Big Country

Disc: 1

1. I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why) - Alabama

2. Rope the Moon - John Michael Montgomery

3. Timber I'm Falling in Love - Patty Loveless

4. Money in the Bank - John Anderson

5. Meet Me in the Middle - Diamond Rio

6. I Didn't Know My Own Strength - Lonnie Morgan

7. State of Mind - Clint Black

8. Almost Goodbye - Mark Chesnutt

9. Watermelon Crawl - Tracy Byrd

10. Pocket Full of Gold - Vince Gill

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Disc: 2

1. Me Too - Toby Keith

2. Shut Up and Drive - Chely Wright

3. Can I Trust You With My Heart - Travis Tritt

4. Forever's as Far as I'll Go - Alabama

5. Holdin' Heaven - Tracy Byrd

6. 18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses - Kathy Mattea

7. Dust on the Bottle - David Lee Murphy

8. Almost Goodbye - Mark Chesnutt

9. She Don't Know She's Beautiful - Sammy Kershaw

10. Where Did I Go Wrong - Steve Wariner

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Big Country,Various Artists,Madacy Records,Contemporary Country,Country,Country Collections,New Traditionalist,Pop,V/A Compilations

Average customer rating: high maintenance woman LOVE TOBY KEITH GREAT AS USUAL Big Dog Daddy Big Dog Daddy

Big Dog Daddy Toby Keith Manufacturer: Show Dog Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: 5th Gear Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace Let It Go Lost Highway One of the Boys ASIN: B000NIBV0C Release Date: 2007-06-12

Tracks:

1. High Maintenance Woman
2. Love Me If You Can
3. White Rose
4. Get My Drink On
5. Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya
6. Big Dog Daddy
7. Burnin' Moonlight
8. Walk it Off
9. I Know She Hung the Moon
10. Pump Jack
11. Hit It

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On his first totally controlled album for his own label, Toby Keith adds another title to his résumé: producer. Throughout, the former Oklahoma wildcatter, who's taken heat for his blustery patriotism and outspoken remarks, seems to be seeking new respect, shifting the focus off of politics and grandstanding and back to his talents as a musician. While his last album, White Trash with Money, found him flirting with R&B and adding horns for a bit more bump, his latest effort finds him nearly in a singer-songwriter mood, taking more time to craft the sound of the tracks and laying down his own harmonies. He's still relying on gimmicky wordplay and cartoon puffery for his full-tilt radio numbers ("High Maintenance Woman," "Big Dog Daddy"), but he also showcases the sensitive, ballad-heavy side of his personality that hasn't been as apparent since the '90s ("Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You," "We Were in Love"). He achieves this with some fine cowriting--the winsome "I Know She Hung the Moon" and "Walk It Off," and the lusty "Burnin' Moonlight." He also finds two excellent covers, Fred Eaglesmith's "White Rose" (which combines nostalgia for full-service gas stations with that of a teen's coming of age) and the thoughtful Craig Wiseman/Chris Wallin ballad "Love Me If You Can." The latter, a quiet social commentary, revisits Keith's familiar theme of holding one's ground, but with a far more compassionate approach than he's tried before. Consider it a meditation from a brash king of the hill who hasn't forgotten how to be humble. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

high maintenance woman.......2007-07-19

My stepson said he really enjoys this CD, especially the song about a high maintenance woman.

Gunner July,2007

LOVE TOBY KEITH.......2007-07-17

I love this cd,of course I love Toby Keith and his music.Great songs on this CD.

GREAT AS USUAL.......2007-07-15

As always Toby does not diappoint, this one great CD. All the songs are great.

Big Dog Daddy.......2007-07-13

As a longtime fan of Toby Keith I found this to be a great cd to listen too. Toby has a rich, deep voice that makes any song beautiful. I couldn't pick a favorite because I loved all of them!!

Big Dog Daddy.......2007-07-06

I was skeptical about purchasing yet another Toby Keith CD but am glad I made the purchase. Once again, Toby comes through with his distinct voice and ear catching tunes. Toby is by far one of the best song writers yet in country music. I went to see a concert at the Tweeter Center in NJ and let me tell you, I am still impressed with the show he performed. The song "High Maintenance Woman" is cute and funny. The cd was a very good buy.

Average customer rating: Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace THE BEST BIG AND RICH ALBUM YET!!!!!!!! Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace Big Disappointment Big and Rich

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace Big & Rich Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Big Dog Daddy 5th Gear One of the Boys Relentless Pure BS ASIN: B000OCXM6I Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Lost In This Moment
3. Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace
4. Faster Than Angels Fly
5. Eternity -- featuring John Legend
6. When The Devil Gets The Best Of Me
7. Radio Intro
8. Radio
9. You Never Stop Loving Somebody
10. High Five
11. Please Man -- featuring Wyclef Jean
12. You Shook Me All Night Long
13. Loud

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At the height of their 2004 "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" fame, Big & Rich's one lament was that radio didn't know what to do with them, even though they sold two million copies of their debut album, Horse of a Different Color. Their follow-up, 2005's Comin' to Your City, likewise failed to score a Top 10 single, but still went platinum. Now comes their third album, and their first single, "Lost in This Moment"--an overtly emotional ballad about getting hitched--is selling like Gatorade at a chili cook-off. Are Music City's most likeable lunatics playing it safe? Well, it sounds that way. And if that's a disappointment, given their initial rollicking (and much needed) assault on staid Nashville, there's more bad news. Big Kenny's loopy songs of peace, love, and hippified unity (especially the overblown "Eternity," featuring John Legend) now sound so familiar, replete with Pentecostal blathering ("Brothers and sisters..."), you can sing along the first time you hear them. The duo sequences the album like a vinyl disc of old, with a virtual A-side (ballads) and B-side (rockers). Not surprising, the B-side wins, even if "Radio" owes too much to the self-aggrandizing hullabaloo of Comin' to Your City and Wyclef Jean drops by to rap a few country clichés. It takes an awfully long time for this album to be fun, but it eventually does, with an AC/DC cover ("You Shook Me All Night Long") and a Brooks & Dunnish turbo-tonker ("Loud"). Fans of Big & Rich already understand that they take their spirituality as seriously as their sinning. But next time, here's hoping they spend more time in Saturday night, and less in Sunday morning. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

On their third album, Big & Rich bust down the doors of country music with new sounds, new energy and new audiences. The title Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace describes not only this collection but also Big & Rich themselves. Thank heaven for Big & Rich!

