Alright [CD-single] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Alright

2. Love Changes All

3. Do Ya (Unedited Alternative Mix)

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
The first single off their forthcoming album, 'Zoom'. Tracks include 'Alright', 'Love Changes All' & 'Do Ya' (unedited alternative mix). Slimline jewel case. 2001 release.

Tracks:

Smile
Knock 'Em Out
LDN
Everything's Just Wonderful
Not Big
Friday Night
Shame For You
Littlest Things
Take What You Take
Friend Of Mine
Alfie
Nan You're A Window Shopper (US Bonus Track)
Smile (Version Revisited) (US Bonus Track)

From Amazon.co.uk

Being, as she is, the daughter of prominent British actor Keith Allen, the cynics could easily dismiss the rise of Lily Allen as an act of backroom nepotism, a talent-free starlet helped to the stage by the right connections. But one listen to her debut album Alright, Still dispels any doubts about young Ms. Allen's star quality. Possessed of a feisty wit and taste for urban storytelling that should see her compared to Mike "The Streets" Skinner, these 11 tracks of sunshine-friendly reggae-pop cover topics including frustrating potential closing-time suitors ("Knock 'Em Out"), being happy when your ex is having a bad time ("Smile"), and having a little brother who likes a bit of a smoke--and not just of the tobacco variety ("Alfie"). Wisely, however, Allen doesn't let the grittiness of the subject matter tarnish the golden pop suss of the songs, a suite of gleaming productions by names including Mark Ronson and Gwen Stefani collaborator Greg Kurstin that take inspiration from the lighter end of reggae and vintage rocksteady. Doubtless some corners of the press will pillory her as a poor role model, but there's an engaging honesty to the likes of "LDN"--a love song to a city filled with teenage muggers, pimps, and crack whores, narrated by someone who's cycling because "the filth took away my license." Like father, like daughter. --Louis Pattison

From Capitol Records

The 21-year-old Lily Allen, pronounced by NME "the archetypal singer-songwriter for the iPod generation," took Britain by storm in summer 2006 with her debut album Alright, Still rocketing onto the U.K. Album chart at No. 2 and her first U.K. single, "Smile," topping the U.K. Airplay chart for six weeks in a row. Now she's set her sights on America--and early reports indicate she won't exactly be flying under the radar here either. "She symbolizes a new blogging-age, middle-class girl: cockily ambitious, skeptical yet enthusiastic, technically savvy, musically open, obsessed with public expression and ready to fight back," said The New York Times in a feature on Lily.

Allen was born in Hammersmith, a borough in Greater London, and grew up all over London - Shepherds Bush, Bloomsbury, Islington. "I went to 13 different schools so I never had time to make enduring friendships. Music became a lifeline to me. I listened to punk, ska and reggae, courtesy of my parents' record collections," she says, which explains why, in addition to numerous up-and-coming dance artists, she counts The Specials, T. Rex, The Slits, and Blondie as favorites.

"I got expelled from various schools and was sent to boarding school as they thought it would be a restraining influence, but I ran away when I was 14," she recalls. "It was obvious I didn't like authority." Although she dropped out of school, Allen continued to have a voracious appetite for books and music. "I always felt I couldn't articulate my feelings as much as I wanted to. Books and music helped me do that," she says. "I started to feel like I could have a voice."

Lily's incisive lyrical observations belie her years. "With the kind of music I do you have to be direct and quite literal," she says. "I don't play an instrument, which really makes me focus on the vocal melody, and the lyrics are incredibly important to me. I don't want to be part of a scene - the whole idea of that makes me feel sick - and most of the music I listen to is by outsider figures, which is where I feel happiest."

There was a little old lady who was walking down the road She was struggling with bags from Tesco There were people in the city having lunch in the park I believe that is called alfresco Then a kid came along to offer a hand But before she had time to accept it Hits her over the head, doesn't care if she's dead 'Cause he's got all her jewelry and wallet (from "LDN")

In November 2005, Allen started posting tracks on her MySpace site to see what fans thought of them. "Since then it's gone mad," she says. (Her songs have received over five million total plays to date.) "The online support I got for my music grew quickly, then the next thrill was hearing it on the radio. The reaction has been so positive it's left me reeling a bit. But I'm happy and I know the songs can live up to people's expectations."

And indeed they have. "Through and through, it sounds like part Millie Small, part Gwen Stefani, part Blondie, without ever really sounding much like anything other than Allen's own mash-up of cool," said Rolling Stone. The New Yorker has praised her "delightful, ska-inflected songs" and Pitchfork said "Alright, Still isn't anything else but a fantastic success. Not only does Allen deliver on the musical promise hinted at in her MySpace demos, she also acquits herself as a genuine personality with wit and attitude to spare."

Allen's cheeky, street-smart observations imbue Alright, Still with an unerringly modern female point-of-view. On "Smile," Lily admits to feeling guilty - but not that guilty - for feeling good when an ex-boyfriend cries because she won't give it another go. Perhaps he shouldn't have slept with her neighbor. On "Knock 'Em Out," a lame pick-up line is met with a litany of bogus reasons (ranging from various sexually transmitted diseases to a house fire) why "it's not gonna happen/not in a million years." And while the chorus of "LDN" brims with unabashed affection for London, the verses are a deft social commentary exposing the warts of a town intent on keeping up appearances. Cynicism and a sunny outlook aren't mutually exclusive in Allen's world, which goes a long way towards explaining her unbridled confidence and contagious joie de vivre. The world is still her oyster - even if it was dredged from murky waters.

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Customer Reviews:

Very Funny CD.......2007-07-18

Lily Allen has to be the best British female artist ever! Well, besides Amy Winehouse. This CD is brutally honest and very, very funny. Lily does an amazing job on this CD. Why? Because like I said, it's brutally honest. Get the PA version because even though there's cursing, it's used sparingly and in context, but it's still not for anyone who isn't at least a preteen yet. The lyrics are in the liner notes, though.

The songs on the CD and what I rated them, 1 to 5:

1. Smile. Well, it's on the radio a lot but it's pretty funny with Lily Allen kicking out a boyfriend and enjoying his cries to get her back. 4/5

2. Knock 'em Out. Bad boyfriends trying to get a girl's number. Hilarious excuses ensue, especially "I've got herpes, err, no I've got syphilis...AIDS! AIDS! I've got AIDS!" 5/5

3. LDN. Lily loves a city with teenage muggers and pimps? Interesting. 4/5

4. Everything's Just Wonderful. She thinks about the world, weight loss, spaghetti bolognaise, getting a flat, and having her ex's money but not getting it, but in the end, she supposes "that's the way that things go". Funny, but not up to potential. 4/5

5. Not Big. Childish rant about her boyfriend being good enough. Like the sound though. 3/5

6. Friday Night. Girl goes to bar, other girls try to get boys, girl gets revenge. Too generic at first, but becomes good. 5/5

7. Shame For You. Now she's back on track! Very funny song about dumping a boyfriend. 5/5

8. Littlest Things. WHAT? A love ballad? Shocking surprise, but overall, as sweet as sugar. 5/5

9. Take What You Take. Good song about doing what you want to do, but it may shock parents. 5/5

10. Friend Of Mine. A childhood friend becomes a bad girl. Good message about self-respect. 5/5

11. Alfie. Song about Lily's brother Alfie smoking weed and Lily trying to talk to him. Really good messages and great beat. 5/5

12. Nan You're A Window Shopper. Very tongue in cheek parody of Window Shopper by 50 Cent about Lily's nana. But may offend some. 5/5

Overall: 4.5/5

I wish I could do 4 1/2 stars! This CD is a must-have.

