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[ April 28, 2025 ] Album Review Roundup: Vol. 1, No. 15 Album Reviews
[ April 27, 2025 ] Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: Sara Evans, “Born to Fly” 2001
[ April 27, 2025 ] Every No. 1 Single of the Seventies: Sonny James, “Endlessly” 1970
[ April 26, 2025 ] Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: The Chicks, “Without You” 2001
[ April 26, 2025 ] Every No. 1 Single of the Seventies: Conway Twitty, “Fifteen Years Ago” 1970
[ April 25, 2025 ] Flashback: James House, James House Flashback
[ April 24, 2025 ] Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: Tim McGraw, “My Next Thirty Years” 2000

Single Review: Kenny Chesney featuring P!nk, “Setting the World On Fire”

September 8, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 10

Odd how a song about “Setting the World On Fire” is completely lacking in spark.

Single Review: Aaron Lewis, “That Ain’t Country”

August 20, 2016 Leeann Ward 3

Rocker Aaron Lewis effectively schools current mainstream country radio on country music. By declaring that what’s being accepted as country music isn’t actually country, he demonstrates what country music is.

Single Review: Miranda Lambert, “Vice”

July 28, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 8

“When it hurts this good, you’ve got to play it twice.”

Single Review: Eric Church, “Record Year”

July 11, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 8

“Record Year” is cleverly written, intertwining turns of phrase with musical references that will satisfy everyone from the casual country fan (Red Headed Stranger) to the scholarly one (New Grass Revival.)

Single Review: Jason Aldean, “Lights Come On”

July 11, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 5

Perhaps this is a song best heard in its proper context.

Single Review: Keith Urban, “Wasted Time”

June 10, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 5

To his credit, you can tell a Keith Urban record is a Keith Urban record as soon as it starts.

Single Review: Luke Bryan, “Huntin’, Fishin’, and Lovin’ Every Day”

June 10, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 8

Any singer or songwriter attempting to write the definitive country pride anthem needs to take one long look at this title and walk away.

Single Review: Josh Turner, “Hometown Girl”

June 5, 2016 Sam Gazdziak 3

In an alternate universe, Josh Turner should be square in the middle of a long string of neo-traditionalist hit songs and albums. His baritone was tailor-made for a country song, more so than just about any other male singer in recent memory.

Single Review: Blake Shelton, “Savior’s Shadow”

June 4, 2016 Leeann Ward 4

On his newest album, If I’m Honest, Blake Shelton diverts from the album’s generally synthesized sound to take a breather for a lovely gospel gem, which he wrote with Jessi Alexander and Jon Randall.

Single Review: Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.”

June 3, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 23

A baffling mix of romanticism and religious imagery, Florida Georgia Line’s attempt at respectable music only puts their musical incompetence into sharper relief.

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