When being asked to do an album review of an artist about which you have heard little, it is hard to know what to expect. However, I am pleased to say that with his self-titled debut album, JT Hodges has well exceeded any expectations that I had in mind. As I started listening to the… Continue Reading
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Review: Kenny Chesney’s “Welcome to the Fishbowl”
Kenny Chesney’s Welcome to the Fishbowl is an album of love, loss, regret, resignation and loneliness. It’s a far cry from the “no shoes, no shirt, no problems”, beach lifestyle songs we are oh so familiar with (and sometimes love so much). This CD of 12 songs – his 15th studio album – has Chesney’s same… Continue Reading
Review: Josh Turner’s Punching Bag
Available Now: We know and love Josh Turner because of his previous hits such as Long Black Train that sounded so much like Johnny Cash, it was shocking. That was followed by Your Man, Would You Go With Me, Why Don’t We Just Dance, Firecracker and a few others. Now Josh Turner has a fifth… Continue Reading
Review: Alan Jackson’s Thirty Miles West
Alan Jackson’s 17th studio album and first with his new label ACR/EMI records Nashville is pure, 100% country, no pop, no rock and roll, no big band sound, no frills, just country the way country should sound. To those of us who long to hear pure country without all the extras, Jackson’s new album Thirty… Continue Reading
Review: Barton Hollow
Eileen’s Blog: The Civil Wars: “Barton Hollow” This is not a rockin, boot scootin’, stompin’ country music album. It does not have the big band sound that most mainstream country music performers have. This is an ethereal album that has an incredibly unique sound that creates a mood. This is Barton Hollow, the debut CD… Continue Reading
Review: Dierks Bentley’s Home
Eileen’s Blog: Dierks Bentley introduced himself to us with What Was I Thinkin’ which became so much of an anthem that women still wear little white tank tops to his concerts. He then revealed his love of Bluegrass music with Up on the Ridge an album that received critical acclaim across several genres of music.… Continue Reading
Review: Toby Keith’s “Clancy’s Tavern”
Toby takes us back to when he was 12 years old in Billie’s Supper Club in Arkansas. The supper club was run by his grandmother Hilda ( aka Clancy). It was here and at this age that Toby developed a love of music and writing and has been doing it nonstop ever since. His new… Continue Reading
Review: Martina McBride’s “Eleven”
Eleven is Martina’s 11th studio album and was released on October 11, 2011. She co-wrote six of the eleven tracks. One Night, a song written to her fans detailing how she feels walking out on the stage, begins the album and sets the tone for the other 10 tracks in which she sings about being… Continue Reading
Review: Scotty McCreery – “Clear As Day”
I started this CD expecting to hear not so great music thinking this 18-year-old would not be worthy of a cd already, he is just getting started. I was in for a shut-the-front-door type of shock as I listened to this deep bass, deep south innocence yet pure classic country voice sing about love, the… Continue Reading
Review: “Own The Night”
We fell in love with Lady Antebellum when they sang Love Don’t Live Here, Long Gone and Need You Now. Everyone was wondering what they would do next and Own the Night is the very aptly titled CD that answers the question. They own the night and the world of country music as well. This… Continue Reading