 | Living Hard by Gary Allan
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $4.50 Bold steps forward for Gary Allan with this first regular release after "Tough All Over", which helped him cope with the loss of his wife. "Living Hard" combines emotional lyrics, more looking forward than back, with an edgy sound somewhere between Mellencamp and the Stones.
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 | The Storm by Travis Tritt
Buy used from: $1.86 What a comeback for Travis Tritt! A new, soulful and exciting sound lets him move away from country, and yet gain freshness and believeability. Southern, soulful, rocking R&B-Country-Gospel, mixed with some Blues never sounded so good!
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 | Relentless by Jason Aldean
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $4.99 No sophomore slump for Jason Aldean! The follow-up to his debut proves to be one of the best releaes of the year with thoughtful stories about love and life and a rocking sound that is capable to firlmy plant one foot in contemporary country while the other one is dangling over the edge.
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 | Missing Years by Little Texas
Buy used from: $2.99 Another great comeback, that did not receive the respect it probably should have! 4 guys of the original Little Texas created an album of all new material, that sounds true to their original country-rock sound, never compromising to current trends. "Missing Years" has great melodies, stories and recognizeable voices!
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 | A Place to Land by Little Big Town
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $0.01 Their sophomore (actually 3rd) album is a winner! Edgy story songs, drenched in gorgeous harmony vocals (outshining some of the new Eagles material), and always sounding different due to switching lead parts! A highly entertaining piece of music, added by a nice, alternative cardboard cover!
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 | Never Say Die: The Complete Final Concert by Waylon Jennings & the Waymore Blues Band
Buy new: $29.98 / Used from: $18.98 Actually some sort of re-release, yet completely new: Apart from the outstandingly package (full length double-CD with 5.1 DS DVD, with backstage documentary), this music, although mostly well known Waylon-music, sounds completely fresh and new because of the sassy brass sounds of the Waymore Blues Band. Buy, listen and watch with amazement!
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 | Sweet Danger by Suzy Bogguss
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $4.78 Like several other comebacks of the year, Suzy is taking the freedom to move away from country, without compromising her and country music's strenghts: a wonderful voice, touching lyrics and moving melodies between jazzy and latin elements, with a pop-sensibility that lifts this album high into the positive surprises of 2007!
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 | Halfway to Hazard by Halfway to Hazard
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $0.74 I like my music on the edge, too Rock for Country, too Country for Rock'n'Roll. Produced by Superstar Tim McGraw, this new duo rocks harder than Bon Jovi! Lyrical-wise they remain on country turf however, delivering a smoldering version of "Countryfied" and more!
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 | Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates by Kenny Chesney
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $3.10 Not that different, maybe even a little too tame, nevertheless a solid album that mostly shines through the lyrical song selection. From "Blink" to the infamous, yet excellent "Dancing for Groceries", Kenny also shows (autobiographical?) vulnerability in "Wife and Kids".
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