| | Brad Paisley Time Well Wasted CD Brad Paisley Discography of CDs
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Brad Paisley's music is an interesting amalgam of country sub-genres, a paradigm all its own. He melds straightforward, pop-friendly New Country with clever, somewhat Lyle Lovett-like songwriting and the occasional flutter of Joe Maphis/Jimmy Bryant-style guitar virtuosity. Surprisingly or not, this country combo platter made Paisley a star, and TIME WELL WASTED continues in the aforementioned vein. While there are some fairly mainstream moments here that wouldn't ruffle the feathers of, say, the average Kenny Chesney fan, WASTED boasts plenty of smart, sassy tunes brimming with lyrical witticisms worthy of Tom T. Hall or Shel Silverstein. "Alcohol," for example, is a first-person narrative from the beverage's point of view, and in retrospect it's shocking that it took this long to get written. Guest shots from both Dolly Parton and Alan Jackson show that Paisley's work has earned respect from disparate corners of the country scene, a respect that's amply justified by TIME WELL WASTED.
Personnel: Brad Paisley (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, Ferrington high string, baritone guitar, mandolin); Dolly Parton (vocals); Gary Hooker (electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar, background vocals); James Burton (electric guitar); Michael Johnson (steel guitar, dobro); Randel Currie (steel guitar); Jerry Douglas (dobro); Kendal Marcy (banjo, background vocals); Stuart Duncan (mandolin, fiddle); Bryan Sutton (mandolin); Justin Williamson (fiddle); Jim "Moose" Brown (piano, Hammond b-3 organ, keyboards, background vocals); Bernie Herms (piano); Gordon Mote (keyboards); Eric Darken (vibraphone, percussion); Kevin "Swine" Grantt (double bass, bass guitar, background vocals); Kenny Lewis (bass guitar, background vocals); Bobby Terry (bass guitar); Ben Sesar (drums); Wes Hightower (background vocals).
Rolling Stone (No. 983, p.108) - 3.5 out of 5 stars - "...[A] cowboy-hat guy that even city-slickers can love."
Entertainment Weekly (No. 834, p.141) - "...[B]etween his penchant for comedy, honest romanticism, and fiery Fender Telecaster picking, Paisley's all about the joie shucks de vivre...." - Grade: A-
Mojo (Publisher) (p.105) - 3 stars out of 5 - "One of the most potent new names listed among the heirs to George Jones and Merle Haggard, Paisely's guitar-playing alone borders on the sensational..." Brad Paisley Time Well Wasted Songs Time Well Wasted Music Review Purchase Time Well Wasted CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Brad Paisley Mud On The Tires CD (2003)
Time Well Wasted
 $9.75   
Contains an untitled hidden track which follows "Farther Along."
"Spaghetti Western Swing" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. "Celebrity" was nominated for Best Country Song.
If Brad Paisley did not exist it would be necessary to invent him. He stands at the crossroads between the hipster realms of alt-country and the proletarian climes of mainstream Nashville. He's too close to the middle of the road to ever be drawn to the No Depression crowd's collective bosom, but he's miles ahead of the country assembly line. On his third album he continues to do things nobody else in the Nashville hierarchy does; play a number of his own instruments, write almost all his own songs, use his own band instead of the same studio vets that occupy the credits of seemingly every other contemporary country record.
Most importantly, his songs are full of humor that doesn't descend into hee-haw jokiness. He uses a gently mocking touch to highlight the simple truths about life and love, gaining a fresh, ...
| | Brooks & Dunn Hillbilly Deluxe CD (2005)
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$9.99
Thanks to the newfound success of "real" country singers like Gretchen Wilson and Toby Keith, not to mention the neo-outlaw duo Big & Rich, Brooks & Dunn return to their Nashville roots on HILLBILLY DELUXE. After a string of increasingly pop-oriented albums, the change does them good. The first single, "Play Something Country," could be the best jukebox song since Alan Jackson's early-1990s hit "Don't Rock the Jukebox." ...
| | Josh Turner Your Man CD (2006)
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$10.79
Josh Turner made a splash on the country music scene in 2003 with his hardline ...
| | Joe Nichols III CD (2005)
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$6.59 
III starts off with two songs that seem to play on novelty: ...
| | Kenny Chesney Road And The Radio CD (2005)
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$9.99
| | Tom T Hall Greatest Hits Vol. 2 CD (1975)
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| | Pierre Bensusan Intuite CD (2001)
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| | Shelby Lynne Love, Shelby CD (2001) Import
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$21.05
While alternative rockers such as Jewel are making forays into the Fresh Country market, ostensibly country performers like Shelby Lynne are preoccupied with blurring distinctions in the other direction. Lynne has positioned herself as quite the iconoclast, and in this successor to I AM SHELBY LYNNE, which was the first album in what is really the second act of a career that stretches back to the late 1980s, she further distances herself from her initial genre.
Aided by Alanis Morissette producer Glen Ballard, ...
| | Albert Lee Tear It Up CD (2002)
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$18.89
| | London Philharmonic Orchestra Stories In Music: Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel (Gift Set) CDs (2005)
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$21.79
| | Soul People How We See It CD (2006)
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$13.15
| | Kuniko Kasuga Ribiyo Ichidai/Yumekaikyo CD (2007) (Import)
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$19.69
| | Lyricatalyst Dystopian Sonlight CD (2007)
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$15.19
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