Customer Reviews:

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace.......2007-07-19

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace

This is a killer CD with lots of emotion and true straight-from-the-heart songs. It shows a side of Big and Rich that was not present before.

THE BEST BIG AND RICH ALBUM YET!!!!!!!!.......2007-07-15

wow wow wow! Big & Rich are musical marvels. This album may be more tame than their last two but they still tip the scales and turn you upside down. Here's my best proffesional review on it;

Lost In This Moment:
The first single from this album showcases John Rich's pure country vocals. A very touching song that will toss Lonestar's 'Amazed' out the window on best wedding songs. Well written and well sung.

Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace:
This is my personal favorite on this album because it's me! Big Kenny and I must have the same thoughts. The best lyric in there is "May be passing out on friday but come sunday i'll be passing the collection plate'. The perfect anthem for any hell raising christian.

Faster Than Angels Fly:
As soon as I heard the opening melody I had chills. Then I heard 'modern day romeo and juliet' and my heart stopped. A very intriguing song about a young couple living in a bad neighbourhood!

Eternity:
This has Big Kenny written all over it. It's a great chorus with gnarley lyrics lol! He paints quite the picture in your mind about what he sees in 'eternity'

When The Devil Gets The Best Of Me:
Another chilling song about temptations. It should speak to a lot of angry people. A great acoustic track.

Radio:
The most Big & Rich flavoured song on the record. Just rock out with the boys in this one. Starting with Big Kenny preaching about prejiduce then just the most rockin' grooves ever. Radio is a future hit single.

You Never Stop Loving Somebody:
This is another neat song. It's just a simple truth and Big & Rich make it so much fun to listen too.

High Five:
This is the only song I am not crazy about on the album. It reminds me alot of a song on the 'City' album called 'Blow My Mind'

Please Man:
The first time I heard this I thought it was weird. The second time I started singing, the third time I was rapping. A great cameo performance by Wyclef Jean. With his country breakdown, you start enjoying the diversity and it just gets better.

You Shook Me All Night Long:
You can't beat an original .......... NOT!(quote Borat lol). I never really cared for Ac/DC's version of the song so I didn't rush to this track but when it came on I just had to listen. And now it's the first song I play when I pop the album in. B+R you amaze me

Loud:
What can I say. It's a song that i'm sure B+R are gonna rock out to on stage. The lyrics are so Brooks & Dunn, but the guitar in it is Big & Rich!

BUY THIS ALBUM AND YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT AT ALL

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace.......2007-07-12

I absolutely love this CD. Every song on it. Another big hit from Big & Rich.

Big Disappointment.......2007-07-07

I was excited for the release of the latest CD from John & Kenny, even with the toned down and boring lead off single "Lost In This Moment" played on the radio.

This is Big & Rich, they can't let me down.

Well they did.

They present this CD as if it was an old vinyl LP album, with "side one" loaded with strange and short intros into rather forgetable slow tunes.

It's only till you get to "Side B" that they duo tries to redeem itself with a more familiar style and a few rockin' uptempo tracks like 'Radio', 'Loud', and a remake of the AC/DC classic 'You Shook Me All Night Long'.

If I could buy just one "side" of this latest effort, I would pay half the price and go for side two.

It's this sellout to commercialism that also ruined another favorite band of mine, Lonestar, who bore me now with every song and CD they release.

Hmmm... John Rich used to be in Lonestar. Things that make you go hmmmm.

Big and Rich.......2007-07-06

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace...perfect title for this CD. Lost in this Moment - if I was getting married again, would be my song...it is perfect for a wedding and if you are so much in love! Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace is yet another great song...very catchy tunes and glad I made the purchase. The best cd by far that Big and Rich has produced.

Average customer rating: Taylor Swift Best Country Debut Album Ever! Nice Debut Album - great future for this talented girl! Really good debut--a teen would love this. Taylor Swift CD

Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Manufacturer: Big Machine Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Enjoy The Ride Small Town Girl Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing Some Hearts 5th Gear ASIN: B000I5YCCO Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

1. Tim McGraw
2. Picture to Burn
3. Teardrops on My Guitar
4. A Place in This World
5. Cold As You
6. The Outside
7. Tied Together With a Smile
8. Stay Beautiful
9. Should've Said No
10. Mary's Song (Oh My My My)
11. Our Song

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Three years ago, a 13-year old Taylor Swift set out to be a star and moved from Reading, Pennsylvania, to Nashville. By 14, she had a publishing deal, and by 15, a recording contract. In these days of Bianca Ryan (and before her, Tanya Tucker and LeAnn Rimes), many are called, but few are chosen. Swift, it appears, is one of the chosen ones. Her vocal talent is modest, though sweetly affecting, her style seemingly influenced by the radio hits of early Sheryl Crow and Michelle Branch, and perhaps Cyndi Thomson. And at times, her youthfulness shows--she encoded messages in the lyrics of her CD booklet, starting with the name of the boy who cheated on her from "Should've Said No" (the album's strongest offering). But in writing or co-writing all 11 songs on this debut, Swift demonstrates remarkable maturity, particularly in crafting a hooky, radio-ready chorus. Though she sounds ridiculous looking back from the perspective of an 87-year old woman on "Mary's Song," to her credit she mostly writes about what she knows--unrequited high-school crushes ("Teardrops on My Guitar"), teenage angst ("Tied Together with a Smile"), and complete immersion in starry-eyed romance (her breakout hit "Tim McGraw"). Swift has such wistful charm and tunefulness that only a curmudgeon could dismiss her, and in fact, more than 60,000 fans lined up to grab this CD the first month of release. No wonder Rascal Flatts and George Strait added her to their tours. Look out, Carrie Underwood--there's a new kid in town. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

Taylor Swift.......2007-07-05

I think the CD is well produced. Not a WOW cd, but the songs grows on you and she is young at Heart!

