The albums that end perfectly, summing up everything that's come before, but also peaking with the last track. Mary Chapin Carpenter, “This is Love”, from Stones in the Road. Garth Brooks, “Face to Face”, from
I'm absolutely loving the video for Lee Ann Womack's “Last Call”, which CMT recently premiered on its site. It follows the song's plot closely, but the surprise for me was how the director Trey Fanjoy
There are some albums that start off perfectly, either by beginning with the best song, or setting the perfect mood for the record. You only need to hear that one synthesizer lick of “Man! I
Make the World Go Away Eddy Arnold 1965 Written by Hank Cochran When Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley honored the memory of Eddy Arnold at the 2008 ACM Awards, they did so by performing his
There’s an essential truth forming the foundation of Kenny Chesney’s new single: we all want to go to Heaven, but we don’t want to go today. I enjoyed the lyric, which I initially dismissed as
This was suggested in the comments yesterday by Charlie, and seconded by Philly Jeff. I was going to wait a few days before revisiting music videos, then I remembered this Kenny Rogers clip and I
El Paso Marty Robbins 1959 Written by Marty Robbins There are few artists in country music history who were adept in as many diverse styles as Marty Robbins. He could nail a traditional honky-tonk number,
CMT is running the second edition of their 100 Greatest Music Videos list. I don't have the five hours to watch it, but I'm recording it so I can enjoy it in small doses later
He Stopped Loving Her Today George Jones 1980 Written by Bobby Braddock & Curly Putman It's been called the greatest country single of all time, sung by the genre's greatest vocalist. But while it was
You know what's fun? Accidentally erasing your iPod! I'm already hours into refilling it, and i still have more than 4,000 songs to go. Anyway, looking at all of the songs reminds me of just