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 | Title : Home
Author : Dixie Chicks
Release Date : 20020827
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
The Dixie Chicks aren't old enough to remember when radio programmed pop records next to country, rock, folk, and beyond, but their Texas DNA tells them that's the way music was meant to be heard. On Home, which they coproduced in Austin with Lloyd Maines, the father of lead singer Natalie Maines, they strip off the star-making gloss of Nashville and get down to the meat of the matter, turning out an acoustic record that gives a big Texas howdy to bluegrass. But that's only the framework they use to salute all their influences, from the raggedy rock of Little Feat (on Darrell Scott's irresistible 'Long Time Gone') to the pained ballads of Stevie Nicks (covering her melancholy 'Landslide') to the confessional Texas singer-songwriters who straddle the country-folk line (Patty Griffin, Bruce Robison). Maines's raw, irrepressible soprano remains a thing of wonder, as do the threesome's exquisite harmonies, which seem tighter and more organic than ever before. Still, the jaw-dropping thrills come from the passionate and masterful picking of Emily Robison on banjo, bluegrass guitarist Bryan Sutton, and Adam Steffey, whose fluid mandolin does Bill Monroe proud. Home, the Chicks' first release on their own record label, puts the front porch back into mainstream music, whatever the genre. And not a minute too soon.
Buyer Reviews :
I haven't been 'into' country music for long, so I can't relate to the original way these songs sounded, but I can definitely say that the Dixie Chicks definitely have a well-produced, crisp, and exciting album on their hands here.. and they haven't had to put a single drum track on the album to do it!
The banjo, guitar and mandolin playing are second-to-none, especially on the instrumental 'Lil' Jack Slade', a hearty fiddle-ridden dance tune. The bass playing is strong throughout, and provides all of the beat needed in the songs.
'Home' is a perfect mix of slow and fast tunes, with 'Landslide' and 'Travelin Solder' providing a slower, 'evening on the porch' tempo, and 'White Trash Wedding' and 'Tortured, Tangled Hearts' providing the foot-tapping hoedowns we all love.
A few of the songs lack personality despite the great production (namely 'Truth No 2', 'A Home', 'I Believe In Love') but are still interesting enough to listen to.
The last track, 'Top Of The World' proves to be a real surprise. Starting out as a sultry down-tempo 'crooner song', after a few minutes it turns into a powerful yearning orchestra-driven close to the album.
With this album, The Dixie Chicks have reaffirmed their position as the top country entertainers of the moment, and prove that modern groups needn't get any weaker with age.
(by Mr. P Cooper)
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