Comments on: Single Review: Gary Allan, "Pieces"

By: Reggie

Reggie — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:40:12 +0000

I liked “Sand in my Soul.” A tad dark for radio, but it was a refreshing take on the “beach song” everyone seems to be doing nowadays. I was watching a video on youtube, and in it Gary says he’d love “Whiskey” to be a single.

By: Markus Meyer

Markus Meyer — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:35:11 +0000

“Tough Goodbye” and “It Ain’t The Whiskey” were also my two faves.

I as well was suprised that “Goodbye” wasn’t released as the 2nd single.

By: Dan Milliken

Dan Milliken — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:40:09 +0000

That’s an interesting insight, Jennifer. “Tough Goodbye” is honestly my favorite on the album and struck me as the only clear choice for another single (although I’d like to see “It Ain’t the Whiskey” get a shot at some point, too), so I wonder what gave “Pieces” the edge. I guess it just has the most radio-ready production?

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 02:09:24 +0000

Seen Gary twice in concert recently. Love him. He said he thought Tough Goodbye would be his first single and that he really was proud of that one. I am surprised it was not his second. I think that is a better song than Pieces, and it was obvious from the way he was talking to the crowd, that Gary does too, but I love anything he sings.

By: Auguste

Auguste — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:55:03 +0000

…probably thanks to jason aldean or brantley gilbert, we are supposed to pick up “pieces” instead of a terrific and complete contemporary country song like “it ain’t the whiskey” from that same album.

of course, the reason could also be today’s political (over)correctness, which sometimes leads to quite remarkable results: you can’t even blame the whiskey, almost exclusively, anymore in a country song – it just doesn’t seem to be fair to all the other fine substances. then again, wasn’t that exactly what the good lord had in mind, when he invented it? what would a decent judgement day be like without any stupid excuses?

and the good news of the day is: if you drink bud you can forget about the brown bag. did it ever cross your mind at the time that those frogs were actually swimming in bud?

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:03:35 +0000

Listening to this song again now. He really does have one of the most compelling voices.

By: Reggie

Reggie — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:19:24 +0000

There were better songs on the album, but I agree with Vicki: still one of the better things I’ve heard all year.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:45:09 +0000

Good review. You can’t give this artist a bad one except for the song itself..but then..it’s better then some hits of today even if it’s not a true Gary Allan song.

By: Markus Meyer

Markus Meyer — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:25:58 +0000

A “B-” is exactly what I would (and will) give this.

The main that bothers me, is the drums on the chorus.

“pound, pound, pound” is what it sounds like to me.

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:55:08 +0000

Wonderful review, with a closing line that is classic Dan.

I unfortunately have to agree on the weakness of the material. I was surprised to hear that this was the next single, as it sounded an awful lot like album filler to my ear.