Single Reviews

CAROLYN DAWN JOHNSON, “Taking Back My Brave” This is much better than her last single. Lyrically strong, with a good vocal performance. The production kinda just lays there, though. Could’ve used more muscle. DARRYL WORLEY,

MONGTOMERY GENTRY, “Some People Change” The boys turn in a strong cover of a song that originally appeared on the Kenny Chesney album When The Sun Goes Down. The message is more powerful coming from

BRAD PAISLEY, “She’s Everything” Every time I think he can’t make a more conscending love song, he surprises me. Is there any woman who’d really be touched by being compared to a pair of running

BOB SEGER, “Wait For Me” Why is this being released to country radio? It’s not even good rock, let alone good country. CAROLYN DAWN JOHNSON, “Love & Negotiation” Why does she sound so shrill? She’s

BIG & RICH, “8th of November” They continue to expand their music sonically and thematically. This is the best war-themed song since “Travelin’ Soldier.” BLUE COUNTY, “Firecrackers and Ferris Wheels” This lead vocalist is an

Here’s the first batch of single reviews in a long time. Starting today, single reviews will be posted every Thursday. Dierks Bentley, “Every Mile A Memory” An encouraging preview of his forthcoming third album. He

The stunning new Chicks single is one of many highlights of the latest singles roundup. I’m changing the game a little bit and starting to include stand-alone tracks that are impacting as downloads. The era

Here we go again… BIG & RICH Never Mind Me I liked this ballad from the first time I heard the album. Nice, laid-back 70’s country-rock vibe. BILLY CURRINGTON Why, Why, Why Bleh. BOMSHEL It

2005 will soon come to an end, but there’s still time for one more round of single reviews before starting with the inevitable year-in-review lists. For the thirteenth and final time this year, here we

The fall bumper crop of singles has plenty of keepers… BERING STRAIT You Make Loving Fun (Universal South) This sounds like something Janie Fricke or Barbara Mandrell would’ve had a hit with. That’s not a