Chronicles - George Strait

Advantages: Another great CD from George Strait
Disadvantages: Not enough tracks

...This is yet another great album from George Strait. The CD has ten tracks which after playing a couple of times you will find yourself singing along to. The opening track - 'She'll leave you with a smile' is a good lead in which is followed by the thought provoking 'Run'. The title track 'The Road Less Traveled', again, a powerful song with wonderful lyrics and melodies and sung equally so. George Strait manages to skillfully incorporate a wide range of musical styles from the more traditional country through to a more rock, pop, R&B and honky tonk influence without losing its overall country feel. George Strait is one of country's top selling artists and this album will leave you in no doubt as to why. Combining old and new country beautifully, 'The Road Less Traveled' contains something for everyone. This is a good... Read review

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Advantages: Great country and western music
Disadvantages: None

...Recently I wrote a review explaining how my interest in country and western music was kindled by the songs of Garth Brooks, well I’ve bought one or two more C.D’s of the same genre since then. One of my gripes about the music of this type is because in Britain, it is a relatively small but very loyal market, seldom do I seem to find country and western music at sale prices and £15 seems expensive to splash out on the off chance that it may appeal to me. However I did find George Strait’s ‘One step at a time’ (incidentally Garth mentions him in the song ‘Aint going down til the sun comes up‘) for about a fiver so I thought I’d take a chance. I had heard of George, new he was massive in America, but couldn’t recall ever having heard any of his songs. Facts about George Strait I have found out in the mean time. Given Name: George... Read review

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Advantages: This is them at their most raw
Disadvantages: Might not like the feel of that

...The first foray into the album world for Dire Straits takes place in 1978. I remember walking down the road at 18 with my reasonably bulky radio jammed up against my ear (against my mother's wishes, against my arm's wishes and before the more discreet Sony Walkman was born) listening avidly to "Sultan's Of Swing". It certainly put a bounce in the step. Enthralled by this new sound that had been wrung out of a guitar, I dashed off the buy the album. I wasn't disappointed then, although "Setting Me Up" has for some reason always grated on me, but looking back over their illustrious career I can now see that this isn't necessarily the best indicator of what was to come. This is raw Dire Straits, and if this doesn’t sound too pretentious, this is them at their purest. As the albums flowed, they became masters in production... Read review

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