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Alabama - American Pride Audio CD

A fair review of the Alabama "American Pride" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Alabama reviews here, or go back to the Alabama tabs.

Alabama Band: Alabama
Title: American Pride
Rating:
Release Date: 2000-02-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Take a Little Trip 2: Hometown Honeymoon 3: Once Upon a Lifetime 4: You Can't Take the Country Out of Me 5: I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why) 6: Richard Petty Fans 7: Homesick Fever 8: Between the Two of Them 9: American Pride 10: Sometimes Out of Touch 11: Pictures and Memories

Plain and relaxable "stress down" country rock
This is very simpel tunes, but right "down to earth" and the music fits in as "quality earfillers" here and there. Alabama has enough integrity to give you god ol` country rock. Track 1 Take a little trip, is a good exampel of it. It put`s the melody right on the track. It`s a "hummin song" with it`s light and soft touch in every instrumental and vocal department. As a whole it sounds good. Track 2 Hometown Honeymoon with it`s "walkalong" rythm also breezes quality. Sometimes the theme "spinns" around and around, but as a whole is quite likeable all trough. Track 3 Once upon a liftime is a nice ballad, that drips quality touches here and there. Sometimes it can sounds too much over the top, when the strings set`s in,but the atmosphere is intact, and that lift`s it above average. Track 4 You can`t take the country out of me has a certain "hillbilly touch" and lesser rock and a certain banjo playing brings it more "down to earth". Track 5 I`m in a hurry(and don`t know why) is anyway the winner on the CD. There`s a very uplifting atmosphere on the track that`s difficult to pinpoint out in words. You feel a hit song when it comes to you. The freeze in your backbone tells it all. Call it backbone reflex. Track 6 Richard Petty is a minor letdown. A ballad that doesn`t spark. Track 7 Homesick Fever is the funky one on the CD, and it`s quite rythmic and effective as a whole. Track 8 Between the two of them is a nice and carefull ballad. The melody line is quite beautiful and it has a nostalgic feel all over. Track 9 American Pride is the title track, but this one is a let down. A stream of cliches that doesn`t work as a whole. Track 10. Sometimes out of touch is nothing new. A ballad that`s below average. Yes, it`s out of touch so to speak. Track 11 Pictures and memories it`s in the "old country feel style". And it works okei. Anyway this is plain and relaxable "stress down" country rock that`s most of the time is quite a joy to listen too.


Alabama American Pride
Take A Little Trip
2. Track Listings:

1. Hometown Honeymoon
3. Once Upon A Lifetime
4. You Can't Take The Country Out Of Me
5. I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
6. Richard Petty Fans
7. Homesick Fever
8. Between The Two Of Them
9. American Pride
10. Sometimes Out Of Touch
11. Pictures And Memories .


One made it worth it!
That made the whole CD worth buying. Overall, the CD was pretty good, but I absolutely loved the song "I'm in a Hurry and Don't Know Why". .


Typical Alabama with many excellent songs

The album contains a well-balanced mix of upbeat songs and tender ballads. This album from 1992 yielded three country number one hits - Hometown honeymoon, Once upon a lifetime and I'm in a hurry, all of which are included on their outstanding For the record compilation of number one hits - and a fourth country hit, Take a little trip, which didn't make it all the way to the top, but certainly deserved to. You can't take the country out of me is based on the well-established idea that you can't change somebody simply by taking them away from their roots. Homesick fever reaffirms Alabama's commitment to their roots. Between the two of them is a very moving tribute to a happily married couple who are no more for this world - although not clear from the lyrics, I think this may be about the parents of the songwriter. American pride is the kind of song you expect from the title - though this a good song, I think Lee Greenwood is the best singer of patriotic songs.

Alabama recorded so many great original albums that it's difficult to pick out favorites among them. Of course, if you're new to their music, you should begin with For the record (the best single-artist country compilation so far released by anybody) but if you are interested in collecting their original albums, this one is worthy of consideration.


Alabama Still Has It
After 20 years of wonderful music I can say they still have what it takes to be Entertainers of the Year in my book!.


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