Comments on: Single Review: Keith Urban, “You Gonna Fly”

By: Noah Eaton

Noah Eaton — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:32:05 +0000

Unfortunately, I feel someone like Keith Urban would simply get lost in the shuffle in this current radio climate outside of Country radio.

Ever since 2009, radio has simply not been kind to rock bands and guitar heroes virtually anywhere. Foster The People may have picked up a Top Five hit granted, but can you even really consider them a traditional rock act? Or Train’s newer material? I think I’d have to go back to Shinedown’s “Second Chance” to find the last more-or-less true rock crossover hit. “Don’t You Wanna Stay?” was certainly shunned by the Mainstream Top 40, and I thought that had all the ingredients for a surefire crossover hit.

Even if Urban wanted to, I doubt he’d have much success at this time beyond Country radio, save some AC airplay. The Adult Top 40 has trended unfavorably from him, as has the Mainstream Top 40 which is very dance pop-centric at this point in time (unless your name is Adele). So I can’t blame him for sticking true to his home format.

By: Louise

Louise — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:52:33 +0000

I am not at all a fan of country. A little Kenny, but none of the others, EXCEPT FOR THE FABULOUS KEITH URBAN. I have always wished Keith had gone pop rather than country, but country was his passion. Keith Urban is so multi-talented and does not receive the fine accolades he is so deserving. Because of my distaste for country music, I still am at awe of how I discovered Keith Urban; it must have been in the stars.

By: Sandra Witter

Sandra Witter — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:12:03 +0000

I love this review, and I love this song. ‘You Gonna Fly’ has always lifted my up when I hear it!

By: Mia

Mia — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:24:41 +0000

Keith has more talent in his little finger than most people have in their whole body. He can do anything. Musician..songwriter…guitarist…vocalist..he’s a virtuoso with stellar musical tastes, not to mention that he’s an incredible, caring person and such a lovely man!

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:19:10 +0000

So far “Without You” is the only single from Keith’s Get Closer album that’s totally lost me. I’ve enjoyed all three of the others, though they certainly don’t outdo the Golden Road/ Be Here material.

By: Adam James

Adam James — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:54:50 +0000

Love Keith, but I’ve been kind of lukewarm on most of his singles as of late. This one’s better (though I did like “Put You In A Song” and “Long Hot Summer”) but still not as good to me as the stuff he was putting out even around the “Love, Pain, Etc” era.

I’d rather hear “Drink In My Hand” than this to be honest.

By: DEE

DEE — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:45:30 +0000

Keith Urban is sooooo talented. He could sing and play his guitar to any song and I would love it. He sure has a god given talent.

By: Tara Seetharam

Tara Seetharam — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:12:44 +0000

No worries, Confessor. I was just making a general comment.

By: Confessor

Confessor — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:58:57 +0000

Tara, I was actually responding to the comment above my own rather than to your review, and especially to it identifying Drink in my Hand – a relatively inoffensive song, in my opinion – as a particularly bad example of the country aggressiveness trend.

…which was why I apologized for derailing the comments from discussion of the song and your review, which should be their natural purpose.

I’m a (mild) fan of Keith Urban myself, and certainly not a Church partisan; I fully agreed with the prevailing criticisms of his single Homeboy, for example.

Church does have his offenders, of course; I found Homeboy

By: Tara Seetharam

Tara Seetharam — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:17:55 +0000

I wasn’t necessarily trying to cast Church and Aldean in a negative light. I like Church’s brand of swagger when the material is good. He’s bad ass in “Smoke a Little Smoke.” Aldean, on the other hand, just doesn’t appeal to me, even when I like the material – but he’s definitely built a niche for himself.

And thanks so much, Ben!