Single Reviews

Jason Michael Carroll, “Livin’ Our Love Song” This is cool.  I’m used to anniversary-type songs being ballads, like “Look At Us” or “Remember When.”    The main conceit of the song – they didn’t think

Clay Walker, “Fall” Clay Walker was the mid-nineties radio king when it came to sappy romantic songs, taking over for Doug Stone when his stock fell.   Sap like “Rumor Has It”, “Watch This”, “Hypnotize the

Tracy Byrd, “Better Places Than This” Byrd’s drinking funny-man songs have become his signature over the years, with his most popular songs these days being “Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo” and “Drinkin’ Bone.” His 2006

Chris Young, “You’re Gonna Love Me” What’s this? Could it really be? Is this…country music? From a new artist who isn’t a wanna-be southern rocker, or an aging pop star, or an American Idol castaway?

The Wreckers, “Tennessee” I view The Wreckers as an Adult Top 40 act that have slapped a few minimal country touches on the surface to score hits at a more lucrative radio format.    That

Van Zant, “That Scares Me” A theme that’s been explored before. The protagonist compares how fearless he was in his youth, but that his children following that example terrifies him. It reminded me of the

Trace Adkins, “I Wanna Feel Something” A compelling single that explores struggling with cynicism as you age.    Adkins turns in one of his strongest performances to date.   If you prefer “I’m Tryin’” to

Rodney Atkins, “These Are My People” Fantastic. I thought it was going to be another carbon-copy celebration of southern hillbilly culture, but after a few lines of that, reality kicks in, and the celebration is

Amy Dalley, “Good Kind of Crazy” There are the basic elements of a good song here, but they don’t fully come together. I’m a fan of Dalley, and have enjoyed her previous singles, “I Would