The Most Fun of Them All.......2007-07-17

Short Version: BUY THIS ALBUM...YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!

Long Version: Lily is the british version of Pink in my mind because of the attitude she brings to her music. I love this chick. She has a maturity that I think will sustain her as an artist for a lot of years. We may never really get to know her in America, and that is too bad (I hope differently though). However, of the 15 albums I brought, this is honestly my favorite. Any chick who sings "...you must be joking me, if you think that you'll be poking me" has something I want to her more of down the road.

Mostly, she is really refreshing change of pace. Part of me want to know what she listens too when she has time.

Kevin

Cheeky and Fun.......2007-07-13

Lily Allen is probably one of the most talented young artists around. Her lyrics are hilarious and the music is very upbeat and fun. I haven't taken in out of my CD changer since I bought it.

Fun, catchy music.......2007-07-07

I really like this album by Lily Allen. It is really fun to listen to. She's a cute, sassy singer. Check her out!

Really enjoyable to listen.......2007-06-22

This is different from most of the mainstream music that is out there right now. Lily Allen definitely has some mixes in her music that make the songs stand out. If you want something upbeat to listen to when you are in the car or even at the house, this is a good buy. LDN is one of my favorites to listen to when I am in a bad mood. All in all....a good buy.

Average customer rating:

Good girl fun!
70's music snob finally finds SOME REALLY GREAT MUSIC
Good [grief] man, what the [heck] is this? Clean? Explicit? BAD!
Irreverent and just plain fun
this cd is awesome

Alright, Still
Lily Allen
Manufacturer: Capitol Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Smile
Knock 'Em Out
LDN
Everything's Just Wonderful
Not Big
Friday Night
Shame For You
Littlest Things
Take What You Take
Friend Of Mine
Alfie
Nan You're A Window Shopper
Smile (Version Revisited)

From Amazon.co.uk

Being, as she is, the daughter of prominent British actor Keith Allen, the cynics could easily dismiss the rise of Lily Allen as an act of backroom nepotism, a talent-free starlet helped to the stage by the right connections. But one listen to her debut album Alright, Still dispels any doubts about young Ms. Allen's star quality. Possessed of a feisty wit and taste for urban storytelling that should see her compared to Mike "The Streets" Skinner, these 11 tracks of sunshine-friendly reggae-pop cover topics including frustrating potential closing-time suitors ("Knock 'Em Out"), being happy when your ex is having a bad time ("Smile"), and having a little brother who likes a bit of a smoke--and not just of the tobacco variety ("Alfie"). Wisely, however, Allen doesn't let the grittiness of the subject matter tarnish the golden pop suss of the songs, a suite of gleaming productions by names including Mark Ronson and Gwen Stefani collaborator Greg Kurstin that take inspirat! ion from the lighter end of reggae and vintage rocksteady. Doubtless some corners of the press will pillory her as a poor role model, but there's an engaging honesty to the likes of "LDN"--a love song to a city filled with teenage muggers, pimps, and crack whores, narrated by someone who's cycling because "the filth took away my license." Like father, like daughter. --Louis Pattison

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Customer Reviews:

Good girl fun!.......2007-07-08

These songs are great to share with all of your girl friends! We have all been there one time or another! It has a lot of variety of music and the lyrics are hysterical. ENJOY!

70's music snob finally finds SOME REALLY GREAT MUSIC.......2007-06-21

LILY ALLEN is very talented (ok; i admit she does need to find a better back up band); her music is funny and a fun sticky treat of yummy smack; kindof like cotton candy with a swig of vodka after it. I havent heard 1 new artist in 6 years that i adore and my sister and i have been laughing, dancing and grooving to this CD for months now. Lily has amazing wit and wisdom beyond her years.
i grew up on Blondie, The Specials, English Beat and Bob Marley so this albulm balms my old tattered soul. This girl is going far! catch her now as she will be a huge star in 2009. "smile" is an amazing tune, but "alfie" "Knock em out" and "nan, you're a window shopper" are my favorites; i crack up every time i hear them.

Good [grief] man, what the [heck] is this? Clean? Explicit? BAD!.......2007-06-15

This was compared to Amy Winehouse????? Why on earth are the 2 mentioned in the same sentence?????

I now see why the uproar over the 2 new artists. They should never be compared. Yeah, they're both British and female; that is where it ends.

This CD sounds like The Spice Girls got together one night and recorded some covers of Gwen Stefani songs written by Gnarls Barkley (I like Gnarls Barkley, but Lily Allen isn't pulling off what they did). It's just not good music, lyrics, mixing or production.

Worse still, every song on the album sounds about the same. Her "singing" is more of an attempt at talking over the music (can't really call it rap) and it just comes off as poetry (bad poetry) over drum machines and loops of boring, unemotional, uncreative, synthesized music (let's say it's Def Jam lite backed up by Blondie or Devo).

This has been very enlightening however because when I read reviews from people who liked this album and didn't like "Back to Black" by Winehouse, I wondered why. Now I know. They are nothing alike; polar opposites.

I guess it just comes down to taste, preference. This ain't my preference. I'll give it 2 stars for the effort, but I don't get this sound, this album or this "artist".

So, be forewarned. Don't buy this just because it is recommended as a companion to "Back to Black" by Winehouse (or "Introducing" by Joss Stone, for that matter). You may well be very, very, very disappointed.

Sorry Lily; this just doesn't do it for me. And if you take a look at the response to the 4 and 5 star ratings of this album, it may give an indication of what this album really accomplished. Pretty much every person that has given this album a 4 or 5 star review has gotten about 50% helfpulfness votes on their reviews. That should say something about this album. It is not for everyone, and I would say it is not for most.

Irreverent and just plain fun.......2007-06-08

21 yr. old Lily Allen shot out of nowhere last year in the UK with a number 1 hit "Smile" and her debut album "Alright, Still". After it became clear that this was not a one hit wonder, and single after single kept riding the UK charts, the decision was finally made to also release the album in the US earlier this year.

