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 Not as good as her first album. Feb 20, 2006
This is a good album. It just ain't as good as her first one. Im my opinion, it could of been better. I am a HUGE Gretchen Wilson fan. I'm not dissin' her. I just thought her second album would out do her first. And in my opinion, "Here For The Party" was the best. I would still recommend this album.
 i enjoy the cd Dec 13, 2005
i think this is her best cd. i liked redneck woman so much but this one's better. there is a fire about gretchen wilson and you can hear that fire echo in this recording. i wish other acts who are nothing more than acts would be more like miss wilson and get real. everything down to her lyrics and her outfits, she know who she is, where she came from and where she is going, and that is heard throughout this new album. she is already a legend in the making. so it's just the best. miss corinna fugate has dream like vocals, miss miranda lambert can go from sultry to sassy in an instant, but i say miss gretchen wilson will stay queen of country.
4 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Subtler Approach Makes This One a Winner Oct 21, 2005
Ever since the release of her enormously successful debut album "Here For the Party" in mid-2004, Gretchen Wilson has been on a rollercoaster ride at the speed of light that includes incessant touring and press. Consequently, the conspicuously quick release of her sophomore effort, "All Jacked Up," which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums, chart is indeed surprising. Where did she find to co-write and record another LP so quickly? It's a tough question, but the most important thing here is that the new material is just as solid as her debut.
The title track and lead single begins the collection on a caffeinated note, finding Wilson drinking more liquor than she can handle one night in a bar. As a result, she subsequently scuffles with a girl of "10'2" and a bad attitude," not to mention backing her car into a traffic light to the delight of the townsfolk. She also sings of her delight for cowboys in "Skoal Ring" and speaks her mind about the Golden State in "California Girls" with her sense of humor on full throttle.
"There ain't nothing wrong with plastic surgery/Well, Dolly Parton never looked so good to me/Everybody oughta be exactly who they want to be/But that Paris Hilton gets under my skin/With her big, fake smile and her painted-on tan/Never had a chance at a real man."
Still, this record isn't all fun and games. "Politically Uncorrect," where Wilson trades lines with singer/songwriter Merle Haggard, finds her rooting for the underdogs of our nation, proclaiming she's "for the low man on the totem pole." She tackles a similar theme on "Full Time Job," where she tips her hat to those who have the most difficult occupation of all: Mothers.
"It's the hardest gig I've ever known/I work my fingers to the bone/Yeah, the dishes and diapers never stop/Lousy pay, there ain't no 401k/I know this may come as a shock/But this here's a full time job."
Other key tracks include "Not Bad For a Bartender," where the Pocahontas, Illinois native remains wide-eyed at her recent fame, her realization of how coldhearted women can be on "He Ain't Even Cold Yet" and puts herself first in the near-breakup ballad "I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today."
Although she may be bordering on too much ubiquity and her image is cliché, the quality of "All Jacked Up" proves Wilson is indeed no flash in the pan. There is no doubt that she is a talented writer and song stylist, and will continue to make solid records for a long time to come.
The DualDisc version of the album includes interview footage, a photo gallery, all the songs in LPCM stereo and the music video for the title track.
5 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Beware of this Disc Oct 06, 2005
Just a note the "Dual Disc" is something to beware of. Just got the disc in & put it in my computer to play as I was working, locked up my whole machine. Also won't play on my Pioneer DVD player in my living room. Only buy this disc if you like throwing money away or want to have to buy a special junky CD player for the ability to listen to what you spent your money on.
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A suprise sophmore effort Oct 04, 2005
When I think about Gretchen Wilson, her smash hit "All Jacked Up" comes to mind. However, if you're looking for that side of Gretchen on this release, you're going to be slightly disappointed. Instead, Gretchen offers a side of herself that is not only softer and more feminine, but more smart and endearing. She suddenly turns herself into a sophisticated lady instead of the Redneck Woman she coined herself as.
Don't get me wrong, Gretchen can still deliver her Southern wallop on each note. But this time, she does so with smart candor rather than the smart alleck tongue and cheek she's been known for. Even when she does try and offer up a silly side to herself (on the tobacco delight "Skoal Ring") she ends up coming across as more serious in moments that don't quite shake it all up.
Definitely a different side to this newcomer. But it might be just what country fans need...
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