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Friday Open Thread

July 4, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 6

Happy Independence Day! In the spirit of the holiday, Leeann and I have published reviews of two recent patriotic singles.    Check out her take on Phil Stacey’s “Old Glory” and mine on Donna Fargo’s “We

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Phil Stacey, “Old Glory”

July 4, 2008 Leeann Ward 6

While I’m confident that Phil Stacey is absolutely sincere in his attempt to pay tribute to the American flag, “Old Glory” is actually sung too earnestly. His voice is pleasant, but he needlessly adds syllables

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Thursday Open Thread

July 3, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 0

Entertainment Weekly sure does love its lists.  They recently ranked the 100 Essential Albums of the Last 25 Years.   The top 25 includes one country album: Shania Twain’s Come On Over at #24.  Ranked elsewhere

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James Otto, “For You”

July 3, 2008 Leeann Ward 14

James Otto’s third single from Sunset Man is a pretty solid effort. “For You” is sung with the emotion and soul that is reminiscent of Travis Tritt.  This, however, doesn’t mean that there aren’t some

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Phil Vassar, “I Would”

July 3, 2008 Leeann Ward 3

Phil Vassar’s, “I Would” kicks off with up-tempo piano and fiddles. In fact, the whole song moves at a pretty fast clip. The problem with this is that the supposed regret of the lyrics isn’t

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