Craig Morgan – Country Universe

BlueSky Bullet Points: October 29, 2023

October 29, 2023 Jonathan Keefe 1

Camille Parker and Aaron Watson lead the pack this week.

[CU Archives] Classic Country Singles: Randy Travis, “Three Wooden Crosses”

April 28, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 10

Ten years ago, we celebrated this Classic Country Single from Randy Travis.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #560-#551

June 10, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 11

Classics from Alabama, John Conlee, and Tracy Lawrence are among the highlights this time around.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #870-#861

August 26, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 10

Another ten entries on a list that has too much Florida Georgia Line and not enough Dixie Chicks. This section has both.

Terri Clark’s Podcast is Pretty Much the Greatest Thing Ever

July 11, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 5

Terri Clark launched a podcast earlier this year of unedited interviews recorded for her Country Gold radio show.

Sunday Selections: June 5th, 2016

June 5, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 21

Break out the eye-drops, gang, this one’s a longread!

CU10: What a Turkey! The Worst Singles of the Last Ten Years

November 27, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 14

Country Universe has reviewed more than a thousand singles during its ten year run. Some of them have been real turkeys. Here are some of the worst, with highlights and links to the original reviews.

Single Review: Craig Morgan, “More Trucks Than Cars”

August 21, 2012 Ben Foster 17

It is not “Corn Star.”

Here is where the praise must end.

Single Review: Little Big Town, "Pontoon"

April 29, 2012 Dan Milliken 12

This new Little Big Town single sounds cool. Surprise? Nah – they always sounded cool with Wayne Kirkpatrick producing, and new helmsman Jay Joyce brings the same quirky groove-sense he brought to Eric Church’s Chief. It’s a good sonic match.

Album Review: Joe Nichols, It’s All Good

November 21, 2011 Ben Foster 2

Joe Nichols
It’s All Good

It’s impossible to review an album titled It’s All Good without indulging in a few witty remarks. Such a title tends to beg the question of whether or not the album really is “all good.” The vocals are all good, to be sure. Joe Nichols has already proven himself to be one of mainstream country music’s best male vocalists, and on his newest effort, his performances do not disappoint. The production, likewise, is consistently solid. Producers Mark Wright and Buddy Cannon back Nichols with arrangements that sound easily accessible and radio-friendly, while laced with traditional country trimmings of fiddle and steel, and it certainly is enjoyable to hear country music that is sonically recognizable as such.