Best Country Debut Album Ever!.......2007-07-03

This is the best Debut album ever!! You can tell that every song means alot to her! My favorite songs are: Tim Mcgraw, Cold as you, A place in this world, The outside, stay beautiful and Should've said no. You should buy this cd!

Nice Debut Album - great future for this talented girl!.......2007-06-28

Taylor has a very nice voice and great range. There are some very nice songs on the album. However, I agree that she is definitely writing for a teen audience...which is actually refreshing these days since she is a teenager!

I enjoyed many of the songs, but I'm sure my kids can relate more to her lyrics. That being said, she shows a lot of talent and I'm looking forward to more of her work in the future.

Really good debut--a teen would love this........2007-06-27

If I was 15 I would give this cd 5 stars hands down. Taylor has a great voice, catchy lyrics, and a nice combination of slow and fast songs. However, I feel a bit sheepish jammin' to it in my car when the lyrics are so clearly written by a 15 year old--not saying that they are bad (they are quite catchy) but they so obviously explain the life of a fifteen year old and not an adult. Still, I really really think this CD is worth the money, you may just feel a little silly when you sing along with a few songs ... "I hate that stupid old pickup truck you never let me drive, your a redneck heartbreak whose really bad at lying. So watch me light a match on all my wasted time as far I'm concerned your just another picture to burn."

Taylor Swift CD.......2007-06-27

Awesome CD...Love every song....usually you get a few good song and the rest are just fluff or the same old stuff....recommend to anyone...she's great.

Average customer rating: Great Musicianship and Awesome Vocals!!!! Hillbilly Gold It's all good visiting Little Big Town love it Great music for a non-country fan!

The Road to Here Little Big Town Manufacturer: Equity Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Little Big Town Stand Still, Look Pretty Enjoy The Ride Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing Twice the Speed of Life ASIN: B000ASDEVE Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

1. Good As Gone
2. Boondocks
3. Bones
4. Bring It On Home
5. Wounded
6. A Little More You
7. Live With Lonesome
8. Mean Streak
9. Looking For A Reason
10. Lost
11. Welcome To The Family
12. Fine With Me
13. Stay (Acoustic)

Album Description

It's the harmonies that draw you in. The big, lush, gorgeous harmonies. You're hooked and it's then that you realize that it's not just the harmonies. Everything about Little Big Town is unique to the country music world. Comprised of Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Roads, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet, Little Big Town's configuration of two men and two women is unique. Also unique is that there is no single lead vocalist all four take on lead vocal responsibilities. Little Big Town's voices blend so effortlessly one would think they'd been singing together since childhood. While that isn't quite true, their backgrounds are strikingly similar. All four band members began singing in church and with their families and Phillip even performed in a family band. Each then blossomed in their craft during college, a career as a professional musician the clear path for each. Equity. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

Great Musicianship and Awesome Vocals!!!!.......2007-06-19

This album is a real gem! I first was exposed to this group through watching them do "Good As Gone" on Nashville Star last season. Prior reviews which criticize their similarity to Fleetwood Mac are really unfair to both LBT and Fleetwood Mac. Yes, they were definitely influenced by Fleetwood Mac, but they are extremely talented in their own right! The vocal talent and musicianship is first rate!

My one criticism (which is minor) involves a certain similarity of the first three songs on the album. In other words, there is a very similar vibe in a number of songs such as Good As Gone, Boondocks, and Bones...(Tryin' to Find A Reason - also similar vibe - is later in the album song order).

There is some great guitar work which includes some very impressive Dobro work from Jerry Douglas. This album is definitely worth getting!

Hillbilly Gold.......2007-05-21

Like Ray Charles used to say, "Country music artist tell great stories." I'm slowly becoming more of a contemporary country fan. And I stress; contemporary. The first time I heard 'Bring it on Home, I thought, "I kind of like that song." A good friend let me listen to the CD and I was hooked. 'The Road to Here,' is a fun piece of work; welcome to the family!

It's all good visiting Little Big Town.......2007-05-15

Okay, so I'm totally re-writing & re-submitting my rating of this album. I went to a "Little Big Town" Concert and was blown away. They were incredible and I own them a huge apology for only giving them three stars the first time around. The harmonies were amazing...so, I've gone back and listened to the album & deemed myself delerious in relation to my first review. The four singers are perfectly balanced and the songs are fun. No wonder they won big Country Music Awards for this album. So, ignore my first rating and buy the album.

love it.......2007-05-14

Great CD! And they are just as good live in concert! I recommend it. Balance between slow songs and upbeat songs.

Great music for a non-country fan!.......2007-05-09

I purchased this CD because I heard some of their songs on TV while browsing through channels. Although considered a country group, their music has a Fleetwood Mac sound to it. I never thought I'd purchase a country CD, but Little Big Town has changed my mind about the genre. Great harmony and great musicians!

