dwightyoakamacoustic.net - Dwight Yoakam

Advantages: Not only historic but dam good entertainment
Disadvantages: The mixed style may not suit all

...by the chorus of the Red Army Ensemble. Very difficult to explain but it simply works as a great rendition. 3. 'Let's Work Together' - the concert continues with this Dwight Yoakam song (ok I had to look that up) which I'm pretty sure you will know if you hear it. Very powerfully delivered with lots of brass, again in a very Blues Brothers kind of way. 4. 'Volga Boatmen' (or the 'yo o heave ho' song to most of us) - the classic Russian song is given the full operatic treatment in a very 'Les Miserables' style showing that the Ensemble are not just there to make the stage look pretty. Whatever your taste in music you can't help but be impressed with their delivery. Much as with some of the other songs on the album the inclusion of this makes sense in the same way that the 'Theme from Rawhide' makes sense in the Blues Brothers. 5. 'Happy... Read review

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Advantages: Brilliant!
Disadvantages: Mad! (Or is that still an advantage?)

...Kate and Anna McGarrigle and Dwight Yoakam, I just couldn’t relate to it. But I persevered and came to appreciate it. I was determined to give this music a chance. By about the fifth listen I absolutely adored it. It’s a classic non-song, of course, (see my REM op if you haven’t been keeping up!) and, but for the excessive lyrics, it would make a great instruMENTAL! I wish I knew what the instruments were for my favourite bits so I could try to explain what it sounds like. Anyway, I keep finding myself humming musical passages and stings from this song. This is the sound of the runaway Ghost Train crashing into the out-of-control carousel at the funfair. I think that’s made it pretty clear. Best bit: From 1:54 into the track until 2:06. Brilliant! (9.5/10) 3. Retrovertigo (4:58) "Now I’m finding... Read review

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Advantages: More Rockier Edge / Written by Herself
Disadvantages: Unoriginal / Repetative / More than a few Poor Tracks

...and perhaps is one of the stronger tracks on the album, but vocally isn’t as impressive. Lyrically the song describes someone who changes mood quite frequently not really knowing what they want in life switching from being happy to sad, from angry to depressed and continuously thinking about the past. 'The Next minute you're slowly sinking into something black.' #Hole# (written by Kelly Clarkson / Jimmy Messer / Dwight Baker) Impressive guitar work really lights this song up and makes it a great strong track on the album. It sounds very similar to work by Nickelback, but with a much more scarily depressing lyrics. Again Kelly Clarkson really gets into the song vocally and ranges her tune to suit individual parts of the song. I’m surprised this is not to be released as a single actually as it perhaps will appeal to many. Lyrically... Read review

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