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good
This is a remarkable greatest hits album. With songs like "Amazed," "Everything's Changed," and "My Front Porch Looking in," every song on this album is a winner. I enjoy listening to it and recommend it to anyone who is a country music fan. I dare you to disagree.

WARMTH
The CD delivers one story after another; presented with a down-to-earth quality that just makes you smile.

The BestAlbum for Lonestar!
Lonestar's From Here to There Greatest Hits is the best greatest hits cd ever! The song "My Front Porch Looking In" is the best song on the album. Also "What About Now" is a great fast song to listen to. "I'm Already There" is also a wonderful tune to hear. Lonestar's From Here to There Greatest Hits is one of the best albums you can get!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Contemporary Country    2. Country    3. Country & Western    4. Pop   

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Terrific tunes
Sounds great, clean refreshing, a remembrance of all that is good..go out and buy it now!!

The Best-Sounding Gram Reissue yet!
I was extremely excited about this set when it was rumored to be released, and then I was annoyed at the format.We know that the two albums here fit on one disc, so why separate them and make us pay for 3 discs instead of 2?This kept me from buying it straightaway (coupled with the fact that if you have the two-fer disc already, you have the bulk & best of this set already).I, of course, broke down and bought it like any true fan and I was not disappointed in the slightest.Although I have most of these songs already, these mixes are superb -- better than perfect almost -- it's easily the best-sounding Gram Parsons related reissue of the CD era & some of the alternate takes are amazingly good, if in tentative arrangements -- "Hickory Wind", "She", "Love Hurts" & "Ooh Las Vegas" all rival the master takes & "Return of the Grevious Angel #1" is a revelation if for no other reason than to hear another cut of this fantastic song (albeit with Gram flubbing the words a bit and EmmyLou not really opening up on the harmony part).The format is questionable and as one reviewer mentioned, since the albums are kept separated, it would've been nice to marry the SLEEPLESS NIGHTS tracks back up with the Grevious Angel album instead of tacking them on at the end.Similarly, the interviews and radio tracks (while pleasing) are simply fluff: why do we need an instrumental (karaoke) version of a Gram Parsons song?I would like to have seen the two records on one CD, the outtakes on another and all the radio stuff on a third, abbreviated "Bonus Disc" or something.Ultimately this really means nothing, though, since the music in this package is all fantastically performed & remastered & the price tag is reasonable.We can only hope for the same treatment of the Flying Burrito Brothers' first two records & eliminate the SLEEPLESS NIGHTS album altogether, get "Bonie Moronie" on CD and purge the vaults, there's no reason to hold back at this point.

The Complete Reprise Sessions - Gram Parson
This was Gram Parsons just as I remembered him.His wonderful voice, command of a song and Emmy Lou Harris harmonies.It had been many years, but when I saw the compilation was available, I couldn't resist.It is a wonderful step back into the past with an amazing artist. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Country-Rock    2. Folk-Rock    3. Pop    4. Rock    5. Rock/Pop    6. United States of America   

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This is one of my all-time favorite CDs
If you love bluegrass at its best, this CD is for YOU!
EXCELLENT BLUEGRASS!
I just recently got into bluegrass and when I heard this album I now love bluegrass.With songs like foggy mountain breakdown,rocky top and old home place this cd is great!!!! I think that I'm going to go out and buy a banjo today.

Introducing myself to music
I had no idea about what type of music bluegrass was before I got this CD.Amazon recommended this CD when I used their search function for bluegrass. I don't have anything to compare it against - so I'm judging it on the music and how "I" like it as a person who hasn't listened to bluegrass before.
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Subjects:  1. 40's    2. 50's    3. 60's    4. 70's    5. 80's    6. 90's    7. Appalachia    8. Bluegrass    9. Bluegrass Collections    10. Bluegrass-Gospel    11. Contemporary Bluegrass    12. Contemporary Country    13. Country    14. Country & Western    15. Country-Rock    16. Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan    17. Neo-Traditionalist Country    18. New Traditionalist    19. Old-Timey    20. Pop   

