In The Life Of Chris Gaines - Garth Brooks > Reviews

Advantages: We get to see an amazing singer try something out of the ordinary.
Disadvantages: Unfortunately the album never took off as well as hoped so no more Chris.

...to be the main character in a film called “The Lamb” and this album was to be a pre-soundtrack to the film. However due to lower than excepted sales of the album the film was never made, but at least the album remains because it is fantastic. For those of you unfamiliar with Garth Brooks he is one of the best selling artists in the US and his music style is that of country-rock. His live performances are amazing and certainly are worth seeing as ... Read review

Advantages: Some sublime tracks from the country singer
Disadvantages: seems to have divided most of his existing fanbase

...issue of having him star in the film also. And so he chose to create an album of non-country tracks, written supposedly by Chris Gaines, and release it as a "Greatest Hits..." The album sleeve features a biography af Chris, photos of "Chris" and album covers from his back catalogue. It also has hand written notes about the origins of the tracks. Garth's biggest problem was that for so long had he been wrapped up in his country persona, that ... Read review