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JOHNNY CASH

"JOHNNY CASH REMIXED"

COMPADRE COMDJ33-2

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: SNOOP DOGG, JOHN
CARTER CASH AND MATTHEW W. KNOWLES
PRODUCERS: GREGG DEMMAMOS AND BRAD
TURCOTTE
A&r: LOGAN BOSEMER

MARTINA McBRIDE

"LIVE IN McBRIDE"

RCA 88697-28338-2

MUSIC PRODUCED BY MARTINA McBRIDE
DVD PRODUCER: MITCH OWGANG
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & DIRECTOR: DAVID HORN

1. C'mon!
2. Break My Heart
3. Somebody Needs A Hug
4. She Could've Been Mind
5. Sunday Morning In America
6. I Still Miss You
7. Crazy Over You
(Featuring Foster & Lloyd)
8. I Ain't Hurtin' Nobody But Me
9. Adaliene
10. Lost In This Moment
11. Closest I've Ever Been

1. I Walk The Line
(QDT Muzic Remix Featuring Snoop Dogg)
2. Big River (Count De Money Remix)
3. Get Rhythm (Philip Stein Remix)
4. Doin' My Time (The Heavy Remix)
5. Country Boy (Sonny J Remix)
6. Leave That Junk Alone (Alabama 3 Remix)
7. Port Of Lonely Hearts
(Midnight Juggernauts Remix)
8. Folsom Prison Blues (Pete Rock Remix)
9. Straight A's In Love (Troublemaker Remix)
10. Sugartime (Kennedy Remix)
11. Rock Island Line (Wolf Remix)
12. Belshazzar (Machine Drum Remix)
13. I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow
(Apparat Remix)

CD:
1. Happy Girl
2. Anyway
3. Concrete Angel
4. From The Ashes
5. Whatever You Say
6. This One's For The Girls
7. Independence Day
8. Hit Me With Your Best Shot

DVD:
1. Anyway
2. When God-Fearin' Women get The Blues
3. Wild Angels
4. My Baby Loves Me
5. Tryin' To Find A Reason
6. How I Feel
7. Happy Girl
8. (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden
9. You Ain't Woman Enough
10. Help Me Make It Through The Night
11. Where Would You Be
12. Concrete Angel
13. For These Times
14. Medley: Loves The Only House/Blessed
15. This One's For The Girls
16. A Broken Wing
17. Independence Day
18. Don't Stop Believin'
19. Hit Me With Your Best Shot
20. Over The Rainbow

There is something about Keith that in
endearing both as a person and as a
performer. His sophomore CD shows
how well he can handle a rocker and a
sensitive ballad. The stand out tracks
are "Crazy Over You" with Foster and
Lloyd and Keith's take on the Big &
Rich hit, "Lost In This Moment." A very
good effort that will do good business.

Johnny Cash was relevant up until the
point when he died. So it is beyond me
why it needed untalented hip hop/rap
artists like Snoop Dog to f**k up what
were perfectly good tracks. There was
no need to try and breathe new life into
them because they weren't dead!! This
is one of the most pointless CDs to
have emerged since CDs were
created!!! John Carter Cash what the
hell were you thinking. Your dad was
the greatest. He doesn't deserve this
sh*t. What is next? Are we going to see
your mom's work turned into disco.
Leave it alone and use your own not
inconsiderable talent to create your
own original CDs.

Martina McBride goes from strength to
strength. On this live outing, she
reveals that she has a deft hand as a
producer. In fact, with the one
exception of the one CD produced by
husband John ("Timeless"), this is the
best produced of all her CDs. The DVD
shows what a great stage performer
she is. Not showy but just totally
confident. If every teen wants to be
Hannah Montana the every woman
dreams of being Martina. The joy on
the faces of the women in the audience
has to be seen to be believed.

