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Play(more) »rank: 75by: Brad Paisley
Our review:Album Description:Brad Pailey won his first GRAMMY Award in 2008 for Best Country Instrumental Performance and he is believes in 'more music, less talk' with his 2008 album, Play, which promises to increase axes across the board, alongside some of the guitar world's great heroes. Featuring guest vocal and musical collaborations with B.B. King, Keith Urban, Steve Wariner, and Buck Owens. Detail |
50 Number Ones(more) »rank: 430by: George Strait
Our review: :When George Strait's 'She'll Leave You With a Smile' moved to the top of the country charts in early 2003, the handsome Lone Star crooner bested Conway Twitty for the most No. 1 singles by a solo artist. This collection of 50 chart-toppers, spanning 22 years, showcases the Cadillac of country singers at his best, blending traditional and contemporary stylings, but never straying too far from the core of his Texas barroom sound. 'Fool Hearted Memory,' from 1982, proves that Strait had his uncluttered production and straightforward vocal approach down from the start, no matter how many producers guided him to his peak. ... Detail |
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I, Flathead Limited Deluxe Edition(more) »rank: 2325by: Ry Cooder
Our review:Album Description:Deluxe limited edition includes book. Ry Cooder's I, Flathead is the culmination of his ambitious and fascinating 'California Trilogy,' the last of three albums in which the singer and guitarist journeys through the real and imagined history of mid-20th century, multi-ethnic California, sampling the sounds of its barrios and byways, its nightclubs and honkytonks. The CD functions beautifully on its own, but also serves as a sort of soundtrack to the book equivalent. Abetting Cooder in his story telling is a veritable repertory of players who've appeared in the previous discs in the trilogy, among them drummer Joachim Cooder, Jim Keltner, Flaco ... Detail |
I, Flathead(more) »rank: 3544by: Ry Cooder
Our review: :Ry Cooder’s I, Flathead, is the culmination of his ambitious and fascinating 'California Trilogy,' the last of three albums in which the singer and guitarist journeys through the real and imagined history of mid-20th century, multi-ethnic California, sampling the sounds of its barrios and byways, its nightclubs and honkytonks. He encounters the disenfranchised, the hopeful, the cheerfully strange and seriously nefarious, along with the occasional alien who races around in a souped-up flying saucer on the desert salt flats. On previous installments, Chávez Ravine (2005) and My Name Is Buddy (2007), learning the facts and stories behind Cooder’s songs made them even more ... Detail |
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Merry Christmas Wherever You Are(more) »rank: 2027by: George Strait
Our review: :George Strait is one of country music's GQ cowboys and leading male vocalists, and his first Christmas record is probably in every country holiday collection. This one won't be. Strait sounds about as engaged here as a perennial bench sitter on the hockey team. The CD mixes standards with middling originals, and Strait's puzzling choices of covers ('Jingle Bell Rock' at this stage of the game?) are only exacerbated by the likes of a story called 'Noel Leon,' about a guy who leaves his Christmas lights up all year round. Of course there's a sad side to the tale. You expect more from ... Detail |
Legendary Performances(more) »rank: 10763starring: Merle Haggard
Our review:Description:From the vaults of the Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum, this collection features nearly two decades of Merle Haggard performances in his prime not seen since their original broadcast. Now, for the first time on DVD, experience the hits through a chronology of vintage live performances such as 'Branded Man' (Country Music Holiday,1968), 'Mama Tried' (Billy Walker's Country Carnival, 1968) and 'Okie From Muskogee' (The Porter Wagoner Show, 1970). When Merle Haggard left prison in 1960, he went on to achieve 38 #1 hits (to date) and establish himself as one of the greats in country music. But getting out of ... Detail |
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Strait Out of the Box(more) »rank: 2976by: George Strait
Our review: :Award-winning country superstar George Strait personally selected the 72 cuts on this epic boxed set. Spanning 1981-1995, this set includes 30 No. 1 singles, 11 rarities and three new tracks, including a never-before-released duet with Frank Sinatra.No Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: STRAIT,GEORGETitle: STRAIT OUT OF THE BOXStreet Release Date: 09/12/1995DomesticGenre: COUNTRY essential recording:When the hits come as effortlessly as they do to Strait, it's easy for an artist to lose interest. The man who ushered in country's hat-act era has spent a career bouncing from lifeless and fluffy to hard and soulful. This four-CD box tells the story from 1976 ... Detail |
Great Records Of The Decade: 40's Hits, Vol. 1(more) »rank: 2680by: Various Artists
Our review: :Award-winning country superstar George Strait personally selected the 72 cuts on this epic boxed set. Spanning 1981-1995, this set includes 30 No. 1 singles, 11 rarities and three new tracks, including a never-before-released duet with Frank Sinatra.No Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: STRAIT,GEORGETitle: STRAIT OUT OF THE BOXStreet Release Date: 09/12/1995DomesticGenre: COUNTRY essential recording:When the hits come as effortlessly as they do to Strait, it's easy for an artist to lose interest. The man who ushered in country's hat-act era has spent a career bouncing from lifeless and fluffy to hard and soulful. This four-CD box tells the story from 1976 ... Detail |
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Down Every Road(more) »rank: 5013by: Merle Haggard
Our review: :For a long time, Merle Haggard has been best known for his least-important music--'Okie from Muskogee' and its sequels, 'The Fighting Side of Me' and 'Are the Good Times Really Over.' All three of these patriotic novelty songs are included on this four-CD box set, but they are dwarfed by the riches around them. Songs such as 'Running Kind,' 'If We Make it Through December,' and 'I Started Loving You Again' eschew sloganeering to draw powerful portraits of working-class folks pulled in one direction by a longing for footloose freedom and in another by economic realities and emotional ties. The catchy directness, the ... Detail |
40 #1 Hits(more) »rank: 3100by: Merle Haggard, Clint Eastwood
Our review: : Merle Haggard Photos More from Merle Haggard Cheatin’ The Best of The Best of Merle Haggard Chicago Wind Detail |