Danielle Peck, “Bad For Me” As with her previous singles, I just can’t shake the feeling that I’ve heard it all before. Peck has a decent voice, and she does her best to sell this
Billy Ray’s quite aware that his daughter’s huge success provides him an opportunity to restart his own musical career. He’s crafted a single that could be heard to his country audience as a plea
Building an entire song around trying to get a girl to show you her tattoo? It wasn’t a great conceit for a song when Gibson/Miller Band did it more than a decade ago, and it
He was one of the better B-list singers of the mid-nineties, so it’s no surprise that Herndon gives a passionate performance here. The song itself, however, is so filled with cliches and lines heard a
No wonder I got into country music in 1991. What an awesome collection of songs. I could actually enjoy country radio if this is what was in the rotation! Sorry this is four days late,
#30: Shania Twain, “You’re Still the One” Sappy, perhaps, but also irresistible, as proven by wedding DJs worldwide. As the perfectly processed Nashville-pop chorus points out, Shania’s still the one that brides love, the only
Trisha Yearwood, “Heaven, Heartache & The Power of Love” You know how I’m always saying that Carrie Underwood is the most gifted female vocalist in country music since Trisha Yearwood? This is why I say
Gary Allan, “Watching Airplanes” Surprisingly boring and uneventful. I wouldn’t expect his new stuff to match the emotional intensity of Tough All Over, but he’s just phoning it in here. That said, Gary Allan phoning
Jake Owen, “Something About a Woman” A good opening verse leads to a chorus that confesses, “There’s something about a woman, some kind of sweet little something that I may never understand.” Which reveals that
How happy I was today to click on one of my favorite bookmarks, and find a shiny new post! Yes, friends, Brent Hecht has returned from a too-long sabbatical, and Liberal Country Fan is back