"Alright, Still" (13 tracks; 43 min.) starts off with that smash-single "Smile" and it immediately sets the tone for the album: the song has an easy flowing reggae undertone (though not all songs on the album are reggae-flavored), and it deals with guys and a failed relationship, both of the singer's favorite topics throughout. "Ldn" (2nd UK single) is an ode to Allen's hometown of London, and another irresitable reggae hum-along, with a splash of Spanish/Mexican musical undertones. "Shame for You" (4th single) is something that Fiona Apple could've done. "Littlest Things" (3rd single) is the most introvert song on the album, a ballad Lily Allen-style. "Alfie" (to be released in July in the UK as the 5th single) is another little ditty. Not to say that the non-single tracks are no good. Check out for example "Friend of Mine", "Friday Nights" and the closer, a souped-up reprise of "Smile".

In all, this is really fun album to listen to, and at 43 min. it clips by in no time. I happen to catch Lily Allen at the Coachella festival in late April, and her live show is simply irresitable, she won the crowd over with her easy going manner and her live band was just outstanding.

this cd is awesome.......2007-06-08

Its good to hear that there is talent in todays youth, and this artist fills the bill quite nicely. My favorite tunes are Friday Night, Littlest Things and Alfie. There isn't a loser on the whole cd, though. I have diverse tastes in music, from Pink Floyd, the Police, Beatles and Beach Boys, to Avril Leveign (sp?) Led Zep and Eminem, and I liked this cd from the first listen. You'll either love it, or hate it. I say give it a try!!

Feelin' Alright: The Definitive Collection

Average customer rating:

Mostly good
Great album
Great songs from 1968-71, but nothing from late 1971-74
Good, but why buy this when there is Smiling Phases!?!?!?
Great overview of Traffic's earlier work.

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Customer Reviews:

Mostly good.......2007-05-30

does not contain Light up or leave me alone, which was disappointing, but most of the good stuff is on here. definitely worth a listen.

Great album.......2006-12-01

All the best music and very fast shipment. What more could we want?

Great songs from 1968-71, but nothing from late 1971-74.......2006-08-02

THE BAND: The main players consisted of Steve Winwood (lead vocals, piano, organ, guitar, bass guitar, percussion), Jim Capaldi (drums, percussion, vocals), and Chris Wood (flute, sax, organ, percussion, vocals). Additional members included Rick Grech (bass guitar), Jim Gordon (drums & percussion), and on-again off-again Dave Mason (guitar, mellotron, sitar, bass guitar, vocals).

THE DISC: (2000) 15 tracks clocking in at approximately 77 minutes. Included with the disc is a 14-page booklet containing song titles/credits, pictures of all album covers, what songs came from which albums, and 10 pages of pictures and history of the band and its members. Digitally remastered sound. Label - Island Records.

ALBUM REPRESENTATION: "Mr. Fantasy" (1968: 4 songs), "Traffic" (1968: 4), "Last Exit" (1969: 1), "John Barleycorn Must Die" (1970: 4), "The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys" (1971: 2). *No songs from "Welcome To The Canteen" (1971-Live), "Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory" (1973), "On The Road" (1973-Live), "Where The Eagles Fly" (1974).

COMMENTS: I got into Traffic way after the fact. However, I remember so many of these tunes from the classic rock radio stations growing up outside NYC. Especially the best songs on this disc... ""Dear Mr. Fantasy", "Glad", "Freedom Rider", "Empty Pages" and the ultra cool 11+ minute "Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys". With that being said, I'm sitting on the fence regarding "Feelin' Alright". The songs chosen here spot are on accurate - the best songs were chosen from each of the albums represented. But, Island Records skipped anything from their last 4 albums. So, as good as the songs here happen to be, it's not an adequate sampling at all. Traffic's sound was simply different. They were cool in a jazzy/fusion/spacy/pop kind of way. I don't recall too many bands like them at the time. They certainly were not like The Beatles or Rolling Stones. Not even close to Jimi Hendrix or anyone else at Woodstock. (Some) Traffic is necessary in your music collection. Over the years several compilations have hit the stores trying to adequately capture the best schmattering of songs. As for a single disc 'best of', this one is good... BUT it only covers a fraction of their catalog. For a more detailed mix, I'd go with the hard to find "Smiling Phases" (1991) with 2-discs and 26 tracks... and something from each of their studio albums. Looking for a single studio album - I'd first go with "John Barleycorn" (simply a great album, and backed up by the liner notes indicating this is/was Traffic's best selling album in the U.S. by a wide margin), followed by "Low Spark" and/or "Mr. Fantasy".

Good, but why buy this when there is Smiling Phases!?!?!?.......2006-04-17

For a penny less, you can get every song on "Feelin's Alright" AND ELEVEN MORE SONGS from the compilation Smiling Phases. Sure, this one disc compilation contains *great music* but what shmoe would buy it when you can get more music on 2-CDs for less money???? Perhaps another reviewer can fill me in on the "logic" of buying this over Smiling Phases because I don't see it.

Great overview of Traffic's earlier work........2006-02-04

Feelin' Alright: The Very Best of Traffic brings you the best of the earlier efforts of one of the truly great bands of the late 60s/early 70s.
It traces the band's progression from the psychedelic rock of "Mr. Fantasy" to the later jazz/blues of "John Barleycorn" and "Low Spark".
Every track on this CD is a winner!

Average customer rating:

I love Lily Allen
Great CD!
AWESOME!
Love it!
a very well-executed album......

Alright, Still
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Release Date: 2006-08-01

Tracks:

Smile
Knock 'Em Out
LDN
Everything's Just Wonderful (Explicit Version)
Not Big
Friday Night
Shame For You
Little Things
Take What You Take
Friend Of Mine (Explicit Version)
Alfie (Explicit Version)

From Amazon.co.uk

Being, as she is, the daughter of prominent British actor Keith Allen, the cynics could easily dismiss the rise of Lily Allen as an act of backroom nepotism, a talent-free starlet helped to the stage by the right connections. But one listen to her debut album Alright, Still dispels any doubts about young Ms. Allen's star quality. Possessed of a feisty wit and taste for urban storytelling that should see her compared to Mike "The Streets" Skinner, these 11 tracks of sunshine-friendly reggae pop cover topics including frustrating potential closing-time suitors ("Knock 'Em Out"), being happy when your ex is having a bad time ("Smile"), and having a little brother who likes a bit of a smoke--and not just of the tobacco variety ("Alfie"). Wisely, however, Allen doesn't let the grittiness of the subject matter tarnish the golden pop suss of the songs, a suite of gleaming productions by names including Mark Ronson and Gwen Stefani collaborator Greg Kurstin that take inspiration from the lighter end of reggae and vintage rocksteady. Doubtless some corners of the press will pillory her as a poor role model, but there's an engaging honesty to the likes of "LDN"--a love song to a city filled with teenage muggers, pimps, and crack whores, narrated by someone who's cycling because "the filth took away my license." Like father, like daughter. --Louis Pattison

Album Description

Debut album by this critically adored British female pop vocalist. 11 tracks including the single 'Smile'. It's been a whirlwind couple of months for Lily Allen. After signing a low key deal with Regal, late last year, no one could have predicted how quickly she'd make an impression on the nation. Lily, like many artists, started posting tracks on her Myspace site in November 2005, so she could gauge what people thought. The response has been phenomenal. Listens on her Myspace site now are staggering, over 2 million and rising. The support from the press, radio and TV has been fantastic. She is already a 'red top' favorite with her honesty and sharp tongue, but also has fans across the digital world and within cult publications. Regal. 2006.

