Every Second Counts

Every Second Counts

ASIN: B00000EC1A

Track Listings

1. It's Time When It's Time

2. That's Not the Way It Works

3. Don't Build Your World Around It

4. Always on the Outside

5. Charmed

6. Fireball

7. Every Second Counts

8. Echo

9. Ready to Ramble

10. I'm Still Learning How to Crawl

11. If You Look Real Close

12. Bluebell

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
One of Nashville's most successful songwriters, Jim Lauderdale's his contributions have often been the stand-out cuts on albums by George Strait, Patty Loveless, Mark Chestnutt and Vince Gill. So it's a little surprising that country music is more a flavoring spice than the main ingredient in Lauderdale's solo album, --Every Second Counts. The meat of Lauderdale's third release is roots-rock in the vein of John Hiatt, Marshall Crenshaw, Nick Lowe (who co-wrote one of the songs), Lucinda Williams (whose drummer Donald Lindley is present) and Dave Alvin (whose guitarist Greg Leisz is on board). Unlike most of these roots-rockers, Lauderdale's strength is not words but music (which is why he does so well selling songs to today's pop-oriented country producers). Lauderdale's lyrics are often clever but almost never deep. By contrast, his melodies are full of surprises, always taking an unexpected detour or leap, and his chord progressions always go a step or two beyond the usual. And when a thumping rock'n'roll beat puts that tunefulness in motion, the effect is irresistible. Like Oklahoma's Leon Russell, North Carolina's Lauderdale is a provincial hick with a Tin Pan Alley heart. Thus he's able to bring a down-home authenticity to his songs even when he's coming up with hooks as slick as any by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. Of course, it helps that Lauderdale possesses a strong, handsome tenor which can nail these melodies to the wall. You don't usually expect to find a natural-born tunesmith in the scruffy quarters of literary-bohemian roots-rock, but there he is. Don't overlook him.--Geoffrey Himes --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Description
1995 album from the underrated country singer/songwriter, favorably compared to the late Gram Parsons. Atlantic. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Every Second Counts,Jim Lauderdale,Atlantic / Wea,Contemporary Country,Country,Neo-Traditionalist Country,Popular Music,Singer/Songwriter

Average customer rating:

such a let down

Nothing new

To emoish for a guy like me

3-1/2 stars -- If you hate emo, skip this review

If this is good music, I would hate to hear the awful stuff

Every Second Counts
Plain White T's
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000N8UY32
Release Date: 2007-02-26

Tracks:

Our Time Now
Come Back To Me
Hate (I Really Don't Like You)
You And Me
Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk
Making A Memory
So Damn Clever
Tearin' Us Apart
Write You A Song
Gimme A Chance
Figure It Out
Let Me Take You There
Hey There Delilah

Album Description

Contains the smash hit, "Hey There Delilah"!

Customer Reviews:

such a let down.......2007-07-04

Okay, so I bought this album based on "Hey There Delilah". I know, I know. What can I say? It's a simple, fun little ditty. When I saw it was a "bonus track", I briefly considered the possibility that this is the little lyrical accoustic after-thought to an album full of bland power chords and blander lyrics. Then I said, "No, this'll be good."

Nope. As I desperately sought for another song with some hint of originality or depth (track 12 coming the closest), my girlfriend aptly said, "They sound like a high school band."

Fifteen regrettable dollars lighter, I pause to pontificate on what it is people hear in this kind of bland music. Perhaps it is just the MTV teen girls with their parents' disposable income who think they're cute and really don't care what they're listening to, so long as it's cool. This album is so derivative and bland - both musically and lyrically. Is there some rule that rock artists who break into major formats can't incorporate interesting instruments (violins, digeridoos, flutes, etc...) or drift from repetitive power chords? Are these artists forbidden by market demands to write anything but navel-gazing songs about their own seemingly uninteresting lives? Why can't they look at the world beyond and comment on something that actually matters - war, the environment, greed, whatever? Green Day finally did it and that seemed to work out pretty well for them - grammy wins, record sales, and peer respect.

I don't know - I look at exciting newer artists who are bending the rules of instrumentation, lyrical exploration, and styles like Bright Eyes and Xavier Rudd, and they don't have a tenth of the exposure this band now has. Then, on the other side of the coin, I consider older artists that have maintained a musical and lyrical creativity for decades like Springsteen, Van Morrison, and (though a few decades lighter) Ben Harper. How does music this bland break into the big time when there's so much better work out there struggling to exist? Even outside the music realm, there's an incredible number of really intelligent, creative thinkers pushing the boundaries of human thought, and still this is the drivel that rises to the top. There's either something deeply wrong with the music industry or extremely unspiring embedded in the public to which they cater.