MONTGOMERY GENTRY

"BACK WHEN I KNEW IT ALL"

COLUMBIA AWAITING CAT #

PRODUCED BY BLAKE CHANCEY

STEVE RICHARD

"STEVE RICHARD"

FORCE MP FMP 100

PRODUCED BY JOHN RICH
* PRODUCED BY MIKE BRADFORD

RICOCHET

"RELOADED HITS PLUS"

INK00001

PRODUCED, MIXED & MASTERED BY ROBERT
WRIGHT

1. The Big Revival
2. Long Line Of Losers
3. Now You're Talkin'
4. Back When I Knew It All
5. Roll With Me
6. One In Every Crowd
7. Look Some More
8. I Pick My Parties
(Featuring Toby Keith)
9. One Trip
10. It Ain't About Easy
11. God Knows Who I Am
(Featuring Lillie Mae Rische of Jypsi)

1. Faster, Faster
2. Stomp
3. Everything Beautiful To Me
4. Lost Time *
5. Tried And True *
6. We Ain't Saints *
7. Make It Into Heaven*
8. Never Leave You Behind
9. I Don't A Reason
10. Bridge Back Home *
11. Last Lines *
12. Write This Song *

1. Keep You Lovin' Me
2. I Had To Be Me
3. Beauty Of Who You Are
4. Gonna Be Something
5. Feel Like Fallin'
6. I Knew
7. Daddy's Money
8. What Do I Know
9. Love Is Stronger Than Pride
10. He Left A Lot To Be Desired
11. That's Love
12. The Star Spangled Banner (Live)

This is by far the best CD that Eddie
and Troy have released. "One In Every
Crowd" is in the same vein as "Billy's
Got His Beer Goggles On" while "One
Trip" is deeeep. A sure fire single must
be the duet with Toby Keith, "I Pick My
Parties." An honorable mention needs
to be made of the duet with Lillie Mae
Rische of Jypsi entitled "God Knows
Who I Am." Good stuff guys.

I reviewed this CD back in March
before Steve's CD found a label outlet.
It sounds like it has gotten a bit of a
remix or else I am in a better mood. I
also interviewed Steve and got inside
his musical head. When Steve sings
songs such as "Everything Beautiful To
Me" he is so damn soulful. I wish more
of the album was like that. With ohn
Rich and Mike Bradford producing the
quality is of course there. It does get
better each listen.

I've always liked Ricochet and I think if
Lonestar hadn't happened at the same
time, then they might have been at the
top longer. Although most of the band
is new and the Bryant Brothers have
moved on, Ricochet still sounds good.
Their harmonies are still impeccable.
They just need another career single.
The trouble is that "Daddy's Money" is
still their strongest cut. Still this is a
good introduction of a very fine band
to new listeners.

TRACYLYN

"CLOSE THE DOOR"

LOUD MOUSE MUSIC CL7670

PRODUCERS: TOM PADEN AND ROBERT LENDI

SHANE WYATT

"THE LAST COWBOY"

SHANE WYATT MUSIC SW-71097

PRODUCED BY MIKE NOBLE

RUSTIE BLUE

"STRONGER THAN STEEL"

CSP CENTER STAGE PRODUCTIONS CSP0826

PRODUCED BY WILLIE MACK

1. Think Big
2, Maybe, I Made You Up
3. Give
4. Underappreciated
5. Close The Door
6. Let Me Happen To You
7. Fish Out Of Water
8. Takin' My Time
9. Little Big Stuff
10. Exactly What I Am

1. Waiting For Forever
2. The Last Cowboy
3. Whole Lotta Love
4. Just Married
5. Lord Help Me (Show Her How I Feel)
6. Fly Away
7. Princess
8. Love You Too Much
9. Happy Hour
10. She Could Be Better
11. The Big Bad Dog

1. Fall In The First Place
2. Born Again Country
3. I Break Things
4. One Hot Summer Age
5. Stronger Than Steel
(Duet with Willie Mack)
6. Shape Up Heart
7. Nothing To Do With Love
8. Where I Used To Be
9. Cowgirls Do It Better
10. Hooked On Honky Tonk
11. It Hurts Like Love
(Duet With Willie Mack)
12. It Feels Good
13. Bonus Track: Chip Chip
(Duet With Bill Anderson)

The one big problem with Tracylyn is
that she phrases like a pop singer and
not a Country performer which tends to
make her singing too precise.
Producers need to watch that as it
sounds like she is reading the lyrics.
Also, the cover photographs are very
iffy. recommendation? Go back into the
studio and re-record her voice allowing
it to breathe.

