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Alan Jackson - Very Best of Alan Jackson Audio CD

A fair review of the Alan Jackson "Very Best of Alan Jackson" 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 Alan Jackson reviews here, or go back to the Alan Jackson tabs.

Alan Jackson Band: Alan Jackson
Title: Very Best of Alan Jackson
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Release Date: 2004-06-14
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Gone Country 2: Drive (For Daddy Gene) 3: Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) 4: www.memory 5: It's Five O'Clock Somewhere 6: Chattahoochee [Extended Mix] 7: She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues) 8: Midnight in Montgomery 9: Little Man 10: Pop a Top 11: Don't Rock the Jukebox 12: Little Bitty 13: Here in the Real World 14: Livin' on Love 15: Who's Cheatin' Who 16: Tall, Tall Trees 17: Right on the Money 18: Chasin' That Neon Rainbow 19: It Must Be Love 20: Everything I Love

LOCK OUT EVERYONE BUT ALAN
His songs are everyday life - life in Newnan, GA; is more typical of the past than what most people know in the Metropolitian areas. Alan, is as most of you know, is from Newnan, GA; I've had the pleasure of attending his first concerts, followed his career from the jumpstart, and consider his music as priceless. His "heart and soul" are in his music, as well as his humor. From a very sexy, (but early on extremely shy artist), he has grown leaps and bounds in his ability to "face his audience", but he has never lost the true meaning of what his music means to him and to those of us that choose to listen to it. His songs, Once in A Lifetime Love; & Bring On The Night; Where Were You; and many more show the amazing ability he has for "deep" waters. His more fun tunes show his humorous side and his ability to take everyday life and make it "real" to you. You don't need a video to see his songs, just close your eyes and listen. Anyone that is a serious collector will want this one; but if you have to pick just one CD of his, Drive is my favorite. Listen To Alan on www. partycentralradio. com .


Itty Bitty Hick With an Itty Bitty (You Fill in the Blank)
This is moron country at its worst. Alan Jackson represents the very best in snipped singers with no talent. Listen to songs like "Itty Bitty," and you think you've reached the nadir of how low country has sunk?

No! Then he comes back with such lyrics as. . . .

"That's my house
That's my car
That's my dog
In my backyard. "

Pure genius! Why listen to garbage like Willie, Waylon and Johnny when you've got this second coming of Hank. :p.


Summary of his career up to 2003
After all, this compilation was released on a year or so after Greatest hits 2 and contains eleven of the same tracks, with the other nine coming from his earlier hits collection. I can already hear (and read about) people complaining about record company exploitation. So this does seem rather superfluous. But wait. Alan Jackson has fans in the UK (I am one of them) but his fan base is not that large especially in comparison with America. His UK record company had never made any real effort to promote his music in the UK, relying mainly on advertising in country music magazines and getting airplay on specialist country music programs on the radio. I am assuming that this compilation signals a change in policy and that this album was marketed more widely. If that were so, it would make sense. You can't suddenly start giving a big promotional push to a second volume of greatest hits by an artist who has never had a hit single (or if he has, it has escaped my notice). Obviously, his existing fans won't buy this but it might win him a lot of new fans.

Alan's brand of traditional country, with just enough of a contemporary edge to appeal to a modern generation, provides a contrast with the prevailing pop country normally recorded by Nashville's major label singers. This collection contains twenty of his best songs from his career up to 2003 and therefore is the first compilation of his music combining early classics like Don't rock the jukebox, Chattahoochee and Gone country with more recent classics like Little bitty and Where were you when the world stopped turning.

Many of the songs are upbeat, happy songs but I was drawn to his music originally by Here in the real world, a sad song that Alan delivers superbly, which was the title track of his debut album. Alan writes or co-writes most of his own material, but has also demonstrated his brilliance with covers. On this collection, you will find covers of Tall tall trees (George Jones), It must be love (Don Williams), Pop a top (Jim Ed Brown) and Who's cheating who (Charly McClain).

If you are new to Alan's music and don't want to buy two greatest hits albums, this will provide an ideal introduction to his music. Of course, some great songs were left out but the most important songs of his career to 2003 are all here. If you already have one of the earlier hits collections, don't buy this - buy the other hit collection instead. Then you'll have all the tracks here and all his other classic songs from the period covered.


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