Track Listing

1. Mud on the Tires
2. Celebrity
3. Ain't Nothin' Like
4. Little Moments
5. That's Love
6. Somebody Knows You Now
7. Famous People
8. Hold Me in Your Arms (And Let Me Fall)
9. Whiskey Lullaby - Alison Krauss, Brad Paisley
10. Best Thing That I Had Goin'
11. Cigar Song
12. Make a Mistake
13. Make a Mistake With Me [Instrumental]
14. Is It Raining at Your House
15. Spaghetti Western Swing [Instrumental] - Brad Paisley, Redd Volkaert
16. Farther Along
17. Kung Pao Buckaroo Holiday [#]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8232 in Music
• Released on: 2003-07-22
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
When Brad Paisley sings, as he does on the lead single "Celebrity," "No matter what you do, people think you're cool just 'cuz you're on TV," he ratifies his status as a formidable voice in modern yet accessible and traditional country music. "That's Love" and "Is It Raining at Your House" offer romance freed of hazy metaphor or greeting-card slogans. There's a miniature morality play, "The Cigar Song," and the obligatory closing gospel chestnut ("Farther Along"). The guest shots--by contemporary stars Alison Krauss and Vince Gill, and veterans Bill Anderson, George Jones, and Little Jimmy Dickens--are pleasant but hardly necessary, since Paisley's good musical sense abounds. He also revives a long-vanished tradition: the featured sideman. As Chet Atkins once played for the Carter Sisters and Don Rich picked behind Buck Owens, Paisley spotlights the amazing guitarist, Merle Haggard alumnus Redd Volkaert, letting him loose on "Spaghetti Western Swing." Paisley himself flies free on the extended country-jazz jam in the middle of "Make a Mistake with Me." With wit, heart, and unyielding devotion to the earthy, Paisley follows his 2001 gem, Part II, with an even more compelling album that should set a new standard. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews

Brad Paisley Is A Genius
I don't throw out labels like "genius" often, but Brad Paisley must be one, because he has managed to remain rather traditional AND successful at the same time in a "country" music world mired by pop starlets like Faith Hill and Martina McBride and "hardcore" oafs like Big and Rich. While most country radio these days spin plasticized country like Rascal Flatts, they cannot ignore the drawing power of Brad Paisley.

His "Mud On The Tires" album stands squarely in the way of modern country music. The title song is great. "Celebrity" takes a stab at Hollywood's latest "get famous quick" fad. Immediately following that, "Ain't Nothin' Like" shows us all what really matters in the world today. Songs like "That's Love" and "Famous People" make us laugh and shake our heads and say "how true" everytime that we hear them. Paisley introduces the modern country fan to real legends like George Jones, Little Jimmie Dickens and Bill Anderson as they sit in on the "Spaghetti Western" song. We also get a taste of Redd Volkaert, who I'm sure 95% of modern country fans don't know about, but should. Allison Krauss and Vince Gill also sit in on a couple of the tracks.

Paisley has put together an album that pulls at the heart with songs like "Little Moments" and makes you laugh with tunes like "The Cigar Song." The instruments are played perfectly and the sound is fantastic.

If you miss the standards set by legends like Merle Haggard and Buck Owens, get this album or any of Paisley's offerings. If you want great modern "traditional" country, get this album. If you're hung up on who's wearing the tightest skirt or the latest Buffett rip-off from guys like Kenny Chesney, stay away from this, because you wouldn't know a real star from a poser if they fell on you.

Brad brought me back
My interest in country music died around the time Garth retired for the third time. Frankly I just got sick of the techno/pop/country/rock that was flowing from Music Row so shut off my radio and spent a couple of years listening to other stuff. However, a few months ago I tuned in to Nashville Star just to see what was going on there; besides I missed good country music. It pulled me back in. I turned on CMT and sure enough, Shania and Faith were still staring solefully at the camera, embracing themselves and some guy from Rascal Flatts was baring his backside but then I saw and heard Brad Paisley - a young, talented, hot young singer who, praise be, actually sang real country and did it with a sense of humor and a smile in his voice that matched the smile on his face. I bought "Mud on the Tires" and in the days following also purchased his other cd's. What a package of talent. This man can play a mean guitar, write terrific music and make me both laugh and cry with his clever and very relevant lyrics. He writes a love song that's about how love really is, not how Hollywood wants us to think it is. He can mock celebrities and at the same time he IS one! I really like that. "Mud on the Tires" has too many highlights to mention them all, besides others have done a good job of that already. My favorites are probably "Ain't Nothing Like" and "Whiskey Lullaby" but every tract is a winner and I expect "That's Love" to be the next single climbing up the charts. It also has potential to be an entertaining video - Brad Paisley excels at those. And oh, I don't agree with the reviewer that the hymn at the end of each cd is "obligatory" - they sound heartfelt to me and an integral part of what Brad Paisley is trying to do. I hope he keeps it up. Thanks for bringing a lapsed country music fan back into the fold, Brad. You keep singing songs for the real folks and the real folks will keep buying your music.

Just keeps getting better
Brad Paisley started out amazing and he just keeps getting better. This third CD sounds like he's totally comfortable with his own style and knows where he wants to go. I especially enjoy his sense of humor and the sweet, everyday scenarios he paints. Also, his consistency in putting an instrumental and a gospel song in each CD is admirable. He often times shows off not only his voice and his instrumental skills, but the fact that he writes most of his stuff puts him number one on my list of talented country singers.

Some highlights of the cd are "Mud on the Tires," "Little Moments," and "Ain't Nothin Like," which are all very catchy tunes that reflect everyday life. "Famous People" and "Celebrity" are both very cleverly written and funny. On the other side of things, "Whiskey Lullaby" is hauntingly beautiful. I cant wait for more.