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JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Country Album. "I Can Love You Like That" was nominated for 1996 Grammy Awards for Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song.
John Michael has come a long way from the days when he was considered just another country hat act. He recorded one of the biggest-selling albums of 1994, KICKIN' IT UP, and had the biggest country single of the year, "I Swear," which earned him a Grammy nomination for his vocals. JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY takes the young Kentuckian's career a step further, showcasing his ability not only to find good material, but to perform it successfully.
The album is brimming with the kind of upbeat honky-tonk mouthfuls he has always been able to command. The full-speed, one-breath auction song "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" may be the ultimate spit-it-out honky-tonker. The cowboy-themed "Just Like A Rodeo," on the other hand, is a true departure, a horn-backed big-band shuffle on which John Michael expands his musical boundaries.
Mostly, it is is love he is pursuing. His commercial strength has always been in the power ballad, and he doesn't let fans down here. Whether it's the fulfillment of dreams on "I Can Love You Like That" (a song that will give "I Swear" a run for its money), or the romantic fidelity of "Long As I Live," John Michael belts it out like he's lived it. Make room at the top of the charts for this one; it's a winner.
John Michael Montgomery knows how to balance authentic country twang and commercial country accessibility just so, and his self-titled third album is a case in point. Whether paying tribute to his musical heroes on "Cowboy Love," giving credit to the mothers of the world on "No Man's Land," or putting his all into the heart-wrenching ballad "Love You Like That," Montgomery knows how to push all the right buttons for contemporary country music fans.
Matters are helped considerably by Montgomery's fine voice and guitar playing, and the clean, radio-ready production. Like its predecessor KICKIN' IT UP, JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY tore up the charts with its combination of ballads, rockers, and honk-tonk heel-kickers--the smash hit "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" is an indisputable highlight)--proving that Montgomery's sturdy formula is as popular as ever.
Live Recording
Recorded at Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tennessee.
Personnel: John Michael Montgomery (vocals); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Billy Joe Walker, Jr. (guitar); Brent Mason, Dann Huff (electric guitar); Rob Hajacos (fiddle); Dennis Salee (tenor saxophone); George Tidwell (trumpet); Barry Green (trombone); John Jarvis (piano); Bill Cuomo (synthesizer); Glenn Worf (bass); Lonnie Wilson (drums); John Wesley Ryles, Dennis Wilson, Harry Stinson (background vocals); Terry McMillan.
Q (7/95, p.135) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...If you like the Eagles and Jackson Browne, you'll almost certainly like John Michael Montgomery and his third album..." John Michael Montgomery Music John Michael Montgomery Songs John Michael Montgomery Review
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Purchase John Michael Montgomery CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | John Michael Montgomery Life's A Dance CD (1992)
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John Michael Montgomery, the new country hunk on the block, has turned in first-rate jukebox fodder with this killer debut. Incorporating the best vocal stylings of the past--he does ol' Hank Williams proud with his swallow-and-cry "Beer And Bones"--he also shows respect for contemporary traditionalists, like George Strait, with "Dream On Texas Ladies."
This handsome, Kentucky-bred former nightclub performer might be the new kid swaggering into town, but he is in control and appears to sing down all takers.
Throughout this collection, which leans heavily on heartfelt ballads ("Everytime I Fall" and "Nickels And Dimes And Love") and mid-tempo dance tunes ("Life's A Dance" and "Taking Off The Edge"), John exhibits a considerable talent in his rich, seasoned voice. He can easily slide from "When Your Baby Ain't Around," a swinging fire-throated frolic, to the powerhouse ballad "I Love The Way You Love Me," where his satin vocal takes a ...
| | John Michael Montgomery What I Do The Best CD (1996)
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John Michael Montgomery's fourth album, What I Do the Best, doesn't tamper with his hitmaking blueprint at all. Essentially, it follows the same pattern as its three predecessor, relying equally on heart-tugging ballads and clean, up-tempo neo-honky tonk and country-rock. Occasionally, the material is below par and Montgomery's delivery doesn't quite save the weaker songs, yet the best moments of What I Do the Best are among his greatest, blending well-written songs with crisp production and assured singing. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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Recorded at Masterfonics and The Tracking Room, Nashville, Tennessee.
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| | Toby Keith How Do You Like Me Now?! CD (1999)
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Toby Keith is a "stealth" country star: you don't see him on magazine covers or chatting with Jay Leno, yet he's still managed to score an impressive string of hits. But those fans that are clued in to Keith's music will love this, his debut for DreamWorks Nashville. Like his previous albums, it showcases Keith's smooth, powerful baritone voice and his considerable songwriting talents. The clever title track is every singer's revenge fantasy: showing the girl who ignored you back in high school that you did too become a big star.
Keith's songs encompass a wide range of emotions: he gets rowdy on "Country Comes to Town," shows his tender side in "Heart to Heart (Stelen's Song)," and takes a knowing look at a dying romance in "When Love Fades." Standouts include "Do I Know You (Bottom of My Heart)" and "I Know A Wall When I See One," both about men struggling to forget about past loves and move on. "Hold You, Kiss You, Love You" is a deceptively simple song with a vocal arrangement ...
| | Dixie Chicks Wide Open Spaces CD (1998)
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All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
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This three-CD set might not be the essential guide to American roots music; how could even a 30-CD box be the be-all and end-all of that wide category? But for either a novice looking to sample some important artists in the field from pre-World War II days all the way up to the 21st century, or for a general listener just looking to have a very varied compilation of such sounds around the house, it's a reasonable collection. The package is divided into discs covering "legends," "pioneers" (who in reality are close in stature and recognition to the "legends"), and "contemporaries" whose tracks were mostly done in the decade or so prior to this anthology's 2006 release. The 42 tracks present selections that are largely both high-quality and representative recordings by many major figures in American folk, blues, country, zydeco, Tex-Mex, and roots rock. No one disputes the importance of the Carter Family, Robert Johnson, Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, John Lee Hooker, Dolly Parton, and Howlin' Wolf, and many of the other names (such as Jimmy Reed, Lydia Mendoza, Clifton Chenier, Elmore James, and the Flying Burrito Brothers) are only a little less important than those giants.
If some of the listeners to this set are indeed just familiarizing themselves with vintage American roots music, to their credit the compilers also include strong material by names who might not be known to some of them. The great country harmonizers the Stanley Brothers, old-time musician Dock Boggs, blueswoman Big Mama Thornton, blues harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite, "sacred steel" player Aubrey Ghent, and alt-country pioneer Jimmie Dale Gilmore are all here, for example. The songs by the bigger names are generally not among their most famous, and ...
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| | Little Bang Theory Elementary CD (2008)
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The brainchild of composer/sonic artist Frank Pahl of Wyandotte, little bang theory's musical explorations are performed entirely on children's instruments and toys. The three members (Frank, Terri Sarris, Doug Shimmin) sat around a table covered with brightly colored hand bells, crank-operated music box thingies, toy pianos and xylophones. I was impressed by the shear amount of activity going on. It doesn't take much musical know-how to play a familiar tune on a toy piano. ...
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