Big & Rich and Toby Keith [Karaoke]

Big & Rich and Toby Keith [Karaoke]

ASIN: B000BJS4SA

Track Listings

1. As Good as I Once Was [Vocal Version]

2. Big Time [Vocal Version]

3. Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) [Vocal Version]

4. I Love This Bar [Vocal Version]

5. Who's Your Daddy [Vocal Version]

6. As Good as I Once Was [Karaoke Version]

7. Big Time [Karaoke Version]

8. Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) [Karaoke Version]

9. I Love This Bar [Karaoke Version]

10. Who's Your Daddy [Karaoke Version]

Tracks:

High Maintenance Woman
Love Me If You Can
White Rose
Get My Drink On
Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya
Big Dog Daddy
Burnin' Moonlight
Walk it Off
I Know She Hung the Moon
Pump Jack
Hit It

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On his first totally controlled album for his own label, Toby Keith adds another title to his résumé: producer. Throughout, the former Oklahoma wildcatter, who's taken heat for his blustery patriotism and outspoken remarks, seems to be seeking new respect, shifting the focus off of politics and grandstanding and back to his talents as a musician. While his last album, White Trash with Money, found him flirting with R&B and adding horns for a bit more bump, his latest effort finds him nearly in a singer-songwriter mood, taking more time to craft the sound of the tracks and laying down his own harmonies. He's still relying on gimmicky wordplay and cartoon puffery for his full-tilt radio numbers ("High Maintenance Woman," "Big Dog Daddy"), but he also showcases the sensitive, ballad-heavy side of his personality that hasn't been as apparent since the '90s ("Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You," "We Were in Love"). He achieves this with some fine cowriting--the winsome "I Know She Hung the Moon" and "Walk It Off," and the lusty "Burnin' Moonlight." He also finds two excellent covers, Fred Eaglesmith's "White Rose" (which combines nostalgia for full-service gas stations with that of a teen's coming of age) and the thoughtful Craig Wiseman/Chris Wallin ballad "Love Me If You Can." The latter, a quiet social commentary, revisits Keith's familiar theme of holding one's ground, but with a far more compassionate approach than he's tried before. Consider it a meditation from a brash king of the hill who hasn't forgotten how to be humble. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

Big Dog Daddy.......2007-07-06

I was skeptical about purchasing yet another Toby Keith CD but am glad I made the purchase. Once again, Toby comes through with his distinct voice and ear catching tunes. Toby is by far one of the best song writers yet in country music. I went to see a concert at the Tweeter Center in NJ and let me tell you, I am still impressed with the show he performed. The song "High Maintenance Woman" is cute and funny. The cd was a very good buy.

quality maintained.......2007-07-05

I like toby because he has a fine distinctive voice and uses it well on differing song moods and his backing is well thought out. Especially liked the Jack Daniels track as we visited the distillery in april and our guide called Dusty was memorable ..............keep going toby and always try new things.

This Album will Cure Your Insomnia.......2007-07-03

This is the worst kind of trash I have ever heard. The chord progressions are not unique, and it is not even true to the spirit of punk rock. The guy can't even sing. In fact, I heard he lip syncs at his concerts. After I heard this album, I stomped on it and threw it in my garbage. Maybe you should buy it to do that yourself.

Another album with a dumb title.......2007-06-28

Another album with a dumb title after 'White Trash With Money': 'Big Dog Daddy'. Sounds 'very Country', doesn't it? It sounds more like a book for toddlers than a Country album. How can this guy be taken seriously?

I don't think he knows exactly what his fans want. His songs about bars, drinking, booze and women may appeal to people like him but they are not to the taste of everybody. If he thinks it is what all his fans want he is wrong. He doesn't know his audience. Some of his fans are not really interested in songs about Jack Daniels whiskey, a couple having sex in a pickup truck, a woman in a mini skirt ( what's next? A song about a woman in a bikini?) or his pro-war politics ( I don't get how this warmonger claims he 'prays for peace on earth every night' ). Same garbage. No originality. It seems that it is all he has to offer. Very disappointing. It is not hard to figure out why he has lost a lot of fans.

On the brink of unlistenable..........2007-06-27

I approached "Big Dog Daddy" with an open mind but I have to say that it rivals K-Fed's "Playing With Fire" as the most unlistenable album of all time (and appeals to the same dumbed-down audience). It is one of the most over-produced, insincere, steaming piles of garbage I have heard in a long time. The guy just has nothing to say. You can't let your "boots do the talking" through the speakers. I guess he should have stuck to football.

