Burnin' the Roadhouse Down

Country Music Magazine
Judging from the 12 lively and inspired tracks on Burnin' the Roadhouse Down ... these are exciting and inspired times for him. By any measure this is a fine album--perhaps his best and most fully realized [to date].

Tracks:

Burnin' The Roadhouse Down (duet with Garth Brooks)
Holes In The Floor Of Heaven
Every Little Whisper
A Six Pack Ago
Road Trippin'
Love Me Like You Love Me
Smoke From An Old Flame
I Don't Know How To Fix It
Big Ol' Empty House
Closer I Get To You
Big Tops
What If I Said

Customer Reviews:

Feel like you are listening to live music at the roadhouse.......2007-03-12

This is one of those cd's that is well worth the money. Every song a great one. Has the feel of a rockin country honkey tonk

Burnin' the Roadhouse Down.......2007-03-09

I love this Album.I have played it many times since I purchased it.(And will continue to do so!)Highly recommended!

Steve made a great start on Capitol.......2005-08-30

After a long and successful career on other labels, it seemed at one point during the nineties that Steve's hit-making days were finished. Steve proved that this was not so by securing a contract with Capitol and recording three excellent albums of original material for them of which this was the first.

The title track, a fun duet with Garth Brooks, was no doubt expected to be the big hit from the album and it certainly opens the album in great style. However, it is the second track (Holes in the floor of heaven) that really caught the public imagination. This is a very sad death song of a type that is comparatively rare these days. Such songs were far commoner in the sixties - in pop music as well as country music.

Another outstanding track is the second duet on the album (What if it's you), this one being with Anita Cochran who also wrote the song. This duet also appeared on her debut album (Back to you).

Quite apart from the three tracks already mentioned, this album contains many other great songs including I don't know how to fix it, Big old empty house, Smoke from an old flame and A six pack to go.

This is an outstanding album by a man with one of the finest voices in country music.

Special Reasons.......2005-08-09

This cd contains a special song for our family. "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" was my grandmother's favorite song, so when she passed away in september 2004 we played it at her funeral. So we have bought multiple copies of this cd so that all of our family can share in the memories.

Besides this particular song there are lots of good songs on the cd. I listen to it regularly.

Steve, go back to your country roots please.......2004-08-26

Steve Wariner shows none of his superior talent on this album as he has with previous hits such as "All Roads Lead to You" and "You Can Dream of Me." Instead, we get smarmy, unbearably syrup like the insipid "Holes in the Floor of Heaven." The fact that songs like this win awards isn't a clue that the song is good: just how out of touch the C&W industry truly is to the fans. Nothing on this album is really memorable or will have the staying power of his prior hits. Buy Steve's Ultimate Collection instead.

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