or comparatively mediocre considering hero, which is still an incredible record
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 6 September 2019 21:00 (four years ago) link
amanda shires is so fucking good
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, September 6, 2019 1:53 PM (eleven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
"cocktail and a song," jeez, she's a genius
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 6 September 2019 21:04 (four years ago) link
"Loose Change" is wonderful, right length too.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 September 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link
Fuck I have to download this.
― cpl593H, Friday, 6 September 2019 21:14 (four years ago) link
I sort of breezed past this one last night, but paid closer attention today. What a song.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 6 September 2019 21:47 (four years ago) link
Love this!
― #YABASIC (morrisp), Friday, 6 September 2019 23:17 (four years ago) link
the spoken kiss-off bit at the end of "Don't Call Me" is a riot
― #YABASIC (morrisp), Friday, 6 September 2019 23:49 (four years ago) link
Going into this, I envisioned Maren Morris being the weak link because I care not a bit about her solo work, but there is no weak link to be found here. I'm extremely enamored with every aspect of it: singing, writing, performance, production. It probably has edged out the Meernaa record for my fave of the year at this point.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 7 September 2019 02:33 (four years ago) link
production on this album reminds me of bachelor no. 2, it sounds amazing
― american bradass (BradNelson), Saturday, 7 September 2019 18:21 (four years ago) link
oh, it's dave cobb, who also produced ashley monroe's sparrow. checks out
― american bradass (BradNelson), Saturday, 7 September 2019 18:22 (four years ago) link
both maren morris songs on here are so much better than anything on girl i'm blown away lol
― american bradass (BradNelson), Saturday, 7 September 2019 18:36 (four years ago) link
― american bradass (BradNelson), Saturday, September 7, 2019 11:22 AM (eighteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
hell of a resumé here tbh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Cobb
― american bradass (BradNelson), Saturday, 7 September 2019 18:42 (four years ago) link
― american bradass (BradNelson)
I had the same thought. I also experimented with an alternate reality: The Highwomen as Morris' debut, then Hero as her first solo album.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 7 September 2019 18:46 (four years ago) link
Brandi Carlisle, to whom I've paid polite respect (a friend is a massive fan), sounds excellent too. I may prefer as harmonizer and backup singer.
anyone who hasn't heard Brandi's last album should ... it's terrific, and a big step up from her previous work, imo. it's also another Cobb job(b), with Shooter Jennings co-producing.
it's hard to imagine her singing backup to anyone. i mean, of course she can do it, but she's a big, big voice (and not afraid to use it).
― alpine static, Saturday, 7 September 2019 19:58 (four years ago) link
it's one of the many reasons "if she ever leaves me" is so amazing
― american bradass (BradNelson), Saturday, 7 September 2019 20:00 (four years ago) link
jfc at "Cocktail and a Song"
― Simon H., Saturday, 7 September 2019 20:41 (four years ago) link
emotional terrorism
― Simon H., Saturday, 7 September 2019 20:46 (four years ago) link
anyone who hasn't heard Brandi's last album should ... it's terrific, and a big step up from her previous work, imo.
It's a big step in some regards, but "The Story" is among the finest songs from the 00s.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 7 September 2019 22:48 (four years ago) link
― Simon H., Saturday, September 7, 2019 1:41 PM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Simon H., Saturday, September 7, 2019 1:46 PM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
And then he stared down at his shoesThrough the pink begonia's blueSaid, "Daddy, all I want is your silver belt buckleAnd maybe your black Stetson hat"And both of us laughed about that
what incredible writing
― american bradass (BradNelson), Saturday, 7 September 2019 23:10 (four years ago) link
for subject matter neighbors I was reminded of the even more brutal "Scared at Night"
― Simon H., Saturday, 7 September 2019 23:17 (four years ago) link
It's a big step in some regards, but "The Story" is among the finest songs from the 00s.― Johnny Fever, Saturday, September 7, 2019 3:48 PM (yesterday)
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, September 7, 2019 3:48 PM (yesterday)
i don't disagree with this at all, i just think her previous albums were uneven as compared to the newest one. it's more consistently good-to-great.
― alpine static, Sunday, 8 September 2019 07:07 (four years ago) link
This is such a terrific album... it pushes every button for me!
(I do wish it had just one more short, kickass song at the very end... “Wheels of Laredo” ends it on kind of an unresolved note.)
― #YABASIC (morrisp), Saturday, 14 September 2019 17:55 (four years ago) link
Right now, If She Ever Leaves Me is my song of the year. What a great album.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Wednesday, 25 September 2019 20:42 (four years ago) link
Still love the song "Redesigning Women" so much
Noticed it was cowritten by Highwomen member Natalie Hemby and a guy named Rodney Clawson -- both of whom (along with Luke Dick) also wrote Miranda Lambert's Pink Sunglasses... another kickass song!
I don't know (Luke) Dick about country songwriters, but I gotta check out more of Clawson & Hemby's tunes
― drunk on hot toddies (morrisp), Thursday, 17 October 2019 19:45 (four years ago) link
I also note that Dick & Hemby (+KM) wrote the song I most liked from last year's Kacey Musgraves album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsOe_K3UR0M
― drunk on hot toddies (morrisp), Thursday, 17 October 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link