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Taking the Long Way by: Dixie Chicks List Price: $18.97 CD-Charts Price: $9.97 You Save: $9.00 (47%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0828768073926 Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: May 23, 2006 Studio: Sony Sales Rank: 244 MPN: 80739 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Nothing changes folks like babies and war, and since the release of their last album, 2002's Home, the Dixie Chicks have been forever altered by both. If that album showcased the trio as precocious young adults, Taking the Long Way finds them sobered and matured, and in a grown-up state of mind. Produced by the celebrated Rick Rubin (Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers), who saw the Chicks as "a great rock act making a country album, not a country act making a rock album," their new record impresses both as beautiful sonic tapestry (peppered with myriad Beatlesque hallmarks) and forthright yet vulnerable portrait of three women shaken by the personal and political events of the past few years. As they make clear in the defiant "Not Ready to Make Nice," they still smart over the backlash from their 2003 Bushwhacking. But as they assert on the equally autobiographical "The Long Way Around," they could never "kiss all the asses that they told me to" and just follow others aimlessly--and silently--through life. This means that the Chicks are simultaneously prideful and scornful of celebrity ("Everybody Knows"), and that as new mothers they increasingly treasure the refuge they find in life with their families, out of the spotlight ("Easy Silence," "Lullaby," "Baby Hold On"). The push and pull of both passions drive this record, which also touches on the personal issues of infertility (with which sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison both dealt) and Alzheimer's (from which Natalie Maines's grandmother suffers). The trio crafted all 14 cuts with the help of such writers as Sheryl Crow, Gary Louris, Mike Campbell, and Keb' Mo', laying out their lives as honestly and intimately as they might in their diaries. For that reason, on first listen, Taking the Long Way seems too somber--in need of a bit of levity and more than a couple of uptempo songs (like the sexy, '60s-flavored "I Like It") to resonate for the long haul. It also seems to lack the writing quality that Darrell Scott, Patty Griffin, and Bruce Robison brought to Home. But on repeated plays, those concerns dissipate. By the last cut, the R&B/gospel offering "I Hope," the Chicks have chronicled their journey with as much spirituality as spunk, their pain deeply ingrained in their protests. --Alanna Nash Description: With Taking The Long Way, one of the most anticipated albums in recent years, the Dixie Chicks are putting themselves out there like never before. For the first time, every one of the disc's fourteen songs are co-written by the Chicks themselves, exploring themes both deeply private and resoundingly political. Collaborating with legendary producer Rick Rubin (who has worked with everyone from Johnny Cash to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, from Run DMC to Neil Diamond), the biggest-selling female band in history has truly pushed themselves to new heights both as writers and as performers. "Everything felt more personal this time," says Maines. "I go back to songs we've done in the past and there's just more maturity, depth, intelligence on these. They just feel more grown-up." Inspired by such classic rock artists as the Eagles, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and the Mamas and the Papas, Taking The Long Way adds a sweeping, Southern California vibe to the Chicks' down-home intimacy. That ambition is matched with lyrics addressing everything from small-town narrow-mindedness ("Lubbock or Leave It") to the psychology of celebrity ("Everybody Knows"). "This album was about finding a balance in the different aspects of our lives," says Emily Robison, "but there's something thematic there, too--it's really about being bold." Dixie Pics
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Album Description: Japanese pressing. No extras. 2006. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - No Holding BackThe Dixie Chicks' came back with a #1 album and a whole ton of attitude. Opening up with the title track, Natalie Maines and her gal pals take us through heart felt confessions and foot stomping pissiness. I had heard them perform "I Hope" a few weeks before this came out on some concert show and since I did like their last album and pretty much love Natalie's attitude, I figured I'd buy this one if I found it priced cheap enough. But then on the season finale of the TV series Medium, they kept playing this haunting little song with groovy little harmonies, "how long do you wanna be loved? is forever enough/ is forever enough?" and I fell in love. Imagine my happiness when they announced at the end of the show that the music was ... Read More: Rating: - Thank goodness they're BACK!!An absolutely superb album - very, very honest, extremely well-written lyrics and excellent music ... a little country, some ballads, some very excellent rock. Stories of mostly recent and some past experiences, very real. Easy to listen to, but better if you pay close attention. For those of us who have been waiting for this ... it exceeds all possible expectations - by far their best album to date, but, more importantly, one of the best albums of all time from anyone. Will be hard if not impossible to top, but they don't need to ... just enjoy. PS: Many of us in Texas could have said exactly the same thing, verbatim, he is an embarrassment, nothing's changed, with a 29% approval rating, it's just apparent ... Read More: Rating: - Grown Up, InsightfulOkay, yeah, this album is a departure from the light-hearted serious and is more just plain serious. That doesn't mean it's not an absolutely wonderful piece of work. I will forever be a Dixie Chicks fan for this reason - HOW can you possibly go wrong when you have two wonderfully talented musicians (Emily & Marty) with an equally talented musician (Natalie) that also has such a strong vocal ability??? You just can't. Dixie Chicks have never been "the norm". Their unique style will always be what both sets them apart AND puts them on top. Rating:  - boringAs much as I loved HOME and FLY I disliked this CD. I was expecting at least something as lively and entertaining as their previous works. This was a snoozer. It will gather dust until I can trade for something better. The voices were there but the ballad like songs just dragged on and on. Rating: - Love this CD.I can listen to this CD for ever. I'd skip one or two songs that I don't like but the rest of the CD is great. I love Dixie Chicks. Great lyrics and rhythm. Even my 17 month old daughter dances to some of the songs. |
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