Shane reminds me a tad of Garth and
this totally self-penned CD is very
workmanlike and should point to a very
promising career. He is Country and
that is OK in my books. I plan to keep
an eye out for this talented young man.

Words really fail me. I don't know
where to begin with what is wrong with
this CD. Now I should explain, I like
Willie Mack but on this CD, he just
missed the boat production wise. I like
Rustie but the live feel in her voice just
wasn't there. Finally, the photographs
are just awful. Most of the songs are
good especially those by Gilles
Goddard but they deserved better
production.

HEIDI NEWFIELD

"WHAT AM I WAITING FOR"

CURB D2-79087

PRODUCED BY TONY BROWN FOR TBE

JIMMY WAYNE

"DO YOU BELIEVE ME NOW"

VALORY VMCJW0100

PRODUCED BY JOE WEST AND DAVE PAHANISH
* PRODUCED BY MARK BRIGHT
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: SCOTT BORCHETTA

TRAILER CHOIR

"TRAILER CHOIR EP"

SHOW DOG NO CAT #

PRODUCED BY TOBY KEITH (?)

1. Can't Let Go
2. When Tears Fall Down
3. Johnny And June
4. What Am I Waiting For
5. Love Her And Lose Me
6. Cry Cry ('Til The Sun Shines)
7. Wreck You
8. Nothin' Burns Like A Memory
9. All I Wanna Do
10. Knocked Up

1. Do You Believe Me Now
2. I Will
3. I'll Be That *
4. Brighter Days
5. One On One *
6. Kerosene Kid
7. No Good For Me
8. True Believer
9. I Didn't Come Here To Lose *
10. Where You're Going
11. Stay Gone
12. I Love You This Much
Enhanced Content:
Do You Believe Me Now (Music Video)
Cut X Cut (Jimmy Wayne Interview And
Behind The Scenes)

1. Off The Hillbilly Hook
2. Rockin' The Beer Gut
3. Rollin' Through The Sunshine
4. In My Next 5 Beers

I never understood why Trick Pony
never became big because they were
way more talented and more
entertaining than either Sugarland or
Lady Antebellum but such is the state
of Country music. On this her debut
solo CD, Heidi proves that she is ready
to duke it out with the current female
singers. She even plays some
delicious harp which was a standout in
Trick Pony. "Johnny and June" is
already soaring up the singles chart
and this CD is doing well. Tony Brown,
as one would expect, has done an ace
production jobs and the songs, mainly
co-written by Heidi, are as good as any
written nowadays. I'm not sure whether
"Knocked Up" could be released as a
single but it does remind me of the
feminist songs of Loretta Lynn. The
one negative is the poor level of
photographs. Seeing studio umbrellas
in Heidi's sun glasses is neither cool
nor professional. How Curb accepted
them is a big mystery!!

I like Jimmy Wayne's voice and that's
why I was always amazed that his
previous label, DreamWorks couldn't
get it right on his debut CD. He is now
with Valory, an imprint of Big Machine
and sad to say this label hasn't got it
right. Most of the songs were written by
Joe West and Dave Pahanish who also
mainly produced the CD.
Unfortunately, Messrs. West and
Pahanish use the kitchen sink method
of production. There is a phrase less is
more and that would make this CD
sound better. Another complaint are
the graphics. When are graphic
designers going to create a booklet
that can actually be read without a
magnifying glass? I believe that in an
attempt to make this CD radio friendly,
the producers have made it bland.

When I interviewed Trailer Choir I was
falling about laughing. Big Vinny,
Butter and Crystal are great people
and if you like Big & Rich with a little bit
of hip hop, you'll have a ball with this
EP. They guys describe their music as
“Back yard BBQ in hi-def, Straight up
Country." I describe it as Run DMC on
high energy. Trailer Choir can be
heard and seen in Toby Keith's new
movie,"Beer For My Horses." Yes I am
a Trailer Choir fanatic!!!