Average customer rating: She's stoned said the Suede and the moon calf agreed!! Nice first effort Essential Music from Who Knows Where The Album That Changed Music Forever

Music from Big Pink The Band Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Band Stage Fright Rock of Ages The Basement Tapes Northern Lights-Southern Cross ASIN: B00004W50T Release Date: 2000-08-29

Tracks:

1. Tears Of Rage
2. To Kingdom Come
3. In A Station
4. Caledonia Mission
5. The Weight
6. We Can Talk
7. Long Black Veil
8. Chest Fever
9. Lonesome Suzie
10. This Wheel's On Fire
11. I Shall Be Released
12. Yazoo Street Scandal (Outtake)
13. Tears Of Rage (Alternate Take)
14. Katie's Been Gone (Outtake)
15. If I Lose (Outtake)
16. Long Distance Operator (Outtake)
17. Lonesome Suzie (Alternate Take)
18. Orange Juice Blues (Blues For Breakfast) (Outtake - Demo)
19. Key To The Highway (Outtake)
20. Ferdinand The Imposter (Outtake - Demo)

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Music from Big Pink stands as one of those rare albums that turned the rock world on its axis. On this record, released in 1968 at the height of the psychedelic revolution, the five members of the Band (along with producer-sideman John Simon) eschewed spacey diversions, opting for an earthier route. Soon enough, wah-wah pedals and tape loops were making way for fiddles and mandolins. The group's most democratic effort (Robbie Robertson would soon emerge as the ensemble's mouthpiece), the debut's 11 songs come from Robertson, bassist Rick Danko, and pianist Richard Manuel, who contributes two songs and cowrote the doleful opener, "Tears of Rage," with Bob Dylan. Manuel's role would diminish from this point hence and the balance he brought to the quintet would be missed. Many would argue that Big Pink's sequel, The Band, represents their crowning achievement. The truth is, Big Pink is the purest distillation of the Band, and their preeminent recording. This remastered reissue is generously expanded to include nine bonus tracks, a bunch highlighted by a Robertson rarity ("Ferdinand the Imposter") and a cover of the Stanley Brothers's "If I Lose." --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

She's stoned said the Suede and the moon calf agreed!!.......2007-04-08

Music from Big Pink was one of the first albums I bought as a teenager in the late 60s. It came at a time in my life when I was discovering the world around me, becoming conscious of social issues and discovering who I was.

The music touched my soul and gave life meaning and wonder at a time so much was uncertain. I still listen to the album on occasion and it remains astounding in it's simplicity, beauty and imagery. My favorite album of all time.

Nice first effort.......2007-04-07

Okay, so the self-titled second completely blows this away, but this is still one of The Band's better albums - I've only heard three, so I'm not much of a judge of it. Still, this is an enjoyably rootsy affair. Of course it's got The Weight, a landmark '60's tune with interesting, oft-analyzed lyrics, a well-known chorus, a cool descending bassline, AND great traded lead vocals between Levon Helm, Richard Manuel (whose voice gives me the chills) and Rick Danko. The perfect song. Same with Chest Fever, which is pretty funky - sorta reminds me of Up on Cripple Creek from the next record. And have you heard how many times that organ riff's been imitated? Seriously, it's almost become a cliche now.
Of course, The Band will always be linked to Dylan, and three of these songs were written or cowritten by him. I like - no, LOVE - Tears of Rage, prototypical enigmatic Dylan. Same with I Shall Be Released, which Dylan later recorded himself and admittedly did a better job on because he wisely got that stupid high-pitched synthesizer/organ/whatever-thing out of there. But I love Manuel's vocals on the song, so I can't complain too much. This Wheel's on Fire was Dylan's third contribution, and again it's funky, with a clavinet-sounding keyboard. Probably the weakest of his additions, but still, a good tune.
As I said, Manuel's vocals give me the chills, especially on Lonesome Suzie. Admittedly, the lyrics aren't among Robbie Robertson's best. But Manuel almost brings me to tears when he sings it. No joke. It's a hard song to listen to because of that, but I like it just the same.
Long Black Veil is the most fun you'll find here, an old folk song from BEYOND THE GRAAAAAAAVE with Ultimate Multi-Instrumentalist Garth Hudson adding what sounds like a tuba. A nice, uptempo, swinging song, one of the more underrated ones here.
So far it seems like it should be a five-star, but I can't get into some of this. Like To Kingdom Come, In a Station and Candelonia Mission. I just skip right over 'em. Really boring songs with weak lyrics. And while We Can Talk has fun traded vocals, I can't see much reason to listen to it outside of that. That's just me, though.
Though the next outing was an absolute five-star masterpiece that likely tops everything else The Band ever did (as I've said, I only know three of their albums: this, self-titled and Stage Fright, plus I've got that one-disc Best of the Band), this is an effecient warm-up to that album and recommended to fans of '60's rock, especially roots-rock. If you like this sound, I also recommend Creedence Clearwater Revival and the Stones' stuff from '68 to '72.
The bonus tracks are kind of wastes... I like Yazoo Street Scandal, it should've made the original album, and their version of Key to the Highway is good enough (partially because no-one can make that song bad, really), but most are poorly-written and recorded (Orange Juice Blues, Katie's Been Gone, Ferndidad the Imposter, etc).

Essential.......2007-04-01

One of the greats, absolute must have. Also needed to accompany this is Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde" and "The Basement Tapes". Beside these 3 albums the rest seems no more than background noise. Songwriting, singing, musicianship par excellence, how come it has gone so far down in the USA since this? Maybe because these musicians were from Canada in the first place?

PS some of the best tracks on this CD IMHO are those missing from original vinyl - "Yazoo Street Scandal", "Katie's Been Gone", "Long Distance Operator", "Orange Juice Blues" - so even if you have the original vinyl, lucky person, you need this CD too :)

Music from Who Knows Where.......2007-03-29

It was always a close call whether this or the Band's 2nd album was their classic. This reissue and expansion presses the question to the point of impossible resolution. Not only do the outtakes enrich the release, but the remastering clearly improves the sound quality, making it much more dimensional and uncannily clear.

