Comments on: Single Review: Zac Brown Band, "Goodbye In Her Eyes"

By: Noah Eaton

Noah Eaton — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:50:33 +0000

I strongly agree with this review! Great job as always, Ben! =)

To my ears, this is strikingly reminiscent of their previous gem “Highway 20 Ride”, albeit more ambitious in its musicianship and textural touch-ups, but doing so in a way where the simplicity of its sincere lyrics are not drowned out and doesn’t become a bloated listening experience.

I wasn’t afraid that the fact “The Wind” fell short of the Top Ten was a sign that the band had fallen out of favor with radio, or that it would be regarded as a referendum on them. I was pretty confident that would prove to be the exception to the rule, and they would quickly rebound to the top of the charts especially after netting their strongest opening week of sales yet with “Uncaged”……….which they have indeed.

Still, it’s great to see a track as organic and acoustically-driven as “Goodbye In Her Eyes” top the chart in this day in age, dominated by overly-compressed audio and Air Supply-esque guitars.

My money is on “Jump Right In” being its follow-up, and that should ensure their continued chart-topping clout on the airwaves.

By: Louie M

Louie M — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:32:53 +0000

^ *slower songs

By: Louie M

Louie M — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:28:35 +0000

I agree about the ‘A-’ rating. It’s a great song and the band’s harmonies are better than ever. Probably adding another member in this Uncaged era made their sound richer without going overboard. This song is my favorite ZBB single since “As She’s Walking Away” and “Colder Weather.” I guess I love ZBB more when they do lower songs. They seem more sincere and Zac Brown’s great vocals are allowed to shine.

By: Karly

Karly — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:30:03 +0000

The harmonies are stellar.

Other than that, this song does nothing for me. I’ve found ZBB’s past few singles to be really overrated, myself.

By: Dan Milliken

Dan Milliken — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:28:41 +0000

^ Word. I’m glad that “Chicken Fried” has proven to be their weakest single (well, except for the kinda boring “No Hurry”); as we stand now, I suspect I could go to a ZBB show and enjoy myself pretty well as long as I used that song as my bathroom break.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:19:29 +0000

…i still remember dan’s somewhat less than enthusiastic review of “chicken fried”, their slightly pandering ode to the simple “truths of rural life and sentiments” that eventually became their incredibly catchy radio-career kick off not so long ago.

since then, there has been no looking back for this most talented and innovative band, whose albums are among the best that country music has ever come up with. any wonder that this is another good song from them – not really.

By: bob

bob — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:21:08 +0000

competent review of a well crafted song – another winner from ZBB and CU.

By: Markus Meyer

Markus Meyer — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:58:15 +0000

An “A-” is exactly what I’d give this song.

That is some fine production.