January 2007 – Page 3 – Country Universe

Video of the Day: Loretta Lynn wins a Grammy

January 15, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 1

Going to post today’s video a little earlier than usual. I’m blogged out for today. This one has too many priceless moments to mention, but I particularly enjoy Vince Gill losing it in the audience.

Review: Jeff Carson, “When You Said You Loved Me”

January 15, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 6

Funny, but after raving about the maturing Rick Trevino, I must say that Jeff Carson is still stuck in the nineties. This is the type of silly, fast-paced song that would’ve scaled the charts back

Review: Rick Trevino, “Separate Ways”

January 15, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 4

Trevino had some success with radio-friendly fluff like “Running Out of Reasons to Run” and “Bobbie Ann Mason” in the mid-nineties. He’s back with a fantastic single about divorce: “The last thing that they ever

Review: Kenny Chesney, “Beer in Mexico”

January 15, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 3

A cool, loud record. There’s almost too much going on, but just almost. The premise of the song is Chesney is aware he’s getting too old to be sitting around drinking on a beach, but

Video of the Day: Emmylou Harris, “I Don’t Have to Crawl”

January 14, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 0

Another new feature to keep the site fresh: Video of the Day. Here’s a vintage Emmylou Harris music video for one of Rodney Crowell’s best songs, “I Don’t Have to Crawl.” Harris released it as

Grammy Flashback: Best Country Vocal Performance, Duo/Group

January 14, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 8

In a continuation of our Grammy Flashback series, here is a rundown of the Best Country Vocal Performance, Duo/Group category. It was first awarded in 1968, and included instrumental performances as well for the first

Grammy Flashback: Best Country Vocal Performance, Male

January 13, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 9

While the Grammys have honored country music from the very first ceremony in 1959, they did not begin honoring by gender until 1965, when the country categories were expanded along with the other genre categories.

Eric Church, “Guys Like Me”

January 12, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 7

Eric Church, “Guys Like Me” Before listening, I was wondering if this was a cover of the Gary Allan album cut from a few years back. It’s not. It’s another tired retread of the “rich,

John Anderson, “A Woman Knows”

January 12, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 8

John Anderson, “A Woman Knows” After hearing a Bucky Covington record, listening to new music from John Anderson is a ritual cleansing – musical purification, if you will. This is a great song about what

Bucky Covington, "A Different World"

January 12, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 52

Bucky Covington, “A Different World” Okay, that’s enough. I’m sick of this crap. The song is terrible. He’s too damn young to legitimately have nostalgia for the days before video games, unleaded paint and remote