Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Tracy Byrd Title: Ten Rounds Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 2 Label: RCA Release Date: 7/24/2001 Genres: Country, Pop Styles: Today's Country, Neotraditional Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 078636700922 |
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East Texas traditionalist Tracy Byrd's beefy, muscular voice had the goods and could deliver them. Everyone knew it and that's still true. That said, the faint whiff of compromise has always dogged his records. The need to... more »     |
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Amazon.com East Texas traditionalist Tracy Byrd's beefy, muscular voice had the goods and could deliver them. Everyone knew it and that's still true. That said, the faint whiff of compromise has always dogged his records. The need to satisfy marketing concerns with generic songs and arrangements consistently nudges out the edgier fare Byrd is and has always been capable of. Here, that whiff becomes a full-fledged scent. While "Somebody's Dream" succeeds as social commentary, "Ten Rounds with José Cuervo" is yet another predictable Buffettesque sing-along drinking ditty. Byrd himself chose to revive Michael Martin Murphy's 1970s whiny hippie wussfest "Wildfire," but it doesn't fit his style. He recovers with a strong performance of "Never Gonna Break Again" and an enjoyable duet with Mark Chesnutt on "A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side," with the piquant line "A little sissy in a cowboy hat ain't country." True. By the same token, a great country singer in a cowboy hat ain't well served by so much throwaway material. --Rich Kienzle Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsCOUNTRY'S STILL ALIVE!!! Neal C. Reynolds | Indianapolis, Indiana | 07/18/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "There are a few still around trying to keep the country sound from being merged with pop pap, and Tracy Byrd's one of them. This is a really strong album. "Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo" is a natural party song, one ranks with Tom T Hall's "I Like Beer".Then at the other end of the stick, there's "Somebody's Dream", a truly serious type song that definitely works here. Then there's the duet with Mark Chesnutt, "A Good Way To Get On My Bad Side". Definitely enjoyable. I think I'd pick "Never Gonna Break Again" as my favorite here, but really, they're all good...well, maybe "Wildfire" was unnecessary, but other than that, there's hardly a song you'd want to skip here." Better than the last! E. Mullins | 08/20/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "I love Tracy Byrds music and have from 1993's self titled album. He's got a real western swing/cowboy/traditional country sound. I love Somebodys's Dream it's a Chris LeDoux kind of Cowboy Rock swing song. Ten Rounds is the Jimmy Buffet-esque party song you have to dance to. His rendition Michael Martin Murphys wildfire is better than the original, and manlier too! Summertime Fever is Watermelon Crawl-esque and I am not crazy about it. A good Way to get on my Badside is a great in your face manly song to sing with your buddies. The way I see it youve got 11 new songs and a better Keeper of the Stars. I like 10 of the new songs and just bought his first album to get the Keeper of the Stars. So I am estatic about it all. The only song I can't get excited about is Summertime Fever." The Best CD of Tracy Byrd's Career.....So Far Austin Hayes | Rancho Mirage, CA | 08/06/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Tracy Byrd has recorded and released the best CD of his career. "Ten Rounds" is both musically and lyrically the most consistent album Tracy has produced. There is not a single song that is not likeable and listenable.I started listening to this CD ... when it was first released. It is perfect for driving because it just flows perfectly from country rockers to slow romantic ballads to fun party songs. The best single release off this CD is "Just Let Me Be In Love" which was a top 10 ten hit last winter for Tracy. He produced a cool video which took off immediately on CMT. This song returned Tracy to the radio playlists and rejuvinated his career. The latest hit song is "Ten Rounds of Jose Cuervo" which has just reached the top ten also. This song is a real crowd pleaser and perfect in a bar or concert setting. My other favorites from this release are "Tryin' Not to Love You", "Somebody's Dream" and "Crazy Every Time". This CD "Ten Rounds" is Tracy Byrd's second RCA Records release and it has brought back this wonderful musician and vocalist to the spotlight in which he belongs in. Tracy is one of the best performers in country music today.Trust me, buy yourself a copy of "Ten Rounds" put it in the player, kick back and enjoy!"
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