I can assure you that after this review, I will go into my room
\nand just play AC\/DC and Metallica non-stop for the next twenty-four
\nhours. In my quest to find new music, I have gone and reviewed my
\nbrother’s favorite stuff. How was I to know that he was into
\nestrogen-heavy music?? Phew, the things I do for this web site. (Be
\nprofessional. Focus, dammit, focus!)<\/p>\n
Standing alongside Faith Hill and Shania Twain are the Dixie
\nChicks. This young trio of Southern belles came out of somewhere to
\nsnatch the Grammy for best country album from the likes of Garth
\nBrooks and Twain. Tough feat for first timers. So you know that
\neveryone in Nashville was taking close measure of how the Chicks
\nwould do for their second-go around. Would they strike gold (and
\nplatinum) again or go the way of many bands and artists (into a
\nsophomore slump)?<\/p>\n
Don’t fret. Unlike the other female artists with which the
\nChicks are lumped, these gals are country through and through.
\nWhile there are some pop influences, you cannot compare this album
\nto Twain’s latest – which is more of an in-between of country and
\npop. Still, this is country that is aimed for at the chicks (pun
\nintended). It starts with the single, “Ready To Run,” which you can
\nalso find in the
\nRunaway Bride<\/i> soundtrack. Like the song says, “all they’re
\nready to do is have some fun.”<\/p>\n
In fact, that fun attitude permeates most of the album. “Sin
\nWagon” speaks of girls attempting to jump someone’s bones. It
\nactually reminded me of “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” for its
\nuse of the violin. It’s quite amusing. You also get “Some Days You
\nGotta Dance” and “Hole In My Head.” The first one reminds me a bit
\ntoo much of Twain, but “Hole” is better — actually mixing a bit of
\nrock into the Chicks’ country. Then there’s the
\nsomewhat-controversial “Goodbye Earl.” Dealing with murder, the
\nsong actually makes fun of women getting even with an abusive
\nhusband. However, while Brooks’ “The Thunder Rolls” was
\ncontroversial, this one, I think, will slide by — it’s much
\nfunnier than “The Thunder Rolls.”<\/p>\n
Offsetting all that good time, the Chicks delve into some softer
\nand tender moments and these are the ones that make this album
\nworthwhile. “Cowboy Take Me Away” is very countrish and quite good.
\nThe album closer, “Let Him Fly,” is a good track and a soft and
\ndecent way to end an album. “Don’t Waste Your Heart” is softer and
\nalso good. Amazingly, these two tracks seem to be polar opposites.
\nOne deals finding love while the other is about letting it go.<\/p>\n
Still, there are some tracks which, in my estimation, are only
\naverage. “If I Fall You’re Going Down With Me” is more radio-ready,
\nbut not as interesting. “Cold Day In July” is interesting, but
\ntelegraphs its moves a mile away. On that group, you can lump
\n“Hello Mr. Heartache,” “Without You” and “Heartbreak Town.” They
\nare not bad songs, but they’re not that great. They’re stuff we’ve
\nalready seen before.<\/p>\n
In the end, the Dixie Chicks’ new album is tailored-made for its
\naudience. If you like the other big guns in country, you will enjoy<\/p>\n
Fly<\/i>. However, don’t look for originality in here. Be content
\nwith a good time and you will like it even more. Now, to my
\ntestosterone treatment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":25251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[6109],"rating":[5614],"class_list":["post-36456","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-dixie-chicks","rating-rating-c-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/36456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/36456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36456"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=36456"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=36456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}