Wide Open Spaces

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The major-label debut from this Texas trio proves their instrumental abilities, blending more traditional twang with slow melodic blues, foot-tapping rockabilly, and bluegrass-inspired pop harmonies. From the opener, "I Can Love You Better," the Chicks let their love of music and genuine joy shine through while the energy on this album reminds one of Carlene Carter. Solid musicianship, topnotch vocal performances, and infectious pop hooks make this a stellar project. --Paula Ghergia

Country Music
Like a lot of young Nashville acts, The Dixie Chicks borrow a lot from 70's and 80's California pop-rock; unlike a lot of their peers, The Chicks go to the originals for their material, and cover songs written by J.D. Souther, Maria McKee, Tom Jans and Bonnie Raitt.... Until they can make a song crackle with danger and lust, The Dixie Chicks will merely be a pleasant but inconsequential diversion.

Wide Open Spaces

Wide Open Spaces,Dixie Chicks,Sony,Contemporary Country,Contemporary Folk,Country,Country & Western,Country-Pop,Neo-Traditionalist Country,Pop,Progressive Bluegrass

Average customer rating: One of the best debuts every Love it! I love this album!! a bigger flip flop than Kerry gift

Wide Open Spaces Dixie Chicks Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fly Taking The Long Way Home Top of the World Tour An Evening with the Dixie Chicks ASIN: B000002BZ0 Release Date: 1998-01-27

Tracks:

1. I Can Love You Better
2. Wide Open Spaces
3. Loving Arms
4. There's Your Trouble
5. You Were Mine
6. Never Say Die
7. Tonight The Heartache's On Me
8. Let 'Er Rip
9. Once You've Loved Somebody
10. I'll Take Care Of You
11. Am I The Only One (Who's Ever Felt This Way)
12. Give It Up Or Let Me Go

Amazon.com essential recording

The major-label debut from this Texas trio proves their instrumental abilities, blending more traditional twang with slow melodic blues, foot-tapping rockabilly, and bluegrass-inspired pop harmonies. From the opener, "I Can Love You Better," the Chicks let their love of music and genuine joy shine through while the energy on this album reminds one of Carlene Carter. Solid musicianship, topnotch vocal performances, and infectious pop hooks make this a stellar project. --Paula Ghergia

Customer Reviews:

One of the best debuts every.......2007-06-19

This debut album by the Dixie Chicks is truly great. It is true country music [with fiddles and all!] but is very accessible and enjoyable for people who like other genres. I was gonna give a list of the better songs, but they're most all good tunes. This is before the Chicks got jammed up in Iraq War politics [not all their own fault]; back when they were renowned as good musicians, which they undoubtedly are, as a listen to this CD proves.

Love it!.......2007-06-13

This is definitely one of my favorite CDs. The Dixie Chicks manage to mix incredible vocal and instrumental talent with meaningful lyrics and catchy melodies. Here's a guide, song-by-song:



1. I Can Love You Better -- an easy to relate to song that'll make you want to sing along with its catchy beat.

2. Wide Open Spaces -- Something everybody can relate to, especially teenagers. The melody is nice, but it's the lyrics that really make this song special.

3. Loving Arms -- this song is different from some of the other ballads on the CD, because of the fact that while it is a classic country ballad, it is not drawn out to all eternity. Beautiful lyrics and a lovely melody make it one of my favorites.

4. There's Your Trouble -- definitely my favorite song on the disc. Pure fun, and very catchy. You'll find yourself playing it again and again.

5. You Were Mine -- in my opinion, the worst song on this CD. While the words ARE meaningful, they are depressing and drawn out forever and ever. Every word seems to be held out for ages, and the lyrics are sad to the point of being corny. Perhaps the only song that I wasn't impressed with.

6. Never Say Die -- a sweet, romantic song.

7. Tonight The Heartache's On Me -- if you're not into hard-core country, than skip over this track, which celebrates classic country music. I personally love it for it's traditional melody.

8. Let 'Er Rip -- a ton of fun, with lots of attitude and spunk.

9. Once You've Loved Somebody -- a beautiful melody with meaningful lyrics.

10. I'll Take Care of You -- the second worst song on the album, while the words are nice I had little patience to listen to the almost four minutes of this drawn out ballad.

11. Am I The Only One (Who's Ever Felt This Way) -- a very relatable song with a great guitar melody.

12. Give It Up Or Let Me Go -- a ton of fun, very enjoyable.



You should definitely give this CD a try!

I love this album!!.......2007-05-07

This is my favoite album to play in the car. I listen to it over and over. I love the political overtones, but the music is great, too!! I am not a Country Music fan, but I love this album.

a bigger flip flop than Kerry.......2007-03-24

The country music crowd built the Chicks up, then they went to England and showed their true side. As a result country music lovers, true to their country, turned on the Chicks; so now the Chicks say that their music isn't country. I say that their music isn't music but it just noise.

gift.......2007-01-19

My daughter was happy to receive this CD. She had been unable to find it in the local music stores. I received it in just a few days of placing the order.