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Big Disappointment
Big and Rich
Big and Rich, Great Again!
Do we really need another Wedding Song?
Big and Rich

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace
Big & Rich
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000OCXM6I
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

Intro
Lost In This Moment
Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace
Faster Than Angels Fly
Eternity -- featuring John Legend
When The Devil Gets The Best Of Me
Radio Intro
Radio
You Never Stop Loving Somebody
High Five
Please Man -- featuring Wyclef Jean
You Shook Me All Night Long
Loud

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At the height of their 2004 "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" fame, Big & Rich's one lament was that radio didn't know what to do with them, even though they sold two million copies of their debut album, Horse of a Different Color. Their follow-up, 2005's Comin' to Your City, likewise failed to score a Top 10 single, but still went platinum. Now comes their third album, and their first single, "Lost in This Moment"--an overtly emotional ballad about getting hitched--is selling like Gatorade at a chili cook-off. Are Music City's most likeable lunatics playing it safe? Well, it sounds that way. And if that's a disappointment, given their initial rollicking (and much needed) assault on staid Nashville, there's more bad news. Big Kenny's loopy songs of peace, love, and hippified unity (especially the overblown "Eternity," featuring John Legend) now sound so familiar, replete with Pentecostal blathering ("Brothers and sisters..."), you can sing along the first time you hear them. The duo sequences the album like a vinyl disc of old, with a virtual A-side (ballads) and B-side (rockers). Not surprising, the B-side wins, even if "Radio" owes too much to the self-aggrandizing hullabaloo of Comin' to Your City and Wyclef Jean drops by to rap a few country clichés. It takes an awfully long time for this album to be fun, but it eventually does, with an AC/DC cover ("You Shook Me All Night Long") and a Brooks & Dunnish turbo-tonker ("Loud"). Fans of Big & Rich already understand that they take their spirituality as seriously as their sinning. But next time, here's hoping they spend more time in Saturday night, and less in Sunday morning. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

On their third album, Big & Rich bust down the doors of country music with new sounds, new energy and new audiences. The title Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace describes not only this collection but also Big & Rich themselves. Thank heaven for Big & Rich!

Customer Reviews:

Big Disappointment.......2007-07-07

I was excited for the release of the latest CD from John & Kenny, even with the toned down and boring lead off single "Lost In This Moment" played on the radio.

This is Big & Rich, they can't let me down.

Well they did.

They present this CD as if it was an old vinyl LP album, with "side one" loaded with strange and short intros into rather forgetable slow tunes.

It's only till you get to "Side B" that they duo tries to redeem itself with a more familiar style and a few rockin' uptempo tracks like 'Radio', 'Loud', and a remake of the AC/DC classic 'You Shook Me All Night Long'.

If I could buy just one "side" of this latest effort, I would pay half the price and go for side two.

It's this sellout to commercialism that also ruined another favorite band of mine, Lonestar, who bore me now with every song and CD they release.

Hmmm... John Rich used to be in Lonestar. Things that make you go hmmmm.

Big and Rich.......2007-07-06

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace...perfect title for this CD. Lost in this Moment - if I was getting married again, would be my song...it is perfect for a wedding and if you are so much in love! Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace is yet another great song...very catchy tunes and glad I made the purchase. The best cd by far that Big and Rich has produced.

Big and Rich, Great Again!.......2007-07-06

Another Great CD. Changers have been made. This is progress,Am now looking forward to the next one.

Do we really need another Wedding Song?.......2007-07-05

I have all of their CD's, and I could not wait till this was released. What a let down, as others have said, it seems that not much effort was put into this as the others.
I think the release was planned for June, due to the fact that the first song on this CD "Lost in this Moment" will be many couples Wedding Song. I gave it 3 stars only because I like the other 3 CD's.

Big and Rich.......2007-07-05

Not the typical Big and Rich album. Has some slower songs and they mix up their style some. Still has some traditional Big and Rich songs like Radio and loud. Still a good album but not their best.

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All the World's a Lounge
Boring & Inoffensive
Incredible
Precocious
Pink Martini, sympathique

Sympathique
Pink Martini
Manufacturer: Heinz Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005IQ6
Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

Amado Mio
No Hay Problema
Sympathique
Que Sera Sera
La Soledad
Donde Estas, Yolanda?
Andalucia
Song Of The Black Lizard
Never On Sunday
Brazil
Lullaby

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While the cocktail lounge fad has seen more than a few musicians climb aboard as a career move, the members of Pink Martini are no bandwagon-riding aficionados. Fronted by pianist Thomas Lauderdale, Pink Martini is the real article--a band that approaches the music with unwavering seriousness yet never forgets the fun at the heart of it. Sympathique, the band's debut album reveals an incredibly diverse musical vocabulary on the part of frontman Lauderdale. And what singer China Forbes lacks in range and dynamics, she more than compensates for in attack, approach, and a clear understanding of the material. While most of the songs are upbeat, in the hands of Lauderdale and Forbes, "Qué será será," with its dark atmospherics should be rechristened "Qué será noir." --Wayne Pernu

