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Andy Griggs, “What If It’s Me”

August 16, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 0

The song is solid, as his material often is.   He sings it with conviction, nuance and enough shades of emotion to convey the conflict in the lyric.    The anemic production comes close to derailing an

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Fifty vs. Kanye vs. Kenny

August 15, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 16

Entertainment Weekly has an interesting take on the brewing feud between hip-hop mega-stars 50 Cent and Kanye West: Whose new CD will sell more when they both drop on Sept. 11, 50 Cent or Kanye

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Trisha vs. Trisha

August 13, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 12

Two Trisha Yearwood albums are on the way this year.  The first is Greatest Hits, a compilation of fifteen of her bigger MCA hits along with two previously unreleased tracks, on Sept. 11.   The second

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Yesterday's Songs: August 12, 1995

August 12, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 4

This list was an interesting trip down memory lane. This particular top twenty has my personal favorites from Brooks & Dunn, George Strait and Pam Tillis, alongside singles I’d completely forgotten about from Vince Gill,

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Jennifer Hanson, “Joyride”

August 10, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 3

This may be the best Sheryl Crow record that Sheryl Crow never made, a nice little cross between  “Every Day is a Winding Road” and “Steve McQueen.”   Given that I was half-dreading, half-hoping that this

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Taylor Swift, “Our Song”

August 6, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 10

This song has been among the top country downloads for weeks, even though it’s yet to be a single.   Hearing it, it’s easy to see why.   Swift’s success is being powered by a startlingly passionate

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