Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Ricky Van Shelton Title: Fried Green Tomatoes Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Audium Entertainment Original Release Date: 5/23/2000 Release Date: 5/23/2000 Genres: Country, Pop Style: Today's Country Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 684038811625 |
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Ricky Van Shelton sticks to his guns, specifically, the no-frills new-traditionalist sound that established him in the mid-1980s. While some stars of that era desperately chase current Nashville trends, Shelton never once ... more » |
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Amazon.com Ricky Van Shelton sticks to his guns, specifically, the no-frills new-traditionalist sound that established him in the mid-1980s. While some stars of that era desperately chase current Nashville trends, Shelton never once allows his powerful voice to be obliterated by today's obligatory booming drums and bass. True, the gimmicky "From the Fryin' Pan" may be a lame attempt at a dance track, but "Call Me Crazy" and "Your One and Only" hearken back to his earlier uptempo hits. His skills with a ballad remain unimpaired, evoking passion on "Foolish Pride" and vivid desperation on "You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Crazy)." He also revives Charley Pride's magnificent 1969 plea "All I Have to Offer You Is Me." Yet occasional listlessness creeps in--understandable on the glib "Somebody's Gonna Lose," harder to fathom on the superior weeper "I Was Losing You." The album's true misfit, however, is "The Decision," a tale of an unwed mother's moral conundrum. This preachy homily clearly means a great deal to Shelton, but whether it fits the context of this particular album is another matter. Still, what's good here is good indeed, especially considering 2000's trendy market. --Rich Kienzle Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsI Think I Love It T. Yap | Sydney, NSW, Australia | 07/09/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "Ricky Van Shelton has been the staple of country music in the late 80s and early 90s. Every song he seemed to release then seemed to be no.1 bound. His reportoire consists of hit songs like "I am a Simple Man," "Rocking Years," "Backroads" and many others. If you like his previous hits, you will like this new CD. It has been awhile since Shelton's last hit song but nothing seemed to have changed. This new CD has the same country flavor as his previous hit albums. Like his previous efforts, there are always some killer ballads. My favorite has to be "The Decision" a sad weeper about a teenage girl facing the dilemma of pregnancy. Shetlon seemed to have put his heart and soul into the delivery that you can feel the pain the protagonist is going through. "I was Losing You" and "Somebody's Gonna Lose" are both equally sung convincingly.Shelton can get all pumped up for an uptempo song like on the first single "Call Me Crazy." It has the groove not dissimilar to Shelton's no.1 hit "I am a Simple Man." If you are afraid that the production of an independent is not up to par to a major label product, do not worry. On this set, the production is superb, laid with a clear and tight production but overlaid with some excellent fiddling on certain tracks. The only criticism I have is that there are too many cover songs on this album: "I Was Losing You" (Cleve Francis), "Your One and Only" (Barbara Mandrell, Brenda Lee, McBride and the Ride), and "All I Have to Offer You is Me" (Charly Pride, McBride and the Ride). Somehow I wish he have had more originals, but well, that's only a minor flaw on this sparkling set of gems! If you like Shelton in the past, you'll love him even more on this album." Very Good T. Yap | 06/02/2000 (4 out of 5 stars) "I have all of Ricky's CD's. I love his music and I try to attend his local concerts. As for Fried Green Tomatoes; mostly good. However, while The Decision is a great song and I think it is quite meanful to Ricky, I feel it was out of place on this CD. To me, Ricky has the best male voice in country music." A Ricky Van fan from Arkansas Glenna Butler | Little Rock, Ar | 05/26/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "I think Fried Green Tomatoes is another excellent example of what a truly great talent Ricky is. I love every song, including The Decision!"
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