Showing posts with label country. Show all posts
Showing posts with label country. Show all posts

Thursday, February 14, 2013

That Lonesome Song (Mercury Nashville, 2008) by Jamey Johnson

This is one of my favorite country albums ever.  Johnson's incredible songwriting and emotional delivery makes for a very compelling listen.  I received this album as a gift right before spring break one year and took it with me to Florida.  In a nutshell, those Florida vacations were some of the most relaxing and carefree experiences of my childhood, and Johnson's album sucked the joy out of all of it that year.  That's how powerful the music is.  "Mowin' Down the Roses" especially is really amazing.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Taking the Long Way (Open Wide, 2006) by Dixie Chicks

Rick Rubin is a musical genius and this is further proof of that.  The Dixie Chicks had a lot to answer for when they made those unfavorable statements about former President Bush.  Scratch Magazine once described "Not Ready to Make Nice" as the song that made the Dixie Chicks this generation's Public Enemy.  I couldn't agree more.  But the album as a whole is fantastic too.  Great writing, production, and performance.  I'm glad they received multiple Grammys for it.