2015 – Page 13 – Country Universe

Daily Top Five: Better With Time

June 9, 2015 Leeann Ward 9

As we grow older, our tastes change and some would even say that they mature. Such is the case with me, as you’ll see in the list below. There was a time when I did

Daily Top Five: From a Forgotten Favorite

June 8, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 18

Every once in a while, I’ll rediscover an artist that I’ve liked enough to listen to extensively, but somehow worked their way out of my rotation. Hearing them again, I’ll wonder why I ever stopped

Single Review: Miranda Lambert, “Roots and Wings”

June 8, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 6

“Roots and Wings” Miranda Lambert Written by Miranda Lambert That’s right. Miranda’s so much on her game right now that a song written for a truck commercial outclasses most of the competition. This isn’t entirely

Daily Top Five: Vince Gill Albums, Songs, and Harmony Tracks

June 6, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 11

Following up on today’s Say What?, we’re going full Gill for today’s Daily Top Five. What are your favorite Vince Gill albums, songs, and harmony tracks? Here are my lists: Albums These Days High Lonesome

Say What? – Vince Gill

June 6, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 2

In a long, fascinating interview with the Houston Press, Vince Gill was asked about the recent controversy involving female artists and country radio. Here’s what he had to say: “That’s one of the greatest tragedies

Daily Top Five: Kentucky Country

June 5, 2015 Ben Foster 11

This week in 1792, Kentucky became the fifteenth state to join the union. It’s also the state that two Country Universe writers – Jonathan Keefe and myself – call home. Kentucky is well known as the

Daily Top Five: Promise Unfulfilled

June 3, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 31

Inspired by today’s Randy Houser single review, what are your top five early singles that made you think an artist was going to be way better than they ended up being? Here’s my list: Big

Single Review: Randy Houser, “We Went”

June 3, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 5

“We Went” Randy Houser Written by John King, Matt Rogers, and Justin Wilson Randy Houser released one of my favorite debut singles back in 2008. I wrote back then that he sounded like a young

Daily Top Five: Track Two

June 2, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 14

Every album tries to starts off strong, but it’s usually the second track that convinces you to keep listening to the rest. What do you think are the best second tracks on albums? Here’s my

Daily Top Five: Twitter Country

June 1, 2015 Jonathan Keefe 4

We’ve been beefing up our activity on Twitter of late– for those of you not following us yet, you’ll never in a million years believe that our name is @CountryUniverse— and have been enjoying the