Friday, June 02, 2006

"Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to". Neither Me!
Go out and buy the Dixie Chicks' new Taking the Long Way record today! This is one time when the record buying public and the critics are on the same page about a record. It debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard Country and Pop charts selling more than 500K units in the first week and the critics are giving it glowing praise. The record mostly addresses the heart-breaking consequences of speaking their minds about W. Notwithstanding, they are unbowed and "Not Ready To Make Nice". Time and again Natalie Maines stuns with the passion expressed in her voice. The harmonies gave me the frissons. This is definitely a frisson record.

Gone are the days of hokey Country which prevented me from taking them seriously before the W comment. Produced by superproducer Rick Rubin, who did Johnny Cash's last four or five records, their sound is more rocking on this record.

Buy it for your woman, she'll think you've developed some sensitivity.

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