Comments on: 100 Greatest Men: #45. Tim McGraw

By: caj

caj — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:41:47 +0000

His albums Everywhere, A Place in the Sun, and Set this Circus Down were as good as you could get. Incredible songs that you could relate to.

Everything since then has been pretty much disappointing. His lowest point was trying to enter the hip-hop world. Please

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:54:00 +0000

…this year’s “better than i used to be” may arguably be a somewhat doubtful claim. however, still not much off the mark, as that very song proves itself.

even though tim mcgraw has turned into a slightly less reliable provider of memorable country music, he still got what it takes to produce genre highlights, whether on stage or on record.

the albums that kevin listed as essential ones are not only so for the singer himself, but for the whole genre of this period and beyond, in my opinion. he clearly has been one of country’s pillars over the last two decades and i don’t see any reason, why this should change. just don’t mention the truck thing, will yeah.

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By: Kyle Ward

Kyle Ward — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:02:08 +0000

I enjoyed the review, but I was surprised not to see Something Like That mentioned at all, not even in the Essential Singles. It was the most played song at radio of the aughts, and probably one of the two or three most recognizable songs of my lifetime. When I think Tim McGraw, that’s always going to be the first song I think of.

By: bob

bob — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:20 +0000

Good article. “Live Like You Were Dying” is the only McGraw studio album I own. Other than the title track, my favorite songs were not singles: Blank Sheet of Paper, Old Town New, Open Season on My Heart and Just Be Your Tear.

Some other favorites:
She Can’t Be really Gone
Everywhere
My Next 30 Years

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:57:30 +0000

I’m a little surprised by his placement, thought he’d be in the top 30 for sure. However his recent outputs have probably resulted in his lower ranking. Great article and excited for the rest of this great series.

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:54:06 +0000

A fine article on an outstanding talent. I always thought McGraw's voice had a certain warmth to it that made it really stand out, plus he's such an impeccable lyrical interpreter. Many, many fine singles to his name. I've been listening to Tim McGraw since long before I became as immersed in the country genre as I am today. My parents had purchased Faith Hill's Breathe album when I was probably around ten years old, so my first exposure to Tim McGraw came from hearing him on "Let's Make Love," and I knew from that song that I liked his voice. Some time later, I stumbled upon a copy of Set This Circus Down at a garage sale, of all places, and I ended up becoming a Tim McGraw fan through that album (still have the CD, and still enjoy it). My first concert was one of Tim and Faith's Soul2Soul shows, which I attended with my dad when I was 14.

By: Greg M

Greg M — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:48:27 +0000

I am a bit saddened by the songs I’ve heard from McGraw lately, like Truck Yeah. It just doesn’t sound like him and it’s almost painful that this is the same guy who brought out favorites like Something like That and Live Like You were Dying. Hopefully after this phase of bad songs, he will go back to doing more of what he did before.