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 My wife really likes it Sep 19, 2009
I think it's pretty alright and my wife really likes it, I got it for her, so I guess that reflects good on me.
great album Mar 26, 2009
C'mon 4 out 5- this is a great start to the album it keith at his
rocking best
Break My Heart 4 out 5- this is a good song to there the guy knows his
girl will break his heart so he just wants her to do it
Someone Needs A Hug 5 out 5- i love this song and this could decribe
most girls thay just need a hug sometime even if u don't want it
She Could've Been Mine 4 out 5- this is good song in witch the guy wishes
the girl would be his
Sunday Morning in America 4.5 out 5-this is just a song about everyday life
and how u take your life in vain
I Still Miss You 5 out 5- this is the best song on the album great song
for someone that has lost someone but u still miss them
Crazy Over You 3.5 out5- this a remake of the foster&Llloyd song but is good
but not a favorite
Ain't Hurtin Anybody But Me 4 out 5- this is a song about a guy that lost
his loved one so he just drinks
Adaliene 4 out 5- this is a great song of a guy that lost his Adaliene {his girl}
Lost In This Moment 3.5 out 5- this is a great song but i like the big&rich
version better but this is a great song and was played as my wife walked
down the aisle at our wedding
Closest I've Ever Been 4 out 5- this is a song to show u how closet u could come to
heaven if u make bad choices
C'mon Nov 06, 2008
Very good. Enjoyed his music. He was new to me but I will listen for future songs from him.
 Keith Anderson can do better. Oct 07, 2008
Keith's first album was better. He is such a talented guy, but this album was underwhelming. The best song, by far, is "I Still Miss You," which is played all the time on the radio. I just wish the rest of the songs had measured up to this one. Not memorable.
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 C'MON, Keith.....You Can Do SO Much Better Than This!! Oct 02, 2008
I was REALLY waiting for this album. In fact, over the last eighteen months, this was probably one of the three or four albums I was waiting for the most. It's very rare that I buy an album by a new artist on the strength of just one song, but from the first time I saw the video for "Pickin' Wildflowers", well, I knew Keith Anderson was someone to keep an eye on. I picked up THREE CHORD COUNTRY & AMERICAN ROCK & ROLL on it's first day out, instantly falling in love with it: there was something fun and fresh about it, yet varied and nuanced as well. It was, along with Miranda Lambert's KEROSENE, THE debut album of 2005. However, unlike Lambert, who's sophomore album was as strong as her first, Anderson's second offering is a major step backwards. Where to begin? Well, many of Anderson's lead vocals are generic and/or ordinary, lacking the nuances and textures that anchored the first disc. A number of the songs are run-of-the-mill radio fodder, unoriginal at best, silly and immature at their worst, while many of the arrangements are just chaotic and loud (Not all of the blame can be placed on Anderson's broad shoulders...much of it falls into the lap of producer Jeffrey Steele, who has approached much of this album with a "kitchen sink" mentality, resulting in a vibe that is bloated and over the top). Things kick off with the disc's noisy title track. Now, I like a good time as much as the next guy, but singing about partying, "long necks and long legs" is very different when you do it in your 20's (O.K. then) vs. when you do it in your 40's (sort of pathetic). This song might work better live, but here it's just sort of....embarrassing. Slightly better is "Break My Heart." The song has some strong lyrics ("And a big ol' stack of leavin' songs/Just waitin' to be turned back on/And I'll crank them up and sing along/The second that you're gone"), but Anderson's vocal seems to be straining to be heard over the hammering arrangement (a battle that is waged through out much of C'MON!). I wasn't nuts about "Someone Needs A Hug" either, at least not initially, but I have to admit...it's grown on me. I'm still not sure if the pseudo-rock/soul groove is real or faked ~ at times it's almost too "clever" a song, crafted solely to fill that Country radio novelty niche ~ but it IS fun. Still on the fence over this one...but I'll put it in the "Yay" column for now! "She Could Have Been Mine" is the album's first flat-out winner. Everything just comes together....simple, sweet lyrics that tell a great story, a delicate, muted arrangement and a beautiful Don Henley-esque lead vocal (LOVE the killer falsetto!). THIS is the sort of material that builds on the promise of THREE CHORD.....and elevates Anderson out of the generic pack. Sadly, the same can't be said about "Sunday Morning In America", which comes across as calculated and forced (a fact that I'm sure helped contribute to it's less-than-stellar showing as the disc's first single). Sure, the sentiment is nice, and Anderson delivers a strong lead vocal, but every act in Country music today has a slice of Americana song like this, and this one just gets lost in the shuffle. A much stronger single is the album's second one, the poignant "I Still Miss You." Yes, this is a break-up song, but as even Anderson said after the death of his mother earlier this year, it takes on a whole new meaning when thinking about the loss of a loved one. From the powerful lead vocal, sweeping arrangement and thoughtful opening lines ("I've changed the presets in my truck so those old songs don't sneak up"), this is an unabashed hit! "Crazy Over You?" Ummm....not so much. You know a duet and/or cover isn't working when your guest vocalists (or the original) overpowers you and you get lost in the mix. Is this a Keith Anderson cut? A Foster & Lloyd track? Heck, at times this song even sounds like a Dwight Yoakam song! A MAJOR misstep. "I Ain't Hurtin' Nobody But Me" isn't a bad song, it's just....ordinary. Even with a stunning lead vocal, this is filler. It might have worked on a stronger album, but here it just seems below par, not coming anywhere near the promise shown on TCC. That promise finally comes into 100% fruition on the album's last three tracks. "Adaliene" is a brilliant story/song, blessed with a smooth, textured lead vocal, understated, yet strong, arrangement and clever, down-to-earth lyrics ("The first naked lady I ever saw/Was that tattoo on my uncle's arm/On daddy's farm that summer he drove up/And helped us build that barn"). There's an honesty, a real genuiness, to the song that's lacking elsewhere. THIS is the Keith Anderson who bowled me over through out most of THREE CHORD COUNTRY...! An amazing cut! Ditto "Lost In The Moment." Most "wedding" songs are usually hip-deep in the schmaltz factor, but this track has an intimate, hushed beauty to it. Anderson's vocal caresses the lyrics like a thoughtful lover, while the instrumentation is sublime. This song makes me think of snow globes....and Nativity scenes on fireplace mantles....and kalidascopes...I feel like I'm peering into/spying on another, more magical, world. Simply lovely. Things end on a strong note with the assured, nakedly honest confessional of "Closest I've Ever Been." There's a power and an urgency to the cut, but Anderson knows just when to pull back, resulting in a track that takes it to the edge, but never over the top. In many ways, I think this is the track that best sums Anderson up, both as an artist and a man; he's a work in progress. But where does he go from here? How does Keith Anderson develop into the true ARTIST I think he can be, versus the STAR I think a lot of people want him to be? Going back to the basics, plain and simple. Concentrate on songwriting. Don't worry about airplay ~ or at least air TRENDS! ~....or what will work in concert....or the latest production gimmicks. Just trust that gut instinct, that unadorned honesty, that was so evident on the first album. C'MON, Keith.....I know you can do it! (As with all my reviews, I'm giving the disc an extra half a star for including the lyrics).
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