Customer Reviews:

All the World's a Lounge.......2007-07-10

Pink Martini,an eclectic lounge orchestra, can credit both Boston,Massachusetts (a.k.a Beantown) and Portland,Oregon (a.k.a. the City of Roses),as well as Pacific Northwest politics,for its existence. Originally, bandleader Thomas Lauderdale formed it to perform at benefits to combat the ultra-conservative Oregon Citizens Alliance' quixotic anti-gay rights measures on the ballots. Despite its political origins, Pink Martini has grown into being "Portland's House Band", encompassing a wide range of styles and fans.

Pink Martini's debut album,"Sympathique",is now a decade old,and still vibrant. The opening,"Amado Mio",sounds like a perfect song for an Italian restaurant with a Chianti bottle on the table. "No Hay Problema" and "Andalucia" are both tapas-like instrumentals;while the latter is definitely Spanish,the former is Latin sounding. The selections "Song of the Black Lizard" and "Never on Sunday" add the savory musical flavors of Japan and Greece to the mix. "Que Sera Sera" is an amazing piece of black comedy;it would've been perfect for Vincenzo Natali's vampire sequence in "Paris Je T'Aime" (in which a beautiful Gallic vampire lady ends up with a geek) because China Forbes sings with delicious irony. "Brazil" is a glorious sun-baked ode to that country (and the choir isn't intrusive) "Sympathique" is all-American nouvelle chanson,and "Lullabye" is the lilting wordless version of it.

"Sympathique" is full of fun,toe-tapping music. It's perfect for a cocktail party!

Boring & Inoffensive.......2007-07-02

Obviously a lot of people like this CD, but I am not one of them. It has a couple of songs that are nice, but for me it is mostly a wide variety of reasonably boring and inoffensive music... not bad (except for "Que Sera, Sera" which I don't like with the exception of Sly Stone's version), but nothing to very captivating either.

Incredible.......2007-06-24

Pink Martini put on an excellent show here recently in Cleveland, Ohio.
It was such a delight. I recommend all fans to enjoy their latest release Eugene.

Precocious.......2007-06-18

The famous first album of this exceptionally talented Harvard-by-way-of-Portland band shows all the hallmarks of precociousness. The orchestrations are exceptionally musically accomplished and witty, and the cosmopolitan tone is amusing and intelligently achieved. When they get it right, as they do for about 80% of their songs (most notably a sensational Chopin-inspired fantasy called "La Soledad"), they knock it out of the ball park. There are a few numbers that do seem to be trying too hard, such as a dark and purposefully off-key rendition of "Que Sera Sera" that tries to do for Doris Day what "La Valse" did for Johann Strauss; but this is a maiden effort, and allowances should be made for the artists trying to feel their way into their singular style. The band's lead singer China Forbes does not here have the kind of control over her voice she would later develop, although she still sounds powerful and arresting; impresario and arranger Thomas Lauderdale's efforts, on the other hand, had already reached their dazzling level of confidence and sophistication.

Pink Martini, sympathique.......2007-05-17

An ecletic range of sounds that make one of my favorite work CD's. A bit jazzy and upbeat, and interesting. Highly recommended in the right place.

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I love this CD
LOVE IT!
"Just a Dream"
Michael Buble'
Michael Bublé...

Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000088E6D
Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

Fever
Moondance
Kissing A Fool
For Once In My Life
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
Summer Wind
You'll Never Find Another Love
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Put Your Head On My Shoulder
Sway
The Way You Look Tonight
Come Fly With Me
That's All

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Pop's rush to raid the cradle continues with this promising debut by 25-year-old Canadian singer Michael Bublé. And while the young vocal star's good looks are smart enough for a boy band, his muse seems to have sprung from a more sassy and compelling musical era. Mentored by Paul Anka (whose '50s hit "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" is covered in dreamy, cabaret fashion here), Bublé sings in the orbits of Darin and Sinatra, covering swing epoch gems ("Come Fly with Me," "The Way You Look Tonight," "That's All") and rock era standards (Van Morrison's "Moondance," "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" by the Brothers Gibb, Queen's "Crazy Little Ting Called Love") with equal aplomb. David Foster's production is typically slick and played to the back row of the bleachers, but it's informed by smart contexts provided by such arrangers as Johnny Mandel, Randy Waldman, and Mike Melvoin. If the choices of material are sometimes staid and predictable, they also give the singer a crucial framework for building toward something more challenging; his is a bright future. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Producer David Foster (Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston) has a new discovery in the wake of a very successful young find Josh Groban. Michael Buble (pronounced boo-blay) is a 25-year-old singing sensation whose smooth voice & heartthrob style harks back to the swingin' greats of earlier decades, to the likes of Frank & Dean, but also speaks to a new generation's sensibility. 2003 self-titled debut from Reprise/143.

