Steve Ok, now if Country is the new Rock n’ Roll, then we’re going be having stuff like this in the mix, same as 70’s Top 40 has a Jackson Browne song next to a Bad Company. Because History echoes, you see. This here is the sound of a troubadour in the pure sense. Not a … Read more
Sad that Sunny didn’t pop off a really big one when she was with Big Machine or Republic. “From A Table Away” did get to the Top 10, of course. This is the kind of song Miranda made her mark with. Something about them East Texas girls, they don’t take nothin’ they don’t feel like … Read more
This never struck me as much of an outstanding record. Oh, not that there’s anything wrong with it. There’s a niceness about it; it feels comfortable. The hook is modest, but at least there is one. It’s moved into the mid-teens on the airplay charts now and has sold a respectable 236k digitals.
It’s kind’a Bro-Country bubble-gum. Not very filling, just a whole bunch of high fructose corn syrup and other assorted fillers, like the way-too-cute auto-tune opening and closing. But, what the hey? I was around when what was then known as bubble-gum rock was selling bazillions of discs. And I remember when that bubble burst, as … Read more
Released in January, it’s now beginning to get some traction; just outside the Top 20 on the airplay charts. But then it is barely inside the Top 40 on the EQ list. That bothers me about it’s prospects. At the moment, though, it looks deserving of a slot on the list.
The snowball continues to roll and the format is now clearly the new Rock, with little bits of ‘real’ Country edging it’s way onto playlists from time to time. This song exploded online after their performance on the awards show and within a week of being posted. It’s now the 2nd biggest jumper in the … Read more
Sad that Sunny didn’t pop off a really big one when she was with Big Machine or Republic. “From A Table Away” did get to the Top 10, of course. This is the kind of song Miranda made her mark with. Something about them East Texas girls, they don’t take nothin’ they don’t feel like … Read more
It’s kind’a Bro-Country bubble-gum. Not very filling, just a whole bunch of high fructose corn syrup and other assorted fillers, like the way-too-cute auto-tune opening and closing. But, what the hey? I was around when what was then known as bubble-gum rock was selling bazillions of discs. And I remember when that bubble burst, as … Read more
Released in January, it’s now beginning to get some traction; just outside the Top 20 on the airplay charts. But then it is barely inside the Top 40 on the EQ list. That bothers me about it’s prospects. At the moment, though, it looks deserving of a slot on the list.
The snowball continues to roll and the format is now clearly the new Rock, with little bits of ‘real’ Country edging it’s way onto playlists from time to time. This song exploded online after their performance on the awards show and within a week of being posted. It’s now the 2nd biggest jumper in the … Read more