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Post by George Strait Junkie on Jul 27, 2017 23:28:56 GMT -5
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Post by George Strait Junkie on Jul 27, 2017 23:32:52 GMT -5
ok this album is awesome still not as good as his perfect "Man With A Memory" cd but it might be a close second
here's my top 5 (i'll update later with full ranking i need more listens)
1. I'd Sing About You
2. Never Gets Old
3. Billy Graham's Bible
4. So You're Saying
5. Baby Got Back - what i love how country he made it the steel on this track omg
my least favorite is "Diamonds Make Babies" sorry i love Bradley Gaskin's version so much that no other version has a shot
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phil1996
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Post by phil1996 on Jul 28, 2017 1:42:03 GMT -5
Another excellent album by one of the most underrated singers in country music history.
It doesn't top Real Things, Memory, or Crickets but it's close.
Favorites:
I'd Sing About You (should've been the follow up to Hard To Be Cool)
Never Gets Old
We All Carry Something
Hostage
Billy Graham's Bible
Diamonds Make Babies
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Post by Troublemaker on Jul 28, 2017 3:28:13 GMT -5
This is one of the standout albums of 2017. I love how country he made baby got back as I was initially worried that this might sound out of place but so far the album is very cohesive. Favorites so far:
I'd Sing About You (why this isn't the lead single is beyond me)
Never Gets Old
Girl in the Song
Tall Boys
Baby Got Back
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Post by justin5545 on Jul 28, 2017 5:39:58 GMT -5
Definitely one of the best album of the year! Favorites are:
Diamonds Make Babies
We All Carry Something
I'd Sing About You
Never Gets Old
Billy Grahams Bible
This Side of the River
But there's really not a song I dislike on this album
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Post by CoJoFan on Jul 28, 2017 6:25:28 GMT -5
Is Diamonds Make Babies the same song from Dierks' Home album?
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Post by bjer127 on Jul 28, 2017 11:16:25 GMT -5
This album is really solid. His version of Diamonds Makes Babies seems to be missing something the Dierks/Gaskin songs had. It almost sounds like a demo. Otherwise the album is really good. The middle of the album has some radio-fluff like duds, but otherwise some great songs.
I really think "So Your Saying" should be a single. That song is both traditional and modern ( a la some of the stuff Pardi is doing). That steel at the end of the chorus is awesome, and that melody has been in my head all day.
Overall 4.5 out of 5, really good stuff.
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Post by countrymusicjunkie on Jul 29, 2017 15:29:35 GMT -5
Why did Joe include "Billy Graham's Bible" here? Don't get me wrong, it's a great song but I was just wondering why he put the same song on two straight albums.
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Post by justin5545 on Jul 29, 2017 17:14:52 GMT -5
Why did Joe include "Billy Graham's Bible" here? Don't get me wrong, it's a great song but I was just wondering why he put the same song on two straight albums. I watched his behind the scenes for "Billy Graham's Bible" and he said it was too good not to include it here and give it a second chance at becoming a single. I don't it expect to ever be a single but I think he included it because he keeps saying this album represent the music he want to make and is passionate about. |
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Post by CoJoFan on Jul 29, 2017 17:28:42 GMT -5
Next single should be "Girl In A Song" followed by "Breathless" then I'd end it with "I'd Sing About You". Sadly I doubt any of these singles will see the success that "Sunny And 75" and "Yeah" did. I see this being in my top 10 if not top 5 country albums of the year! Listening to Sara Evans Words next!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 29, 2017 23:53:33 GMT -5
This album is pretty good on first listen, but I am still disappointed that the first two singles got snipped from the final tracklisting (loved both of them, too) and that he reprised "Billy Graham's Bible" here (even though it was one of my faves on Crickets, there's really no need for it to be here and it has no business being a single imo). I must also say that I'm not loving the final studio cut of "Baby Got Back" like I'd hoped after loving when he did it live when I saw him and Sara Evans in 2014. The male voice talking during the song ruins it.  Aside from those issues, solid album that is totally country and has great vocals from Joe Nichols... which was all to be expected. I'll need to give it some more plays to figure out favorites. There were also definitely better options than the title cut for a radio release, even though nothing on the record was probably going to do much more than "Freaks" or "Undone" did, if that (sadly). |
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Post by phil1996 on Jul 30, 2017 19:47:15 GMT -5
As I said, this is an excellent album....but I'll say this. Baby Got Back is HORRIBLE. I love the way the music sounds, but the spoken word part by Darren Knight ruins the whole song. So obnoxious.