Customer Reviews:

I love this CD.......2007-07-08

I love this CD. Not only is it Jazzy but they are pop songs done in Michaels own way, smooth! I love it!

LOVE IT!.......2007-06-27

I love this CD. Perhaps its my love of old music or Michael Buble's wonderful voice! I highly recommend this.

"Just a Dream".......2007-06-12

Michael Bublé's voice takes me to another dimension high above. His voice has an undescribable quality that you have to experience to understand. He's like a cross between Frank Sinatra and Jack Jones. If you enjoy the standards of the American Songbook, you'll love the fresh yet traditional versions of the standards which he sings. I've been listening to the standards sung by Sinatra, Nat King Cole, etc for decades and usually don't enjoy remakes by recent modern artists; Michael Bublé is one of the rare exceptions who outshines all of the recent standards singers wannabes.

This CD is an incredibly great album to from start to finish; there's no need to skip songs which are merely mediocre or plain terrible because each song is a great rendition and a true gem.

Michael Buble'.......2007-06-09

Can't say enough about this new and up coming singer. He sounds to me so much like Sinatra when he was young. This album is very good and I enjoyed it very much.

Michael Bublé..........2007-06-02

I wish Frank Sinatra could have heard this young man sing. I'd like to think that he'd be impressed! Four stars!

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Diana Krall Excells!
"From This Moment On" ~ Diana Krall
From This Moment On
What went on with Ms. Krall?
There's no one like her

From This Moment On
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Manufacturer: Verve
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ASIN: B000GG4KTU
Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

It Could Happen to You
Isnt This A Lovely Day
How Insensitive
Exactly Like You
From This Moment On
I was Doing All Right
Little Girl Blue
Day In Day Out
Willow Weep For Me
Come Dance With Me
You Can Depend On Me

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This album appears in the footsteps of 2004's The Girl in the Other Room but doesn't sound like a follow-up. Whereas The Girl saw the pianist-singer abandon the Great American Songbook for more personal pastures, From This Moment On sees her working out on standards done in traditional arrangements. Although the tracks here are by the likes of Cole Porter, Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn, and the Gershwins, Krall sounds more at ease than ever before; perhaps digging deep inside on The Girl loosened her up. Backed by the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra on seven tracks, Krall sings off the big band with ease. On the title track, she keeps up with a galloping bass and explosive brass arrangements and even ventures into scatting toward the end of the song. Her voice has also acquired a wonderfully worn texture in the past few years, and it works wonders on the ballads (just listen to "Isn't This a Lovely Day" and "Little Girl Blue" for instance). When standards are done like this, there's just nothing like 'em. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

From This Moment On is an 11-song collection that captures the Canadian-born sensation in full swing, in great company, and at the top of her game. It could also be called her strongest, most cohesive release to date. Krall--for the few still unknowing--is the 41-year old sensation whose cool, heavy-lidded vocals and strikingly sensitive piano-playing has helped her transcend barriers of genre to become a popular artist of the first order who has carved herself a permanent position at the top of the jazz charts. In songs, mood, and delivery, From This Moment On reveals Krall's personal ardor for that golden era of song-making, when Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and (especially) Nat "King" Cole were in their prime. It's musical territory that Krall has often explored, but this album was certainly not a case of simply repeating past formulas: Krall's A-team of support--producer Tommy LiPuma, engineer Al Schmitt, and arranger/bandleader John Clayton--were on hand to ensure that inspiration was kept on an edge, unhindered by the studio environment.

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Stepping Out

Customer Reviews:

Diana Krall Excells!.......2007-06-27

Diana has one of the greatest voices in the jazz biz. She plays a great piano, sings as a song bird, and is truly a marvelous performer.
(Cute too.)

Buy this one. If you like jazz, it is a Must in your portfolio/collection.

"From This Moment On" ~ Diana Krall.......2007-06-26

Listening to my CD of Diana Krall, "From This Moment On," is so relaxing.
Diana executes her songs with her strong, yet mellow voice.
The "back-up" band is a great asset to this CD, so between Diana singing and the band playing, you feel like you're "In Concert!"

Everyone HAS to hear it to believe it!

Mike

From This Moment On.......2007-06-10

From This Moment On~ Diana Krall is easy listening jazz at its best. Ms Kralls vocal skills are remarkable and she sings these traditional jazz tunes with conviction and fortitude of a grandmaster of jazz. The book-let is beautifull if a bit sparse. The photographs are simply put it amazing and she looks stunning. The production value is right on the money and I like it since it so easy to listen to even for jazz beginners such as myself. Highly recommended indeed and I easily give this album 5 out of 5 stars.

