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100 Greatest Women, #53: Jo Dee Messina

May 13, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 9

100 Greatest Women #53 Jo Dee Messina The first big post-Shania country star, Jo Dee Messina fully embodied the girl power movement of the late nineties, releasing catchy country-pop songs that were consistently from a

Tim McGraw, “Kristofferson”

March 1, 2008 Leeann Ward 26

By now, I should know better than to allow a title that name drops intrigue me, because much more often than not, the song simply leaves me disappointed and annoyed that the name was simply

The Best Country Albums of 2007

December 24, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 8

#15 Let it Go Tim McGraw Tim McGraw’s previous album, Live Like You Were Dying, topped my first year-end album list back in 2004. Let it Go strays from the musical formula that Dying

Tim McGraw, “If You’re Reading This”

May 17, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 74

Tim McGraw. “If You’re Reading This.” As performed on the 2007 ACM Awards. Press Play. Then Play Again. Update: Now that it’s been released officially as a single, let me add a few words and

Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, “I Need You”

May 5, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 8

Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, “I Need You” Most of the time, these two superstars just take turns singing backup and call it a duet. This is only the second full-fledged collaboration the two have

Tim McGraw, Let It Go

April 7, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 12

Tim McGraw Let It Go Since he broke through in 1994 with the one-two punch of a novelty hit (“Indian Outlaw”) and a heart-wrenching ballad (“Don’t Take the Girl”), Tim McGraw has been refining that

Tim McGraw, “Last Dollar (Fly Away)”

January 3, 2007 Kevin John Coyne 89

Tim McGraw, “Last Dollar (Fly Away)” I love the song. It’s a wry twist on the “I’m poor, but rich because I have you” nonsense that often passes for a love song in country music.

Best Albums of 2004

December 30, 2004 Kevin John Coyne 2

Best Country Albums of 2004 1. Tim McGraw, Live Like You Were Dying A stunning mainstream country album that manages to challenge the listener while still pleasing radio. There are too many high points to