Time has also made it easier to assess this breakout album. It is still unclassifiable in the rock pantheon in which it finds itself. These are guys who went everywhere, heard everything, and play an incredible assortment of instruments well. They came of age when rock combos filled the juke joints and honky tonks, so yeah, you will find their work in the rock bin. In another era it might have been in the country bin, or the folk bin. At times, it sounds like each -- when it doesn't sound like old time carnival music, soul music, church music, even classical music.

For the genesis of this music is deeper than any of these categories. It goes as far back as the first European settlers on the continent; for the ultimate take on this subject consult Greil Marcus' Mystery Train and his essay inside The Basement Tapes. Simply, the music here comes from the mine that the oldest bi-racial folk tales such as Stackalee come from, where also you will find major authors such as Faulkner and Twain poaching when they try to give you a take on early times in America. Some of the stories come out like legends or folk tales, coherently told -- like Long Black Veil. All of it is in clearcut root English, but the closer you listen to some of the songs the more mysterious they become -- what are they even talking about, and who? In our era or 100 years ago? 200? All times in between at once? It is music not from "big pink" but from who knows where, and the band members freely trade the lead singer role back and forth as a song progresses, which only deepens both the wonder and the mystery, as if each of them is tossing on a piece of the whole story only they know.

While all this may sound like an academic exercise, it isn't -- The Band's school was the American road and they kept their eyes and ears wide open, playing separately and as sidemen for years, until they came together and made this. Warning: yes, it may be a bit of an acquired taste. But its well worth the effort, and is not only one of the most important rock records ever cut, but on the short list of important American music from century 20.

The Album That Changed Music Forever.......2007-02-28

Eric Clapton in the liner notes of Blind Faith's deluxe edition sums it up when he described this album as having the most significant impact on him "whose versatility and harmonious unity seemed blissfully free of the corrosive intensity which had fueled Cream".
Furthermore, The Band's melodic interplay and the subtle textures created by their exotic instruments whose close association with Bob Dylan only deepened his(Clapton's) fascination. No need to add words BUT all the bonus tracks, Basement Tape versions are grand fully reproduced in these high caliber remasters artwork and all.

Average customer rating: Novelty Not country YeeHaw! Big and Rich What a fun CD! Horse of a different colour-Big and Rich

Horse of a Different Color Big & Rich Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Comin' to Your City Here for the Party Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace All Jacked Up Honkytonk University ASIN: B00020H916 Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

1. Rollin' (The Ballod Of Big & Rich)
2. Wild West Show
3. Big Time
4. Kick My Ass
5. Six Foot Town
6. Holy Water
7. Saved
8. Real World
9. Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)
10. Drinkin' 'Bout You
11. Love Train
12. Dreadwood Mountain
13. Live This Life

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Country music had no bigger story in 2004 than the rise of the Muzik Mafia, a renegade group of Music City misfits led by Big & Rich (Big Kenny Alphin and John Rich, the latter formerly of Lonestar) and Gretchen Wilson. Both acts shook up Nashville's lethargic, formulaic format--Wilson with her take-no-bull brand of redneck chic, and Big & Rich with their eclectic, wild-haired blend of honky-tonk, rock, rap, ballad, and western, the shoot-'em-up motif for their traveling circus, i.e., Wild West show. Their debut, Horse of a Different Color, which showcases the pair's unusual high-low vocal harmony, is both funny and irreverent ("Kick My Ass"), not to mention clever. (They sing "bad word" in place of a rhyming epithet.) Boasting "music without prejudice" in their self-mythologizing "Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)," they reference Charley Pride as "the man in black," and trot out country music's first African American rapper, Cowboy Troy. Yet race turns to "racy" in the duo's hit single "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)," the disc's least interesting cut. The easy laugh and rapped stanzas overshadow the smarter lyrics on the rest of the record, which concerns itself not only with frontier justice, but, surprisingly, with old-time religion (Jesus, tolerance, and in a song about sexual abuse, "Holy Water"). Like many professional funny men, Big & Rich--accomplished songwriters and (now) producers--are dead serious beneath it all. Even if this horse opera of a novelty act doesn't last, look for them to shape much of what gallops out of Nashville for a good, long run. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

Novelty Not country.......2007-07-05

People hype this band saying how great they are "oh they are outlaws" nothing outlaw about them period. this is not what country music needs and whom ever decided to give these guys a contract should be fired. Now Both of them outside of this concoction they put together are talented songwriters John Rich formally of Lonestar writes for Gretchen Wilson and others. Don't know too much about Kenny. Now, if this is what YOU LIKE then Buy it !!! 1 star is too much

YeeHaw!.......2007-06-06

Big and Rich bring their premiere album to the world, and they bring it with gusto. It has been years since the world of country music has been rocked by anyone this good and willing to break the boundaries of the standards of country music.

From the opening lines of bringing you Country Music Without Prejudice until the final notes waft away, you will be enthralled with this album. This is one of the best albums in my music collection.

Big and Rich.......2007-02-20

It's a really fun cd to listen to...you can tell they had a lot of fun making it, and it's a nice mix between country and rock...

What a fun CD!.......2007-01-09

This is the best CD! If you haven't heard of Big&Rich then this is the CD to get. This is their best CD!!!

Horse of a different colour-Big and Rich.......2007-01-05

Love it! You probably have to be a bit of a country music fan but these guys are awesome. The lyrics are great to listen to. I play it over and over again. Would love to see them in concert if they ever came to little old New Zealand!