Album Details

The Outstanding 2006 Debut Full Length CD featuring the Single "Smile". "Lily Allen - the Cool as F**k Sound of the Summer" - Nme.

Customer Reviews:

I love Lily Allen.......2007-07-11

Great cd. Her songs will make you smile, and her attitude is unique. Her music is sure to please. I play it in my car all day long. Good stuff!

Great CD!.......2007-06-13

This album is fun! The songs are upbeat and funny. None of the lyrics are very deep or insightful, but they're catchy! You'll probably be able to relate to quite a few of them as well.

AWESOME!.......2007-05-08

This is the best CD I have bought in years. I can't get the songs out of my head. Lily Allen rocks!

Love it!.......2007-04-05

I can't stop listening, she is a great artist. Cheerful, fun and different.

a very well-executed album.............2007-04-05

Twenty year old Lily Allen has the knack for performing deceptively cutesy tunes with lyrics that cut like a knife, and they run rampant on this album. This CD starts off on a high note with "Smile," the ultimate ex-girlfriend revenge song. Yes, it sounds as bright as a sunny day in London, but when you listen carefully to the lyrics, Lily is bent on getting even with her ex-boyfriend (the jerk!). This is probably the revenge anthem of the year (or of 2006, when it was first released). The rest of the songs are equally deceptively bright and upbeat, but then you hear Lily's disenchanted thoughts on society ("LDN"), and a beautiful ode to a romance that ended way too quickly ("Littlest Things") with a gorgeous classical music sample (I wish I knew what this was, but it's fantastic).

I really reccomend this album because Lily's future is so bright she needs shades, and, for good reason. Check it out......

Average customer rating:

Im Alive, I Feel Alright
I feel sorry for anyone who doens't know Steve Earle
Hard-Core Troubadour!
His comeback and one of his best
I'm Feelin' it, Too

I Feel Alright
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A little bit country, a little bit rock & roll, Steve Earle has bounced between those extremes for years, producing great albums of nearly-straight country and totally-hard rock. On I Feel Alright, though, Earle finally finds a way to blend the styles seamlessly. Whether begging for a forgiveness he probably doesn't deserve on the deceptively sweet "Valentine's Day," or steadfastly refusing even the idea of forgiveness on the Stonesy "Unrepentant," Earle rocks and twangs in equal measure--and never more thrillingly than on "You're Still Standing There," his grateful duet with Lucinda Williams. Earle's best work, at least so far. --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews:

Im Alive, I Feel Alright.......2007-01-04

With a clear head and a surviving exhaltation, I Feel Alright serves notice that Steve Earle has re-surfaced from the depths of his drug impaired personal situation with a backlog of songs that literally pour out from the speakers. Continuing to call on his own experiences in an virtually auto-biographical manner, confessions such as "Hard Core Troubardors" rock and wink as he challenges his protaganists to think twice about getting involved with him in the first place.

Filled with instantly repeatable choruses and jublilant melody, "More Than I Can Do" and "You're Still Standing There" are cause for constant replay. This CD sets the standard for any future offering from Earle or any other serious singer songwriter for that matter. Included are soon to be standards of Earle's live performances, "Valentine's Day", "South Nashville Blues", and the "Unrepentant".

Taken singularly, a Steve Earle album can hold its own with most any other writer, but taken as a body of work, it becomes a standard that challenges all comers. Guitar Town was only a beginning, and a compromise to Nashville production standards of the time, but once the listener begins the journey started with "Exit O", "The Hard Way", and then "I Feel Alright" an increasingly justified appreciation for a certain wreckless genius unfolds.

I feel sorry for anyone who doens't know Steve Earle.......2006-12-22

Here it is. I've been going on for years and years about how great this guy is and how nearly every album (up until "Jerusalum" anyway) he does is better than the one before. This was a big turning point in his style and overall songwriting. After the stint in prison, he released the equally excellent, all-acoustic "Train a Comin'" and followed up with the more rockin' "I feel Alright". This was a more ragged, harder rocking Steve Earle who actually lived everything that he was singing about and wasn't afraid to wear his feelings on his grungy sleeve. The authenticity could never be faked, only bought through years of hard living and near death experiences.

Coming in at a close third ("Transcendental Blues" and "El Corazon" come in first and second) This is definitely a must-own for any fan of real music. Simple as that.

Hard-Core Troubadour!.......2006-12-13

Not sure what the CD is like yet...I just ordered it for one song that was on the soundtrack to "Talladega Nights - The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" - Hard-Core Troubadour. What a great song. If you have seen the movie, you know the song! If the rest of the CD is anything like Hard-Core, it will be great.

His comeback and one of his best.......2006-08-25

probably my 2nd favorite STeve Earle CD behind "Guitar Town".

I'm Feelin' it, Too.......2006-07-12

While some of Steve Earle's other albums may garner him a little more attention (certainly THE REVOLUTION STARTS...NOW is an example of his more politically charged material) I really admit to loving this cd. It might not have as many explosive criticisms or social comments, no firebrand lyrics, but that's ok (not every outing needs to ruffle feathers). This album is good...it's pure Steve Earle: part hard rocker, part country boy, 100% storyteller. Anyone who likes Copperhead Road should give this cd a chance.

There are soft moments where Steve lets his hair down and proves that he can handle a soft ballad (example: the plaintive "Valentine's Day") as well as the more up-beat, in-your-face country/rock offerings (like "Poor Boy" or "Hard-Core Troubadour"). His duet with Lucinda Williams on the last track entitled "You're Still Standing There" is NOT to be skipped.

In a strange way, Earle is very similar to a wide range of other well-known and much loved storytellers (Dylan, Cash, and Kristofferson to name a few)...and yet he's also a little ZZ Top, a little CCR, even Grateful Dead. He's "the last of the all-night, do right/stand beneath your window 'til daylight" kinda guys. He's someone who's difficult to categorize, really because he never stays in one place. He could easily produce 10 more albums that sound much the same as this one, and yet he wouldn't dare. That'd be boring.

Do yourself a big favor and listen to tracks #2, 3, and 12 especially.

