Single Reviews – Page 120 – Country Universe

Ashton Shepherd, “Sounds So Good”

May 11, 2008 Leeann Ward 9

When I first heard the opening notes of Ashton Shepherd’s debut single, “Takin’ Off This Pain”, I was taken aback by the sharp and twangy voice that I was hearing. Her unique voice combined with

Chris Cagle, “No Love Songs”

May 1, 2008 Leeann Ward 1

Overall, Chris Cagle’s latest single, “No Love Songs”, is a fun song that has an amusing chorus. Moreover, Cagle seems as though he is enjoying himself. It cannot, however, be overlooked that this song has

Jason Aldean, “Relentless”

May 1, 2008 Leeann Ward 3

Jason Aldean follows up “Laughed Until We Cried” with the mid-tempo title track from his latest album, Relentless. What I can surmise from the somewhat murky lyrics is that the man in this song is

Brooks & Dunn, “Put A Girl In It”

May 1, 2008 Leeann Ward 2

Brooks & Dunn crank up the electric guitars to offer up a song that will surely appeal to their female fan base. Apparently, a cool truck, a fancy house, lots of money, a day on

Carrie Underwood, “Praying For Time”

April 23, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 11

Last year, the first Idols Give Back special found Carrie Underwood transforming the Pretenders classic “I’ll Stand By You” into an immaculate country ballad. This year, she reinvents the George Michael smash “Praying For Time.”

Bucky Covington, “I’ll Walk”

April 19, 2008 Leeann Ward 14

This song by Bucky Covington has the potential to be his biggest hit to date. It has everything that mainstream country music programmers clamor to spin—an inoffensive production and an inspirational story. “I’ll Walk” is

Alan Jackson, “Good Time”

April 11, 2008 Leeann Ward 8

“Good Time” is the second single from Alan Jackson’s album of the same name. He significantly speeds things up with this rapid fire, up tempo song about having a good time after a long work

Steve Earle with Allison Moorer, “Days Aren’t Long Enough”

April 9, 2008 Leeann Ward 0

Steve Earle is well known for his controversially liberal political and social ideologies in the predominantly conservative country music genre. As a result, his political views too often overshadow his talent and creativity. On “Days

James Otto, “Ain’t Gonna Stop”

April 6, 2008 Leeann Ward 6

Coming off the heels of James Otto’s excellent and groovy “Just Got Started Lovin’ You”, his latest single, “Ain’t Gonna Stop” is rather different. As soon as it begins, the Big & Rich influence is

Neal McCoy, “Rednecktified”

April 6, 2008 Leeann Ward 2

The challenge of releasing a song that connects to one specific demographic is that it must possess something that is strong enough to redeem it so that people outside of the chosen demographic can embrace