Rhett Akins - Friday Night in Dixie

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Free Music Review: A voice beyond comparison!
Hit: 5 Stars

Akins not only has a terrific voice--one of the best in country--but he is also a terrific songwriter, penning most of the album's tracks. He has a way with words, and he knows it, writing--and singing--songs about love, life, and happiness.

A few songs stick out from the others on this CD. "That Girl" is about that moment we've all experienced--seeing someone you know you could learn to like (maybe even love) and not evening speaking to them. "She Was" has a pop-ish edge to it, and "In Your Love" is a hard-core ballad reminiscent of Lonestar's "Amazed."

"You Rock Me" compares love to rock 'n roll, and the title track is about teenagers having fun, and the sheriff trying to stop 'em (think Charlie Daniels, who co-wrote it with Akins). "Trouble With A Woman" is a humorous David Lee Murphey-penned tune, and "Livin' Not Lovin' You" has a haunting tone to it. "Must Be Livin' Right" expresses that extreme contentment we occasionally feel with the way our lives are going, and "Where the Blacktop Ends"--not the keith urban song--tells how the country is often better than the city. A final joy is kept at the end of the album--a "back porch acoustic version" of Akins's past hit "That Ain't My Truck." While not as good as the original, it does provide a new spin to the song, keeping it going with just bass, guitar, dobro, and other minor accessories. You can definitely see Akins and his friends on their porch belting this one out--and the neighbors gathering around to lisen.

I'm not a long-time Rhett Akins fan, but I am one now. "Friday Night In Dixie" features some great songs, an I seriously recomend you buy this CD. There's really no reason, except that you deserve to hear something this good!

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