"Behind Closed Doors"

This week i'm reviewing the album "Behind Closed Doors" by Charlie Rich. This album may be the least sounding country album i've listened to yet. Through out the whole album I felt like I was listening to the Blues and Traditional Pop. With that being said Rich did have a lot of Country sounds going on in this album, for example the acoustics on the track "I'm Not Going Hungry". The Blues sounding tracks absolutely out shine his Country sounds in my opinion, but I don't think thats surprising for anyone reading this. I love the Blues and the tracks on this album that are apart of that genre are really great. The tracks "We Love Each Other" and "Nothing In the World" have been on repeat especially the second of the two. This album was great and I will definitely keep listening to Rich after this project.

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"Some Hearts"

Carrie Underwood is country music's Mariah Carey, that was my first initial thought listening to this album and I still think that after finishing the album. Underwood had very strong vocals and held long notes while singing, similar to Carey. I thought this album was pretty good. I understand why it was listed as one of the best country albums to listen to. There was a great mix of the iconic country sound and a more modern pop sound. I see this album appealing to younger and older fans of the genre, which is probably why it's so heavily praised. I enjoyed the track "Don't Forget to Remember Me" which provided that classic country sound that I'd say I've enjoyed more than the modern more pop sound. Overall I'd recommend this album to somebody like me whose just getting into country music. It had a great mix of tracks that an entry listener would enjoy.

"Waylon Jennings' Greatest Hits!"

This week i'm reviewing Waylon Jennings' "Greatest Hits" album. This is my favorite country album so far, I have a feeling I favor older country music. My reasoning is the acoustics, the guitar strums and vocals are fast and upbeat even when they're not supposed to be. For example "Luckenbach, Texas(Back to the Basics of Love)" Is a slower song about love and wanting to rekindle a healthy relationship with his significant other, but even with a slow song topic and sound the song moves at a fast pace. This goes for pretty much the whole album, I actually think there was only one song over four minutes, and the extra eleven or so seconds it went over the four minute mark was just faded out instruments and silence. I appreciate Jennings' short tracks. It makes for a quick clean delivery of the sound he's trying to get across, which he does greatly. His lyrics and vocals were clear and full of story which makes his music very entertaining. A good example of this is "I'm a Ramblin' Man" which is probably my favorite track on the album. It's a very fun song. I'm not sure if Jennings' made the list i'm referring to for albums again, but I hope so I really enjoyed his sound. If he didn't i'm definitely looking up more of his music after this project!