Nothing new.......2007-06-15

This cd is completely average. I'd call it bland, but that seems a bit harsh. They aren't doing anything original with this album. I feel like I've heard all these songs before with other bands/music, and they're relying on too many power chords. It's likable for a few plays, but it's also easily forgettable. It's the complete middle of the road - not exactly bad but not really great either.
And to the guy who said he didn't like it but his girlfriend did... I'm a girl, and I don't find anything special here.

To emoish for a guy like me.......2007-06-07

As said before, this band sounds like another emo band. I liked emo when it was more underground, but for the past years I got to say it has turned out very bad, with every other band trying to copy each other. Plain White T's is an example of that. Though some songs sound great, some other songs just sound boring and not exciting. This album sometimes sound as if the inspiration to make this album was Fall Out Boy, and the Academy is... I am not a big fan of those two bands, and I guess that is why I disliked most of the songs. Also, BEWARE of the powerchords on this album, there are to much in here that just do not make the CD enjoyable to listen too, almost 90% of the songs consists of this.
I rated this cd 4 stars though, cause the chick I go out with likes this album or else I would rate it a 2 [Lucky PWT]. So I am assuming chicks probably like this music, and if you want to get an emo chick [hopefully thats not overweight] then this is the cd you should get. But for a guy's taste, this cd is just weird to be listening while you are hanging out with your friends.
I think I said all I had to say.

3-1/2 stars -- If you hate emo, skip this review.......2007-05-14

Plain White T's are another one of those punk-pop bands whose first few albums went unnoticed, but then their recent material got picked up by MTV, thus giving them some exposure. I say "some" because few people seem to own Every Second Counts, but I decided to check it out anyway.

I really didn't think I would like this album all that much because the only song I ever heard from them was the aptly titled "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)". But there are much better songs than that, particularly the first two tracks: "Our Time Now" and "Come Back to Me". And while the acoustic "Write You a Song" is passable, an even better choice would be "Hey There Delilah", a revamped track from the EP of the same name.

But then there's the dud track "Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk", as well as a couple of lyrically challenged songs: "You and Me" and "Figure It Out" (which is indeed hard to figure out: "I'll figure it out as soon as I figure it out"?). Basically, while Every Second Counts isn't a waste of time, the guys should do something to make themselves stand out more because right now they'll probably be considered as one of those "other" emo bands.

Anthony Rupert

If this is good music, I would hate to hear the awful stuff.......2007-04-13

Well well well, looky here, it's America's new favorite band - Plain White T's. 50th verse, same as all those that came before it. Once again the masses have decided to flock behind a band whose sound is simple and derivative, not to mention so glossy and overproduced that the producer should be the one who wins any and all awards that this album may earn - and given the prehistoric, dated tastes of everyone involved with these shams of award shows, I'm sure it will win a whole truckload.

Why is this band so popular right now? That's easy - they have the photogenic pretty boy look that MTV knows is big with their core demographic of teen and pre-teen girls. And their sound - take Fall Out Boy, Simple Plan, All American Rejects, Good Charlotte, Sum 41, Green Day and a ton of raw sewage, puree in a blender and pressure cook it for a week, and you have the Plain White T's sound. Basically, it's been done so many times before - the band appeals to all of these people who can't get enough of the same thing over and over and over again. Nothing new in the lyrics department, as it all came from "I Hate (Or Love) My Girlfriend 101". It fascinates me how people can be so enthralled with such mediocrity.

I suppose I could recommend this to lovelorn teen girls who have user names like "Mrs. Wentz" who will probably kiss the cover of this album every night before they go to bed. Put this CD in a multi-disc changer and try to distinguish it from all the similar bands out there - the fact that you won't be able to is an accomplishment in itself, so we need to give Plain White T's that much credit. One song blends into the next as they all chug along at pretty much the same tempo. Songs like "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)" tell you everything you need to know in the title - hey girl, I loved you, but now I don't! Utter genius - Stephen Hawking and Noam Chomsky step aside, here comes Tom Higgenson! But nothing is as utterly repugnant as the piece de resistance, the creme de la crud, if you will, of the PWT oeuvre - "Hey There Delilah", which is inexplicably becoming a huge success on Alternative radio stations nationwide. Not since Hoobastank's "The Reason" (and before that, Green Day's "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)") has a song so clearly aimed at the nursing home demographic made such an impact on this format. Sample lyrics: "Hey there Delilah / What's it like in New York City? / I'm a thousand miles away / But girl tonight you look so pretty / Yes you do / Times Square can't shine as bright as you / I swear it's true". I'll stop right there because you will need a new keyboard if I continue. Somehow these guys managed to write a song so insipid and cheesy that even schlockmeisters like Bread, Air Supply and Michael Bolton would have rejected it. Yes, Plain White T's are amazing, but for all the wrong reasons.