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Could Kenny Rogers be a continuous, viable presence on country radio today? Probably not. In 1999, "Buy Me a Rose" made him the oldest artist to reach #1 in the history of the country charts. And to the contemporary tattoo-and-tank-top record buyers, that rates the Gambler a great-grandfather--hey, maybe as old as Hank Williams, ya think? Nonetheless, Read more

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I can't unlove you is the best song in this album. Check out other Kenny Rogers all time best songs listed in this review
First I just want to say that I'm a big fan of Kenny Rogers so I might be biased but I'll try to be objective.
Kenny Rogers - Better than ever
Awesome ! Especially love the song done as a tribute to "Superman".

I keep coming back to listen to this CD over and over
When I saw this CD promoted on CMT I wrote it off as a sad, washed-up former star trying to make a comeback (I was also put off by his apparent plastic surgery - what happened to this poor guy?).I decided to check it out anyway - listening to "I Can't Unlove You".I was immediately hooked.This is a wonderful song and Kenny's voice is simply amazing.A few of the songs are somewhat corny (as others have noted) but I found them to be a nice diversion from the usual Top 40 fare focused on sex, drugs or worse.After buying and listening to the entire CD I was very impressed - there are some great songs here that will stick with you long after you've listened to them.This is a great CD and will probably be sadly overlooked by many people because of the "reasons" I stated above.If you are as skeptical as I was give it a listen anyway - you will be pleasantly surprised. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adult Contemporary    2. Contemporary Country    3. Country    4. Country-Pop    5. Pop   

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Stands the test of time
I loved this CD when I bought it back in 2000.Played it countless times while commuting in my car, danced around the house to it on several occasions I won't say more about - and six years later I still enjoy listening to it!I could live without maybe three of the seventeen tracks, but overall I treasure this music.
What Country Music Is Missing--this album is not
As a resident of the Nashville area and having heard all the stories from insiders about the misdirection, if not indirection, of the major country labels, all one needs to do is to listen to "Ride with Bob," and one is suddenly aware of what is missing in modern country music.True that the album is "Texas swing," but it is a lot closer to country music than what is pouring out of Nashville these days.While I am not a prude, it is nice to listen to music that does not pound away at sexual and alcohol themes. "Faded Love" with Shawn Colvin and Lyle Lovett is my special favorite--Colvin's voice is as good as it gets. And if Willie Nelson and Manhattan Transfer don't convince you to play "Going Away Party" at your funeral,
The best they've ever done !
This is the pinnacle of Texas Swing!They add variety by adding cameos by other artists, with the ATW band providing instrumentals to the visiting star's vocals, and it works sooo well!I never get tired of listening to this album because it's not one of those that just drones on with the same tempo and style in each track - it has tremendous variety.Read more

Subjects:  1. Country    2. Country & Western    3. Neo-Traditionalist Country    4. Pop    5. Western    6. Western Swing Revival   

Editorial Review

With four discs containing 81 musical selections and a bonus DVD of artist interviews, videos, and photos, one of Americana's leading indie labels celebrates its first 25 years. Actually, Sugar Hill passed the quarter-century mark in 2003, but such a handsomely packaged and lovingly annotated set arrives better late than never. Label founder Barry Poss made the selections and contributes anecdotes about each, with the sequencing following a chronological progression from 1978 to 2003. From its base in bluegrass, both traditional and progressive, the North Carolina label has subsequently branched into maverick Texas songwriters (Robert Earl Keen, Townes Van Zandt, Terry Allen, Guy Clark, James McMurtry) and bands as diverse as the Gourds, Bad Livers, and Donna the Buffalo. Though label stars such as Jerry Douglas, Nickel Creek (as a trio and in their solo efforts), and Dolly Parton are inevitably represented, the set also features the underexposed artistry of country singer John Starling and harmony trio Uncle Walt's Band. Though never signed to the label, Emmylou Harris provides harmonies all over the set, while Johnny Cash guests on two cuts. As Vince Gill notes in the accompanying booklet, "Whenever you bought music on Sugar Hill, even if it was by an artist you were unfamiliar with, you'd be pretty sure it was something pretty great." Read more