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Post by Fanofctrymusic on Jul 30, 2017 23:53:06 GMT -5
I got the CD in the mail.
My favorites so far are.
We All Carry Something
I'd Sing About You
Never Gets Old
So You're Saying
This Side of the River
I would have liked a slow ballad from Joe.
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Post by tim on Jul 31, 2017 0:25:59 GMT -5
As I said, this is an excellent album....but I'll say this. Baby Got Back is HORRIBLE. I love the way the music sounds, but the spoken word part by Darren Knight ruins the whole song. So obnoxious. I lost it after "Those jeans look good on you...YES!...looking good lookin' like a million dollars...you didn't go to Walmart for that haircut I can tell you right now you sure didn't!" I found this song to be clever and right up there with Joe's sly sense of humor. Loved it. This is a solid album (albeit with some filler). My favorites so far: I'd Sing About You Never Gets Old Hostage Tall Boys Still thinks she looks like a....  |
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Post by countrymusicjunkie on Jul 31, 2017 18:11:04 GMT -5
I finally got around to listening to this. As expected, this is another really solid album from Joe.
Rankings:
1.I'd Sing About You
2.We All Carry Something
3.Never Gets Old
4.This Side Of The River
5.Billy Graham's Bible
6.Girl In The Song
7.Hostage
8.So You're Saying
9.Breathless
10.Tall Boys
11.Diamonds Make Babies
12.Baby Got Back
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 31, 2017 20:15:22 GMT -5
Joe Nichols just posted the music video for "Baby Got Back" on his Facebook today. Sir Mix-A-Lot is featured in it, "auditioning" alternate versions of the song and Joe comes out and plays the track with his band on stage to his approval.
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Post by Troublemaker on Jul 31, 2017 20:47:21 GMT -5
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Post by phil1996 on Aug 1, 2017 12:11:51 GMT -5
About to download that one. I love listening to it without Darren Knights obnoxious talking. It's great to hear. |
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Post by George Strait Junkie on Aug 1, 2017 14:56:19 GMT -5
About to download that one. I love listening to it without Darren Knights obnoxious talking. It's great to hear. yup that's what i did just edited out the additions and the end part and its perfect - gonna burn my version of the album take off "Diamonds" just don't like his version and add "Freaks" as the 1st track as it sounds way better opening the album also i'll put "undone" in the track-listing somewhere |
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Post by phil1996 on Aug 9, 2017 6:47:00 GMT -5
Listen to "Diamonds Make Babies" and "Nothing on but the Radio" by Gary Allan back to back. Almost like carbon copies musically but with different lyrics
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Post by onebuffalo on Aug 9, 2017 14:56:20 GMT -5
#15 country, #120 top 200 album with 5000 sold. Congratulations, Joe Nichols.
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Post by phil1996 on Aug 10, 2017 14:29:32 GMT -5
#15 country, #120 top 200 album with 5000 sold. Congratulations, Joe Nichols. Yikes those are bad numbers |
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 19, 2017 0:58:57 GMT -5
#15 country, #120 top 200 album with 5000 sold. Congratulations, Joe Nichols. Yikes those are bad numbers He only sold about 12,000 in the opening week for Crickets and it dropped two months before "Sunny and 75" hit #1. Considering he hasn't even gotten a charting single from this record yet, those numbers aren't bad at all. |
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