Alan Jackson scores 33rd number one
Monday, July 21, 2008 – Alan Jackson just scored the second number one single from "Good Time" with the title track doing the trick. "Good Time" is Jackson's 33rd number l and follows "Small Town Southern Man" at the top spot. Jackson takes over the top of the country song chart from Blake Shelton, who was number one with "Home."
Jackson is on tour throughout the summer and last week announced a l7-date tour with Trace Adkins in the fall.
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Good Time
Alan Jackson made a left turn on his last two albums, going for gospel on "Precious Memories" and low key on "Like Red on a Rose." Kudos to Jackson for having the guts not to be tied down to the almighty kaching of the cash register. Nevertheless, this is a most welcome return with an extremely generous collection of 17 songs on his 17th album, but forget about any notion of filler.
"Country Boy" continues Jackson's theme of the Southern life, but unlike other »»» |
Like Red on a Rose
We've seen it before; superstar male country artist decides to break out of his shell and try something different. This time, it's Alan Jackson. The result? It's a compelling listen, yet that ton of bricks never quite falls.
Don't label Jackson's teaming with bluegrass superstar Allison Krauss, who replaced Jackson's longtime partner Keith Steagall in the producer's chair, a failure. "Where Do I Go from Here" absolutely shines, as Jackson weaves the »»» |
Precious Memories
Alan Jackson's new gospel CD beautifully exemplifies the less is more principle. A desire to over emote and overload the instrumental tracks when singing spiritual songs can be quite the temptation for some, but Jackson doesn't give into that enticement here.
We've all heard projects before where artists have thrown in orchestras, gospel choirs and anything else they could think of when recording hymns albums. But Jackson, produced once again by Keith Stegall, succeeds at replicating the quiet »»» |
Editorial: A fine night for Taylor Swift –
Taylor Swift's showing at the Country Music Association awards Wednesday night was no surprise. In some respects, it was invigorating to see someone who was not male and not around umpteen years like some of her male counterparts take home the biggest prize of the night, entertainer of the year. »»»
Concert Review: Radney Foster sparks a revival –
Radney Foster told fans that he came home from the University of the South one weekend early in his college career and told his parents in the wee hours of the morning that he wanted to quit college and head to Nashville to pursue a music career. His parents agreed...fortunately.
Three decades later, that resulted in Foster playing songs on this... »»»
Concert Review: Neko Case overcomes obstacles –
The opening of Neko Case's show was unusual to say the least. "I'm angry right now," said the red head. "We just had a big fight with the promoter. We're going to sing weird, but we're actually very happy to be here."
Making quite clear that she was not a happy camper, Case still channeled her musical energies... »»»
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