Album reviews
CD Review – Get Closer – Keith Urban
14 years ago Liv Carter 5
Get Closer – Keith Urban (Capitol Nashville, 2010) Keith Urban recently said that if you stick to your own sound some people will praise you for being consistent, while others will call you out for being repetitive. While his sixth studio album, Get Closer, might not persuade the latter group to think differently, it is Read More
CD Review – Speak Now – Taylor Swift (Target Digital Deluxe V-Album)
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Speak Now – Taylor Swift (Big Machine, 2010) Albums come in various versions these days and alongside the standard and deluxe versions of Speak Now, Taylor Swift has also released a Target exclusive deluxe digital V-Album ScatterTunes service. The package includes all 14 tracks from the standard album, 3 bonus tracks, 3 track remixes, ‘Mine’ Read More
CD Review – The Danielle Car EP – Danielle Car
14 years ago Liv Carter 5
The EP – Danielle Car (2010) UCB had the opportunity to listen and review Danielle Car’s first 5-song EP ‘Walk of Shame.’ A family-lovin’, hometown, Italian girl from Detroit has heard the call on her life to pursue the dream of making country music. What has transpired from that call thus far, has been, in Read More
CD Review – ‘Bullets In the Gun’ – Toby Keith
14 years ago Liv Carter 1
‘Bullets in the Gun’ – Toby Keith (Show dog-Universal Music, 2010) From the guitar’s very first opening notes, one can tell this is going to be an “outlaw” song. The title track from Toby Keith’s latest cd (and 15th studio album), ‘Bullets in the Gun’, does not disappoint on any level. A song with a Read More
CD Review – ‘The Incredible Machine’ – Sugarland
14 years ago Liv Carter 2
The Incredible Machine – Sugarland (UMG Nashville, 2010) Last year, Sugarland caused a stir when the creative duo announced they had let themselves be inspired by Steampunk for the new album and tour. Never ones to stick to the country radio format, some feared the two may be taking things too far. First single ‘Stuck Read More
CD Review – ‘Enjoy Yourself’ – Billy Currington
14 years ago Liv Carter 1
‘Enjoy Yourself’ – Billy Currington (Mercury Nashville, 2010) Master of laid-back country songs, Billy Currington, returns with fourth studio album, Enjoy Yourself. The disc delivers a satisfying collection of easy-going songs wrapped up in a whole lot of charm. Lead single ‘Pretty Good at Drinking Beer’ already reached the top of the charts and with Read More
CD Review – ‘The Guitar Song’ – Jamey Johnson
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The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson (Mercury Nashville – 2010) Following the independent and mainstream success of That Lonesome Song, many were curious about Jamey Johnson‘s next move. Was he going to deliver a carbon copy album, pander to the format with songs about tractors, or continue to push the boundaries? With The Guitar Song, Read More
CD Review – ‘Burning the Day’ – Randy Rogers Band
14 years ago Liv Carter 3
‘Burning the Day’ – Randy Rogers Band (MCA Nashville, 2010) After a long collaboration with Radney Foster, the Randy Rogers Band returns with a fifth studio album for which they worked with another top producer, Paul Worley. Mainstays of the Texas country scene for the better part of a decade, the five-piece band broke through Read More