Comments on: 100 Greatest Men: #49. Toby Keith

By: Erik North

Erik North — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 19:50:26 +0000

It’s probably not necessarily the first song everyone thinks of when talking about Mr. Keith, but “It’s A Little Too Late” is the track that stands out for me, maybe because he’s not trying to force his personality, which I have always found extremely abrasive, down the listener’s throat; there’s almost a resigned quality to it that used to be what country music was about. It also has a guitar break that reminds me a bit of George Harrison in a way.

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:00:15 +0000

I've always considered myself a fan of Toby Keith. The first album I ever got was Toby's Pull My Chain. I know that it was a really controversial song at the time, for both musical and political reasons, but I still consider "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" to be one of my favorites. I do agree though that after Shock'n Y'all his focus on music seems to have taken a backseat to business pursuits. And while I can't exactly fault him for it, I'm still disappointed all the same.

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:49:07 +0000

Toby Keith is a mixed bag for me – I really like some of his singles but some I don’t much like. I view him as primarily a singles artist in that outside of the cuts released as singles, the other album tracks strike me as being filler

Does Toby really rank above Kenny Chesney ?

By: Michael A.

Michael A. — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:59:05 +0000

Wow, the posts are going up like crazy at CU this week. I can barely keep up. I love it!

One of my (few) favorite Toby Keith songs is “I’m So Happy I Can’t Stop Crying”.

By: MotownMike

MotownMike — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:29:17 +0000

I’m not really that big of a Toby fan, but like most 90′s upstarts I like his earlier material better. “Who’s That Man”, “Me Too”, “Should Have Been a Cowboy”, “You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This” and the 90′s sounding “Crash Here Tonight” are probably my favorite Keith songs. None of which I really love dearly though.

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 03:31:06 +0000

Eh. It wasn’t one of his biggest hits (#15), and I never really thought it was one of his best either. At any rate, I don’t think it’s meant to be an exhaustive list. Wonder if there will be any flak over the inclusion of “Red Solo Cup? ;)

My favorites are probably “Who’s That Man” and “Beer for My Horses.”

By: MotownMike

MotownMike — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 03:12:02 +0000

No love for “Crash Here Tonight” in the essential singles column?