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Subjects:  1. Bluegrass    2. Bluegrass Collections    3. Country    4. Pop   

Editorial Review

As vocalist for the Mavericks, Raul Malo's powerful voice and the band's success in mixing vintage material with originals arranged in "classic" styles helped revive eclecticism in Nashville. Here, he and a first-rate band of acoustic sidemen run through country, pop, and folk standards, most (not all) well-known. Mixing Bob Dylan ("You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go") and Gordon Lightfoot ("Early Morning Rain") with Jimmie Rodgers ("Waiting for a Train") and the Louvin Brothers ("The Great Atomic Power") is quintessential Malo. Having long ago channeled Roy Orbison's vocal dynamics, it's a given that he soars on "Blue Bayou" and the Henry Mancini-Johnny Mercer pop standard "Moon River." He and the musicians rework Van Morrison's "Bright Side of the Road" into a powerful gospel-style rave-up. Good as those three numbers are, the players don't sustain that same level throughout. These supremely gifted pickers, all respected instrumentalists, play it safe with solos and arrangements. Even Malo himself seems uncharacteristically low-keyed. The music is certainly pleasant, but given such a stellar blend of talent, it's also disappointingly predictable. Read more

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CD review
I loved this CD!Raul Malo's clear, strong voice blends well with the acoustic instrumentation.What a pleasure to listen to!

What a great album!
As I'm writing this, I'm hearin' for... I don't know how many times to this great album. With all the due respect, I just don't understand what does Rich Kienzle mean by "disappointingly predictable". I mean, come on, what's so predictable about it or, even worst, disappointingly? It's a great album! Great musicians, great selection of songs and on the top of it all there's Raul Malo's voice, the best one since Elvis and Roy Orbison. That's the plain truth. Sorry Rich, but that's the way I see. If I'm disapointed is that the album has mere 12 songs. I could hear 12 more, easily. Once a heard a fan saying that he would pay just to hear Doc Watson talk. It wouldn't matter if he wouldn't sing or play anything. I understood right away what he meant, because I would to. The same thing applies to artists like Raul Malo. He doesn't have to do much to please his audience and, in my point of view, he does a lot on this record. I didn't like his previous work "Today", the songs aren't good and so, but still there's a great voice behind them. Well, I think I've said enough. Fans, of course will love it. Newcomers would want more. That's how I see.
Good CD!
Maybe not as powerful as it could have been, but perhaps that's because I've heard everything the man's recorded and heard him live several times.This is a laid back, comfortable collection with at least three crackerjack songs on it.My favorites are The Great Atomic Power, You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go and Bright Side Of The Road but there's enough different styles for anybody to enjoy something.Well worth purchasing. ... Read more

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AWESOME UP & COMING GROUP!!
WE FIRST WENT AND SEEN THESE GREAT SINGERS AT OUR LOCAL FAIR AND FELL IN LOVE WITH THEIR GREAT STYLE OF MUSIC!AND WE BECAME GROUPIES AND WENT TO TWO MORE COUNTY FAIRS TO LISTEN TO THEM.BOUGHT BOTH CD'S AND CAN'T SEEM TO QUIT LISTENING TO THEM!! THEY ARE GOING TO HIT IT BIG IN THE COUNTRY MUSIC INDUSTRY!!THEIR STYLE OF MUSIC AND ENTERTAINING WILL TAKE HOLD OF YOU AND WON'T LET GO!! A MUST HAVE CD(S)!!! BUY THEM NOW,YOU WON'T REGRET IT!!