Average customer rating: Another Failed Effort What a joke Big and Rich Rule Great Country WASTE OF MONEY

Comin' to Your City Big & Rich Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Horse of a Different Color Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace All Jacked Up Hillbilly Deluxe The Road and the Radio ASIN: B000BF0DJ2 Release Date: 2005-11-15

Tracks:

1. Freak Parade
2. Comin' to Your City
3. Soul Shaker
4. Never Mind Me
5. Caught Up In the Moment
6. Leap of Faith
7. I Pray For You
8. Filthy Rich
9. Jalapeno
10. 20 Margaritas
11. Blow My Mind
12. Slow Motion
13. 8th of November

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Anybody who needed a saddle to stay in the frantic groove of Big & Rich's 2004 debut, Horse of a Different Color, had better cinch it tighter for Comin' to Your City, the duo's much-anticipated follow-up: The album rocks far harder, and ventures into zones weirder than the Bermuda Triangle. Don't believe it? Check out "Soul Shaker," which employs screaming electric guitars and a vocal chorus reminiscent of '60s psychedelia, or "Caught Up in the Moment," about a spicy encounter of the mile-high-club kind. Then there's the self-congratulatory one-minute opener, "Freak Parade," which turns into an outsized kid's song à la Shel Silverstein, and the myth-making travelogue title track. And we won't even talk about the indescribably awful "Our America," a patriotic bonus track with fellow Muzik Mafia members Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy that sounds like a Saturday Night Live parody. Yet while some will find the real-life "8th of November," featuring narration by Kris Kristofferson, worthy of tears and heartswelling emotion (it's about a Vietnam vet who survived an ambush on that day in 1965), there's really no great killer tune here. The surprise, hinted at on their first album, is how well John Rich and Big Kenny incorporate their pranks (risqué vocal asides, fevered carnival barking, instrumental in-jokes, gonzo and goofball humor) with their mainstream ballads and sweet/serious songs. "I Pray for You," with its angelic imagery, is as intense and spiritual a love song as has ever been written, while "Slow Motion" achingly details the shattering of a romantic affair. And even if these merry men can't resist a few off-putting and zany lyrics at the end of "Never Mind Me," it's a perfect piece of Eagles-eque soft-rock soul. There's some just plain bad music here, too ("Jalapeño"), but somehow that fittingly rounds out this wacko offering from the most creative and unpredictable team currently operating out of Nashville. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

The follow-up to 2004's Horse of a Different Color, Comin' To Your City once again has Big & Rich blowing the doors off Nashville with their sense of freedom. Comin' To Your City proves that the fun has just begun for Big & Rich.

Customer Reviews:

Another Failed Effort .......2007-07-05

If this is what people call country music then I'm the Pope. They are nothing but a Novelty act although they are good songwriters and Rich came from lonestar he might consider returning. this is not a country album unless you feel this is your kind of country or you like rap or novelty songs this doesn't work for me at all. 1 star is too much. I will give them 5 stars for the 8th of November song.

What a joke.......2007-04-25

What a disgrace to real county music. I can't believe these guys market themselves as "Country". They are bubble gum pop music and nothing more. Just like Garth Brooks, Gretchen Wilson, Cowboy Troy, Toby Keith and all the radio friendly garbage that America gobbles up.
If you want some real country buy some David Allan Coe, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, John Prine, Jerry Jeff Walker, Robert Earl Keen. Not this garbage.

Big and Rich Rule.......2007-01-17

Big and Rich are great in concert, video and on this CD. It is great for those who want their country to really rock.

Great Country.......2007-01-14

I like this because some of the songs are typical country, some a little more upbeat, and definitely some comedy. My favorite song is The 8th of November it holds special meaning for me.

WASTE OF MONEY .......2006-10-31

The only passably decent song on the whole CD is 8th of November, and even that gets old after awhile.

Average customer rating:

It's Not Big It's Large Lyle Lovett Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Best of Lyle Lovett Live Famous Blue Raincoat: 20th Anniversary Edition Easy Tiger Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems Beauty & Crime ASIN: B000RIWAS0 Release Date: 2007-08-28

Tracks:

1. Tickle Toe
2. I Will Rise Up / Ain't No More Cane
3. All Downhill From Here
4. Don't Cry A Tear
5. South Texas Girl
6. This Traveling Around
7. Up In Indiana
8. The Alley Song
9. No Big Deal
10. Make It Happy
11. Ain't No More Cane
12. Up In Indiana (acoustic)

Average customer rating: Nice album! LITTLE BIG TOWN- LITTLE BIG TOWN this country music rocks CD Unique Group

Little Big Town Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Road to Here Stand Still, Look Pretty Twice the Speed of Life Enjoy The Ride Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing ASIN: B000066C1B Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

1. Pontiac
2. Everything Changes
3. Don't Waste My Time
4. Still
5. Never Felt Love
6. Tryin'
7. Stay
8. Somewhere Far Away
9. A Thousand Years
10. From This Dream

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Little Big Town's hook is their four-part harmony, and as hooks go, this one is pretty terrific. There are moments so pretty and folky and sweet they almost sound like Crosby, Stills, and Nashville. And the fine wall-of-mostly-acoustic-sound, while at times a little overloaded with drums and unnecessary instrumentation, generally serves their efforts to penetrate a market that is at present a little bloated with music that lacks essential nutrients. To their credit, the band wrote nearly all the tunes on their debut CD, and, even more laudable, they have chosen to swap lead vocals, risking audience confusion and the lack of instant recognition that comes with letting one member run the spotlight. If Little Big Town stand their ground, earn some character, and occasionally risk a little less production, they may mature into a fine addition to the vocal harmony tradition. --Henry Cabot Beck

Customer Reviews:

Nice album!.......2007-05-21

This is a nice album. A great addition to my collection. I recommend it.

LITTLE BIG TOWN- LITTLE BIG TOWN.......2007-03-10

I PURCHASED THIS CD AFTER THEIR MASH CD WITH SEVERAL HITS. I REALLY ENJOYED THIS ONE JUST AS MUCH. I WISH THAT I HAD KNOWN THIS ONE WAS OUT FIRST, BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY HAVE GROWN WITH THEIR SING VOICES AS WELL AS A MUSIC GROUP BETWEEN THE TWO.

this country music rocks.......2007-03-01

This group, is so good!!! I love their music, especially "Down in the Boondocks" why don't we hear this group on the radio more often we really should...