What went on with Ms. Krall?.......2007-05-24

Repertoire consists of rather expected standards. All broadly covered brilliantly by so many vocalists in the past. Ms. Krall and her arrangers adds nothing at all.

Singing offers no surprise than a mainstream singer would do.

Orchestra is currently the darling big band of the time being. Good players, rare good ideas, nothing impelling.

There is an original and beautiful arrangement here: for the track 'How Insensitive'.

And that's all. Let's wait for the next Krall album.

There's no one like her.......2007-05-12

What is there to say? Diana Krall is simply the best. This album is another fine example of consistently high quality musicianship.

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Seriously...
Hawaiian for the World
Israel heard in a different light
Very positive CD
Nice Shoes!! Pure genius

Wonderful World
Israel Iz Kamakawiwo'ole
Manufacturer: Mountain Apple Company HAWAII & Big Boy Record Company
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2007-06-26

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What a Wonderful World
'Ama 'Ama
Henehene Kou 'Aka
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Morning Dew
White Sandy Beach
Kaleohano
Ka Huila Wai
'Opae E
Ke Alo O Iesu
'Ulili E
A Hawaiian Like Me

Customer Reviews:

Seriously..........2007-07-10

What did I do to deserve this in my recommendations? Was it that foolish purchase in a drunken stupor of those Don Ho albums so long ago? The Zamfir tapes? The Peruvian flute music?

Hawaiian for the World.......2007-07-05

By pairing Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's timeless vocals with orchestral arrangements, producer Jon de Mello clearly seeks to continue the expansion of Hawaiian music's reach in the music industry and with music lovers throughout the world. He has succeeded mightily in allowing more listeners for whom Hawaiian music is an anachronism to appreciate the universal quality of Hawaiian music in general and Israel Kamakawiwo'ole in particular. Israel's voice has never sounded better and as he says, "you'll never meet another Hawaiian like IZ".

Israel heard in a different light.......2007-07-05

This is a nice version of Israel's music heard in a whole different light. My wife and I fell in love with the music of Iz when we married in Hawaii a couple of years ago and I just purchased this for her birthday. I was concerned with the adverse reviews before we'd even heard it, but they did a great job of not overly orchestrating it... it's a different but refreshing remake of some Iz classics and some I've never heard.

Very positive CD.......2007-07-05

It's a very 'up' record with much of Iz's music re-released. They've dressed the songs up a bit with more orchestration, which takes away from the simple beauty of his previous work, but still lovely.

I love his version of "Wonderful World." Louie's is still my favorite, but it's good to hear the song literally go around the world in covers.

Nice Shoes!! Pure genius.......2007-07-03

...I couldn't wait to hear this, and I was amazed. Iz would be really happy that his request for his producer Jon de Mello to put shoes on his feet were granted, and beautifully so.
In theory, this orchestral treatment may "scare Iz purists", but in reality, it's a creative and evolved choice that is ethereal and gorgeous to listen to. I cried every time I heard it, and I listened to it 5 times in a row.

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Taylor Swift
Best Country Debut Album Ever!
Nice Debut Album - great future for this talented girl!
Really good debut--a teen would love this.
Taylor Swift CD

Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Manufacturer: Big Machine Records
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Cold As You
The Outside
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Stay Beautiful
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Our Song

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Three years ago, a 13-year old Taylor Swift set out to be a star and moved from Reading, Pennsylvania, to Nashville. By 14, she had a publishing deal, and by 15, a recording contract. In these days of Bianca Ryan (and before her, Tanya Tucker and LeAnn Rimes), many are called, but few are chosen. Swift, it appears, is one of the chosen ones. Her vocal talent is modest, though sweetly affecting, her style seemingly influenced by the radio hits of early Sheryl Crow and Michelle Branch, and perhaps Cyndi Thomson. And at times, her youthfulness shows--she encoded messages in the lyrics of her CD booklet, starting with the name of the boy who cheated on her from "Should've Said No" (the album's strongest offering). But in writing or co-writing all 11 songs on this debut, Swift demonstrates remarkable maturity, particularly in crafting a hooky, radio-ready chorus. Though she sounds ridiculous looking back from the perspective of an 87-year old woman on "Mary's Song," to her credit she mostly writes about what she knows--unrequited high-school crushes ("Teardrops on My Guitar"), teenage angst ("Tied Together with a Smile"), and complete immersion in starry-eyed romance (her breakout hit "Tim McGraw"). Swift has such wistful charm and tunefulness that only a curmudgeon could dismiss her, and in fact, more than 60,000 fans lined up to grab this CD the first month of release. No wonder Rascal Flatts and George Strait added her to their tours. Look out, Carrie Underwood--there's a new kid in town. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

Taylor Swift.......2007-07-05

I think the CD is well produced. Not a WOW cd, but the songs grows on you and she is young at Heart!