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Gary Allan is more than an "Alright Guy"
Alright guy?
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ASIN: B00005OLEL
Release Date: 2001-10-02

Tracks:

Man To Man
The Devil's Candy
What I'd Say
Man Of Me
Adobe Walls
What's On My Mind
Alright Guy
The One
I'm Doin' My Best
I Don't Look Back
What Would Willie Do

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It's rare for a staunch traditionalist to project an image as a serious musician and a sex symbol, but that's what Gary Allan has been aiming for--and achieving--of late. His 1999 star-making album, Smoke Rings in the Dark, played that sensual card with the title single and its smoldering video, as well as with the randy "Right Where I Need to Be." Now he reprises the formula with "Man of Me," this album's first single, a hard-driving, libido-strutting rocker with such sexual heat it threatens to burst into flames. If that, and its hubba, hubba video are what draw buyers, so be it, but there's plenty else to like here, even if Alright Guy, with too many novelty songs and edgy fillers, falls short of its predecessor. While this album takes Allan farther from the honky-tonk than his previous efforts, there's no resisting a guy who can imbue the heartbreak ballad "What I'd Say" with such restrained anguish, or handle the Western swing of "Adobe Walls" with such aplomb. Of all the stylish guys in Nashville in 2001, he's the one to keep your eye on. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

Pleased As A Fan Should Be.......2007-02-18

I still have a couple more Gary Allan CDs to buy, and my collection will be complete. His voice is easy to listen to.. When I want to FEEL the emotion of the music, I put on any one of my Gary Allan CDs, and this one pleased me as much as the rest. I'm honored to be a fan. But it doesn't take a fan to hear that Gary Allan sings with his heart, touching those who listen with theirs.

Gary Allan is more than an "Alright Guy".......2006-11-12

From the #1 hit "Man to Man" to the sexy "Man of Me" Gary Allan really delivers an eclectic CD. The tune "Alright Guy" is a fun song that really makes you tap your toes, while "Adobe Walls" takes you away to a sexy Mexican cantina. "Devil's Candy" is a seductively sexy song about the hold that alcohol can have on you [no....that song is not about a woman :-) ]. "The One" is a song that every woman would LOVE for their significant other to sing to them ;-) I own all 6 of Gary Allan's CD and I must say that this one is one of my favorites! It is just good country music!!

Alright guy?.......2006-03-29

If you wanna hear an alright guy, check out Todd Snider, who wrote the track and played it 100 times better (IMHO). I think it's bare-faced cheek of this guy not only to do a bad cover of Todd's song but also use the name as the album title. I do not think he is an alright guy (musically speaking). I think he's just one more of these guys who think if they wear a cowboy hat and play "radio-friendly" music (pap), they'll make it big. Unfortunately, he may be right. Garth Brooks anyone? Do me a favour! There is so much good stuff out there, why waste your money on this? Buy Todd Snider instead, or John Prine, or Steve Earle, or Guy Clark, or...

Best of Gary Allen.......2004-05-09

"All Right Guy" contains some of Gary Allen's best work to date. This album shows how incredibly versatile his voice is, and showcases some of his greatest talents. Gary Allen is one of todays best county artist. Very traditional sound with a modern twist.

More Than Alright.......2004-03-12

This is a great album from Gary Allan. His fourth album shows the honky tonker showcasing more bawdy tunes than he has on his previous albums. The big hit from the album was the #1 hit "Man To Man", which was the third single from the album. Other released singles include the honky tonk driven "Man Of Me" and the ballad "The One". The title track was meant to be the fourth single, which would have been a controversial release, but instead they pushed for a the first single from his SEE IF I CARE album.

Tracks:

Overture
It's A Boy
1921
Amazing Journey
Sparks
Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker)
Christmas
Cousin Kevin
The Acid Queen
Underture
Do You Think It's Alright
Fiddle About
Pinball Wizard
There's A Doctor
Go To The Mirror!
Tommy Can You Hear Me?
Smash The Mirror
Sensation
Miracle Cure
Sally Simpson
I'm Free
Welcome
Tommy's Holiday Camp
We're Not Gonna Take It
See Me Feel Me/Listening To You

Tracks:

I Was
Christmas (Out-Take 3)
Cousin Kevin Model Child
Young Man Blues (Version 1)
Tommy Can You Hear Me? (Alternate Version)
Trying To Get Through
Sally Simpson (Out-Takes)
Miss Simpson
Welcome (Take 2)
Tommy's Holiday Camp (Band's Version)
We're Not Gonna Take It (Alternate Version)
Dogs (Part 2)
It's A Boy
Amazing Journey
Christmas
Do You Think It's Alright?
Pinball Wizard

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The Who Classic Masterpiece AS YOU NEVER HEARD BEFORE.......2007-06-12

The Album is a masterpiece of all time rock n roll, even if this is "the less Who album" of the Who... but nevermind!
The Sound in both Stereo (from the original master tape discovered in the vault of UMG) and 5.1 (mixed by Pete Townshend himself) is great...
As you put the disc in your player you'll hear the great differences from the 1996 reissue even if you have only a "simple" CD player..
If You're a great Who fan and you a have SACD player buy ABSOLUTELY this album and enjoy it 'til the laser of your player won't work anymore...
The second disc is clearly for fans only but the quality of some track even if are demos or outtakes is very very good!!

A Landmark Classic Now Made Even Better........2006-12-26

One of the most important, groundbreaking amd influential albums in the history of rock and roll, The Who's 1969 magnum opus "Tommy", a rock opera about a deaf, dumb and blind kid who sure plays a mean pinball, is now better than ever thanks to the brilliance of SACD and DSD remastering techniques.

Every song on the cd sounds like it was recorded just yesterday. It is 100 % crystal clear, perfectly remixed and remastered. It gives you a clearer view of the story as well as a more pleasurable than ever listening experience. Pete Townshend and the people involved in this truly put their hearts into making "Tommy" better than ever.

The bonus disc is also worth it. A lot of awesome raritis. The liner notes are an interesting read, and the album itself is of course a masterpiece nobody should be without.

A Milestone of Early Rock!.......2006-09-29

"Tommy" is beyond question one of the big milestones of early rock. Musically the band were at the peak of their creativity.

All band members were obviously extremely talented musicians and both Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend were/are great singers. Apart from few exceptions like "Cousin Kevin" all songs are outstanding; and it's really great to have the whole story on one CD - compared to the old double vinyl album.

Though the storyline may seem a little weird today ( to me it always did ), there is so much great music on this album.

The second bonus CD gives a very interesting insight in the developement of some of the songs. Though the sound quality is exellent CD 2 will mainly be of interest to hard-core Who fans. None of these alternate versions are better than the ones chosen for the album, though a few come close. The studio version of "Young Man Blues" which did not appear on the original album is a nice addition too!

