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An Album That Will Change Your Outlook On Life

Anthony Hopkins | Tallahassee Florida | 09/28/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Tim McGraw's latest album "Live Like You Were Dying" is one of my favorite albums of the year, which is a lot to say considering the fact that country music is not my forte. The music on this album is unbelievable at making you want to get up and sing at the top of your lungs, even if you're like me and don't know the words. It's inspirational and fun all at the same time. Every song on the album has that good old country music feeling, all the lyrics are sang with dragged out syllables and typical steel guitar and country instruments.

I'm not going to lie and say I bought the album because I was a huge Tim McGraw fan, the truth is was his first single was so catchy and got stuck in my head for days I had to purchase it just to keep my sanity. It wasn't until after listening to the same song over and over again for about five hours until I ventured off to experience the rest of the album.

Only one song has been released so far off this album but it is filled with sixteen awesome tracks. One of my personal favorite songs on the album is "Back When". The lyrics are basically Tim McGraw pleading with the people listening to the album to somehow bring things back to the "good old days". The great thing about this song is that he does this in a very comical way. The chorus is Tim asking do you remember when "a hoe was a hoe, coke was a coke, and crack was what you were doing when you were cracking jokes". When I first heard these lyrics it brought a smile and a little bit of laughter to my face.

The reason I bought this album though was for the song, "Live Like You Were Dying", the title of the album. The song is about his father who one day was diagnosed with cancer. The song starts off with Tim expressing the confusion that someone typically goes through when presented with information like this, but it makes a huge one hundred and eighty degree turn in emotion when Tim talks about how his father handled it. He lets us know that his father took this as an opportunity to live life to the fullest. Tim asks his dad what he's going to do with his life now that he has this always in the back of his mind. His father tells him he went "skydiving, I went rocky mountain climbing, I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Machu", basically telling him that he's going to live his life the way he always wanted to. He then goes onto how he began to care a lot more about his family and friends, and how he appreciated life so much more. To most people these might just be lyrics to sell songs and make money but to me these words really hit home. For the first time in my life after listening to this song it left me with a different outlook in life, it made me a lot more appreciate for the things and people that I have in my life.

You might think I'm just B.S.ing you but think what you want this is how I feel, and I mean what I say. So if you're looking to change your outlook on life and need somewhere to start I would definitely recommend this album. Even if you're not looking for that this album is also just great to kick back and listen to.

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This CD is a more spiritual and positive effort

E. Brunt | Madison, WI | 08/29/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"One reviewer on this site stated "He is a multi-faceted artist, capable of so much, yet chooses to labor on depressing songs like, "Kill Myself", "Drugs or Jesus" and "Open Season on My Heart". "



This person obviously didn't listen to the lyrics at all. Kill Myself is a very unique song about a man making positive changes in his life. He decides in the end to kill his old-self that 'drank too much' and 'hurt everyone he ever touched.' Also drugs or jesus is about a man finding himself and a spiritual self in a world that usually choses drugs/addiction.



This CD is filled with positive messages, and funny ones, if you give it a chance. Tim shines on 'just be your tear' and his vocals have never been better than they are on 'my old friend' of course there are the great country sounding songs like 'how bad do you want it' and 'back when' that will have you tapping your feet or doing the 2 step.



You will love this CD even if you aren't a die-hard Tim fan. If you have any of his other albums, you will surely enjoy this one. It is a little ballady, a little country, and a whole lotta tim!"