Man With A Memory Music Cd

Joe Diffie - Man With A Memory

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Man with a Memory      Artist : Joe Nichols      List Price : $13.98 USD        Your Price : $13.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2002-07-23      Studio : Universal South      Label : Universal South      Avg. Customer Rating : (41 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Man With A Memory      Devil drives a Coupe de Ville      Rating:      Devil drives a Coupe de Ville was stuck in my head for almost a week. It got so bad I had to actually google at what a coupe de ville is. Without passing a judgment on the artistic merits, it is safe to say that this (and companion 'Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off') are clearly going to be some of those rare records that people truly associate with, an American Classic in other words.     Customer Reviews for Man With A Memory Cd      Decent contemporary country for someone who doesn't care for contemporary country      Rating:      Trust me, I am not a big fan of today's country music. If I do listen to country, I prefer classic country such as Johnny Cash or Willie Nelson (and I am young man). But I am a big Joe Nichols fan, mainly because I caught him on Austin City Limits. He has a wonderful voice, and there are some great songs on here. Life Don't Have to Mean Nothing At All gets me every time. I know it's a bit of a country rap, but the refrain has great harmony, and there's a nice guitar break. Editorial Reviews for Man With A Memory Audio Cd      Amazon.com      It's not just that this Arkansas native's leathery, edgy voice conjures up Haggard, Jackson, and Travis. Too many recent case histories demonstrate that such traditionalism won't necessarily survive Music Row or radio's dictatorial requirements. Joe Nichols provides a heartening exception to that depressing rule. The songs may cover predictable ground, yet their spicy ingenuity and Nichols's hardy voice prove consistently satisfying. He tackles the philosophical tune "The Impossible" with understated finesse. The same applies to his spins on loneliness ("You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet"), love ("Can't Hold a Halo to You"), barroom nostalgia ("Joe's Place"), and impossible women ("She Only Smokes When She Drinks"). What could have been a predictable Western-swing two-step on "You Can't Break the Fall" appears in an unexpectedly elegant, '50s cool-jazz veneer. His rendition of Tom T. Hall's loopy, satirical "Life Don't Have to Be Nothin' at All" fits glovelike into this mix. Few debuts are flawless, but this comes so close that it whets the appetite for the next time. --Rich Kienzle