I Love it !.......2006-09-06

I was so blind-sided by this reissue - really. I have looked at this for a few years now, but I never picked it up. My impression of this was that it had some very good music along with some dated sounding tracks, so it wasn't a high priority. I'd been having very good luck buying hybrid SACD's even though I don't own a SACD player; the CD layers benefit greatly from the DSD mastering, making them stand head and shoulders above the latest PCM remasters (there are a few exceptions), so I decided to take the plunge.

The CD layer is stunning. I must have been sitting there with my mouth open after "Overture" began. I experienced emotion that wasn't there on previous listens to this on CD and vinyl. Yes, some of the tracks still sound dated, but most of this album is very good indeed, and this remaster is so incredible. If you own a great stereo rig, I highly recommend buying this - in fact, even if you don't have a great rig, I recommend it!

The Who's classic rock opera gets a 35th birthday celebration fit for a king!.......2006-08-13

The Who's fourth studio(and fifth overall) album Tommy was released in May of 1969.
The Tommy album by The Who was the make or break for the group because if Tommy had failed, The Who would have probably disbanded due to lack of funds despite their concerts selling out based on Pete Townshend's guitar smashing and Keith Moon's drum kit demolishing at the end of each gig.
Guitarist Pete Townshend, under the gun after I Can See For Miles failed as a single in the UK(although it was their biggest ever hit here in the US) came up with a rock opera about a deaf, dumb and blind kid named Tommy whom becomes those aforementioned things after witnessing an event as a child that traumatized him(his father killing his step-father whom he considered his father).
Originally considered to be a single length album, the band felt it didn't make sense so they expanded it into a double album and the result is one of rock's Top 10 greatest double studio albums in history(alongside other classic double albums like the then-already released Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland and The Beatles' White album and would help pave the way for more classics like The Rolling Stones' 1972 masterwork Exile on Main Street, The Who's 1973 release Quadrophenia, Elton John's 1973 classic Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Genesis' 1974 masterwork The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Led Zeppelin's 1975 classic Physical Graffiti, Pink Floyd's 1979 masterpiece The Wall and Bruce Springsteen's 1980 classic The River among many others).
Alot of classics appear on this album like the Overture, the classic Top 20 hit Pinball Wizard, Amazing Journey, the Underture(best instrumental on here which is basically a repeat of the album's other instrumental Sparks), Go to the Mirror, I'm Free, Cousin Kevin(one of bass player John Entwistle's greatest compositions), Fiddle About(about the perverted Uncle Ernie), Tommy's Holiday Camp(another excellent ditty written by drummer Keith Moon whom did an excellent rendition in the film version of Tommy in 1975) and the classic finale We're Not Gonna Take It/See Me Feel Me.
The other tracks on the album It's a Boy, 1921(You Didn't Hear It), Eyesight to the Blind, Christmas, The Acid Queen, Do You Think It's Alright, There's a Doctor I've Found, Tommy Can You Hear Me?, Smash the Mirror, Sensation, Miracle Cure, Sally Simpson and Welcome are all great pieces as well though tend to be overlooked.
The album made The Who legends for good and peaked at #4 on the Billboard chart and was their first Gold seller(eventually Platinum).
In 1996, the album was re-released as a remastered CD but used different masters for the remixed reissue.
In October of 2003(just in time for Tommy's 35th Anniversary), Geffen Records(formerly known as MCA) re-released the album as a 2-disc Hybrid SACD with the original mix on the CD layer and a killer 5.1 mix on the SACD layer and this version uses the very original tapes that were found in Universal's vault after being said that the original tapes were destroyed by Kit Lambert in a fire. As a result of the discovery of the original tapes, the sound quality is amazing on here.
Disc two has great outtakes and demos like I Was, The Who trying to record Sally Simpson with hilarious results and instrumental versions of Tommy Can You Hear Me and Tommy's Holiday Camp among many other rarities plus a cool booklet with rare photos.
Highly recommended.

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Alright
I'm Allright, Me too now!
A Fun CD With Some Great Ballads and Fast Pace Songs
Pretty Darn Good

I'm Alright
Jo Dee Messina
Manufacturer: Curb Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005Z9P
Release Date: 1998-03-17

Tracks:

I'm Alright
Stand Beside Me
Even God Must Get The Blues
No Time For Tears
Lesson In Leavin'
Bye Bye
Silver Thunderbird
I Know A Heartache
Because You Love Me
Cover Me

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Jo Dee Messina's 1996 hit, "Heads Carolina, Tails California," was a likable, upbeat slice of Hot Country that promised, at the least, more such work. Her sophomore album, I'm Alright, however, shows whatever edges Messina once owned to have been sanded off by the Nashville production machine. The we-can-work-it-out tone of "Heads Carolina" here becomes little more than feel-good, plucky hackwork. At the album's worst, when confronted with tragedy day after day in newspaper headlines, all Messina can do is throw up her hands and lament that "Even God Must Get the Blues." --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Love This Album.......2007-07-12

I'm Alright, Joe Dee's second album, is fantastic. Jo Dee is a very strong singer. Her voice conveys feeling and attitude both, depending on what the song requires. She's one of the best modern country singers there is. This album is a great collection of songs, definitely a centerpiece of modern country. The great ones:

I'm Alright
Lesson in Leaving
Bye Bye - great high energy song
I Know a Heartache

Alright .......2006-07-14

This is a CD I had stolen out of my car over a year ago. I kept meaning to get a new copy and just forgot. I missed the music on this CD and finally repurchased it. I love the music on this CD. There are many of Jo Dee Messina's early hits on it but there are some that were not hits that are really good too.

I'm Allright, Me too now!.......2005-09-14

Feel lonely or sad? Put this CD in your player and I'm sure!
You will be Allright!

A Fun CD With Some Great Ballads and Fast Pace Songs.......2005-04-24

I love this CD. I know it has been out for a sometime now but I never got around to writing a review. This CD is a lot of fun from the first song to the last it has a mixture of fast pace songs to slow ballads that she does so well. All of the songs are great and some of the best ones I never heard on the radio like "Silver Thunderbird" "Even God Must Get The Blues" I love this CD and can't wait until the 26th of Apirl to get her newest album!

Pretty Darn Good.......2005-01-09

I used to never listen to country music but Jo Dee Messina's clear and warm-voiced tone and lovable songs (prominently featured on this album) rock!