Awesome CD
Great CD, defiantly a musthave...great music, wish it was a little longer cause these guys have sooooo many great songs...favorite song probably has to be One Night In New Orleans, but they are all great songs...this cd is highly recommended

Great Sound
My sisters visited from Pittsburgh (I live in Connecticut) and were telling me about this group they have been following for quite a while.When they told me their name, I thought they were joking.Then they played the CD for me... what powerful music! Anyone that enjoys country music will love this CD. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bluegrass    2. Contemporary Country    3. Country    4. Pop    5. Progressive Country   

Editorial Review

On the back cover of his ninth album Tim McGraw sits atop a horse, which just happens to be standing in the foyer of an elegant home. McGraw sits backwards in the saddle, looking not at where he's going, but where he's been. The image tips off the theme of this solid, 16-song album--for a singer who doesn't write, it's as close to autobiography as it gets. "How Bad Do You Want It," for example references not only bluesman Robert Johnson's crossroads chat with ol' Lucifer, but also the kind of relentless drive that got McGraw to the top of the Nashville heap. The dryly funny "Back When" finds the man who recently bought a $6.4 million Beverly Hills mansion yearning for a simpler time. "Walk Like a Man" talks about the kind of abusive father McGraw himself had before he discovered he was the son of baseball legend Tug McGraw. The late pitcher is surely the subject of three songs here about death, loss, and carrying on, especially the title track, a big, uplifting affirmation of life. If it's also a little sappy, so be it--singing about the most painful thing he's ever endured, he gives it a dignified, understated reading (and only a week or so after his father's passing). It takes an artist to do that, and while McGraw may not be the greatest of warblers, nobody in country can touch him at conveying emotions too deep to express in words. Look for this to be the album of his career. Read more

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my opinion....
This album is one of my favorite's of Tim's. This has fun...emotional...songs and everyone can relate one way or another...

Live Like You Were Dying
It is the best!!!!I love the CD & love hearing him sing!

not one song I don't like
even though I know little about country music I still like to listen to it. This CD is just what I imagine being country music.... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Contemporary Country    2. Country    3. Country-Pop    4. Neo-Traditionalist Country    5. New Traditionalist    6. Pop    7. Progressive Country   

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What a GREAT underrated band
I discovered the Mavericks after hearing Raul Malo.I think his best work is with the Mavericks.The band is tight and a great backing for Malo's singing.
Just makes you want to get up and dance, even if you are by yourself.
If you are a fan of the Mavericks and want to have that one CD to keep near your CD player or in your car, this is the one to buy!! It covers all of the previous CDs by the old Mavericks.
The Mavericks - The Definitive Collection is Superb!
Recently I heard "Blue Moon" on the radio and was taken away to "another land".It was so beautiful.I searched online, found it was the Mavericks that recorded it and immediately ordered the CD.The entire CD has spectacular cuts on it.These hits were originally recorded when I was quite young (the 50's), but they're just as fresh as the latest popular Country music of today.Foot stompin', dream away, smooth, an excellent variety in this collection.I can't get enough of it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Americana    2. Contemporary Country    3. Country    4. Neo-Traditionalist Country    5. Pop    6. Progressive Country   

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The newGeorge Strait
If Joe Nichols sings it I'll buy it. This is a great cd ,and so far everything he's done has been good. The reason is that he has the perfect country voice. Senserity on theslow songs with out over dramatic vocal crying, and the tounge and cheek phrasing on the upbeat stuff. Most Country singers have one of the two, some have neither.

Not much of a country fan but.....
I like some country, but I'm more of a rock & roll girl.I have to admit that I am now a huge fan of Joe Nichols.I love most of the songs on this CD.The videos on CMT are awesome.And....the combination of tequila and Bon Jovi always make my clothes fall off.LOL

IT'S ALL IN THE STARS
good side:he actually co-wrote two of the songs,has a good feel,good songs,an Al Perkins appearance on one song,
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Subjects:  1. Contemporary Country    2. Country    3. Neo-Traditionalist Country    4. New Traditionalist    5. Pop   

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A new album from Hank Williams III is always a revelation: first, because it came out at all (his relationship with his label is as stormy as the marriage of his legendary grandparents); and second, because of its content and execution.So it's something of a miracle to see a 2-CD set of some of III's most hardcore Hellbilly (as opposed to the relentless screaming of his Assjack), especially as a number of the songs had been scheduled to appear on his unreleased 2003 album

