Exciting third album
Kix and Ronnie began their career as a duo with two incredible albums. They have never quite matched that standard since but have nevertheless recorded a string of excellent albums. This was their third album and therefore lives in the shadow of the first two, but it contains a lot of great music. It has a generally mellower feel to it than its predecessors, simply because there are fewer hard-rocking songs and more ballads and mid-tempo songs - however, it is definitely not a mellow album. The album yielded four major country hits - Little Miss Honky-tonk, Whiskey under the bridge, She's not the cheating kind and You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. Only one song (Silver and gold) did not feature either Kix or Ronnie among the songwriting credits but this, like all the others, is an original song although the song title was not new. For example, Dolly Parton recorded a different song titled Silver and gold for her album, Eagle when she flies.
The album begins with Little Miss Honky-tonk, which is a hard-rocking song of the type I'd come to expect from them. After that comes a series of excellent slow and mid-tempo songs, demonstrating that they can sing a variety of material. The second half of the collection is generally faster than the first half, but the only hard-rocking song is Whiskey under the bridge.
So this album is a little different from their first two but if you enjoy the music of Brooks and Dunn, this is well worth a listen - but buy those earlier albums first.
One of their best !
I've been a B&D fan ever since their debut CD in 91'. I think 'Waitin on Sundown' is one of their best. I bought the CD back in 95 & I still listen to it often. 'She's not the cheatin kind', 'Silver & Gold', & 'You're gonna miss me when I'm gone' are my favorite tracks. They are songs that get stuck in your head for the rest of the day. I think this CD should be in any B&D fans collection. I was lucky enough to see them in concert in Evansville, IN back in 97 with Reba. They ROCKED!
Brooks and Dunn's 3rd album certainly lives up to their previous ones. It starts off with the danceable "Little Miss Honky Tonk" which will set yer boots to scootin'. Then it slows down a bit for 4 songs before picking up the tempo again. Great songs, great beats, great lyrics, great album. And a great duo.
This album is fantastic! It produced what I consider to be two of the best songs of Brooks & Dunn's whole career: She's Not The Cheatin' Kind and You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone. Other good songs are Silver and Gold, I'll Never Forgive My Heart, and Whiskey Under The Bridge. There are a couple of songs that I could've done without, but it's easy to overlook a couple of bad songs when you listen to all of the excellent songs on this album. Buy it today! You'll be glad you did!
D strike again.
This is my fourth Brooks & Dunn purchase. I've bought "If You See Her," "The Greatest Hits Collection," and "Hard Workin' Man" in that order. My favorite song on this album is "Little Miss Honky Tonk," but I like all of the other songs. Compared to "Hard Workin' Man," there are more ballads, but that's not really a bad thing. I am definately buying the remaining two albums . I think that they are one of the greatest vocal duos of all time, if not the greatest.