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The Who - down and dirty, messy, and brilliant
An Inconsisten But Solid Sampling Of The Who In Concert.
The Who - 'The Kids Are Alright' (MCA)
5 stars may be somewhat too much, but....
MCA finally gets it right, sort-of

The Kids Are Alright
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ASIN: B000059N1T
Release Date: 2001-04-17

Tracks:

My Generation
I Can't Explain
Happy Jack
I Can See For Miles
Magic Bus
Long Live Rock
Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
Young Man Blues
My Wife
Baba O'Riley
A Quick One, While He's Away
Tommy, Can You Hear Me?
Sparks
Pinball Wizard
See Me, Feel Me
Join Together/Roadrunner/My Generation Blues
Won't Get Fooled Again

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Having been involved in one of the most painfully overwrought rock films ever produced (Ken Russell's Tommy), it was only just that the Who should also be the subject of one of the best rockumentaries ever--Jeff Stein's The Kids Are Alright. Inveterate Who fan Stein largely eschewed interviews and critical overinterpretation, instead wisely focusing on the band's musical performances as captured on TV appearances and in concert. That sensibility makes this soundtrack a rare showcase of the Who at their performing peak, gathering many previously unreleased live performances ("My Wife," "Young Man Blues," a medley of "Join Together/Roadrunner/My Generation Blues") some key outtakes (the anthem "Long Live Rock"), and especially some great TV turns that could occasionally be literally explosive, à la their incomparable Smother Brothers appearance. Stein's only staged performances, "Baba O'Riley" and the cynically anthemic "Won't Get Fooled Again," turned out to be as historic as they were electric. Filmed just months before Keith Moon's untimely 1978 death, the performances stand as his final public performance. This is the Who at their best; it seldom gets any better. --Jerry McCulley

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Limited Japanese Version Featuring Lp Style Slipcase. Digitally Remastered

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The Who - down and dirty, messy, and brilliant.......2007-06-10

This was the first album I ever bought with my own money when I was a kid. The records would come out of the top of the record sleeve rather than the right side, and it was great to look at.

Although CDs will never be as much fun to look at and play with than LPs used to be, it was great to hear this CD again after all these years. There's a rawness in these performances that reminds you just how dangerous the music of The Who once was (and, in many ways, still is).

Highlights include "My Generation" from the SMOTHERS BROTHERS TV show, live versions of "Young Man Blues" and Entwistle's "My Wife," the rollicking version of "A Quick One" from The Rolling Stones' ROCK & ROLL CIRCUS (for a long time, this album and movie was the only place you could see and hear this performance), and the Shepperton Film Studios live performances of "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again."

There's a really messy version of "Join Together" that doesn't sound at all like the studio version of the song - and yet, I remembered everything about it the minute I heard it again after all these years.

One complaint: I will never believe that this album's version of "I Can See for Miles" was recorded live for the SMOTHERS BROTHERS TV show. There's nothing about it that sounds different from the version recorded by The Who in the studio - unlike "My Generation," which sounds very unique and benefits from a great John Entwistle bass solo. But I think the liner notes are lying to us by saying that this version of "I Can See for Miles" was actually recorded for the SMOTHERS BROTHERS TV show. If Pete Townshend can clarify this for me, I'd be grateful.

Otherwise, a "smashing" good album (yes, you can hear them destroy their instruments). Buy the movie, too, and you can "see" them destroy them too.

An Inconsisten But Solid Sampling Of The Who In Concert........2006-12-26

This soundtrack to The Who's 1978 biopic / concert movie is not quite up to snuff with relases like "Live At The Leeds", "Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970", the performance at The Old Vic on the deluxe edition of "Who's Next" or even the 2000 Royal Albert Hall Show. The performances are somewhat flat at times, and the sound quality is ocassionally dull.

That being said, this is generally a good sampling The Who in concert. You get the hits ("My Generation", "Pinball Wizard" and a sizzlling "Won't Get Fooled Again") as well as some rarities ("A Quick One, While He's Away"). For the most part, the songs are good, though the studio recording "Long Live Rock", while a great tune, seems a bit out of place.

Overall, this isn't exactly a must have (though the movie most definitely is), but it's anice addition to your collection.

The Who - 'The Kids Are Alright' (MCA).......2006-10-31

I remember catching this when it first hit the movie theaters in 1978. This was BEFORE my concert-going days had begun. After seeing the major motion picture release of 'The Kids Are Alright,I knew I had to start attending live shows as soon as I could. This CD serves the purpose of having the flick's most vital music at your fingertips. Total of prime 17 Who classics,with a duration of 70 minutes. Tunes that you'll likely find yourself replaying over and over (like I did) would probably be "I Can't Explain",the semi-mystical "I Can See For Miles","Young Man Blues",bassist John Entwistle's penned "My Wife","A Quick One" and of course those two UNFORGETABLE live snippets of "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again". What more can I say? Would make a great gift for a Who fan.

5 stars may be somewhat too much, but...........2006-10-20

This is the new edition CD for the soundrtrack of the film on the Who's history. For those who have seen the film, as I have many times now, it is as uneven as the film itself. There are some really great moments both historically and musically, but the use of too many sources is very very distracting. There is stuff that is not in the movie (the great version of My Wife) and vice versa (Who are you and Barbara Ann) which means that even as a soundtrack it does fail, like many of the Who's projects, because by trying way too hard it loses focus. however this is much stronger material than any other group has. There are passages from Woodstock, there are bits from the Smother's Brothers shows. Which other group can provide that? The best part is of course the fantastic version of Won't Get Fooled Again that is even an improvement on the recorded version and of which I have heard no better recorded live version. As some have written the sound quality is also too varied since the sources range from live appearances to TV stuff to studio versions. Great but somewhat overwhelming still.

MCA finally gets it right, sort-of.......2006-10-08

This was my first Who album and I long resisted purchasing the CD version of this because MCA had butchered the original album in order to make it a single CD and (in theory, at least)keep the price down. So they dropped the magnificent inner sleeve booklet and all the little bits of artwork the LP included (like the LP label that resembled a film reel and gradually got smaller as you played each side of the album)as well as their medley of Join Together/Roadrunner/My Generation Blues.

Now the Kids album is re-released along with improved editions of their back catalog and MCA finally got it right. The deleted songs are restored, the booklet (with additional liner notes) is at least partially restored as well.

What would make this even better is if ALL the music heard in the movie was on the album such as;

Barbara Ann with Keith Moon on vocals
Shout and Shimmy-probably from 1965
Cobwebs and Strange-Wild instrumental with typically understated drumming
Underture-from Woodstock, although this was on their 30 Years box set
Who Are You-Probably made for a music video but it's different from the album version

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It really is alright!
A fascinating album though not Deana's best
Better than the debut but less commercial
AS MANY HITS AS A LEANN GREATEST CD
A Solid Album

Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Deana Carter
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ASIN: B00000DCI3
Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

You Still Shake Me
Ruby Brown
Absence Of The Heart
Brand New Key
Michelangelo Sky
People Miss Planes
Never Comin' Down
Make Up Your Mind
Colour Everywhere
Angels Working Overtime
Dickson County
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Everything's Gonna Be Alright

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Even within the pop landscape of today's mainstream country, Deana Carter's follow-up to her blockbuster Capitol debut surprises. Carter and co-producer Chris Farren demonstrate an uncanny instinct for hits: These 13 songs--five of which were co-written by Carter---tour through Top 40s of many decades and genres. The musical and lyrical variety--rather than Carter's singing, which is breezy, not bold--is her strong suit. "You Still Shake Me" marries ZZ Top and raunchy Hank Jr., while "Never Comin' Down" has a sly, soul groove and wah-wah guitar that sounds like Bobbie Gentry swinging to Sheryl Crow. "Absence of the Heart" has flashes of Crystal Gayle at her torchiest, while "Angels Working Overtime," Carter's best vocal performance, has hip-hop style percussion, big, Mellancamp-esque acoustic guitars, and the bubbly, laughing voices of children--and somehow the pop dazzle doesn't swamp the intense narrative. Carter isn't making country music, but her confections can be delightful, even ambitious, pop stuff. --Roy Kasten

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It really is alright!.......2007-04-05

This is a good CD that is enjoyable to listen to. The songs are interesting. I love the remake of Melanie's hit, "Brand new key".