In summary: Four words - been there, done that. Combine that with a front-runner for the sappiest song of the decade and you have a band that may be MTV poster boys right now, but they will be forgotten when the next band full of "hot guys" puts out an album 15 minutes from now. Unless you are looking for what will become an overpriced coaster, I recommend that you save your money. You'll thank me later. And that's my two cents - go ahead, children, feel free to vote Not Helpful ... I may not have enlightened you, but at least I tried.

Average customer rating:

Same old song and dance
You Just Have to Own this CD
Nice item, Shipped on timely manner.
Plain White T's Take You There
Good, but not great

Every Second Counts
Plain White T's
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Come Back To Me
Hate (I Really Don't Like You)
You And Me
Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk
Making A Memory
So Damn Clever
Tearin' Us Apart
Write You A Song
Gimme A Chance
Figure It Out
Let Me Take You There

Customer Reviews:

Same old song and dance.......2007-06-14

I bought this album looking for their new album with the song "hey there delilah". My mistake, this album is nothing like the song I was looking for. This albums songs sound like every other recent punk / alternative garage band album that comes to mind in recent history. Each song strongly resembles the previous. Rerun after rerun. Repeat after repeat. Save your self the money buy the single from the other album.

You Just Have to Own this CD.......2007-04-01

This is an successfully satisfying album that I personally enjoyed. There was not one song that I didn't like, and its probably like that with everyone else. I recommend this album on many levels, great songs like "So Damn Clever" & "Hate" are popular and fun songs for everyone to enjoy. This band sings about relationships and stuff teens and other people cant relate to, that's what makes it so popular. I recommend this album for everyone and hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Nice item, Shipped on timely manner........2007-02-22

This album runs with the same taste of previous albums; songs about young love and hate are the main flavor and are well seasoned by the voice of lead singer. I listen often, lyrics are simple and catchy. Good buy.

Plain White T's Take You There.......2007-01-14

Their newest CD, Every Second Counts, is quite a similar CD to All That We Needed with a slightly different sound. The songs get more energetic and the lyrics are better written. The song I first heard was "Hate, I really don't like you" which is sometimes criticized for being redundant. Really, call it redundant you would have had to never actually hear the song. The lyrics are actually saying;
"Hate is a strong word/But I really, really, really don't like you"
which is not really redundant and makes for a very good beat to go with a very good song. The passion from All that We Needed is still there in full force. Lyrics like;
"You and me, we couldn't stand being normal/That's why we, make a good you and me"
from "You and Me" are easy to relate to. Other lyrics are more meant to make to make you smile;
"These are the times that we'll remember, Breaking the city's heart together,Finally it's our time now"
from "Our Time Now". By the time you've finished "Let Me Take You There", the last song on the album, you feel that The Plain White T's have taken you there.
"We can go there now cause every second counts
Girl just let me take you there
Take you there"

Good, but not great.......2007-01-05

I still like the t's, but All That We Needed is a much more fun listen.

Average customer rating:

Music from the heart of America, this river runs thru it.
Can't help singin' along

Every Second Counts
Jim Lauderdale
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1995-09-05

Tracks:

It's Time When It's Time
That's Not the Way It Works
Don't Build Your World Around It
Always on the Outside
Charmed
Fireball
Every Second Counts
Echo
Ready to Ramble
I'm Still Learning How to Crawl
If You Look Real Close
Bluebell

