their name, the husband and wife duo consisting of Adam and Shannon Wright recently released a followup EP simply titled The Wrights on a label (ACR) owned by Adam’s uncle, Alan Jackson. It was music that brought the couple together over ten years ago and lead to love and now [...]
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Album Review: Dailey & Vincent – Dailey & Vincent
After collaborating on “Beautiful Star of Bethlem” for a bluegrass Christmas album a few years ago, it couldn’t be stopped; they knew they wanted to work together again and now Jaime Dailey and Darrin Vincent have come together to release their self-titled debut album. Dailey comes to the group by way of Doyle Lawson [...]
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Album Review: Willie Nelson – Moment of Forever
The lastest Wille Nelson album, Moment of Forever, was produced by Nashville superstar Kenny Chesney and by the first track Chesney is attempting to play the part of Daniel Lanois, acclaimed U2 producer, who produced Willie’s 1998 album Teatro. The production on the first track shares the atmospheric U2-esque pop-rock quality of the Teatro [...]
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Album Review: Owen Temple – Two Thousand Miles
Inspiration is everywhere says Two Thousand Miles, the latest release from Texas music virtuoso Owen Temple. This influx of influence creates subject matter as diverse and numerous as the list of Lorrie Morgan’s ex-husbands and more original than my attempts at forming an entertaining simile–a literary technique that Temple himself doesn’t shy away from [...]
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Album Review: Chuck Wicks – Starting Now
Entirely forgettable. Those two words pretty much sum up the debut release, Starting Now, from Chuck Wicks. With the marketing push and the glitz of his first video, you know RCA has some cool cash riding on Wicks, but will it be enough to guarantee that the heavily pop/contemporary leaning album becomes a success? [...]
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Album Review: The Steeldrivers – The Steeldrivers
“Soulful” might be the most prevalent euphemism in modern country music. I can state with confidence that most any new artist marketed as soulful has spent their entire life listening to rock and R&B but finds the country music genre easier to exploit. The bluegrass resurgence of the 2000s has seen not only the [...]
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Album Review: Rhonda Vincent – Good Thing Going
Rhonda Vincent has recorded excellent albums in both the bluegrass and country genres and infuses her bluegrass work with country elements. Her tendency to incorporate country instead of pop elements into her bluegrass may explain why Vincent has not achieved the same widespread acclaim as Alison Krauss, for she is at least Ms. Krauss’s equal [...]
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Album Review: The Wreckers – Way Back Home: Live from New York City
Count me among those who are surprised and maybe a little bit disappointed that Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp’s country experiment didn’t work out. The duo’s surprisingly poor live performances are among the oft-cited factors in the their demise, and I witnessed more than one of their uncomfortable and malodroit television appearances. Way Back [...]
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Album Review: Trisha Yearwood – Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love
Breathtaking. Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love is absolutely, unequivocally, breathtaking. Yearwood combines perfectly emotive, flawlessly executed vocals, with excellent–sometimes fantastic–songs, to produce an album of exceptional depth. It is an album that stands as a testament to everything that’s good about contemporary, mainstream country music. Western, blues, Americana, traditional country; all of [...]
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