Comments on: Single Review: Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood, “Remind Me”

By: Matt Metsker

Matt Metsker — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:55:05 +0000

Instead of singing with Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley would have been better off doing a duet with Frank Sinatra (like Martina McBride’s duet with Elvis), that is a parody of “I Did it My Way” and addresses his feelings about his alma mater.

By: GalPal

GalPal — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:22:24 +0000

Love this song! They are great friends and they truly did justice to this song. Congrats to you both-sorry Dan you are so wrong on this one.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:53:13 +0000

…carrie’s “…remind meeeee!!!!” sounds to me rather like a good reason to not even bother about flat batteries in all kinds of acoustical devices.

By: Dan Milliken

Dan Milliken — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:01:52 +0000

^ I love cool Dans.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:02:59 +0000

Plus you think it would automatically be a positive review if it were Taylor Swift singing? Have you ever actually read anything on this site?

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:40:30 +0000

Seriously? Seriously? You’re telling us to grow up after being immaturely beligerent and telling us to replace the battery in our hearing aid? Oh, the hypocrisy.

By: GalPal

GalPal — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:55:45 +0000

This is a typical review from Country Universe. They have chemistry and the song is great…but wait…had it been Taylor Swift singing, well then it would have been a hit. Replace the battery in your hearing aid-these two CAN SING AND CARRY A TUNE! Grow up-

By: RowdyRed

RowdyRed — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:57:28 +0000

As a longtime Brad Paisley fan, I’m homesick for the days when his taste in guitar licks was much more diverse and, imo, clever. For some reason I’m thinking of an album cut called “You Have That Effect On Me,” from his second album, “Part II.” It was a bluesy, jazzy riff that perfectly complemented the laid-back-but-goofy mood set by the lyrics.

Lately, since his coronation as the reigning country guitar god, it’s much less eclectic and tasty; it’s usually a loud display of prowess that interrupts the songs (many songs) without actually enhancing them. Brad seems to have given himself a tin ear.

But by far the worst thing about this single is the rising crescendo effect, beginning about halfway through the song and never letting up. Brad’s never been in better voice, but the arrangement is all about the wall of noise. Carrie, as is becoming her norm, oversings harshly starting with her third or fourth line. I haven’t seen who the producer or arranger are on this, but they missed the point. The lyrics, and the regret they express, are totally overwhelmed by the sheer volume.

And I LOVE Brad Paisley. I’m just not feeling this one at all.

By: Bob Palumbo

Bob Palumbo — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:56:41 +0000

Well, as a songwriter, I love the song. I probably agree that the instrumentation was a bit much for such a great song idea.

But that is what I really liked….it’s a GREAT song idea. We always try to find a different way to say what’s been said a million times.

The songwriters, on this one, nailed it….imo!!

By: SD

SD — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:46:57 +0000

The oversinging on the latter half of the song makes me cringe; there is absolutely no subtlety in this song, but maybe that’s what they were going for.