Keith Urban - Be Here
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Track List: Be Here
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- Days Go ByDownload & Buy
- Better LifeDownload & Buy
- Making Memories Of UsDownload & Buy
- God's Been Good To MeDownload & Buy
- The Hard WayDownload & Buy
- You're My Better HalfDownload & Buy
- I Could FlyDownload & Buy
- Tonight I Wanna CryDownload & Buy
- She's Gotta BeDownload & Buy
- Nobody Drinks AloneDownload & Buy
- Country ComfortDownload & Buy
- Live To Love Another DayDownload & Buy
- These Are The DaysDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Be Here
- Release Date:
- 09/21/2004
- Label:
- Liberty
- UPC:
- 724357748926
User Reviews: Be Here
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'Be Here' - a worthwhile venture!
, September 30, 2004Reviewer: tecca_wright - See all tecca_wright's reviews -
BE HERE (is the title)
, September 29, 2004Reviewer: Rose Ann R - See all Rose Ann R's reviews2 of 2 Yahoo! Users found this Be Here review helpfulPros: Better than ever!
Cons: Keeps you wanting more from him (is that a con?)
This CD is awesome! I was thinking it would be difficult to make music as good or better than "Golden Road"...but here it is! There is a good variety in the music, and such a realness to it. I can't seem to get enough. I guess the only thing better is to see him live. I highly recommend!
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Pro Reviews: Be Here
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Keith Urban has been a consistent presence in the Top Ten of the country singles charts since 2000, scoring eight consecutive entries as of the release of his third U.S. solo album, Be Here, the eighth being the disc's leadoff track, "Days Go By." And there's plenty more where that came from. Unlike most other country artists, Urban doesn't restrict himself to ten selections from the Nashville songwriting establishment for his albums. This one contains 13 songs at a generous 55minute running time, and Urban's name is on nine of them as a cowriter. Thus, the collection can be viewed as more of a singer/songwriter effort than the usual Music City product. From that point of view, the album has a distinct storytelling arc, beginning with the carpe diem sentiments of "Days Go By" and continuing into a series of songs that celebrate life and love, notably Rodney Crowell's unabashedly romantic "Making Memories of Us," which finds Urban doing his best Crowell imitation. Suggestions of struggle begin to intrude as of "God's Been Good to Me," however, and eight songs in Urban abruptly changes the sound and the mood with the pianoandstrings weeper "Tonight I Wanna Cry," a song this reformed drinker confesses in his press materials that his sponsor might not approve of. "She's Gotta Be" picks up the pace, if not the mood, and Matraca Berg and Jim Collins' "Nobody Drinks Alone" brings the singer to a sodden rock bottom before he changes the subject by covering Elton John's "Country Comfort" and finally overcomes adversity in "Live to Love Another Day," then rewrites the album's opening song to look forward again on the albumclosing "These Are the Days." The albumlength story of optimism and perseverance in the face of romantic turmoil and alcoholic temptation is told musically with Urban's usual collection of fastpicked string instruments, including electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, mandolin, and Dobro (the last played by Bruce Bouton). It's a muscular sound indebted at least as much to rock and bluegrass as to traditional country, but it supports his light, flexible tenor and his essentially upbeat message. - William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide |
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Pros: Good mix of upbeat and mellow songs; guitar solos add depth/emotion
Cons: not a one
Keith Urban's last album could be described as:
5 o'clock, Friday afternoon, sittin' in your car, kickin' it in gear to head home for an awesome weekend.
The latest album, Be Here, captures that same energy, but collectively is a much more complete journey. Lyrics run the gamut from light philosophy ("it's all we've been given/so you better start livin' right now/'cause days go by") to gorgeous treasures ("in a cabin by a meadow where the wild bees swarm").
Keith continues to demonstrate his mastery of the guitar with solos that take songs such as "She's Gotta Be" and "Nobody Drinks Alone" to a whole new level. There are some creative rhythms utilized and more of the free-flowing, memorable choruses.
To see Keith Urban perform live is to take his CDs and amplify them 10 times (if not more). The passion and excitement he exudes are unlike anything you could experience just listening to the CD. With "Be Here," it seems that he has been able to translate some of his onstage ability to the studio, adding a new sense of depth and intimacy with his subject matter. His vocals have taken on a new level of strength and capability.
The album rounds out the journey with some final words of wisdom in "These are the Days", sliding gradually back to "Days Go By".
Enjoy this album! It's great to set your CD on random - no need to skip over a single track. ...