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Ignore Disk 2
The first disc of Straight to Hell is EXCELLENT!!!
This whisky is old, smooth and tastes damned good........
This is the first review I have written for Amazon, and was compelled to do so, because this is without a doubt, my favourite album of the year!!
Straight to Hell Alright
Plain and simple.... This is the new generation of Rebel Outlaw Country music. If you don't like it, then either quit listening to outlaw country or build a time machine and go hang out with his grand daddy. Every song on this album is gold, especially when driving across the southwest like Arizona. The End. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Americana    2. Contemporary Country    3. Country    4. New Traditionalist    5. Outlaw Country    6. Pop    7. Rock    8. United States of America   

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The best whether you like country or crossover
These are all great emotional, introspective songs. I cannot recommend this album enough. Mary has a twang but somehow I can't imagine these songs without it. Only one song doesn't feel like it was written by a person with values sympathetic to mine. Mercy Now, Wheel Inside a Wheel (about Mardi Gras from a Cajun perspective) and I Drink will be classics.

Música para tu espíritu
Soy seguidor incondicional de Dylan, Cohen, Young...y de cualquier otro cantautor en el mundo con la personalidad suficiente para emocionarte cuando los escuchas. Cuando descubrí a Mary Gauthier hace unos años, sólo fue uno más de ellos, uno de los buenos. Pero éste disco es diferente: cuando lo pongo, ya no puedo escuchar ninguno más. Entiendo el inglés, pero ni siquiera me molesto en seguir la letra de las canciones: me llena de tal manera que no necesito más. Rodrigo(Valencia-SPAIN)

great discovery
I was listening to XM Cross Country. A song really caught my ear. I looked to see who was singing. I even wrote down the name when I stopped, so I would be sure to remember. I just bought Mary's album and every song is great. She has emotion and feeling in every word. She has a new fan. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Americana    2. Country    3. Pop    4. Progressive Folk    5. Rock/Pop    6. Singer/Songwriter   

Editorial Review

Her mother was 16 when she had her, and her father moved on when she was two. By the age of 15, with a double-barrel shotgun always at the ready, she was managing a kicker bar in rural Illinois where the corn fields meet the pig farms. That gave Gretchen Wilson something to sing about, with attitude in spades. "You might think I'm trashy, a little too hardcore," she admits on the smash single "Redneck Woman," "but in my neck of the woods I'm just the girl next door." Wilson, already the toast of Nashville before this full-length debut hit the shelves, isn't just putting the trailer park back into country music--she's the antidote to Shania and Faith. Nothing here sounds manufactured or studied, and the best songs are those she wrote. If most of those spotlight the fightin' side that has made "Redneck Woman" an anthem with blue-collar babes, she lets her vulnerability show on her choice of covers, particularly Leslie Satcher's gospel-rap of "Chariot" and the marital weeper "The Bed." Whatever you think of Wilson, who packs a hint of Sammi Smith and Allison Moorer--and even Janis Joplin--into her double-fisted delivery, you won't forget her. Move over, Loretta. Make way, Tanya. Here's another good ol' honky-tonk girl. Read more

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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Gretchen has an amazing voice.Just wish she'd drop the "Skoal" thing, yuk...

Here for the party
I liked this cd so much that after loosing the first one I purchased another

Dancing with my daughter
Love this album! My 2 year old and I crank this up, and while I do my housework and play with her to the beat, she dances around, clapping her hands and giggling to the beat. Great "new" artist, with a great voice. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Contemporary Country    2. Country    3. Country-Pop    4. Honky Tonk    5. Pop    6. Traditional Country   

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Just put it on replay
Very seldom do I find a CD that I can say I love every track. There's not a song on this album that isn't enjoyable. There are songs that will take you back to your rowdy days, some that will make you miss home, and others that will make you hug your wife. I find myself popping this one in more often than many of my long time favorites. Also check out Eric Church, sinners like me. Both albums will quickly become favorites, and permanent fixtures in the changer. Enjoy Ya'll.

