Brad Paisley receives more good news - the guy is number one
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 – Brad Paisley is having a really good week. He received the ACM Top Male Vocalist award for the second consecutive year on Sunday and then learned Monday that his current single, "I'm Still A Guy" became his 11th number 1 hit, making it the fourth number 1 from "5th Gear." According to R&R, Paisley and Rodney Atkins (who opened for Paisley earlier this year) are the only country artists since 2002 to achieve four number 1's from a single album. As Paisley's seventh consecutive, non-seasonal single to top the charts, "I'm Still A Guy" continues a streak unmatched by any country artist in more than five years. Paisley wrote "I'm Still A Guy" with friends Kelley Lovelace and Lee Thomas Miller.
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American Saturday Night
Brad Paisley has grown up on his eighth album. Yes, the West Virginian maintains a sense of humor, but apparently aging has left its mark on a maturing singer who has never forsaken his country roots. That is ever so apparent in songs like Anything Like Me and Oh Yeah, You're Gone. The former finds Paisley looking at the passage of time through his son's life in a tender, but not sappy look. On the latter, he's a five-year-old boy who doesn't get what he wants, which his grandfather notices. »»» |
Play
It's daring these days for a major-label country star to include an instrumental on an album of carefully picked radio-friendly songs. But kick off an album with an instrumental? How anti-Nashville. Then follow it with another - a Dick Dale surf guitar-inspired wave-rider to boot - how cool is that?
Brad Paisley gets the nomination for gutsiest singer-songwriter-picker in Nashville these days, especially with his latest He names the new record "Play," and boy howdy, does he. »»» |
5th Gear
The word "reliable" is usually only a positive description in the context of, say, evaluating a household appliance. But it's a complimentary term for Brad Paisley's recorded output. This man simply makes excellent recordings, year after year. "Predictable" also has negative connotations with regard to musical criticism, but Paisley's CD formula is consistently predictable in the best possible ways. Each release is accented with humor ("Mr. »»» |
Editorial: American Idol's Carrie Underwood can sing –
If anyone saw the Super Bowl – what a great great game that was – they would have heard American Idol winner and country superstar Carrie Underwood sing the National Anthem. Underwood did with her voice what Kelly Clarkson did last week with her written words – give it to Scott Borchetta, the head of Big Machine Records,, who tried defending Taylor Swift by knocking American Idol performers. »»»
Concert Review: McBride, Adkins shine sometimes –
As Martina McBride pointed out, the pairing of the country singer with Trace Adkins on their current jaunt was surprising. After all, she's of diva-quality voice, petite, non-controversial unless you call singing songs that empower women controversial. Adkins, on the other hand, has not been afraid to speak his mind with a kick butt attitude.... »»»
Concert Review: Eilen Jewell wears her musical hats well –
Eilen Jewell wears a lot of musical hats. The Idaho native, who now lives in Boston, fronts the Eilen (ee-lin) Jewell Band, a pretty much traditional country band. She's a member the Sacred Shakers, an octet doing gospel country with a country beat. And she has yet another project, Butcher Holler, covering Loretta Lynn songs.... »»»
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