Amazon.com

One of Nashville's most successful songwriters, Jim Lauderdale's his contributions have often been the stand-out cuts on albums by George Strait, Patty Loveless, Mark Chestnutt and Vince Gill. So it's a little surprising that country music is more a flavoring spice than the main ingredient in Lauderdale's solo album, --Every Second Counts. The meat of Lauderdale's third release is roots-rock in the vein of John Hiatt, Marshall Crenshaw, Nick Lowe (who co-wrote one of the songs), Lucinda Williams (whose drummer Donald Lindley is present) and Dave Alvin (whose guitarist Greg Leisz is on board). Unlike most of these roots-rockers, Lauderdale's strength is not words but music (which is why he does so well selling songs to today's pop-oriented country producers). Lauderdale's lyrics are often clever but almost never deep. By contrast, his melodies are full of surprises, always taking an unexpected detour or leap, and his chord progressions always go a step or two beyond the usual. And when a thumping rock'n'roll beat puts that tunefulness in motion, the effect is irresistible. Like Oklahoma's Leon Russell, North Carolina's Lauderdale is a provincial hick with a Tin Pan Alley heart. Thus he's able to bring a down-home authenticity to his songs even when he's coming up with hooks as slick as any by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. Of course, it helps that Lauderdale possesses a strong, handsome tenor which can nail these melodies to the wall. You don't usually expect to find a natural-born tunesmith in the scruffy quarters of literary-bohemian roots-rock, but there he is. Don't overlook him.--Geoffrey Himes

Album Description

1995 album from the underrated country singer/songwriter, favorably compared to the late Gram Parsons. Atlantic.

Customer Reviews:

Music from the heart of America, this river runs thru it........1999-04-14

Nearly five years ago, Clay Blaker gave me a demo take of about 30 of Jim's songs. We stayed up all night playing them over and over. Most all of these tunes were on that tape. A week hasn't gone by since that I haven't listened and sung along with it. Not since the original Allman Brother's Band have I heard such a perfect blend of the roots of ALL American music: gospel, pop, roadhouse blues and unadulterated, beer joint stomp. Truly amazing. The lyrics transport me back from the altar of my grandma's gospel church to the first heartache I ever felt over a shy, pony-tailed girl. As a song writer, Jim Lauderdale is as good as anyone I've heard on the current scene. As a performer and musician, he comes straight from the soul. The comparisons are numerous in nearly all the reviews I've read: Hank Williams/Brian Wilson, Dylan/Graham Parsons, Buck Owens/Lennon, McCartney. It's as if the snow from a thousand American mountains has thawed and we get to sip Jim's music from a cold, running stream. Who the hell needs champagne when music tastes THIS good? A TOAST.....!

Can't help singin' along.......1998-09-24

Well, I've always loved Jim Lauderdale's voice, but it's thelyrics and melodies in this CD that make me want to sing out loud withit. Certain lines and turns of phrases alternatively inspire and melt my spirits. "That's not the way it works" has grown on me so much that I find myself singing the chorus to myself out of the blue. And I'm so very charmed by "Charmed". In this and "Echo" Lauderdale's voice and the lyrics just envelope the listener with longing and pleasure all at once. "Fireball" and "Bluebell" are a wonderful release. The title song "Every Second Counts" hits home. If I can't sing along for some reason, I have to at least tap my foot. Buy this CD and sing along - It's a great ride.

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Every Second Counts
Plain White T's
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000JBXI2W
Release Date: 2006-12-04

Tracks:

Our Time Now
Come Back To Me
Hate (I Really Don't Like You)
You And Me
Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk
Making A Memory
So Damn Clever
Tearin' Us Apart
Write You A Song
Gimme A Chance
Figure It Out
Let Me Take You There
Hey There Delilah Take Me Away

Album Description

International version includes 2 bonus tracks 'Hey There Delilah' and 'Take Me Away'. For almost a decade, the Plain White T's have been playing to packed audiences craving for that perfect pop-punk punch. Their journey, which began in a small suburban basement playing covers, has taken the band to Warped Tour, landed them opening slots for bands like Jimmy Eat World and AFI and Hawthorne Heights. The Plain White T's are road warriors in the truest sense and with their first major label album, Every Second Counts, the band is ready to rock in a big way. Call it hard work or call it destiny, one thing's for sure - the Plain White T's were put on this earth to entertain you.

Album Details

In the Us for Almost a Decade, the Plain White T's have Been Playing to Packed Audiences Craving for that Perfect Pop-punk Punch. Their Journey, which Began in a Small Suburban Basement Playing Covers, Has Taken the Band to Warped Tour Three Times, Landed them Opening Slots for Bands Like Jimmy Eat World and Afi.

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Every Second Counts
Every Second Counts
Manufacturer: 6131 Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000OYHM9Y
Release Date: 2007-06-05

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Necessary Assumptions
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Worse Than Death
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(The Clock Is Ticking...)
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(Precedintro)
Precedent
Humana

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Every Song is a Delight

Every Second Counts

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Release Date: 2007-03-06

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Every Song is a Delight.......2007-04-01

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