Single Reviews – Page 144 – Country Universe

Review: Beverley Mitchell, “Heaven On Earth Down Here”

January 17, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 4

Beverley Mitchell, “Heaven On Earth Down Here” This is one of those times when I hear a record and I’m just not sure what purpose it serves. It’s from an actress on the CW show

Review: Jeff Carson, “When You Said You Loved Me”

January 15, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 6

Funny, but after raving about the maturing Rick Trevino, I must say that Jeff Carson is still stuck in the nineties. This is the type of silly, fast-paced song that would’ve scaled the charts back

Review: Rick Trevino, “Separate Ways”

January 15, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 4

Trevino had some success with radio-friendly fluff like “Running Out of Reasons to Run” and “Bobbie Ann Mason” in the mid-nineties. He’s back with a fantastic single about divorce: “The last thing that they ever

Review: Kenny Chesney, “Beer in Mexico”

January 15, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 3

A cool, loud record. There’s almost too much going on, but just almost. The premise of the song is Chesney is aware he’s getting too old to be sitting around drinking on a beach, but

Eric Church, “Guys Like Me”

January 12, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 7

Eric Church, “Guys Like Me” Before listening, I was wondering if this was a cover of the Gary Allan album cut from a few years back. It’s not. It’s another tired retread of the “rich,

John Anderson, “A Woman Knows”

January 12, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 8

John Anderson, “A Woman Knows” After hearing a Bucky Covington record, listening to new music from John Anderson is a ritual cleansing – musical purification, if you will. This is a great song about what

Bucky Covington, "A Different World"

January 12, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 52

Bucky Covington, “A Different World” Okay, that’s enough. I’m sick of this crap. The song is terrible. He’s too damn young to legitimately have nostalgia for the days before video games, unleaded paint and remote

Dixie Chicks, “The Long Way Around”

January 9, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 16

Dixie Chicks, “The Long Way Around” The Chicks pen and deliver their very own emancipation proclamation with this phenomenal single. Opening with an acoustic guitar hook that borrows heavily from “Go Your Own Way”, the

Carrie Underwood, “Wasted”

January 4, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 6

Carrie Underwood, “Wasted” The fourth official country single from the mega-selling Some Hearts is also the album-opener, and it’s a strongly written declaration that life must have a purpose, or it will have been wasted.

Review: Heartland, “Built to Last”

January 3, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 8

Heartland, “Built to Last” A beautiful tribute inspired by a 50th Anniversary party, this is the kind of record that raises the collective dignity of country music. Not sappy, devoid of cliche – just honest,

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