Country Is My Rock
This CD is really great. I find myself playing it over and over.

You can't go wrong!
Buy it!Every song on this cd is so good!Whether you are a die-hard country fan, or more of a southern rocker, this will instantly be your favorite cd.(I have xm in my car and 6-cd player, BUT this is the only thing I've listened to since I bought it 2 weeks ago.) Yes, it's THAT good! ... Read more

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On their debut CD, three young Canadian songbirds (Frazey Ford, SamanthaParton, and Trish Klein) join the neo-trad movement that has given us suchnotable voices asIris DeMent andGillian Welch. But whereWelch finds inspiration in the dark hollows and tragic tales of Appalachianmusic, the Be Good Tanyas seek out sweetness and light, reveling in theinterplay of their beautifully trilling voices. Read more

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Refreshing and new.
I love them.They are fabulous!They have their own unique kind of down-to-earth sound that is like a blend of two or three different music styles.They are a new generation of folk music, with their acoustic guitar and poetic lyrics.But, the background sound of Mandolin and Violin give them a Bluegrass touch.There is also a little twist of 90's style Alternative there. Lyrics are full of feeling, both happy (The Littlest Birds) and sad (Rain and Snow) but there is not a song on the album that is too blue or too peppy.
Blue Horse - The Be Good Tanyas
This record is just fantastic. So nice, so different. I bought 10 cd's for family and friends.. One of these very few special records, which I will still be playing in 20 and 30 years from now!

The Be Good Tanyas Are Amazing
Late last night I was driving between New York City and my home in East Hampton.I was listening to a new cd (well, new for me, the album is from 2000) by a group of female singers called The Be Good Tanyas.They are absolutely amazing.They play music that is kind of folky, bluegrassy--though mutedly so--and traditional, though none of those labels really describe what they do.
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WONDERFUL!
I grew up on old-school country and hearing this cd really brought back a lot of memories.Still, this CD is ageless.I enjoyed the singles on this CD as much today as I did when I was little.Don Williams' voice is like soothing salve to your soul and his lyrics are designed for the common man.This is a wonderful compilation of his most popular hits; you can listen to the whole CD and still not have heard quite enough of this country legend.HIGHLY recommended!

Best of Classic Country music
Great music. Have searched for this cd for sometime now.
All good songs
I enjoy every one of the songs on this CD. What a great CD to listen to on a long ride home from work. Every song has such a soothing sound. Enjoy!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Country    2. Country-Pop    3. Pop    4. Traditional Country    5. Urban Cowboy   

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It happens to every hard partier--your lifestyle eventually catches up to you. For Steve Earle, this third so-so effort from the then-roué-ish troubadour was a pretty glaring rehab-ahead warning light. The sloppiness was beginning to show: half the disc bogs down in throwaways, cheap echoes of Read more

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Awesome...
This has to be one the best Country Rock records ever made!A must buy!
The Best Album From A Righteous Rocker
COPPERHEAD ROAD is the best album ever by Steve Earle, blending influences from such artists as Johnny Cash, the Charlie Daniels Band, Waylon Jennings, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Willie Nelson, the Marshall Tucker Band, Tompall Glaser, the Outlaws, Billy Joe Shaver, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Band, and the AllmanBrothers Band circa BROTHERS AND SISTERS with a touch of alternative attitude, creating the best country-rock sound this side of the 70s Southern Rock boom. The songs on side one are a loose suite based on the experiences of Vietnam veterans during and after the war, with several lines in the title track being so cautionary about the dangers of going where you shouldn't be that they inspire me to look at pictures of pretty actresses as a deterrent against hanging out on the wrong side of the city where I currently live (Kingston, NY). Earle's belief that the young Australian tourist jailed in Indonesia on drug-smuggling charges was unjustly convicted makes this an essential purchase for both your ears AND your conscience.

