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Pam Tillis - Thunder and Roses Audio CD

A fair review of the Pam Tillis "Thunder and Roses" 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 Pam Tillis reviews here, or go back to the Pam Tillis tabs.

Pam Tillis Band: Pam Tillis
Title: Thunder and Roses
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Release Date: 2001-03-06
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Jagged Hearts 2: Space 3: It Isn't Just Raining 4: Please 5: Tryin' 6: Thunder and Roses 7: Which Five Years 8: Be a Man 9: Off-White 10: I Smile 11: If I Didn't Love You 12: Waiting on the Wind [*] - Mel Tillis, Pam Tillis

Hit and Miss
It's all touch and go basically. Pam Tillis seemed to hit a rut for a while, this trend continued with her 2001 album THUNDER & ROSES. The album has a more polished, adult sound, than any of her other albums. While she shines on some tracks, others sound out of place. The title track, originaly done by Mindy McCready, is an emotional song she handles well. The highlight of the album however is the only song she helped pen "Off-White", a song about getting married for a second time, beautiful song. She also covers Tina Arena's "If I Didn't Love You" with a well rounded performance. There's also the duet with her father, Mel Tillis, on "Waitin On The Wind", fans have been waiting for that one for a while! Other highlights include "Which Five Years", "Please", "Jagged Hearts", but I didn't really enjoy "I'm Tryin", "Space", or "Be A Man", they seemed out of place to me. Overall Tillis fans should be pleased but its far from her best, but still worth it to hear some tracks.


That voice !!
The only way to find country music is to search the internet and then order it. Here in South Africa we don't have any country music on the radio. I am not taken into any direction by the radio and only hear the country that I have on CD.
"Thunder and Roses" is one of the cd's i listen to the most.
The best tracks are Space, Tryin' and I Smile but the others are just as good. I'm looking forward to the CD from Pam Tills of her father Mel Tillis's songs and will buy it.


Inconsistent
While not a bad thing, what this album lacks is consistency overall. Pam Tillis' new album THUNDER AND ROSES continues to move her farther away from country and more towards the pop country sound which is more prevailant in country music these days. While it has its shining moments (Please, If I Didnt Love You, Thunder And Roses, etc), it also falls flat on its face in other areas (Be A Man, Jagged Hearts, Space, Tryin', etc). Pam has one of the most original voices in country music, but overall her albums have been inconsistent (save her first album, Sweethearts Dance) and this only adds to that record. However when its good its good, but overall the album will leave you wondering and wanting more than it is.


Great Album
One of a handful of albums in which every song is good.


Too polished
It is more polished and includes such lightweight offerings as "Space" and "I Smile". This is not the pure, country beauty that Pam has been known for. The most glaring miscue is the R&B sounding "Be a Man". It is about half a great album. Some tracks are the cleaver, country gems that you love to hear from Pam. "Which Five Years" is as outstanding as any song that she has ever done. My mother liked this album better than I did.


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