A fascinating album though not Deana's best.......2005-07-19

Deana's career has certainly had some ups and downs. She began with an album (Did I shave my legs for this) that her American record label refused to release - but, somewhat surprisingly, managed to get a UK release. Deana continued searching for songs while writing some of her own. Eventually, she got an American release with an album also titled Did I shave my legs for this, but it was a very different album from the earlier UK release, with only the title track and two others appearing on both. The American album included Strawberry wine, a song that the record label reluctantly released as a single. It became popular among country fans, who proceeded in their millions to buy the album, whose sales were further helped by other hits such as We danced anyway. After such a phenomenally successful album, Deana's future suddenly seemed bright. Then the follow-up album (this one) appeared. Airplay and sales were disappointing and the record label dropped Deana. So is this album so bad? No - it sold a fair number of copies by normal standards but nowhere near what everybody hoped for.

The problem (if there is one) is that Deana didn't want to stick to a formula, preferring to do something a little different. Of course, it's one thing for an established star to change style from one album to another - it's quite another for somebody to do so with just two albums to her name and only one that most people knew about. In general, the songs here are less instantly appealing than those on Deana's previous albums, but they grow with repeated listening. Among the songs is a cover of Brand new key, the seventies classic written and originally recorded in 1971 by Melanie. With the singles from the album not doing as well as hoped, it may be the most recognizable song on the album.

Apart from Brand new key, all the songs are originals except the title track, which Deana's father wrote in 1971. The opening track (You still shake me) is slightly quirky (like several songs here) but I love it -it's about how Deana feels about a former lover. She doesn't want him back but she clearly has a soft spot for him. The next song (Ruby Brown) is about a woman who has vanished. The next song (Absence of the heart) is about a relationship that's gone cold. After that and Brand new sky comes a very romantic song (Michelangelo sky).

Next is another song (People miss planes) with an inconclusive ending, just like Ruby Brown. In this song, a woman decides she's had enough of her man and heads for the airport. She gets there but does she board that plane or turn back? You can decide for yourself how it ended. Next is a song (Never coming down) about a woman waiting for - and finding - true love. Then comes a song (Make up your mind) about a woman's impatience with a man. Maybe she gets the answer she wants, for the next song (Color everywhere) is really happy. Next is a song (Angels working overtime) about a baby who is dumped by her mother who feels unable to look after her.

Next is a song (Dickson county) about a woman wanting revenge. The next song (The train song) has strange lyrics but features vocal backing by Lynyrd Skynyrd. The title track closes the album in a reassuring manner.

This may not be as good as Deana's earlier albums, even after allowing for the need to let it grow through repeat plays, but it has a fascination all of its own.

Better than the debut but less commercial.......2005-05-19

It's obvious why this wasn't as big a hit as her debut "Did I Shave My Legs for This?": Carter isn't sticking as closely to the Nashville formula and radio wasn't as quick to embrace it. That's too bad because while the heights on this one might not be as big as "Strawberry Wine" from the first disc, it's a better listen as a whole.

On this one, Carter stretches her stylistic legs and allows plenty of influences in: a bit of funk wah-wah guitar ("Never Comin' Down"), hip-hop drums ("Angels Working Overtime"), 70s pop (her countrified cover of Melanie's "Brand New Key"), even latter day Beatles (the "Penny Lane" horn break in "The Train Song").

HIGHLIGHTS:
"Absence of the Heart" details the embers of love turning to ash. ("We live together separately/We don't wanna fall apart/But every time we kiss, there's an emptiness/An absence of the heart.."). The bouncy bongo driven "Michelango Sky" finds Carter finding her soulmate in a man who sees the same shapes in clouds as she does. "People Miss Planes" was a natural single that was left unreleased. (Maybe they didn't want to release 2 ballads back to back?) The song is a showdown at the airport between a woman ready to leave and the man who's there to try and talk her out of it. (He said "People miss planes"/"It happens all the time"/"They cancel their plans, they change their minds") Carter's own "Dickson County" uses the same theme as Mindy McCreedy's "10,000 Angels"..hoping for the strength to keep an ex-flame away. The writing is good, but there's not a "big hook" to get it radio play.

LOWS:
"Never Comin' Down" is a great 'coulda been' single, but it just plain goes on too long. The false fade is pretty cool, but she could easily have trimmed a minute off this song and improved it. While I agree "Color Everywhere" would probably have been a successful single, it's fairly formulaic and uninteresting. Perfect forgettable radio fodder. The title track just plods along without gathering much interest. I'm not sure why she named the album after that one. (Maybe because "Absence of the Heart" is too easy a mark for nasty record critics?)

BOTTOM LINE:
It's fairly average modern country but Carter has a nice voice and she's making progress. Maybe next time out she can come up with some stronger material and a solid hit or two to get radio's attention back.

AS MANY HITS AS A LEANN GREATEST CD .......2005-05-06

or Shania for that matter. This is nothing less than a 5 star country album (to the pop side though not as much as Shania).
Listen to the clips-it is rare to find so little filler (how much do the dixie chicks utilize!) Enjoy!

A Solid Album.......2004-08-13

"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" was Deana Carter's second Capitol album and the Follow-up to her first, which featured her terrific single "Strawberry Wine".

Though there is no "new" Strawberry Wine on this album, it's still a very good with many strong tracks.

Matraca Berg who wrote "Strawberry Wine" ( with Gary Harrison ) contributes two songs to this album, both among this album's best tracks; especially "Ruby Brown"

Her version of Melanie's "Brand New Key" is also pretty charming; she gives the song a so completely different treatment from Melanie that it's almost like a new song.

The highlights me though are the thoughtful "People Miss Trains" and "Angels Working Overtime" - one of the most rocking tunes with a great rhythm and great vocals; a Sheryl Crow type song - when she's at her best.

"Make Up Your Mind" is another good song.

Though a few songs are probably a little lightweight, there is enough quality material to call this another solid album, showing that Deana Carter can handle different styles ( rock - pop . country ) with great conviction.

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