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As an inheritor of the school-of-hard-knocks-persona of Reba MacEntire, Jo Dee Messina has perfected the art of appealing to both sexes. Her first greatest-hits compilation neatly summarizes her ability to interpret tough-but-tender, THELMA & LOUISE-type themes in a way guaranteed to bring out the protective instincts in guys and recognition and empathy in women.
Time and again on GREATEST HITS Messina hits the ball right out of the park on songs such as "Heads Carolina, Tails California," "Bye Bye," and, in perhaps the ur-Messina performance, "Stand Beside Me," with its chorus that also functions as a declaration of intent--"I want a man that stands beside me/ Not in front of or behind meà" Messina is a class act--you won't find any dance club remixes here--and about as country as Nashville gets nowadays. Unlike some of her contemporaries she's kept her sound slick without becoming too glossy, and her songwriting choices remain catchy and hook-laden. Even on the ostensibly pop-oriented "That's the Way It Is" Messina remains easy to listen to without falling into the easy-listening trap, and that's the story throughout GREATEST HITS.
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"She's My Kind Of Rain" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.
Tim McGraw has sold millions of records by shuttling between pleasantly cornpone neo-honky tonk and Mark Wills/John Michael Montgomery-style lite-pop balladry. With TIM MCGRAW AND THE DANCEHALL DOCTORS, however, the singer pulls off the wholly unexpected feat of creating an album so richly textured and boldly mature, it makes much of his earlier work seem silly by comparison. Completely absent are the usual drippy sentiments and good 'ol boy bluster; in their place are thoroughly adult themes and effortlessly soulful vocal performances.
Like Waylon Jennings two decades earlier, McGraw makes his artistic breakthrough by recording with his touring band. Tracked in an old mansion a la LED ZEPPELIN IV, the disc has an energetic earthiness rarely achieved in contemporary country. The songs are, if not as instantly memorable as "Indian Outlaw," much more substantial, and the playing is exuberant throughout. Perhaps the most striking thing about the record, though, is its distinctly country-influenced (rather than country) feel. In fact, the album sounds like it would fit very nicely in the Eagles' catalog, right between ON THE BORDER and ONE OF THESE NIGHTS. Obviously, ...
| | Very Best Of John Michael Montgomery CD (2003)
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Recorded between 1992 & 2002. Includes liner notes by Robert K. Oermann.
Though he has always essentially been a new traditionalist country singer in the vein of Aaron Tippin and George Strait, John Michael Montgomery found his greatest success with smooth, romantic ballads that recall the work of Glenn Frey as much as that of Merle Haggard. THE VERY BEST OF JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY lives up to its title by including most of the singer's finest and highest-charting singles in both styles, in the process collecting a body of work that virtually defines the "new country" phenomenon. Montgomery has the kind of soothing pipes and perfect phrasing that endear him even to ardent country-haters, and his material has the kind of straight-for-the-gut forthrightness that is sure to attract anyone tired of the irony-drenched hipper-than-thou-isms of contemporary pop. In addition to the hits, the package includes two newly recorded tracks, which easily measure up to the rest of the material here with their characteristic mix of rootsy instrumentation and wonderfully tear-jerking melodrama.
Bound for the airwaves, Montogomery's first-ever TV-marketed career-spanning compilation ...
| | Shania Twain Greatest Hits CD (2004)
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With the help of her husband, "Mutt" Lange, a legendary producer who helmed mammoth hits by AC/DC and Def Leppard, Canadian songstress Shania Twain developed a highly commercial style of country-tinged pop music that helped her become one of the biggest stars in America. Though GREATEST HITS doesn't include the two major singles from her 1993 self-titled debut, Twain has released so many hits that the 21-track disc is still overflowing with familiar chart-busters. Listening to these ubiquitous songs all in one stretch will leave listeners awed at the breadth of Twain and Lange's incredible talent for catchy pop ditties that sound cutting-edge while still retaining that ever-important hint of Nashville twang. In fact, though laced with the usual fiddles and steel guitars, many songs end up recalling ABBA and the Cars as much as anything south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Of course, the main attraction is always Twain's smoothly sensual voice, which has won over millions of fans worldwide.
Recording information: A.R.P. Track Productions, St. Anne Des Lacs, Quebec, Ca; Battery Studios, Nashville, TN; Compass Point Studios, Nassau, The Bahamas; ...
| | Toby Keith Greatest Hits 2 CD (2004)
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All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
Although Toby Keith was a regular resident of the Billboard country charts for nearly 10 years before the release of 2002's UNLEASHED, it was that album and its attendant pro-Iraq War anthem, "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)," that catapulted him to genuine superstar status. The Oklahoma-born singer is often criticized for his politically conservative beliefs, but one listen to GREATEST HITS 2 will make it hard for any listener to resist Keith's warm, commanding baritone, dance-floor-ready neo-traditionalist rhythms, and sharp songwriting.
Though it doesn't present anything from Keith's massively popular 2003 record SHOCK'N Y'ALL, the disc does collect many of the best moments from UNLEASHED, PULL MY CHAIN, and HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW. The compilation also adds several newly recorded songs and features high-spirited live versions of early hits "Should've Been a Cowboy," and "You Ain't Much Fun." Other highlights include "Beer for My Horses," a staunchly right-wing Willie Nelson duet, and "Stays in Mexico," a freewheeling examination of marital infidelities. ...
| | Jo Dee Messina Delicious Surprise CD (2005)
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When 2005's DELICIOUS SURPRISE was released, many contemporary female country singers were unveiling traditional-sounding discs hearkening back to Nashville's 1960s and '70s glory days. Never one to follow the trends, Jo Dee Messina stayed the modern country course, delivering an album packed with one bouncy, sassy, pop-country gem after another.
Seemingly taking cues more from "9 to 5" era-Dolly Parton than Tammy Wynette and Lynn Anderson, the Massachusetts-born performer sings tunes that are undeniably sexy and fiercely feminine. "Someone Else's Life" is driven by funky drums that would sound right at home on a Maroon 5 album, while the title track details an average girl's wild dreams over a rocked-out, John Mellencamp-like arrangement. "My Give a Damn's Busted" is classic Jo Dee--a swampy, hip-grinding beat matched with slippery fiddles, twangy guitar, and wry, in-your-face lyrics. Like the many wacky photos that adorn its package, DELICIOUS ...
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$48.59 | | Bill Majoros Sleepless In Pompeii CD (2002)
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** ALSO AVAILABLE ON AMAZON **With soaring Satriani-like guitar leads and imaginative keyboards suggesting a cross between Tangerine Dream and Dream Theater, Bill Majoros' 2002 album (digitally remastered in September 2003), "Sleepless in Pompeii" is sure to inspire anyone who appreciates the newer melodic rock instrumental genre. As he navigates seamlessly from rock to new age, through blues and back to rock again, Majoros' fluid compositional and improvisational styles never lose the listener in gratuitous technical displays, nor fail to dish out the catchy hooks that make this style of rock both sonically engaging and eminently hummable."Majoros has a knack for writing music that shapes the mood without drawing too much attention to itself...a solid guitarist capable of composing sellable music...Sleepless in Pompeii is a success."-Score Music Magazine"He's been called a young Joe Satriani ...
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