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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Oct 5, 2014 0:29:32 GMT -5
TOP
1. The Box 2. Angels (WATZ still plays this every Mother's Day) 3. Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart 4. It's Just a Matter of Time 5. The Hole 6. Before You Kill Us All 7. If I Didn't Have You 8. Three Wooden Crosses 9. Look Heart, No Hands 10. Better Class of Losers 11. On the Other Hand 12. A Man Ain't Made of Stone 13. Pray for the Fish 14. Stranger in My Mirror 15. An Old Pair of Shoes 16. This Is Me 17. 1982 18. Is It Still Over? 19. Whisper My Name 20. Diggin' Up Bones 21. Out of My Bones 22. Too Gone Too Long 23. Are We in Trouble Now (I don't remember this one at all) 24. Would I (…and yet I remember this one plain as day) 25. Honky Tonk Moon 26. Forever and Ever, Amen (at the bottom because I feel it's somewhat overrated, but not nearly to the point of dislike)
…okay, I've probably picked enough.
BOTTOM
1. I Won't Need You Anymore (boring, doesn't seem to go anywhere, a rare misfire from the Barnes-Seals camp) 2. King of the Road (completely pointless cover; WKJC loved it) 3. Four Walls (a bit too old-fashioned for me) 4. We're Strangers Again (just boring) 5. Point of Light (really not that bad, just kinda preachy and dated)
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Post by sabre14 on Oct 5, 2014 0:54:07 GMT -5
Top: 1. Angels (oh dear God this song) 2. Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart 3. The Box 4. 1982 5. The Hole 6. Love's Alive And Well 7. Forever And Ever, Amen 8. Three Wooden Crosses 9. He Walked On Water 10. On The Other Hand 11. I Told You So 12. Diggin' Up Bones 13. Look Heart, No Hands 14. Honky Tonk Moon 15. Pray For The Fish 16. A Man Ain't Made Of Stone 17. Faith In You 18. No Place Like Home 19. Is It Still Over? 20. Deeper Than The Holler
Christmas Songs: 1. Old Time Christmas 2. Jingle Bell Rock
Bottom: 1. Promises 2. Would I 3. You Ain't Right
Needed something to put in the bottom.
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Post by tim on Oct 5, 2014 1:06:23 GMT -5
How have we not done one for Randy yet? Thanks Ten Pound Hammer. Growing up with country in the 90's I didn't come around to Randy until sometime around 1991/1992 I think. I remember hearing about his tour with Alan Jackson and writing songs with him, but it probably wasn't until I started seeing his "If I Didn't Have You" and "Look Heart, No Hands" videos on CMT/TNN that I really started to become a fan. I remember going to get his Whisper My Name album at the store the week it came out and have been hooked forever. I always try to limit my lists to ten so let's give it a shot: 1. Are We In Trouble Now (the video was always a favorite of mine, and I still listen to this song now and then) 2. Whisper My Name 3. Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of A Man 4. Before You Kill Us All 5. Look Heart, No Hands 6. Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart 7. If I Didn't Have You 8. Out of My Bones 9. It's Just A Matter of Time 10. I Told You So Favorite Album Tracks: from This Is MeHonky Tonk Side of Town Runaway Train (live version is great as well) Gonna Walk That Line from Full CircleHighway Junkie Don't Take Your Love Away From Me If It Ain't One Thing It's Another I Wish it Would Rain Ants On A Log (it still gets stuck in my head to this day) from You and You AloneHorse Called Music (I'm partial to the live version...it's a great track) I Did My Part Easy to Love You You and You Alone from A Man Ain't Made of StoneA Little Left of Center from Inspirational JourneyBaptism (live version is even better...duet on Kenny's album is also great!) from Passing ThroughRight On Time (such a great, great song) My Poor Old Heart Running Blind Dislikes: I don't have any really, but I'm not a fan of songs that get overplayed so you could easily add anything from his mid 80's releases here that I often find myself skipping (but they are still classics). edit: I didn't have "Angels" on my favorite list if only because there's a special place for that song that is beyond any list...it came around the time my mom passed and I consider it untouchable).
