Comments on: Single Review: Darius Rucker, "Wagon Wheel"

By: Dan Milliken

Dan Milliken — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:28:26 +0000

Same. Like I said in the review, this was destined to be a big hit at retail (fortunately it’s been one at radio, too), and I’m excited for the example it sets. Even though I don’t love the recording, you won’t hear me complain if it wins Single of the Year, and certainly not if it wins Song.

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:43:25 +0000

Agreed on all accounts, Leeann.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:13:35 +0000

Despite the flaws with this record, I’m pleased that something so country has gone #1 on the charts. Hopefully, this will become a trend. Maybe it’ll even help to lessen Darius’ fear of being as country as he’s stated that he’d like to be.

By: ElGao

ElGao — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:26:13 +0000

Even though this song has been cut many times, I just have an issue with Darius’s timing of the release coming off Old Crow’s success with it. Rucker apparently didn’t even know the song until he heard it at his kids school talent show. With that said he does a great job with the song. To me it’s a bit of a rip off but like I said, I know it wasnt Old Crow’s song either.

By: tam

tam — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:01:19 +0000

This is a great song! It brings back that old bluegrass style harmony. Check out the Cumberland Highlanders show on RFD and you will hear how they utilize the backup vocals to bring depth to a song. Lady A and Rucker nailed it.

By: James

James — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 23:05:15 +0000

Funny….. Dont dislike it at all. Actually, i thought it was Jo Dee Messina backng him and i got xcite thinking she me be constructing a ressurection. That sure would be nice !

By: coach

coach — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:03:47 +0000

A great song made better! Dan, you missed it. What an outstanding job DR and LA did with the Wagon Wheel cover. I rank it up there with Don McLean’s “American Pie”.

By: Dino

Dino — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:25:58 +0000

This is a brilliant song. D Ruck sounds fantastic. He brings a swing a different element to the song. His chorus is passionate and true. Darius Rucker has a thunder bolt for a voice and this diddy with his groove is a Hit. Hillary Sounds great. She is subtle yet soulful and present.

Catchy and soulfully sung. I sing along every time.
As “Hesch” said in The Sopranos, … “A hit is a hit”. This song is a hit. And with all due respect to Ketch for writing great lyrics to a catchy, unshakeable, Bob Dylan chorus, Darius and Lady A put out one Hit of a song that is better than the original.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:51:08 +0000

…no way that this ain’t ending up as big hit – it is just too catchy and darius rucker does a good job with it.

interestingly, the banjo seems to be back with a vengeance in “today’s country”. gone seem the days that this instrument, which i’m not particularly keen of – it’s the coriander of musical instruments and requires subtle application in order not to overpower everything else – served mostly as a fig leaf for keith urban to connect his sound a little stronger to country music. probably more awareness of the old sound than urban created the band perry in recent years, for whom banjo and mandoline ladden tunes were their key to earn nashville stardom.

why not? just bear the coriander-thing in mind nashville, will you, please.

By: nessville

nessville — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:16:07 +0000

I think you’ll find that Clay Underwood has the best cover of this song, his wonderful voice has just the right amount of twang to pull it off.