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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0602498810705 Label: Mca Nashville Manufacturer: Mca Nashville MPN: 000444602 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Mca Nashville Release Date: June 28, 2005 Studio: Mca Nashville Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Country's most reluctant superstar can always lend gravity to even the weakest of songs, so masterful is his phrasing and restrained, expressive delivery, and so artful his picking and the production that surrounds his Everyman baritone. On Somewhere Down in Texas, many of George Strait's songs are semiautobiographical and ring with authenticity. The title track portrays a man who's weary of the road and yearns to stay home with his family; "Texas" salutes the state that made him what he is; and "You'll Be There," the heartfelt single that talks of meeting a loved one in the afterlife, likely hits a nerve with the singer, who lost a child some years ago. Strait also does well with the terrible twins of country dance-hall fare, misery and grief--particularly on the honky-tonk weeper "Ready for the End of the World" and the killer ballad "Good News, Bad News," a duet with Lee Ann Womack, who cowrote the tune with Dean Dillon and Dale Dodson. Womack sings rings around her fellow Texan, giving her reading of this exquisite song of heartbreak an emotional resonance that sticks in the mind long after it's over. But Strait conveys a stoic acceptance of a tragically missed chance at love, and it plays just right for a cowboy antihero. Somewhere Down in Texas could have benefited from the addition of an irresistible rhythm tune or another example of the western swing that Strait embraced so fervently early in his career. But every time ol' George refers to his heroes by name--Haggard, Nelson, and Jones--you know time will show him to be, if not precisely in their league, certainly a close second. --Alanna Nash Recommended George Strait
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 Rating:  - Finally, Some Good Country!I am a rap fan, and I listen to very little country. I heard some of his older songs, and I decided to buy this CD. It exceeded my expectations and I will buy more of his music in the future. 1- If The Whole World Was A Honkytonk- Excellent beat and lyrics {5/5} 2- Somewhere Down In Texas- Good Song, But Gets Old After A While {4/5} 3- Seashores Of Old Mexico- Good Story, And Beat Never Gets Old {5/5} 4- You'll Be There- Bad Lyrics, Too Slow, Bad Song {1/5} 5 ... Read More Rating: - George is the greatest I've been a George Strait fan for years and years - he just gets better with age. Rating: - Sure is GoodHey you guys, how is it goin'?! I'd like tellin' ya that I'm really happy with this cd from George. Incredibles songs!!!! I don't know how he gets, but he gets better each new cd!! Other thing: I'd like to thank Amazon for the excelent service!! See ya!! Rating: - he's still the manGeorge Strait is still the man to go to when you want to hear great country music. this CD did not disapoint me in any way. Great music to dance the night away. Rating: - Somewhere Down in TexasWhat else can be said about George Strait. He just continues to turn the best music. |