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Post by Andy on Oct 5, 2014 7:41:00 GMT -5
One of the all-time great artists. I'm not even going to attempt to do a strict ranking and just go in chronological order. TOP On the Other Hand The Storms of Life Diggin' Up Bones 1982 There'll Always be a Honky Tonk Somewhere Reasons I Cheat What'll You Do About Me Old 8x10 He Walked on Water Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart A Few Ol' Country Boys (with George Jones) Point of Light Before You Kill Us All Whisper My Name The Box Oscar the Angel The Hole Out of My Bones Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man Only Worse I Did My Part Horse Called Music Three Wooden Crosses Baptism Angels You Didn't Have a Good Time Dig Two Graves Love is a Gamble Faith in You Everything I Own (Has Got a Dent) OVERPLAYED, BUT STILL GREAT SONGS Forever and Ever, Amen Deeper Than the Holler BOTTOM It's Just a Matter of Time (not bad, I've just always found it a little boring) I Told You So (see above, I guess Randy's less-country material leaves me indifferent) Promises (see above, but Daryle Singletary's cover is great) King of the Road (what Ten Pound Hammer said. It's kind of a pet peeve of mine when an artist covers another artist's signature song. There wasn't another song in Roger Miller's terrific catalog he could cover and give exposure to? Everyone already knows "King of the Road.") TOP 5 ALBUMS 1. The Storms of Life 2. No Holdin' Back 3. Around the Bend 4. You and You Alone 5. This is Me I've never listened to his gospel albums, and somehow there are still a few of his secular albums I'm not very familiar with (specifically Wind in the Wire, Full Circle, and A Man Ain't Made of Stone), so I'm sure I'm missing some great songs. I also excluded tracks from his two recent covers albums for obvious reasons.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2014 8:03:51 GMT -5
I really really really wish I was more familiar with Randy's music. I think he has got a hell of a voice and i've yet to find something i dislike of his. Heres a pretty crappy list of my favs of his i've actually heard. 1. Diggin Up Bones(i sang this a lot with my grandpa when i was little) 2. Three Wooden Crosses 3.1982 4.I Told You So 5.Better Class Of Losers
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Post by someguy on Oct 5, 2014 11:26:53 GMT -5
Not familliar with a lot of his earlier work, but:
Top singles:
1. Whisper My Name 2. This Is Me 3. Forever And Ever Amen (overplayed, but still a very good song) 4. Three Wooden Crosses 5. The Box 6. On The Other Hand 7. I Told You So 8. Angels 9. Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart 10. The Hole
Bottom singles:
1. Promises 2. Would I 3. Four Walls
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Post by kw9461 on Oct 5, 2014 21:37:04 GMT -5
Oh boy, limiting this is going to be tough. I fell in love with his music as a child and he's been my all-time favorite ever since.
1. If I Didn't Have You 2. Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart (2-4 are a total coin flip) 3. Look Heart, No Hands 4. Deeper Than The Holler 5. Whisper My Name 6. I Told You So 7. Heroes & Friends 8. Spirit Of A Boy, Wisdom Of A Man 9. Forever And Ever, Amen 10. Is It Still Over? 11. Before You Kill Us All 12. 1982 13. Diggin' Up Bones 14. Out Of My Bones 15. He Walked On Water 16. Better Class Of Losers 17. The Box 18. The Hole 19. A Man Ain't Made Of Stone 20. This Is Me 21. On The Other Hand 22. Three Wooden Crosses 23. Too Gone, Too Long 24. Pray For The Fish 25. Stranger In My Mirror
Album Cuts: 1. Oscar The Angel (This Is Me) 2. What'll You Do About Me (Always & Forever) 3. That Was Us (Passing Through) 4. The Family Bible And The Farmer's Almanac (A Man Ain't Made Of Stone) 5. That's Where I Draw The Line (This Is Me) 6. Tonight I'm Playing Possum (Influences Vol. I) 7. Raise Him Up (Rise & Shine) 8. You Didn't Have A Good Time (Around The Bend) 9. Every Head Bowed (Around The Bend) 10. Small Y'all (This Is Me)
Least Faves: 1. It's Just A Matter Of Time 2. Promises 3. Would I