COPPERHEAD ROAD
Great CD with a touch of rock and country.I purchased the CD for the song Copperhead Road but I love every one of the songs! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Country    2. Americana    3. Country-Rock    4. Heartland Rock    5. Pop    6. Popular Music    7. Rock    8. Rock/Pop    9. Roots Rock    10. Singer/Songwriter   

Editorial Review

The gravel-and-grits voice of Kenny Rogers ultimately came to define the "Urban Cowboy" era of pop excess, even as the earlier "Lucille" and "The Gambler" were some of the most galvanizing story songs in country music's history. Looking back at this body of hits, it's easy to poke fun at the treacley "You Decorated My Life" or wince at the cheesy string arrangements on "Through the Years." It's also natural to wish Rogers had never heard of Sheena Easton, his misguided duet partner on "We've Got Tonight," and recorded more with the soulful, sad Dottie West ("Every Time Two Fools Collide") and the randy Dolly Parton ("Islands in the Stream"). (A bonus track, "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer," pairs him with old pal Kim Carnes.) As the years went by, Rogers got fatter, lazier, and more content to make crappy TV movies and wallow in the flaccid sentimentality of adult contemporary pop ("Buy Me a Rose"). He also got smug--the worst of sins for a man in his business. But behind the microphone, he always knew how to make even the hoariest of lyrics resonate with feeling. And at his peak, he was the perfect male country superstar, equal parts swagger and sweet, sweet promise. Read more

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One of my favorite Kenny Rogers CD. This is the real greatest hit collection.
First I just want to say that I'm a big fan of Kenny Rogers so I might be biased but I'll try to be objective.
kENNY ROGERS REVIEW
I am enjoying the CD very much.I particularly enjoy songs such as "You Decorated My Life" and "Through the Years" because I am a romantic at heart.

Slight Chop Job
I noticed that nearly every song on this CD has had maybe the last 3-5 seconds chopped.Im surprised noone has mentioned this, as it pretty much chops off the last chord of "Lady".The effect on most other songs is nearly unnoticeable though.And my god!Is that really the original recording of The Gambler?If it is, then they did an excellent job remastering it.It sounds legit so far to me.Save your money if possible though and get the Through The Years: A Retrospective box set which has everything this disc has (except "Buy Me A Rose") along with the #1's that didnt make this collection like "Tomb of Unknown Love" without the chop job at the end.Heck, the Retrospective box set sports just every one of his charted sings that I can think of all the way to 1997. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adult Contemporary    2. Country    3. Country-Pop    4. Pop    5. Pop/Rock    6. Soft Rock    7. United States of America    8. Urban Cowboy   

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Listeners familiar with Nicolette Larson's early work as a vocalist with Commander Cody will know right away that this project comes from her smoother-edged solo career. She scored big-easy rock hits, after all, a cynic might add, so it makes sense that her first release of the 1990s (nine years separate this recording and its predecessor, Read more

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Perfect for Baby AND Mommy!!
This CD has great songs that are soothing for my 5 month old baby and that I enjoy singing to her (and can listen to for years to come)I really like how each song has a little backround about how each one came about.I think my daughter is going to enjoy these songs when she gets older too.I recommend this CD if you want something new and original.The first few songs are a little more upbeat so I usually start the cd at bathtime then by the time she is done, dried and dressed the songs get nice and slow for feeding and snuggle time.She's always asleep by the time the last song ends.
Great for yourself or as a gift!
This CD is my only experience with Nicolette Larson's music. We have been using it for over 3 years as part of the nightly bedtime routine for our two girls and I can honestly say that we love it.We have many other CD's and this is the only lullaby CD that we really use.The music is great for both adults and children.After all this time, we still are not tired of the music.The CD insert tells a little about each song.This CD also makes a great gift for parents.

Wonderful
I bought this tape ten years ago when my daughter was born. Welistened to it so much that I wore out three tapes. Now ten years later I listened to the short music clips and the songs brought tears to my eyes as it used to. My daughter and I remembered every word. Very beautiful and soothing music that memories are made from. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's    2. Childrens    3. Country-Pop    4. Country-Rock    5. Pop    6. Soft Rock