Best Country Debut Album Ever!.......2007-07-03

This is the best Debut album ever!! You can tell that every song means alot to her! My favorite songs are: Tim Mcgraw, Cold as you, A place in this world, The outside, stay beautiful and Should've said no. You should buy this cd!

Nice Debut Album - great future for this talented girl!.......2007-06-28

Taylor has a very nice voice and great range. There are some very nice songs on the album. However, I agree that she is definitely writing for a teen audience...which is actually refreshing these days since she is a teenager!

I enjoyed many of the songs, but I'm sure my kids can relate more to her lyrics. That being said, she shows a lot of talent and I'm looking forward to more of her work in the future.

Really good debut--a teen would love this........2007-06-27

If I was 15 I would give this cd 5 stars hands down. Taylor has a great voice, catchy lyrics, and a nice combination of slow and fast songs. However, I feel a bit sheepish jammin' to it in my car when the lyrics are so clearly written by a 15 year old--not saying that they are bad (they are quite catchy) but they so obviously explain the life of a fifteen year old and not an adult. Still, I really really think this CD is worth the money, you may just feel a little silly when you sing along with a few songs ... "I hate that stupid old pickup truck you never let me drive, your a redneck heartbreak whose really bad at lying. So watch me light a match on all my wasted time as far I'm concerned your just another picture to burn."

Taylor Swift CD.......2007-06-27

Awesome CD...Love every song....usually you get a few good song and the rest are just fluff or the same old stuff....recommend to anyone...she's great.

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Great Musicianship and Awesome Vocals!!!!
Hillbilly Gold
It's all good visiting Little Big Town
love it
Great music for a non-country fan!

The Road to Here
Little Big Town
Manufacturer: Equity Music Group
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music

New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Country | Styles | Music

Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
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Little Big Town
Stand Still, Look Pretty
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Twice the Speed of Life

ASIN: B000ASDEVE
Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

Good As Gone
Boondocks
Bones
Bring It On Home
Wounded
A Little More You
Live With Lonesome
Mean Streak
Looking For A Reason
Lost
Welcome To The Family
Fine With Me
Stay (Acoustic)

Album Description

It's the harmonies that draw you in. The big, lush, gorgeous harmonies. You're hooked and it's then that you realize that it's not just the harmonies. Everything about Little Big Town is unique to the country music world. Comprised of Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Roads, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet, Little Big Town's configuration of two men and two women is unique. Also unique is that there is no single lead vocalist all four take on lead vocal responsibilities. Little Big Town's voices blend so effortlessly one would think they'd been singing together since childhood. While that isn't quite true, their backgrounds are strikingly similar. All four band members began singing in church and with their families and Phillip even performed in a family band. Each then blossomed in their craft during college, a career as a professional musician the clear path for each. Equity. 2005.

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Great Musicianship and Awesome Vocals!!!!.......2007-06-19

This album is a real gem! I first was exposed to this group through watching them do "Good As Gone" on Nashville Star last season. Prior reviews which criticize their similarity to Fleetwood Mac are really unfair to both LBT and Fleetwood Mac. Yes, they were definitely influenced by Fleetwood Mac, but they are extremely talented in their own right! The vocal talent and musicianship is first rate!

My one criticism (which is minor) involves a certain similarity of the first three songs on the album. In other words, there is a very similar vibe in a number of songs such as Good As Gone, Boondocks, and Bones...(Tryin' to Find A Reason - also similar vibe - is later in the album song order).

There is some great guitar work which includes some very impressive Dobro work from Jerry Douglas. This album is definitely worth getting!

Hillbilly Gold.......2007-05-21

Like Ray Charles used to say, "Country music artist tell great stories." I'm slowly becoming more of a contemporary country fan. And I stress; contemporary. The first time I heard 'Bring it on Home, I thought, "I kind of like that song." A good friend let me listen to the CD and I was hooked. 'The Road to Here,' is a fun piece of work; welcome to the family!

It's all good visiting Little Big Town.......2007-05-15

Okay, so I'm totally re-writing & re-submitting my rating of this album. I went to a "Little Big Town" Concert and was blown away. They were incredible and I own them a huge apology for only giving them three stars the first time around. The harmonies were amazing...so, I've gone back and listened to the album & deemed myself delerious in relation to my first review. The four singers are perfectly balanced and the songs are fun. No wonder they won big Country Music Awards for this album. So, ignore my first rating and buy the album.

love it.......2007-05-14

Great CD! And they are just as good live in concert! I recommend it. Balance between slow songs and upbeat songs.

