Music Reviews

CD Review – Speak Now – Taylor Swift (Target Digital Deluxe V-Album)

15 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CD Review – Speak Now – Taylor Swift (Target Digital Deluxe V-Album)
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

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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

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‘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

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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

Concert Review – Adam Brand – Fall Festival, Bristow, VA

15 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Concert Review – Adam Brand – Fall Festival, Bristow, VA
THE “BRANDING” OF AMERICA I always enjoy catching the side stage performances at radio station sponsored festivals.  In the past some side stage performers have gone on to become huge names in country music (Jason Aldean and Zac Brown Band come to mind). A few weeks ago during the Fall Festival in Bristow, Virginia, I Read More

Concert Review – Sugarland and Little Big Town – Bristow, VA

15 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Concert Review – Sugarland and Little Big Town – Bristow, VA
INCREDIBLE TIME WITH SUGARLAND As a member of Sugarland’s Fan Club I had the unique opportunity to be one of the few fans selected to attend their afternoon sound check in Bristow, VA before their performance that evening.  About 12-15 of us were checked through security and led to our seats in the pavilion.  No Read More

CD Review – ‘Enjoy Yourself’ – Billy Currington

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‘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

15 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CD Review – ‘The Guitar Song’ – Jamey Johnson
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

Concert Review – Josh Turner – Shenandoah County Fair, Woodstock, VA

16 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Concert Review – Josh Turner – Shenandoah County Fair, Woodstock, VA
HAYWIRE AT THE FAIR As Josh Turner sings in his song “All Over Me,” – “Well the weather man said it’s gonna be a hot one, heard it on the radio…” it was indeed blisteringly hot on Wednesday, September 1, at the Shenandoah County Fair in Woodstock, VA where Josh brought his “Haywire” Tour.  Lots Read More

Single Review – ‘A Little Bit Stronger’ – Sara Evans

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Sara Evans returns to country radio with a song covering a topic she knows something about – getting back on your feet after a break-up. The mid-tempo tune, ‘A Little Bit Stronger,’ starts out mellow but, like its female protagonist, grows increasingly confident as the song goes on. Starting the slow climb out of heartache, Read More