GEORGE JONES

"BURN YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN
THE UNRELEASED DUETS"

BANDIT 79842-2

PRODUCED BY BRIAN AHERN *
PRODUCED BY BILLY SHERRILL **
PRODUCED BY KEITH STEGALL ***
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: EVELYN SHRIVER &
SUSAN NADLER
PROJECT COORDINATION: MICHAEL CAMPBELL

KEITH MOODY

"THE ONLY RIDE YOU CAN GET"

KEITH MOODY MUSIC NO CAT #

PRODUCED BY KEITH MOODY AND JASON ELGIN

KENNY ROGERS

"50 YEARS"

CRACKER BARREL NO CAT *

* NEW SONGS PRODUCED BY TONY BROWN
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: JIM MAZZA & GARY
EATON

1. You And Me And Time
(With Georgette Jones) ***
2. The Window Up Above
(With Leon Russell) *
3. She Once Lived Here
(With Ricky Skaggs) *
4. Rockin' Years
(With Dolly Parton) **
5. Burn Your Playhouse Down
(With Keith Richards) *
6. Selfishness In Man
(With Vince Gill) *
7. Tavern Choir
(With Jim Lauderdale) **
8. I Always Get It Right With You
(With Shelby Lynne) **
9. When The Grass Grows Over Me
(With Mark Chesnutt) *
10. I Always Get Lucky With You
(With Mark Knopfler) *
11. You're Still On My Mind
(With Marty Stuart) *
12. Lovin' You, Lovin' Me
(With Tammy Wynette) **

1. Think
2. Press Gas And Go
3. Trail Of Tears
4. 1,000 Prisons
5. Coins
6. Love Drunk
(Featuring Misty Rae)
7. Gravity
8. Angels
9. Only God Knows
(Featuring Misty Rae and Lucky)
10. Some Things Get Better With Age
11. The Only Ride You Can Get

1. Love Lifted Me
2. Coward Of The County
3. She'll Believe You *
4. Islands In The Stream
(Duet with Dolly Parton)
5. The Gambler
6. Love Will Turn You Around
7. Lady
8. Something Wrong In Vegas *
9. Lucille
10. Only Time Will Tell *
11. Every Time Two Fools Collide
(Duet with Dottie West)
12. Through The Years

This is a marvellous collection of
unreleased duets. Seven of the tracks
were produced by Brian Ahern and
came out of the 1994 project "The
Bradley Barn Sessions" while Billy
Sherrill produced three tracks that
didn't make the cut for the 1988 album,
"Friends In High Places." The other
two; a duet with Tammy was found in
the Epic vaults whilst the duet with
daughter, Georgette is a more recent
recording. She proves that she is a
chip off the George/Tammy block with
a beautifully crafted song "You And Me
And Time."

George's strength, like Willie Nelson, is
that he can sing with performers in
non-Country genres and still sound like
George and the track still sounds
Country.

My favorites? How about every track!
This may be the best ever CD of cuts
that missed the cut. Now this should be
at #1 instead of some of the pop
rubbish that modern fans and record
labels think is Country. If they want to
peddle their tripe just get the hell out of
Nashville!!! This is REAL (not old)
COUNTRY!! These are real songs not
the shit that Country radio drools over.

THIS IS MY ALBUM OF THE MONTH

Whenever I see written by, produced
by the artist, I got somewhat wary.
However, Keith proves to be an able
single and songwriter and not a bad
producer. This CD steps in that area
between Country-Rock and Americana.
In fact, there is something of the Keith
Urban about him. This is a worth
hearing CD.

Kenny has this innate ability to record
songs that keep making him the
comeback kid. On this CD released by
Cracker Barrel, he has a lot of his
biggies plus a trio of songs produced
by Tony Brown that come from Kenny's
new association with Capitol Nashville. I
guess my only complaint but it is a
positive one is why couldn't it have
been a double CD or even better for a
CD entitled "50 Years," 50 tracks. Still,
for anyone without a KR CD in their
collection this is a first rate one with
which to start.

