Music Reviews
Single Review: ‘American Kids’ – Kenny Chesney
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘American Kids’ – Kenny Chesney
Songwriters: Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Rodney Clawson Kenny Chesney kicks off a new album era with a nostalgic summer single, ‘American Kids.’ If this song were a movie, it would be directed by John Hughes. The 80s references dominate the lyrics as Kenny reflects on growing up in the Ferris Bueller days. Luke Laird‘s gift Read More
Single Review: ‘Headphones’ – Matt Nathanson
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Headphones’ – Matt Nathanson
Songwriter: Matt Nathanson Matt Nathanson is starting the countdown to his ninth studio album, due in the fall, with the release of new single, ‘Headphones.’ In the song, Nathanson describes a young woman’s arrival in New York City, where she promptly dons her headphones and escapes to the safety of her favorite music – “I Read More
Album Review: Thanks for Listening – Colt Ford
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Album Review: Thanks for Listening – Colt Ford
Thanks for Listening – Colt Ford (Average Joes Entertainment, 2014) From the moment he decided to pursue a music career, Colt Ford has fought up uphill battle. He didn’t seem to have any of the prerequisites to achieve success in an intransigent genre which increasingly favored looks over substance. He didn’t have any save one: Read More
Single Review: ‘Cold One’ – Eric Church
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Cold One’ – Eric Church
Songwriters: Eric Church, Luke Hutton, Jeff Hyde I could get used to this. Amid what I started to fear would be an endless stream of meaning-free drinking songs, Eric Church‘s ‘Cold One,’ along with Dierks Bentley‘s ‘Drunk on a Plane,’ reminds us that there is another way. Expertly wielding the triple entendre, Church alternatively lets Read More
Album Review: Lazaretto – Jack White
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Album Review: Lazaretto – Jack White
Lazaretto – Jack White (Third Man/Columbia, 2014) Jack White took his time to create Lazaretto, his second solo studio album, amid working on projects with other artists on his own Third Man label. Often accused of too much eccentricity, White brings his psychedelic energy to Lazaretto, as he states on the title track “even God Read More
Impressions from My Very First Keith Urban Show
10 years ago Brittany Fisher Comments Off on Impressions from My Very First Keith Urban Show
Let me preface this short-but-sweet review by saying that only celebrities or artists of a certain stature earn the honor of inserting the word “freaking” between their first and last name. You know, Michael-freaking-Jackson, Tom-freaking-Hanks or Britney-freaking-Spears. You get the idea. Well, this guy has definitely earned that name addition. When Keith Urban stepped out Read More
Live Review: Keith Urban – Delta Country Jam 2014 – Southaven, MS
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Live Review: Keith Urban – Delta Country Jam 2014 – Southaven, MS
The second day of Delta Country Jam 2014 belonged to Keith Urban. He closed out the party on May 24, 2014, with a spirited performance. Even when he is not in front of his own audience, Keith Urban has been at the top of his game for long enough that he knows just how to Read More
Live Review: Brett Eldredge – Delta Country Jam 2014 – Southaven, MS
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Live Review: Brett Eldredge – Delta Country Jam 2014 – Southaven, MS
Brett Eldredge added some soul to the heat at Delta Country Jam 2014 last Saturday, May 24, in Southaven, MS. Bouncing onto the stage after an energetic instrumental intro readied the crowd, he worked his way through songs from his debut album, Bring You Back. ‘On and On,’ and ‘Tell Me Where to Park,’ were Read More