Track Listing

1. Long Sermon
2. Me Neither
3. Who Needs Pictures
4. Don't Breathe
5. He Didn't Have To Be
6. It Never Woulda Worked Out Anyway
7. Holdin' On To You
8. I've Been Better
9. We Danced
10. Sleepin' On The Foldout
11. Cloud Of Dust
12. The Nervous Breakdown
13. In The Garden

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1676 in Music
• Released on: 1999-06-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Amazon.com
You'd never have guessed that this country hunk would turn out to have a brain and a heart hiding under his Western gear, but Brad Paisley's Who Needs Pictures is among the more encouraging albums to come out of Nashville in some time. Rather than running from country's traditions, Paisley embraces them, going so far as to include the gospel standard "In the Garden" alongside original songs that tackle more contemporary subjects such as single motherhood ("He Didn't Have to Be") or church services that interfere with a Sunday out on the lake ("Long Sermon"). Just as promising, the guitars (Paisley's own picks) and fiddles here have been recorded in all their biting, twangy glory. There are problems--a few arrangements are predictably busy and the gimmicky fake-out ending of "Me Neither" is clever precisely once--but overall, Paisley's debut seems like a sign of something good about to develop. --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews

twangy, yet still Brad
This is a good CD, but not like the Brad of today's radio. The ballads are still there, but it is much more traditional country music. Don't be disappointed. I really liked it, as does my husband, the real Brad fan.

A++
Song writing, guitar playing...
Brad's an awesome talent, you can't go wrong with any of his cd's!

First Class Brad
This item was well packaged, delivered on time and it is as all Brads CDs are, first class music. Another great Brad CD to add to my collection.