Articles by Kevin John Coyne

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Review: Martina McBride, “Ride”

November 1, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 18

Martina McBride previews her forthcoming album with “Ride”, a high-energy single that surrounds one of her typical positive messages with atypically aggressive production.   This is worth hearing for the guitar work alone, but stick around

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Discussion: Recommend a Track

October 31, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 18

Earlier this week, I’d planned on talking about an Iris Dement track for this weekly discussion thread.  Then some poking around on iTunes led me to discover something else entirely. I love iTunes because it

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Discussion: YouTube Classics

October 29, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 8

There are few things more entertaining than browsing through old country music clips on YouTube.  While preparing my review for the new Reba McEntire collection, I found this chestnut from 1987: I’ve always been a

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Discussion: Almost Famous

October 25, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 22

Sometimes an artist comes along that has a handful of hits, maybe even a gold record, but never quite makes it to stardom.  They seem to be on track for fame, but it doesn’t all

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