CD.......2006-11-03

I bought a Little Big Town CD. It came in perfect condition and it was a GREAT price. I will definitely buy CDs from Amazon again!!!!!!!!

Unique Group.......2006-08-24

Little Big Town is comprised of the members Kimberly Roads, Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook and Phil Sweet. This group has a really unique sound. The music is country-pop, but what makes it special are the harmonies that this quartet makes together. A lot of the songs have a positive sound. Highlights include "Everything Changes", "Stay", "Still", "Never Felt Love", and more. Overall the whole cd is great!

Average customer rating: Jack is a sexy guy with great talent. This IS It! Ingram Jack Ingram makes a hit with "This Is It" Ingram's in the Right Direction Towards "It"

This Is It Jack Ingram Manufacturer: Big Machine Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Let It Go Pure BS 5th Gear Greatest Hits Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ASIN: B000NA26Q8 Release Date: 2007-03-27

Tracks:

1. Measure Of A Man
2. Hold On
3. Lips Of An Angel
4. Wherever You Are
5. Love You
6. Easy As 1, 2, 3 (Part II)
7. Ava Adele
8. Make A Wish (Coming Home Again)
9. Great Divide
10. Don't Want To Hurt
11. Maybe She'll Get Lonely
12. All I Can Do

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Like Keith Urban, Texan Jack Ingram flaunts a studied blond scruffiness that initially telegraphs he might rely more on sex appeal than music. But also like the Australian guitarzan, Ingram knows how to deliver the goods. His average-guy voice positions him more on the rocking side of country, and proves a perfect vehicle for the kickoff song, Radney Foster and Gordie Sampson's rootsy "Measure of a Man," which dovetails a rebel Steve Earle stance with a declaration of the changing power of love. The formulaic pop of "Wherever You Are," Ingram's #1 single--reprised like the bubblegummy "Love You" from an earlier album--is standard-issue Nashville, as is "featuring" Sheryl Crow on "Hold On," but then burying her vocals in the mix. But Ingram makes up for such transgressions with his deliciously lubricated cover of Hinder's "Lips of an Angel" and with his own finely-drawn songs of family (the folkish "Ava Adele") and the Lone Star landscape that produced him ("Great Divide"). The question is whether Ingram wants to be a star or an artist. His label, Big Machine, is trying to let him be both. But that can only last so long. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

The late Waylon Jennings once called Jack Ingram "an incredible talent." Now fans everywhere have learned what Jennings knew, as Ingram has transformed from a regional superstar around his native Texas into a full-fledged national phenomenon.

Nothing describes the incandescent moment when Jack Ingram's "incredible talent" becomes incredible success quite as well as the title of his new studio album, This Is It.

Customer Reviews:

Jack is a sexy guy with great talent........2007-07-02

Jack Ingram's first studio album in a few years is excellent. "This is It" is a solid collection of Ingram's signature "red-dirt" country songs; herein Jack Ingram displays his virtuoso guitar skill and his never-failing vocal abilities.

1) Measure of a Man - This song is about Jack coming to terms with his father leaving the family. The music video features a Kristofferson look-a-like. My favorite moment is 2:25 minutes into the song: he sings the chorus over an acoustic guitar.

2) Hold On - This song is inspirational and features Sheryl Crowe's vocals. I'll let the song speak for itself: "Hold on to dancin' in the rain."

3) Lips of an Angel - When Jack Ingram covered the Hinder hit, he was much derided for doing so. However, I prefer his vocals over the gravelly Hinder singing. The added country instrumentation takes a hardcore rock song into better dimensions. When he was on CMT Top 20 he said his kids like Gwent Stefani, and they particularly like him to sing "Hollaback Girl" rather than his own songs - he can make any song great.

4) Wherever You Are - Jack Ingram's 2005 Country #1 is a road-song about a man on a quest to find his girl. The video (included on this disc) was on CMT's Sexiest Videos list for obvious reasons and the Top20 Countdown. Great vocals.

5) Love You - This is a fun, playful song that replaces f**k with love. Jack Ingram gives the listener a 2:45 minute great time. The video is also on the disc, and features a Paris Hilton look-a-like destroying what she thinks is Jack's truck while he and his band preform. This should have been a #1.

6) Easy as 1, 2, 3 (Part II) - This is my favorite song from the album because it's so upbeat and hopeful. It evokes a slight bluegrass feel. This will make you "feel better" as that's what the song is about.

7) Ava Adele - This ballad about Jack's daughter reflects the proud fatherhood he recently discussed on CMT Top 20 with Lance Smith (as a side-note he said Ava always covers his mouth when he tries singing it to her). The partial spoken/sung lyrics evoke Johnny Cash's style.

8) Make a Wish (Coming Home Again) - I enjoy Jack Ingram's guitar playing on this song, because as he sings about electric lights, his strumming evokes lightning imagery. Another good road song, with a catchy hook that will be in your head. The song's message is very positive.

9) Great Divide - Jack sings about West Texas and how he will always enjoy the unchanging ways of the people. Another great road song.

10) Don't Want To Hurt - I love the thumping bass-line in this song; it reminds me of Little Big Town. The message is very relatable.

11) Maybe She'll Get Lonely - Jack Ingram croons about the need for a woman and wants her to want him.

12) All I Can Do - This is a great way to end the CD. The use of trumpets evokes a post-Katrina "Big Easy" feel.

The CD booklet is actually a poster with Jack on it. He's currently on tour with Brad Paisely, Taylor Swift and Kellie Pickler and I hear they like to play practical jokes.

This IS It!.......2007-06-27

A great collection of songs. Easy to listen to and sing along with--great mix of melodies and lyrics.

Ingram .......2007-05-15

I love this album and would buy it for my husbands truck as well for him to listen too.

