Steve

There’s a rather distinctive air about it. The slow delivery of the words played against the uptempo beat, well, that’s pretty cool. It’s slinky. Good song, too. I like the girl singer there softly behind him, all ghost-like. That’s Kacey Musgraves.

The three best new Country albums of the year so far are all by women. The fabulous Kacey Musgraves, “Hippie Annie” Ashley Monroe, and now this one. The album is so fine, so great it just blows me away. Here are just the first two that I’d put on the air: I Feel A Sin … Read more

This is a quick add because they’re big stars. If the record had any other name on the label, I’d wait for some others to give it the first airplay and see if it’s a runner. The record is very good, with a very pro arrangement and production, as to be expected. Ain’t much of … Read more

Some years ago, at about the same time, two very talented young blonde singer/songwriters were signed to Sony labels. Ashley recorded a really fine collection of songs for the first album but the deal was, they didn’t want to release it until she had a Top 20 hit. Didn’t happen (and I still find it … Read more

He had a couple of nice ones last year, but didn’t pop through with a hit. That fact could be an obstacle with the chart reporter guys as they have a lot of superfluous associated ideas in their heads when it comes to how they judge candidates for playlist adds. Most important thing is: Does … Read more

Now here’s a thought that should make the woman melt. If the world’s coming to an end, well what I want to do it watch it with you. If this doesn’t give us a Top Ten run, I’ll be greatly surprised.

It’s now something of a fad to release an acoustic version of certain hit songs. Most of them are nice. This one is great. I’ve played it for a half-dozen citizens in the past week and every one of them said they liked it even better than the studio release. When I first heard it, … Read more