RANDY ROGERS BAND

"RANDY ROGERS BAND"

MERCURY B0011419-02

PRODUCED BY RADNEY FOSTER

EMMYLOU HARRIS

"ALL I INTENDED TO BE"

NONESUCH 480444-2

PRODUCED BY BRIAN AHERN

PATTY LOVELESS

"THE TRADITIONAL COUNTRY SOUL OF
PATTY LOVELESS: SLEEPLESS NIGHTS"

SAGUARO ROAD NO CAT #

PRODUCED BY PATTY LOVELESS AND EMORY
GORDY, JR.

1. Wicked Ways
2. Better Than I Ought To Be
3. Lonely Too Long
4. One Woman
5. Never Be That High
6. Didn't Know You Could
7. In My Arms Instead
8. When The Circus Leaves Town
9. Buy Yourself A Chance
10. Break Even
11. Let it Go
12. This Is Goodbye

1. Shores Of White Sand
2. Hold On
3. Moon Song
4. Broken Man's Lament
5. Gold
6. How She Could Sing The Wildwood Flower
7. All That You Have Is Your Soul
8. Take That Ride
9. Old Five And Dimers Like Me
10. Kern River
11. Not Enough
12. Sailing Round The Room
13. Beyond The Great Divide

1. Why Baby Why
2. The Pain Of Loving You
3. He Thinks I Still Care
4. Sleepless Nights
5. Crazy Arms
6. There Stands The Glass
7. That's All It Took
8. Color Of The Blues
9. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
10. Next In Line
11. Don't Let Me Cross Over
12. Please Help Me, I'm Falling
13. There Goes My Everything
14. Cold, Cold Heart

A lot of current bands try to sound like
Country-Rock bands of the 70's and
fail miserably. However Randy Rogers
and his guys are truly a throwback to
the likes of the Eagles, Little Feat and
the likes. This may in part be due the
fact the Randy is from Texas and there
is always something special about
musicians from the Lone Star State. It
may also be due to the fact the CD is
produced by fellow Texan, Radney
Foster who was and is no slouch as a
recording artist as a solo and as one
half of Foster & Lloyd who laid a lot of
the groundwork for today's music from
Texas. Randy is a cut above a lot of
the songwriters who currently inhabit
Music City and that is why I not only
enjoyed this CD but I also predict that
RRB could be the next big happening
artist to emerge.

Listening to this album is like listening
to the first Bob Dylan album back in the
60's. It is more folky than I have heard
Emmylou for some while. The
production by Brian Ahern (and isn't it
good to see him back) is stripped down
and that highlights Emmylou's crystal
clear voice. There are some interesting
guests including Dolly Parton, Vince
Gill and Kate and Anna McGarrigle.
The latter also contributing a couple of
co-writes with Emmylou. Writing is a
major strength here with Emmylou
writing four songs and others coming
from Billy Joe Shaver, Merle Haggard,
Patty Griffin and Tracy Chapman. Jack
Wesley Routh, Jude Johnstone and
J.C. Crowley round out this collection
of excellent songwriters.
While Country female singers currently
try to blow your head off, this is a quiet
collection that will south your mind.
One day, someone will pair up
Emmylou with Patty Loveless to
achieve the perfect album. This is a
CD to keep and cherish.

I didn't think that they made albums like
this anymore. In fact, I didn't think any
producers in Nashville still had the
knack. This is the Patty that I feel in
love with at the time of "Wicked Ways."
It is possible that Patty is one of the
few real female Country singers
around. Forget all the shit that is put
out in the name of Country music. Hey
Nashville listen up. This is the real
deal. Now I know that Vince is in there
somewhere as well as my friend Harold
Bradley but as I have a promo copy I
don't have the low down on who else is
playing. I will repeat what I said on
Emmylou's CD. Get Patty and Emmylou
together. Final thought. At times Patty
reminds me of Hazel Dickens.