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Post by matty005 on Oct 5, 2014 22:20:58 GMT -5
Best
1. Look Heart, No Hands (this was my second favorite country song ever). I remember buying the cassette at the mall when I was in 5th grade and I saw my 5th grade teacher there too. Always weird to see your teacher out of school. I also had a huge crush on the girl in this video! 2. Whisper My Name 3. Out Of My Bones 4. I Told You So (as much as I love it, I actually love Carrie's version even more) 5. Before You Kill Us All
Worst
1. Three Wooden Crosses 2. The Hole
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Oct 6, 2014 19:26:08 GMT -5
Top 10
01. Dig Two Graves 02. Three Wooden Crosses 03. Angels 04. Look Heart, No Hands 05. A Man Ain't Made Of Stone 06. Forever And Ever, Amen 07. Deeper Than The Holler 08. Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart 09. Out Of My Bones 10. On The Other Hand
No Bottom lol
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Post by thy4568 on Feb 19, 2016 6:11:12 GMT -5
Top:
1. Look Heart, No Hands 2. This is Me 3. Are We in Trouble Now 3. What a Time to be Me 4. He Walked on Water 5. I Told You So (with Carrie Underwood)
Bottom:
1. On the Other Hand 2. Digging Up Bones 3. Honky Tonk Side of Town 4. Would I 5. Baptism
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Post by bjer127 on Feb 19, 2016 15:05:35 GMT -5
I am surprised I never responded to this. Randy Travis is probably in my Top 5 favorite country artists ever, and that's a distinguished list. I wish someone would come along now and change the format like he did almost single-handedly in 1985-86 (come on William Michael Morgan or Mo Pitney!). Again, as people have stated, almost impossible to rank his songs, but i'll give it a stab in his honor (get well Randy)
Top Singles 1. I Told You So 2. Look Heart, No Hands 3. The Box 4. Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart (one of my favorite melodies and instrumentation in a country song) 5. Deeper Than The Holler 6. He Walked On Water 7. Honky Tonk Moon 8. Is It Still Over 9. Three Wooden Crosses 10. No Place Like Home
Top Album Cuts 1. The Truth Is Lying Next To You (and one of my favorites of his, period) 2. Good Intentions 3. Tonight, I'm Playing Possum 4. No Stoppin' Us Now 5. Written In Stone 6. Old 8X10 7. What'll You Do About Me 8. Shopping For Dresses w/ Loretta Lynn 9. I'd Surrender All 10. What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana (he did my favorite Haggard song justice, for sure)
Bottom 1. Too Gone Too Long - just kind of meh to me 2. Better Class of Losers
thats about it, on the whole love his late 80's /early 90's material alot better than post-Wind In The Wire era. That concept, made-for-TV album really derailed his momentum. But still he is a living legend
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Post by CoJoFan on Feb 23, 2016 21:05:19 GMT -5
I love all of Randy Travis' music but my 2 favorites are "Deeper Than The Holler" and "Before You Kill Us All". Speaking of Randy, unless I missed it no one has said anything about his album Wind In The Wire. What is everyone's thoughts on it?
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Post by onebuffalo on Feb 25, 2016 11:41:28 GMT -5
I love all of Randy Travis' music but my 2 favorites are "Deeper Than The Holler" and "Before You Kill Us All". Speaking of Randy, unless I missed it no one has said anything about his album Wind In The Wire. What is everyone's thoughts on it? After the success of the greatest hits CDs of 1992, Randy Travis went into a Western direction with Wind In The Wire. Not a bad album by any stretch, but was slightly different from the Travis we were accustomed to between 1986-1993. Two singles were released, Cowboy Boogie (#46) and the title track (#65). The only reason why this record sounded different from previous Travis releases is that Steve Gibson produced it instead of Kyle Lehning. Travis came back strong in 1994 with the This Is Me CD. Four top tens were produced between 1994-1995. Here's a video of Cowboy Boogie. Enjoy!
