Album Reviews – Page 26 – Country Universe

Billy Ray Cyrus, Love Songs; Trisha Yearwood, Love Songs

November 28, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 1

Billy Ray Cyrus Love Songs Trisha Yearwood Love Songs If labels were as creative and resourceful in marketing the music of their artists before they left the roster as they are once they’re gone, maybe

Neal McCoy, The Very Best of Neal McCoy

November 28, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 7

Neal McCoy The Very Best of Neal McCoy Country music’s modern golden age was the nineties. The artistry was compelling, while the sales numbers were staggering. There was so much great music from so many

SHeDaisy, The Best of SHeDaisy

November 28, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 14

SHeDaisy The Best of SHeDaisy Few acts in modern country music have been as unfairly maligned as SHeDaisy. This trio of sisters are are often villified for their pop-drenched country, but what’s overlooked is just

Terri Clark, The Definitive Collection

November 28, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 4

Terri Clark The Definitive Collection Universal Music Group continues to lay claim to the strongest single-disc reissue series in country music, as Terri Clark’s The Definitive Collection plays to all of the strengths of this

Jewel, Perfectly Clear

November 26, 2008 Guest Contributor 1

Jewel Perfectly Clear It seemed to be a suave career move. An Alaskan-born woman of the wilderness, wedded to a rodeo cowboy, embraces her down-home roots and heads for Nashville to join the ranks of

Trace Adkins, X

November 24, 2008 Guest Contributor 5

Trace Adkins X Making a major label album is a commitment to the art of compromise, and Trace Adkins provides a prime example of this exercise. His musical output has been schizophrenic, with playful absurdity

Rascal Flatts, Greatest Hits Volume 1

November 22, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 11

Rascal Flatts Greatest Hits Volume 1 If an act’s musical identity can be distilled into five seconds, it may be the opening of “Praying For Daylight”, the debut single of Rascal Flatts and first cut

Blake Shelton, Startin’ Fires

November 18, 2008 Guest Contributor 2

Blake Shelton Startin’ Fires Blake Shelton’s fifth album, Startin’ Fires, finds the Oklahoma native discovering his niche as a smooth operator with the slightest hint of a wild side. He’s polished his musical personality without

Taylor Swift, Fearless

November 11, 2008 Guest Contributor 23

Taylor Swift Fearless Teenage juggernaut Taylor Swift has excelled by confessing the passionate, often-painful contents of her adolescent life. As a result, she’s redefining Nashville’s standard of procedures in terms of her musical direction and

Joey + Rory, The Life of a Song

November 11, 2008 Leeann Ward 11

Joey + Rory The Life of a Song The husband and wife duo, Joey + Rory, have won over a legion of country music fans with their appearances on CMT’s Can You Duet? competition show.

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