Comments on: Album Review: Alan Jackson, Thirty Miles West

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:03:51 +0000

…interesting review, kevin, showing on the one hand, why folks would rather read more from you than less and on the other hand that alan jackson must have made again one of those records, whose somewhat hidden greatness lies in their unpretentious overall tone. i have come to enjoy them almost more than his generally acclaimed outstanding ones.

it might take a while till the album hits the stores here in europe, but it sounds as if it is really worth waiting for.

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:29:48 +0000

I’m in agreement as well, and I would have given it the same rating. It’s a fine album on its own merits – one that sounds better than it is in comparison with most of today’s mainstream country music, but one that isn’t exactly a new peak for Jackson.

As of now, my favorite remains “So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore.” There are a few songs that I want to like more than I actually do, including “Gonna Come Back as a Country Song,” and particularly “Her Life’s a Song,” but they grow on me with each listen. My least favorite is “Long Way to Go,” with that “bug in my margarita” bit that constantly bugs me.

By: Tara Seetharam

Tara Seetharam — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 22:09:19 +0000

Couldn’t agree with you more, from feeling like I was listening to something revelatory when I first ran through the album to being completely impressed with the universality in “Her Life’s a Song.” This is a good one.