Great music for a non-country fan!.......2007-05-09

I purchased this CD because I heard some of their songs on TV while browsing through channels. Although considered a country group, their music has a Fleetwood Mac sound to it. I never thought I'd purchase a country CD, but Little Big Town has changed my mind about the genre. Great harmony and great musicians!

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Daddy Yankee has done it again
THE KING IS BACK
What a dissapointment
Otro Mercado
Brutal!!!

El Cartel: The Big Boss
Daddy Yankee
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Latin Music | Styles | Music

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Los Benjamins: La Continuacion
Perfect Melody
Presenta: El Pentagono
Residente o Visitante
Los Benjamins

ASIN: B000PDZJ0I
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

Jefe
En Sus Marcas Listos Fuera
Cambio
Fuera De Control
Impacto
Ella Me Levanto
A Lo Clasico
Bring It On
Who's Your Daddy?
El Celular
Ven Damelo
Papi Lover
Que Paso!
Mensaje De Estado
Tension
Soy Lo Que Soy
Coraza Divina
Plane To PR
Me Quedaria
Todos Quieren A Raymond
Impacto

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If the reggaeton revolution slowed for a second and you're not sure why, consider the comings and goings of Daddy Yankee: Three years have passed since he lit a Latino fire under the non-Latino world with "Gasolina," and despite the best efforts of vast clusters of tough-talking, body-rocking followers, only he, apparently, can keep it stoked. El Cartel: The Big Boss is a 21-track thrill ride destined to restore reggaeton's lost luster. The first few minutes creak--as intros go, "Jefe" is on the longwinded side--but from there it's a riot of bump-bumps, nemesis-bashing, and quick-tongued braggadocio. All credit to DY for again climbing atop a swirling mass of beats and remembering to swagger appealingly on the way up, but the small army of producers and friends who line up to pay the big boss respects on this disc also deserve their props: Fergie makes an impact on the Scott Storch-produced "Impacto" without forcing it in an overly mainstream direction, "Papi Lover" with Pussycat Doll Nicole Sherzinger busts out a cool bhangra-ragga vibe, and Will.i.am winds up "Plane to PR," a slight but contagious ode to Caribbean senoritas, tight. --Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

THE KING OF REGGAETON, DADDY YANKEE, returns with his new album "El Cartel: The Big Boss". After international platinum success with his first 4 albums, Daddy Yankee released, "El Barrio Fino", which went PLATINUM in the U.S alone, and solidified himself as the leading pioneer of the reggaeton movement. "El Cartel: The Big Boss" is the follow-up studio album everybody has been waiting 3 years for. Having enlisted super-producers such as will.i.am and Scott Storch, Daddy Yankee more than lives up to the hype and delivers his most multi-dimensional and complete album to date.

Customer Reviews:

Daddy Yankee has done it again.......2007-07-08

El Cartel is a hot cd. It has a different flavor of reggaeton that makes you want to dance endlessly. Impacto of course is the most bangin' track on the cd. Some of the tracks are in English, which allows the non Spanish speaking audience the opportunity to truly appreciate this genre of music and Daddy Yankee's extreme talent. As Daddy Yankee says the King is back!

THE KING IS BACK.......2007-07-07

Excellent, just excellent. This is a new age of Reggaeton.
Almost every song is brilliant with right words.
Hope You gonna like it like I do.

What a dissapointment.......2007-06-23

This cd is a dissapointment for people that knows Daddy Yankees trayectory. Daddy Yankee is one of the best reggaeton artist ever and with this cd he had the opportunity to be the best. But this cd is nothing as it was expected to be. My self coming straight from Puerto Rico, I know what real quality reggaeton is. For example his cd Barrio Fino is excellent. Don Omar's both cd's The Last Don and King of Kings. Tego Calderon's cd El Abayarde is great, his last one sucks too. And different cds like Desafio, MVP 1 and 2, Los 12 Dicipulos, all of the Gargolas, Eliel el que habla con las manos, Reggaeton from 2003 until 2006, a lot of good good reggaeton. But this cd has weird beats, that sound old and with lack of excecution. His voice in this cd sounds like he is trying to copy new artist Arcangel and it doesnt have his screaming pumping trademark voice good fast rapping style. It doesnt sound nothing like Daddy Yankee. His lyrics are stupid. And he is copying Don Omar saying his is El Jefe, come on Daddy you have been here more than anyone, you should not have to copy anyone. This cd is selling because of the expectancy but in Puerto Rico, where we listen to real reggaeton, not mainstream MTV sold out crap, this cd is not been played.

