Month: March 2007

Rodney Atkins, “These Are My People” Fantastic. I thought it was going to be another carbon-copy celebration of southern hillbilly culture, but after a few lines of that, reality kicks in, and the celebration is

Amy Dalley, “Good Kind of Crazy” There are the basic elements of a good song here, but they don’t fully come together. I’m a fan of Dalley, and have enjoyed her previous singles, “I Would

Craig Morgan, “Tough” This is one of the most beautiful tributes to a wife and mother that I have ever heard. Every line sounds like real life. There are no forced story lines here, no

Bon Jovi, “(You Want To) Make a Memory” Listening to Bon Jovi’s first official attempt at country music, it’s hard not to be struck by how similar the vocal and general groove is to a

Alabama, “The Star-Spangled Banner” I think renditions of the national anthem are sort of like Christmas albums. They’re hard to review on the merits. Generally, I tend to like Christmas albums by the same people

Halfway to Hazard, “Daisy” I blame CMT for making me think this must have something to do with Dukes of Hazzard. Anyway, the girl “loved the hell out of him.” Guess how? Took him to