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Garth Brooks - Garth Brooks - In Pieces (1993) Audio CD

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Title: Garth Brooks - In Pieces (1993)
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One of my favorites
As time goes on Garth Brooks and his songs and singing style continue to capture the hearts of many including myself. This album as well as this artist seems to get some unfair negativity but I'm not buying into that for a minute. People accuse him of dragging it out into the pop arena or some such but if you really look at the songs and the man who sings them they embrace old country styles extremely well. Another masterpiece from Garth Brooks and I continue to never tire from the songs that are found here. .


Garth Brooks- Country Idol
Garth is the best, Not a very detailed fragment. Yes, I'm just a kid, But I know about as much when it comes to Garth as anyone. But he can reach out to anyone, Me, You, Grandparents, Mom's and Dads, Small Children, Toddlers, Teens, Pre-Teens. Anyone, He's so entergetic. You'll see! If you think you've heard Country Music, You think you've seen and hearf it all? Not intill you listen to Garth Brooks.


In Pieces
I like In Pieces because of the song "The Red Strokes" I don't really like the music video for it because I think that Garth could have done better on what to use in the video instead of just red paint and a white room,because just thoes two things are just scary when put together. I am a huge garth Fan, I have all the albums and six of his live concerts. But, I like the song because it talks about mainly love and what color the heart is, and he potrays it with alot about two people painting a picture of a heart and the color they use is alot of red. He even talks about how when your blue, the color of your heart is blue and when your jeleous your heart is green. But when you love, your heart is really red. In general, In Pieces is one of garths better albums.
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Garth's last classic album
It includes traditional country (The cowboy song) and a Cajun-styled song (Calling Baton Rouge) but most of the songs here owe as much to pop and rock influences as country. While Garth has recorded some great music since this album was released, this was the last of his classic albums. Die-hard traditionalists may not be impressed but this album has much to commend it.

The big American hits were generally the more up-tempo songs such as Ain't going down till the sun comes up, American honky tonk bar association and the aforementioned Calling Baton Rouge, which is a cover of a New Grass Revival song and features that group (including Bela Fleck and Sam Bush) as backing musicians. The album also includes Garth's two biggest UK hits, these being the mid-tempo Standing outside the fire and a power ballad, The red strokes, which provided Garth with his only UK top twenty hit.

Garth shows his romantic side on outstanding ballads such as Anonymous and One night a day, either of which would have made brilliant singles. Though none of the tracks were as controversial as We shall be free (from Garth's previous album, The chase), some tracks certainly caused a stir. One of the songs her (The night I called the old man out) is about a fight between a father and son. Another (The night will only know) manages to combine adultery and murder in the same song, though here the lovers are only witnesses to the murder. Another great track, without controversy, is the bluesy rocker, Kicking and screaming.

This is truly a classic album from Garth. Among his album, I rate it second only to No fences, though I can understand why some people think it's the best of the lot.


Garth is the Real Deal
Here we have Garth's vocal mastery, with some virtuoso musicians backing him, giving us the real deal. Garth Brooks was quoted at the time this CD was released as saying that this was "the most live album that we've cut", and it has a very basic up-close and personal feel to it; perhaps why I like much of country music is its lack of artificiality, and the making of great music without gimmicks and engineered manipulations (I'm obviously not counting cross-over "pop" country in that category).

Garth co-wrote 5 of the 11 tracks, and the two songs that some find controvesial are my favorites: "The Night I Called the Old Man Out", about a rebellious son whoose father teaches him some old fashioned discipline, with a fist fight. "The blood came from my mouth and nose / But the tears came from his eyes". It has a fabulous rhythm and melody, as does "The Night Will Only Know", about an adulterous couple who are compromised to keep a dreadful secret. "But they would pay for their deceiving / For a deadly web was weaving / Why they picked that spot that evening / Lord, the night will only know".

It has a blend of slow and lovely ballads (Garth's sweet singing and the smooth, mellow saxophone on "One Night a Day" make it a winner, and "Annonymous" is truly romantic and beautiful) and rousing dance tunes like "American Honkey-Tonk Bar Association", and on all the numbers the musicianship is thoroughly brilliant, with each instrument given its time to shine.
This is some of the finest country music you can get; a combination of superb artistry and skill, and good for years of listening pleasure.
The sound is terrific, and total time is 40:42.


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