Comments on: Friday Open Thread: Best Album Closers

By: Peter Kohan

Peter Kohan — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:30:35 +0000

I’ll toss in a couple of Lyle Lovett album closers:
1. “Once is Enough” from Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
2. “She Makes Me Feel Good” from Joshua Judges Ruth

By: TenPoundHammer

TenPoundHammer — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:24:22 +0000

Best album closer: “Live This Life” by Big & Rich from Horse of a Different Color. Other great closers include “Take Me Back” from The Kentucky Headhunters’ Electric Barnyard album

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:35:28 +0000

I would say “Top of the World” and “Hearts in Armor” are my two favorites, but I do think “Lying to the Moon” from Trisha’s “The Song Remembers When” album and “What I Cannot Change” from LeAnn Rimes’s latest release deserve honorable mention.

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:04:43 +0000

I thought “Fade to Blue” from LeAnn Rimes’ album “Blue” was pretty cute, especially since she started the album by singing “Blue.” Besides, the lyrics of “Fade to Blue” actually talk about a stage is set, the curtain is closing.

By: J.R. Journey

J.R. Journey — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:24:13 +0000

or a best female/female duet collaboration …

By: Marc

Marc — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:26:26 +0000

I smell a “best male/female duet/collaboration” open thread coming soon. I’m ready!

By: Chris D.

Chris D. — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:52:14 +0000

Thanks, I hate it when I forget to put stuff in my posts! I had been looking through my itunes and realized I forgot LBT…

Maybe another good topic after the past two would be the worst album openers/closers?

By: Dan M.

Dan M. — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:16:42 +0000

Chris, you’re a much more gracious double-poster than I am!

By: Chris D.

Chris D. — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:58:26 +0000

Whoops, I forgot the acoustic version of “Stay” from Little Big Town’s the Road to Here. They used their harmonies perfectly to convey the longing of the song, and it’s one of my favorite songs from them as well.

-Sorry for the double post.

By: Chris D.

Chris D. — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:50:45 +0000

Well, I definitely agree on “Top of the World”, an amazing song from an amazing album.

I also loved “Very Last Country Song” from Love on the Inside, yet again an amazing song from an amazing album, in my opinion.

Of course, “Sing You Back To Me” from H,H,atPoL by Trisha Yearwood, it just left me stunned, really.

Why Should the Fire Die? by Nickel Creek is a great album, and it closed with the title track, one of my favorites from the album, and it left me relaxed and it’s a gorgeous song as well.

Lastly, I know it’s not country, but I just got The Diary of Alicia Keys. Her outro/song “Nobody Not Really” just closed her album very well for me, in a different jazzy way that I wasn’t really expecting.