Jack Ingram makes a hit with "This Is It".......2007-05-07

Jack Ingram is an incredible artist. I first discovered Jack while watching CMT and have loved him since. He is the most fresh, distinct, and enjoyable artist in country music. His perfect blend of radio-hits and West Texas/honky-tonk sound is what makes this album, and Jack, great.

After many years struggling in the music scene he has finally got the commercial and critical acclaim he deserves. He recently had a No. 1 hit (on the Country Singles Chart) with "Wherever You Are," and "This Is It" debuted at No. 4 (on the Country Albums Chart). This CD is an excellent musical experience from start to finish. I believe it is the best in Country Music so far this year. Fans of Country and Rock will enjoy this CD for the well-crafted music, lyrics, vocals, and also the neat fold-out poster. Of interest is Jack's ability to transfer his incredible live sound onto CD format.

"Measure of a Man" which is his next single is a great road song. Great to listen to while driving. It is a song about the relationship between a father and a son. His lyrics are effective in crafting the story; he claims it is "Biloxi Part II," a continuation of an earlier song he wrote.

"Wherever You Are" is his No. 1 single. It is radio friendly and a good Country ballad. Definitely worth the price of the CD alone.

"Love You" is a great honky-tonk song that substitutes love, for a four letter word, in the phrase 'f--k you'. It is humorous and enjoyable. While not the best on the album it is top quality nonetheless.

"Easy as 1,2,3 (Part II)" is the best on the album. It is simply purely enjoyable to listen to. If it was a single I believe it would have charting ability.

"Make a Wish" is a great song and has a strong playback ability. It is the best example of Jack's vocal talent. I was mesmerized by the range, beauty, and power of his voice on this track.

UPDATE: After two moths of owning this album it still is appealing. I love this record. Undeniably Jakc Ingram is the best thing in country music to appear in nearly a decade. Other newcomers (Josh Turner, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, etc...) are great but Jack Ingram is exceptional. I highly recommend this CD!

*****/***** for superior vocals, lyrics, and music. Another great release from Toby Keith's imprint label: Big Machine Records (a division of the better known Show Dog Nashville). Recommended for Country and Rock fans. Simply, the best of 2007 (as of the middle of the year). Enjoy Jack and his much needed fresh talent.

Recommended:

Jack's other great CDs: Electric, Hey You, Livin' or Dyin', Lonesome Questions, and Jack Ingram.

Toby Keith's latest CD: Big Dog Daddy.

Ingram's in the Right Direction Towards "It".......2007-04-03

Prime Cuts: Easy as One, Two, Three (Part II), Ava Adele, Whenever You Are

After years of loitering along the fringes of country music, Ingram has finally broke in with his number 1 smash "Whenever You Are." To up the ante on the barometer of hip, Ingram has ushered the advent of this CD with the unlikely cover of rock act Hinder's "Lips of an Angel." Thus far, success has been effulgent as "Lips" is lighting its way up the upper echelon of the Billboard country charts. Produced by Jeremy Stover, Doug Lancio and Ingram, this disc steers along the path paved by "Wherever You Are" which means that most of these 12 cuts have been recorded with an eye for becoming darlings of radio. However, before purists who have followed Ingram's career bark at Ingram's viable shrewdness, not everything have been sacrificed at the altar of commercialism. Truth be told, "This is It" does indeed have a more polished savvy sheen to it, but this is not to say there is a dearth of the raw emotional investiture Ingram always brings to his songs. Further, Ingram's commercial success has no way been caliginous towards his twinkle for Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle and Robert Earl Keen's type of Americana that rock with a venturesome abandon and drenched the soul like vintage liquor.

Destined to be a hit is the Radney Foster-Gorde Sampson opener, a stately rock number with a Bon Jovi-anthemic beat. "Measure of a Man" chronicles a coming of age story starting with a boy leaving home at 15. Without being told that "Lips of an Angel" was first recorded by rock act Hinder, it might easily sound like an Ingram original. A brooding bluesy ballad calling to mind Gary Allan's "Life Ain't Always Beautiful," "Lips of an Angel" describes with vivid details the feelings of a man on the verge of cheating on his girl. If such moral graft has left a bitter aftertaste, "Hold On" which features Sheryl Crowe on backing vocals has a more censurable disposition about the tenacity of love over circumstances. While the driving-guitars and barrier-smashing drums on Todd Snider's "Easy as One, Two, Three" is sonically infectious.

However, the album's highlights are in the contemplative moments. To prove that the triumph of a song resides not in its lyrical density but the sincerity of the words, "Ava Adele" is the bona fide example. With the simplest of words, this gentle guitar-driven lullaby is Ingram's love song to his daughter. Giving it depth and grit, Ingram's gravelly vocals brings out a magical quality to this heart-wrenching ballad. "Ava Adele" could easily be Ingram's magnum opus. While the mid-tempo "Maybe She'll Get Lonely" finds Ingram in Tim-McGraw territory as he holds to the sliver of hope that his departed paramour may return to him if she gets lonely. And as an added bonus, two of Ingram's previous hits the propulsive "Wherever You Are" and the more rockish "Love You" give this collection added heft.

Indeed Ingram has taken a step in the right direction by making his music appeal to a large spectrum of people vis-à-vis country radio without completely selling out. However, as a whole, Ingram has yet to reach the lofty heights he's capable of attaining. There are still pockets on this disc that still borders on the filler side (e.g., "All I Can Do" and "Make a Wish"). So, let us hope that Ingram is not serious about this album title: for this CD is definitely hopeful, but there is still some distance from reaching "it."

Music Album:

1. Boppin' in the Dark
2. Burchland
3. Can I Return These Flowers?
4. Copasetic [Import] [Original recording remastered]
5. Country Anthology Classics, Vol. 1 [Import]
6. Country Highlights: I Walk the Line [Import]
7. Country Love Songs of the 90's
8. Danger-Curves Ahead: Female Country Hits (Karaoke)
9. Daredevil
10. Every Time She Passes By [CD-single]

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