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Music : Taking the Long Way
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Rating: 
- What music!!!???
Ok..not country..not rock, pick a genre please. They were better before all of the political mess. Now they are LA pop wannabes, the music is not growing but has fallen stagnate to just being a political retort soundtrack. *YAWN*
Rating: - Absolute Drivel
This is a bad album. Someone answer me this simple question: I don't like Bush either and thought it was amusing when the Dixie whatevers put him down, but when a group calls their own fans stupid and they still buy the music? I guess they proved their point with all the raving reviews here.
Rating:
- The Long Way to Good, not Great
First off, I must say that this album is by any stretch of imagination a "good" album - it is NOT a "great" album by any means.
My tags for "great" albums are reserved for breakthrough albums that stand the test of time. By that measure, I can only think of their last CD "Home" as deserving of that title.
The main problem with "Taking the Long Way" is that its too slick for its own good, and theres a sense of desperation about the whole enterprise that even hard core fans must probably notice. I'm not even Republican, but after listening to "Not Ready To Make Nice" even I was a little perplexed about the need to record such a song. Its a staggering insult that the track was chosen "Song of the Year" at the Grammys ahead of Mary J Blige - it just makes no sense.
Musically, consider this CD an amalgamation of their "Fly" CD alongwith some nasty Gretchen Wilson thrown in. This is not necessarily a good thing. If anything, the only song here with a memorable chorus is "The Long Way Around" (Track 1). From that point on it all goes downhill. Many would not agree with me, but I realy think that they could have done much better. "Easy Silence" is dry and lifeless, and their "Voice Inside my Head" leaves you speechless for all the wrong reasons.
Consider this a failure on their part to specify what genre they belong to. Sometimes, role-defining is not a bad thing. The problem here is that this is supposed to be country music, yet not. And the "not" part makes the Chicks want to dress it up in alt-rock and bluegrass ballgowns, and most of the time it just does not work. When it does, such as on the opening track, its fine, but does that justify the work as a whole? No.
The one thing holding this mediocre album together is lead singer Natalie Maines' voice, which is as timeless and flawless as ever. I seriously think she should consider a solo career - that would make the dreary road the Dixie Chicks are on a thing of the past, and would give us something that this album is not - a classic.
To cut a long story short, get this if you're into the Grammy hype (which you probably are). If not, recognize this as yet another "filler" entry into the annals of country music - and the sad part is, this isn't really even country music.
Rating:
- Don't Believe The Bad Hype
I gotta say this is the best DC album so far. Don't believe Bill O'LIElly when he says that they did not deserve their 5 grammys. After two listens I found myself humming or singing along with the chicks on each and every song. To me the album sounds like a combination Sheryl Crow/Bonnie Raitt/Eagles type CD. My favorites from the album are Not Ready To Make Nice, The Long Way Around, Lubbock Or Leave It and Favorite Year, but all the songs work and have a little dig in them.
Well deserved honors for the chicks!
Rating: - Just excellent!
I noticed a few mixed reviews, and I hope mine will help a little bit.
I felt this album is a huge moving moment for the Dixie Chicks, the vocals are stronger than anything I've ever heard them do before and the music sounds like it's been influenced by some amazing bands of the past,i.e Tom Petty and such..
The album not only gave me a new refreshing look on the Dixie Chicks, but it also really showed me how amazing they have always been. I feel this album will leave an impression on anyone that has doubts, and will please the hard to please...
I feel it's an amazing buy for the money and it will remain one of your favorites also.
Give it a chance, it's worth it!
- What music!!!???Ok..not country..not rock, pick a genre please. They were better before all of the political mess. Now they are LA pop wannabes, the music is not growing but has fallen stagnate to just being a political retort soundtrack. *YAWN*
Rating:
- Absolute DrivelThis is a bad album. Someone answer me this simple question: I don't like Bush either and thought it was amusing when the Dixie whatevers put him down, but when a group calls their own fans stupid and they still buy the music? I guess they proved their point with all the raving reviews here.
Rating:
- The Long Way to Good, not GreatFirst off, I must say that this album is by any stretch of imagination a "good" album - it is NOT a "great" album by any means.
My tags for "great" albums are reserved for breakthrough albums that stand the test of time. By that measure, I can only think of their last CD "Home" as deserving of that title.
The main problem with "Taking the Long Way" is that its too slick for its own good, and theres a sense of desperation about the whole enterprise that even hard core fans must probably notice. I'm not even Republican, but after listening to "Not Ready To Make Nice" even I was a little perplexed about the need to record such a song. Its a staggering insult that the track was chosen "Song of the Year" at the Grammys ahead of Mary J Blige - it just makes no sense.
Musically, consider this CD an amalgamation of their "Fly" CD alongwith some nasty Gretchen Wilson thrown in. This is not necessarily a good thing. If anything, the only song here with a memorable chorus is "The Long Way Around" (Track 1). From that point on it all goes downhill. Many would not agree with me, but I realy think that they could have done much better. "Easy Silence" is dry and lifeless, and their "Voice Inside my Head" leaves you speechless for all the wrong reasons.
Consider this a failure on their part to specify what genre they belong to. Sometimes, role-defining is not a bad thing. The problem here is that this is supposed to be country music, yet not. And the "not" part makes the Chicks want to dress it up in alt-rock and bluegrass ballgowns, and most of the time it just does not work. When it does, such as on the opening track, its fine, but does that justify the work as a whole? No.
The one thing holding this mediocre album together is lead singer Natalie Maines' voice, which is as timeless and flawless as ever. I seriously think she should consider a solo career - that would make the dreary road the Dixie Chicks are on a thing of the past, and would give us something that this album is not - a classic.
To cut a long story short, get this if you're into the Grammy hype (which you probably are). If not, recognize this as yet another "filler" entry into the annals of country music - and the sad part is, this isn't really even country music.
Rating:
- Don't Believe The Bad HypeI gotta say this is the best DC album so far. Don't believe Bill O'LIElly when he says that they did not deserve their 5 grammys. After two listens I found myself humming or singing along with the chicks on each and every song. To me the album sounds like a combination Sheryl Crow/Bonnie Raitt/Eagles type CD. My favorites from the album are Not Ready To Make Nice, The Long Way Around, Lubbock Or Leave It and Favorite Year, but all the songs work and have a little dig in them.
Well deserved honors for the chicks!
Rating:
- Just excellent!I noticed a few mixed reviews, and I hope mine will help a little bit.
I felt this album is a huge moving moment for the Dixie Chicks, the vocals are stronger than anything I've ever heard them do before and the music sounds like it's been influenced by some amazing bands of the past,i.e Tom Petty and such..
The album not only gave me a new refreshing look on the Dixie Chicks, but it also really showed me how amazing they have always been. I feel this album will leave an impression on anyone that has doubts, and will please the hard to please...
I feel it's an amazing buy for the money and it will remain one of your favorites also.
Give it a chance, it's worth it!