Cougar Cry
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Brad Paisly, Part II
By Tim Pennell
Recently, Arista records released Part II by Brad Paisly. I
really liked the creativity of using the end of the last song
of his first CD at the beginning of his first song on this
CD. This CD has 13 songs and what is amazing is that
you can relate to almost all of them. Some of the faster
songs are “Two Feet of Topsoil,” “Wrapped Around,”
“All You Really Need is Love,”
and “Munster Rag” which is an
I instrumental. “Part II,” “Two
People Fell in Love,” “You’ll
Never Leave Harlan Alive,” “I
I Wish You’d Stay,” and “Too
Country” are your slower pace
songs. “Too Country” had a
I special appearance by country
music legend George Jones. I liked in the song “You’ll
Never Leave Harlan Alive” they had a banjo and a touch
of Bluegrass. The last song on this CD was a great gos
pel hymn “The Old Rugged Cross.” Overall, I would rate
this CD as an A and recommend it for your music collec
tion.
Top Ten Rock/ Alternative/ Metal CD’s
By Wesley Pennell (ASU Student)
Lateralus
Sinner
Break The Cycle
Every Six Seconds
Tantric
ANThology
Weezer (Green Album)
Take Off Your Pants & Jacket Blink 182
All Killer No Filler Sum 41
Tool
Drowning Pool
Staind
Saliva
Tantric
Alien Ant Farm
Weezer
Beyond Good And Evil
The Cult
MELISSA ETHERIDGE
Skin
(From; viww.Billboard.com)
Is it possible for an artist to be too candid? Etheridge is
about to find out. She has made no bones about Skin
detailing the break-up of her very public relationship and,
boy, does it. Little is left to the imagination as the artist
lays her soul bare across 10 emotionally challenging, of
ten brutally sad songs. Etheridge deserves props for being
so extraordinarily vulnerable, rarely taking the easy way
out. In fact, she often delivers the harshest lyrical blows to
herself. But here's the hitch: If she's sharing so much
about the origin of the album's material, is there any room
for listeners to embrace the material with any personal
conviction or interpretation? There's no denying that we'd
all be reading between the lines of every song, regardless
of Etheridge's disclosures. That noted, a little ambiguity
still might have made such well-drawn, single-worthy
songs as the plaintive ballad "Goodnight" and the tight-
fisted rocker "Lover Please" more universal and, ulti
mately, more durable.
Top Five Country CD’s
By Tim Pennell
Lonestar
Brad Paisly
Montgomery Gentry
Trisha Yearwood
Mary Chapin Carpenter
I’m Already There
Part II
Carrying On
Inside Out
Time Sex Love
Top 5 R&B
Courtesy Billboard.com
Songs in a Minor Alicia Keys
Jagged Little Thrill Jagged Edge
The Reason Beanie Sigel
Devils Night D12
Lil’ Romeo Lil' Romeo
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