Comments on: Single Review: Joe Nichols, “The Shape I’m In”

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The Shape I'm In - Joe Nichols - New Song, Listen, Download — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:21:41 +0000

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By: Kevin John Coyne

Kevin John Coyne — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:40:03 +0000

Lessons learned? By major labels? That’ll be the day.

By: Dan Milliken

Dan Milliken — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:30:41 +0000

This is one of the album’s better songs, and will probably be a decent-sized hit, but “Old Things New” and “An Old Friend of Mine” have the potential to be career singles. If there’s a lesson to be learned from the success of “The House That Built Me”, it’s that once you finally have momentum, aim for the stars.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:53:32 +0000

3 singles from “Old Things New” – 3 strikes. (I’m watching my Yankees as I write this.) I have Joe’s first 4 cds but I’ll pass on this one. Maybe I’ll buy a song or 2 from the rest of the album on I-Tunes at some point.

I like Joe’s voice but to my taste the material could be better, even on some of his earlier albums. Also, it seems a bit strange to me that a guy just out of rehab would add a song already on a previous album that contains the lyric “hey, I got a good idea, let’s get drunk and fight”.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:22:38 +0000

…i hear where you’re coming from regarding the strait angle of this one. it’s really good to see that joe nicols is back firing again on all cylinders.

ben, just wait a few years and you might find that those loud guitars just ain’t loud enough to reflect the shape you might be in. keep up the good work.

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:19:11 +0000

I’m not a big fan of the song’s production, but it has good lyrics and vocals. A- is just a little more generous than what I would give it. It might get a B+ from me.

I can definitely agree that “Cheatin’” was an awesome song. It should have been an even bigger hit than what it was.