Kenny Chesney - Be As You Are
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Artist: Kenny ChesneyEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-01-25
Music Label: Bna Entertainment
Soundtracks:
- Old Blue Chair
- Be As You Are
- Guitars And Tiki Bars
- Island Boy
- Somewhere In The Sun
- Boston
- Something Sexy About The Rain
- French Kissing Life
- Key Lime Pie
- Sherry's Living In Paradise
- Magic
- Soul Of A Sailor
- Old Blue Chair (Ocean Mix)
Free Music Notes for Be As You Are
Free Music Review: Personal Favorite
Hit: 5 Stars
I got this CD shortly after it came out, and after being prompted to write a review I thought why not? Trouble is, I really don't have much to say about this album - other than just get it and listen for yourself. The music is gorgeous and truly speaks for itself, and I can't believe anyone who has anything bad to say about Be As You Are. I've been a Chesney fan for a while, and this is definitely my personal favorite; the CD gets me through the winter when my beach bum heart can't take it anymore, and it enhances the summer once it's here (I don't really call it Be As You Are anymore - it's my Winter Survival Guide).
What's really impressive is the spectrum on this album, from the island fun and silly in songs like "Guitars and Tiki Bars" and "Key Lime Pie" to the nostalgic longing in songs like "Somewhere In The Sun" and "Something Sexy About The Rain" (which, I have to say, is possibly my favorite Chesney song; it's absolutely gorgeous). If nothing else, the 'Ocean Mix' of "Old Blue Chair" is worth the album price; the acoustic mixed with the background waves is a gorgeous combo he should really try with some other songs (it's a bit like the new Corona commercial, where he's singing "Beer In Mexico" by the fire on the beach - nothing short of beautiful).
Going from the Amazon review, I do have one thing to say. Ms. Nash made the comment that Chesney didn't have enough material for the project and "then repeated many of his ideas (particularly the singling out of the émigrés who came to the islands to become whole again) to fill out the album". She's referring to "Island Boy", "Boston", and "Sherry's Living In Paradise" - and, as an avid country fan and story teller in general, she can't be any more wrong. Yes, all three songs focus on people who have moved to the islands, but each story is different and the songs all possess different elements that make them unique. Granted, I've never heard this thing about Chesney only having ammo for half an album (so she might be right), but I highly doubt that - and the comment wasn't at all necessary.
Also, on her "Add that shortcoming to the mellow sameness that prevails" comment...all I can say is if you don't like it, don't listen. The CD was supposed to be mellow - it was island-inspired music, all possessing the calm serenity you get from the beach. Ms. Nash was obviously in dire need of a beach trip when she wrote her site review, as I suspect she may have forgotten what that old blue chair is all about. It's a harmony Chesney captured perfectly on this album, and that should not be held against him.
Long in short: the CD is a must for your collection, especially if you're a beach bum at heart. You'll love it.
Be As You Are Poster
Kenny Chesney may work the Jimmy Buffett mojo a little too hard on his CMA Award-winning album, When the Sun Goes Down. But he comes by it naturally, having vacationed at Myrtle Beach as a child and today owning a home in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Now comes his all-out island salute, Be As You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair), which surprises only in its concentration on the restorative vibe of beachfront life rather than the bikinis and rum-soaked nights. Intimate and subdued, the album gets mandatorily frolicsome on "Guitars and Tiki Bars." But mostly it's a reflective look at the people, places, and passion that make up his south-of-the-equator equation. There are lovely moments here--the cocktail swirl of "Magic," the quiet eroticism of "Something Sexy in the Rain," and the faraway ache of "Somewhere in the Sun." Trouble is, Chesney, who wrote or cowrote all 13 tracks, ended up with enough material for only half a record, and then repeated many of his ideas (particularly the singling out of the émigrés who came to the islands to become whole again) to fill out the album. Add that shortcoming to the mellow sameness that prevails, and Be As You Are becomes less an album for that old blue chair than one for the hammock. --Alanna Nash
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