Alan Jackson - Good Time
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Free Music Review: We Can Always Count on Alan Jackson...
Hit: 5 Stars
Death, taxes, and Alan Jackson staying true to himself and making good music. These are the things we can rely on to be constants in a constantly changing world.
There are 17 tracks on this album. 17! That's a nice surprise considering 90% of country albums follow the 11 song format for some reason. There aren't any "throwaways" either.
Jackson's traditional sound is pushed a little bit with his second single "Good Time", but other than that, the album is pure country.
Jackson's self-penned "Small Town Southern Man" is the epitome of what AJ brings to the table and his listeners expect from him. It's simple but powerful, true, and musically unflawed. This sort of formula is what makes Jackson so good.
Other personal favorites (and possible hit singles) include "Country Boy", :Laid Back n' Low Key", "1976", and the hilarious (and very hokey) "I Still Like Bologna". He also got a great love song on his hands in "Right Where I Want You", and a real tear-jerker in "Sissy's Song."
Overall, this is an upbeat record with plenty of steel guitar, Telecaster twang, and traditional country sounds. Might be best yet (and that's really saying something!).
Free Music Review: Bring Us Back Home, AJ!
Hit: 5 Stars
I know this is a WAY overused cliche, but I am really growng tired of today's country music. Over-produced, over-hyped, over-sung, and overly-slick. I was once one of those who regularly bought CD's (or tapes, ha!) when they debuted. No more. Now, I have to go onto sites like Amazon to preview what I want to buy, because I don't want to waste my money on disappointing music.
Alan Jackson is one that I still regularly listen to and buy when I get the chance. "Good Time" doesn't disappoint - at all. Alan is still at ease with his mostly-traditional sound here, and still sounds as much at ease with a rocking guitar as he does with a fiddle and steel guitar.
Highlights include the title track, "Good Time", which I also saw him sing live in San Antonio in February. The song definitely lives up to the title. Others include "1976", which is just simply a great little song, "Long, Long Way", which a traditional uptempo song with GREAT lyrics, "Listen To Your Senses", which has a bluegrass feel to it and is a beautiful love song, and lastly, "If You Want To make Me Happy". This song is a great little tear in your beer, listen to the steel guitar cry and fiddle weep, feeling sorry for myself song that would sound at home in some remote honky tonk in rural Georgia, Texas, or Tennessee. This song is very traditional, and I can only think of George Strait being able to successfully pull this song off.
In Summary - great singer, great album. Alan Jackson continues to present himself as a leader in the industry, all the while staying true to his roots and the roots of country music. All true fans of this genre should be proud of their Georgia Boy on this one. Great job, Alan - thanks for bringing us home.
Free Music Review: Great CD!
Hit: 5 Stars
Alan Jackson didn't let me down with this CD. He continues to prove he is a living legend!Free Music Review: Mr. Jackson hits the nail on the head all 17 times
Hit: 5 Stars
A friend of mine who is 99 44/100% into opera and musicals once said on hearing Strait singing something I forget which in my office that Strait had remarkable voice production and sat down and listened to the rest of the album with considerable pleasure. I think he was a little shocked at himself, rofl, but he's first into the human voice and he allowed himself to be impressed regardless of the country venue, and even got into the rest of the music too. He'd say the same about Alan Jackson, especially THIS collection.
While the remarkably gifted Jackson can always be relied on to stick to the basic tenets of authentic country in tone, words, voice, and backup, sometimes his work is just pure joy at an even higher level than his usual inspired performances of that commitment.
"Good Time" is one of those works, and a five star treat for sure. It contains 17 beautifully presented great songs which as a totality prove his wide vocal range and great lyrics and backup. It's an ideal first Jackson collection for any future Jackson convert. My favorites on this wonderful CD keep shifting around in my head. The most frequent, tho, are the title song, "Right Where I Want You," and "I Still Like Bologna".
Some time ago, a friend's daughter put on his cell phone for him a pickup opening that plays some key lines of Jackson's "Drive" - she's a huge Jackson fan, and turned him into one. I've just bought two copies of the CD, one for him and his daughter to enjoy, and one for me. I also have it on a my 'puter for instant access any time I'm in here, an honor reserved mostly for the best of him and the best of Mr. Strait. As lovely as "Drive" is, my friend's daughter may have 17 conflicts about a possible new selection for his cell, chuckle.
Happy 50th and bless you, Mr. Jackson, and keep on singing whenever you feel like it. We're here humming and foot tapping along with you.
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Free Music Review: Alan - Good Ol' Country Boy
Hit: 4 Stars
This man quickly in his career found his musical niche and has stayed with it throughout. This is a continuation of his many albums. The disc has over 71 minutes of music. He starts off with the title tune 'Good Time' which could become the humming anthem of the spring and summer. Some of top songs including the title are the nostalgic '1976' and 'Right Where I Want You'. Who but Jackson would sing a song titled 'I Still Like Bologna'?? A must have for Jackson and other pure country fans.