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Post by bjer127 on Feb 25, 2016 12:08:16 GMT -5
I love all of Randy Travis' music but my 2 favorites are "Deeper Than The Holler" and "Before You Kill Us All". Speaking of Randy, unless I missed it no one has said anything about his album Wind In The Wire. What is everyone's thoughts on it? After the success of the greatest hits CDs of 1992, Randy Travis went into a Western direction with Wind In The Wire. Not a bad album by any stretch, but was slightly different from the Travis we were accustomed to between 1986-1993. Two singles were released, Cowboy Boogie (#46) and the title track (#65). The only reason why this record sounded different from previous Travis releases is that Steve Gibson produced it instead of Kyle Lehning. Travis came back strong in 1994 with the This Is Me CD. Four top tens were produced between 1994-1995. Here's a video of Cowboy Boogie. Enjoy! Correct me if i am wrong, but wasn't "Wind In The Wire" the soundtrack to a TV-movie? I don't think it was just a concept album for Randy, I think there were some sort of movie to accompany it. Either way, I think it did kind of derail his career (albeit very shortly). I can easily seperate pre-Wind in the Wire from post-Wind IN the Wire Randy, with the earlier work being far better.
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Post by onebuffalo on Feb 25, 2016 12:08:48 GMT -5
TV movie.
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Post by thy4568 on Feb 25, 2016 15:51:15 GMT -5
When I first heard "Wind" I didn't like it, in fact, I hated it. This is because of the Western theme and also the songs was a deviation from Randy's normal songs.
"Wind" was released during a time when Randy had so many beautiful songs like "Look Heart, No Hands" and "An Old Pair of Shoes" which were so gorgeously meaningful and touching. To follow that up with "Cowboy Boogie" seemed all wrong at that time. "Cowboy" sounded so detached and frivolous. I can't say how disappointed I was when I first heard WIND. I must say I wasn't pleased with the album then and seldom listened to it through.
Now in hindsight, the album is still an oddity, but it has some goregous songs. I don't listen to it much, but I don't hate it that much either.
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Post by thy4568 on Feb 26, 2016 5:23:54 GMT -5
I am surprised I never responded to this. Randy Travis is probably in my Top 5 favorite country artists ever, and that's a distinguished list. I wish someone would come along now and change the format like he did almost single-handedly in 1985-86 (come on William Michael Morgan or Mo Pitney!). Again, as people have stated, almost impossible to rank his songs, but i'll give it a stab in his honor (get well Randy) Top Singles 1. I Told You So 2. Look Heart, No Hands 3. The Box 4. Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart (one of my favorite melodies and instrumentation in a country song) 5. Deeper Than The Holler 6. He Walked On Water 7. Honky Tonk Moon 8. Is It Still Over 9. Three Wooden Crosses 10. No Place Like Home Top Album Cuts 1. The Truth Is Lying Next To You (and one of my favorites of his, period) 2. Good Intentions 3. Tonight, I'm Playing Possum 4. No Stoppin' Us Now 5. Written In Stone 6. Old 8X10 7. What'll You Do About Me 8. Shopping For Dresses w/ Loretta Lynn 9. I'd Surrender All 10. What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana (he did my favorite Haggard song justice, for sure) Bottom 1. Too Gone Too Long - just kind of meh to me 2. Better Class of Losers thats about it, on the whole love his late 80's /early 90's material alot better than post-Wind In The Wire era. That concept, made-for-TV album really derailed his momentum. But still he is a living legend i almost forget about Shopping for Dresses, that' a great great great song!!!
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Post by James on Feb 26, 2016 13:07:38 GMT -5
Top 5:
1. Look Heart, No Hands 2. Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart 3. A Man Ain't Made Of Stone 4. Out Of My Bones 5. He Walked On Water
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Post by CoJoFan on Feb 26, 2016 22:17:42 GMT -5
Reading all these posts about Randy Travis inspired to start completing his album collection and I mean the CD copies of his albums too. Doing pretty good as I'm only needing 4 to complete it. Just need Always & Forever, Heroes And Friends, Full Circle and A Man Ain't Made of Stone.
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