Average customer rating: The Beauty of "Wide Open Spaces"

The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces James Clay with David "Fathead" Newman Manufacturer: Ojc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Thumper A Double Dose of Soul My Point of View ASIN: B00006311A Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

1. Wide Open Spaces
2. They Can't Take That Away From Me
3. Some Kinda Mean
4. What's New
5. Figger-ation

Customer Reviews:

The Beauty of "Wide Open Spaces".......2003-04-04

Texas, the state known for its "wide open spaces," is also known for producing great saxophonists, most notably Ornette Coleman, Illinois Jacquet, Arnett Cobb and Booker Ervin, but also the underrated James Clay and David "Fathead" Newman. When "Cannonball" Adderley began producing for the Riverside label, he made it a point to record the less recognized of his colleagues. As was the case with Don Wilkerson's "The Texas Twister" (see my review), Adderley brought in a superb rhythm trio to support tenormen Clay and Newman on this April 26, 1960 session -- Wynton Kelly on piano, Sam Jones on bass and Art Taylor on drums. "Sound of the Wide Open Spaces" is an all standard affair with the Babs Gonzales penned title track and "What's New," which showcases Clay on flute, the disc's strongest moments. "Wide Open Spaces" is a solid post-bop album, and being that the disc is a 2002 release, I'm delighted to see that there are still gems in the OJC vaults to be reissued.

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Wide Open Spaces People Like Us , Wobbly , and Matmos Manufacturer: Tigerbeat6 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Computer | Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000996FN Release Date: 2003-05-27

Tracks:

1. Morning
2. Dolly Pardon
3. Clawing Your Eyes Out Down to Your Throat
4. Shenandoah
5. Holler
6. Tremble Valley Peady
7. Chicken Legs
8. Cattle Call
9. Unshackled
10. Arkansas Explorer
11. Calling
12. I Must Die
13. Wide Open Spaces

Average customer rating:

Wide Open Spaces Michael Formanek Manufacturer: Enja ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000E7D2 Release Date: 1993-06-24

Tracks:

1. Edge to Edge
2. Yahoo Justice
3. Fantasy Scape
4. Wide Open Spaces
5. Sage
6. Cloak and Dagger
7. Wild Dreams
8. Coffee Time
9. Home, at Home
10. Slothdancing
11. Outerlude
12. Razing Walls
13. Ancestral Voices
14. Edge to Edge
15. Open Door

Average customer rating:

Wide Open Spaces Michael Formanek Manufacturer: Enja ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000005C8K Release Date: 1997-04-22

Tracks:

1. Edge To Edge
2. Yahoo Justice
3. Fantasy Scape
4. Wide Open Spaces
5. The Sage
6. Cloak And Dagger
7. Wild Dreams
8. Coffee Time
9. Home, At Home
10. Slothdancing
11. Outerlude
12. Razing Walls
13. Ancestral Voices
14. Edge To Edge
15. Open Door

Average customer rating:

Wide Open Spaces Butterfly Toungz Manufacturer: Madd-Lab Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAAECM Release Date: 2002-08-27

Tracks:

1. Wide Opening (Interlude)
2. Here Come the...
3. Message 1
4. Monday!
5. Message 2
6. What Animal Am I? (Intro)
7. Richard Nixon
8. Message 3
9. Love Letter
10. Welcome to the Islands (Intro)
11. Pina Colada
12. Live! On Iu Campus (Intro)
13. Live @ the Emerson
14. Bottom of the Bucket
15. Do You Like Butterflies?
16. Message 4
17. Slow Day
18. Point of View
19. Message 5
20. Shut Up (Interlude)
21. Bettah Dayes
22. Mo-Mo, Pt. II
23. Message 6
24. Butterflies in My Stomach
25. Wide Open Spaces - Butterfly Toungz, Maddwest
26. Message 7
27. Peppermint Schnapps (And Chocolate Milk)
28. Wide Ending (Interlude)

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Return to the Wide Open Spaces Various Artists Manufacturer: Amazing Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DNE2 Release Date: 1992-09-17

Tracks:

1. Introduction
2. Buster's Tune
3. Hard Times
4. 13th Floor
5. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
6. These Foolish Things
7. Two Bones and a Pick
8. City Lights
9. Lush Life
10. Night in Tunisia

Average customer rating:

Wide Open Spaces Dixie Chicks Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B000009RD2 Release Date: 1998-07-28

Average customer rating: One Of The Best Live Recordings In Years

Return to the Wide Open Spaces Various Artists Manufacturer: Tko Magnum Meteor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001OBB Release Date: 1992-09-17

Tracks:

1. Introduction
2. Buster's Tune
3. Hard Times
4. 13th Floor
5. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
6. These Foolish Things
7. Two Bones and a Pick
8. City Lights
9. Lush Life
10. Night in Tunisia

Customer Reviews:

One Of The Best Live Recordings In Years.......1998-08-13

This CD stops people who hear it. I have given it as a gift to many, who have given it to others. Hard to find, but worth it, this Jazz album recorded LIVE at the Caravan of Dreams in Ft Worth Texas is a partner to the classic, but out of print "Sound of the Wide Open Spaces" recorded by Fatbead Newman and James Clay in 1960.

Average customer rating:

The String Quartet Tribute to the Dixie Chicks Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: String Quartet Tribute to Shania Twain ASIN: B00008NGE0 Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

1. Ready To Run
2. A Home
3. Long Time Gone
4. I Can Love You Better
5. Landslide
6. Cowboy Take Me Away
7. You Were Mine
8. Wide Open Spaces
9. Sin Wagon
10. Dixie Fugue

Product Description

1. Ready To Run
2. A Home
3. Long Time Gone
4. I Can Love You Better
5. Landslide
6. Cowboy Take Me Away
7. You Were Mine
8. Wide Open Spaces
9. Sin Wagon
10. Dixie Fugue (Original Composition)

Format: CD

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