Otro Mercado.......2007-06-18

Definitivamente esta producción está dirigida al mercado Gringo y no al Latino. Es una desición de Yankee. No esta mal, pero no me deslumbra.

Brutal!!!.......2007-06-16

Daddy Yankee se lucio con este c.d. Es variado pero con mucho reggaeton, y con mucha tiraera.

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When I met her...
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE..MACY IS BACK IN A BIG WAY
macy rocks
Great CD, really worth 4.5 stars
Hot in A Big Way

Big
Macy Gray
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music

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Back to Black
Collaborations
Luvanmusiq
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ASIN: B000N8UYBO
Release Date: 2007-03-27

Tracks:

Finally Made Me Happy
Shoo Be Doo
What I Gotta Do
Okay
Glad You're Here
Ghetto Love
One For Me
Strange Behavior
Slowly
Get Out
Treat Me Like Your Money
Everybody

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For a while there, the helium-voiced Macy Gray seemed to be coasting instead of crashing down the walls between funk, rock, and R&B the way scads of breathless music pundits once said she would. That was before will.i.am and a handful of other skillful knob-twisters entered her life. Now, multi-genre destruction and utter domination once again seem possible: Big, as its title suggests, is a huge record--bold in all the right places and subdued where it needs to be; scruffy around the edges but slick below the surface; at once nonchalant and reckless to the bone. Gray, in her way, is a vocal Timbaland--it's tempting to think she's too imposing to make a random-seeming hook-up work, but she stretches her singular gift around pretty much any collaborator a producer can throw at her, and with style to burn. On Big, those tossed on for the challenge include Natalie Cole, who lights up opener "Finally Made Me Happy"; Nas, who gives up the grit likably on "Ghetto Love"; and Fergie, who coos efficiently throughout "Glad You're Here." As vibes go, the one given off here is cool, casual, and slightly crazy--all Macy, in other words. She does her thing up right, and she does it Big. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

When I met her..........2007-06-24

I met Macy in Birmingham, Alabama at a listening party for her new album. At first, I was in shock that she was so damned COOL!! I watched her sign autograph after autograph and take hundreds of pictures and I was blown away that it was really her, less than four feet away. So I texted my sister, all my friends and asked if they wanted me to get a autograph for them; they said is that the wierd chick with the funny voice. I told them they were crazy and only listened to garbage for music, pop lock and drop it could be regurgitated just like the rest of the booty music out there. SHE IS REAL!! THE TRUTH!!! So I'm grinning like a fool because it is rare that artists come to the South. My digital camera in hand, I say hello take pictures and video of her signing and interacting with her fans. After she misspelled my name 2 times and got it right the third time we laughed and I asked if she could give me a shout out, so she could be my ringtone and screensaver. She says " Of Course Jha'Nae" in her raspy way and I knew then that I was going to buy her album because this woman with the raspy voice that told me to be good, stay pretty, and stay cool- remembered my name. That was special and when people see my pictures in my room, they say, "That looks a lot like Macy Gray." And I say, "That is a woman that remembered my name, that makes her the Immortal Macy Gray because she will live on in every word I write about her Album "BIG". She gets all five stars plus one for people skills.

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE..MACY IS BACK IN A BIG WAY.......2007-05-25

THIS IS 1 ON MY TOP 10 0F 2007. IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS. ABSOLUETY NO FILLERS ON THIS CD. MACY HAS GROWN UP IN A "BIG WAY" EACH SONG IS BETTER THAN THE LAST AND IT HAS BEEN IN MY CD PLAYER FOR OVER TWO MONTHS NOW, WHICH IS A FIRST. NO POSSIBLE WAY THIS WILL NOT AT LEAST BE NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY, IF NOT BECOME A WINNER. IT ALREADY IS A WINNER IN MY BOOK. A REALLY EXCITING WORK. GO OUT AND BUY IT....YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT. GUARANTEED YOU WILL PLAY IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER!!!!!!!!! ENJOY

macy rocks.......2007-05-21

i loved macy's debut chart topper and this album does not disappoint. go macy!

Great CD, really worth 4.5 stars.......2007-05-16

In my humble opinion, the first five songs and the ninth song on this CD have the potential to become classics. ! (That is, if radio weren't in the dire--recycled, bubble gum music--state that it is in...). These tracks are absolutely fabulous! The only reason that I didn't give the CD the full five stars is that the remaining songs are a bit bizarre to me. Perhaps they'll grow on me. But the tracks that are good put this CD on top and make it well worth your buy. And the duet with Natalie Cole is a pure treat. Trust me, this CD will NOT disappoint. Macy IS back!

Hot in A Big Way.......2007-05-14

Different, interesting and funky....I'm feeling this new CD...I have over 3000 CDs and this one has remained in my daily rotation for more than 2 months now!!!!

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