Brooks & Dunn - Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 2
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- That's What It's All AboutDownload & Buy
- How Long GoneDownload & Buy
- Ain't Nothing 'Bout YouDownload & Buy
- The Long GoodbyeDownload & Buy
- My Heart Is Lost To YouDownload & Buy
- I Can't Get Over YouDownload & Buy
- Red Dirt RoadDownload & Buy
- Husbands And WivesDownload & Buy
- That's What She Gets For Loving MeDownload & Buy
- You Can't Take The Honky Tonk Out Of The GirlDownload & Buy
- It's Getting Better All The TimeDownload & Buy
- Only In AmericaDownload & Buy
- A Man This LonelyDownload & Buy
- Independent TruckerDownload & Buy
- I'll Never Forgive My HeartDownload & Buy
- If You See Him/If You See HerDownload & Buy
- South Of Santa FeDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 2
- Release Date:
- 10/19/2004
- Label:
- Arista
- UPC:
- 828766327120
User Reviews: Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 2
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BRROKS AND DUNN top the charts like a cowboy hat!
, October 24, 2004Reviewer:
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Canny country-rock hits and convincing ballads
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This dynamic duo's second volume of hits features a truly generous seventeen tracks, including a trio of new cuts that will entice fans that already have all the albums. The song list picks up in 1998, right where their first hits collection left off, and carries through to 2004. Though their commercial fortunes waned slightly in the middle of this period, the cherry-picking of hits evens things out nicely.
The balance of Ronnie Dunn's deep-well vocals and Kix Brooks' exuberant guitar playing and backup singing has kept this pair on the charts throughout their career, and this collection shows off why. This surely isn't your grandfather's country music - it's heavily influenced by Nashville's pop and rock crossover thumping drums and ringing electric guitars, but as modern country, it's about as good as it gets - and that's good!
A few of the slower tunes, like the string-laden "The Long Goodbye," frame their remorse with soft-focus mellow-rock production, but Dunn's soulful ballad singing is still exquisite. The tight harmonies of "I Can't Get Over You" strain with emotional agony, and the stark solo vocal of "A Man This Lonely" is gripping. Even better is the old-school torch ballad, "I'll Never Forgive My Heart," with piano, fiddle and weeping steel, and an incredible cover of Roger Miller's "Husbands and Wives."
As fine as this duo takes it down-tempo, it's mid-tempo and upbeat songs like "How Long Gone," "You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl," and the self-penned "Only in America" whose hooks will stick in your head for days. These songs exemplify the brilliant marriage of country sentiment with power-pop production - the guitars of "Only in America" combine a wicked electric riff with strumming acoustics to induce foot-tapping as the chorus has you singing along.
Of the three new tracks, "A Man This Lonely" is the most essential addition to the duo's canon - a beautifully realized Dunn-sung ballad. The opening "That's What It's All About" is sure to appeal to young parents with its in-the-moment self-realization, and the Kix Brooks-sung "Independent Trucker" is a good slice of honky-tonk road music. All three are nice additions for fans and a bonus for those just getting familiar via this hits collection. ...
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Pro Reviews: Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 2
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Brooks Dunn's Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 2 picks up where their first hits compilation left off: in 1998, with the album If You See Her, and runs until 2004, when Vol. 2 was released. During this time, the duo's popularity never waned, although the quality of their output fluctuated a little bit, before they made an artistic comeback in the early 2000s, culminating with the fine 2003 album, Red Dirt Road. Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 camouflages this erratic output by concentrating on their biggest hits from this era, adding three solid new songs to the mix. This doesn't contain all their hits from these six years singles like "Beer Thirty" and "You'll Always Be Loved By Me" are missing but it does contain such big hits as "Husbands and Wives," "I Can't Get Over You," "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You" and "Only in America," which makes this a more consistent listen. While some of those smaller hits are indeed missed, the hits on this fine compilation are enough to provide an accurate overview of this stint of Brooks Dunn's career, and will likely satisfy most of their fans. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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Pros: HEY you are LUCKY for listening!
Cons: NO BAD things to say...It's like a chicken fried JACKPOT of songs!
Go ahead try to name a great parntership that have made so many musical HITS as these two gentleman. TATE & O'NEAL, SANDLER AND YOUNG, DEAN & JERRY, FLATT AND STUBBS, GEORGE AND THE TAMMY SHOW, NEIL SEDAKA AND FRIENDS...see, even everyone up there probably doesn't even compare or come close to making the hit sounds that BROOKS AND DUNN have made. Just think about it: every since country rock videos were still being done it was like, uh I need some help with this camera , how do you work it, are we getting the video done correctly oh who cares its only on the country channel (this is not a SLAM against country, just the truth about the time we were living in in about i don't know 1984 or something like that) but now its like WHOA. Country is the KING, and I say WE are a better country because of that reason! So let's take our hats off to brooks and d. They have made such excellent hits as TIME TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH, I ROPED A STEER IN MY BEER, FANCY PAJAMAS and the loveabley unforgetful YOU BROKE MY HEART (NOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A PARADE ABOUT IT). Just look at this cd when you buy it -- there's two of them -- CDs, not brroks and dunn! I mean there are two cds because there are so many hits. And once you start listening it will be like, MAN i can't believe it. Its THAT Good! (BE kind of adviced, though. In the CD booklet they never tell you which one is Brroks and which one is Dunn. My guess is that its that guy on the left, but if i am wrong so what the music is STILL great. VERY Great in fact. Thanks for reading this extra part, BRYAN ) ...