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Dixie Chicks Album: “Home [Japan Bonus Track]”
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Home [Japan Bonus Track] |
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Release Date:2002-09-02
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Country, Today's Big Hits, Greatest Country Hits
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Label:Sony
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:4547366007084
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Review - :
Delivering a successor to their breakthrough smash {^Wide Open Spaces} was easy -- {^Fly} followed a year afterward, sounding sleek and satisfying. Following that album turned out to be a little more difficult for {$the Dixie Chicks}, not least because they were involved in an ugly battle with their record company over royalties. While they were away, {\country} radio grew stricter, but there were undercurrents of change, particularly in the grassroots success of the {^O Brother, Where Art Thou?} {\soundtrack}. {$The Dixie Chicks} always had deep {\country} roots, but it was entirely conceivable that they could have chosen the {\pop} route, since it's always the safest bet for established stars to follow the mainstream -- especially after they have been away for a while. Fortunately, one thing this trio has never been is predictable, and they were emboldened by their successful battle with the label, along with the {^O Brother}, leading to the stunner that is {^Home}, their sixth album. There may be a {$Stevie Nicks} cover here, but there are no concessions to {\pop} anywhere; there are hardly any electric guitars, actually. This is a pure {\country} album, loaded with fiddles, acoustic guitars, and close harmonies, but retaining {$the Chicks}' signature flair, sense of humor, and personality. It's a vibrant, quirky, heartfelt record that finds the group investing as much in a funny, rollicking number like {&"White Trash Wedding"} or something as sadly sweet as {&"Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)."} But the key to the album is that, as they so brilliantly put it on the wonderful opener, {&"Long Time Gone,"} they recognize many modern {\country} singers "sound tired but they don't sound {$Haggard}" and "have money but they don't have {$Cash}" -- and this is a sentiment that doesn't just apply to those riding the charts, but to the po-faced {\alt-country} contenders who are too serious to have fun. They deftly balance modern attitudes with classic instrumentation, all built on terrific songwriting, winding up with an album that feels purer than anything on the charts, yet much livelier and genuine than {\alt-country}. This is what {\country} music in 2002 should sound like. With {^Home}, {$the Dixie Chicks} illustrate that {\country} music should be simple but adventurous, sincere but fun. In doing so, they've delivered not just their best album, but what's arguably the best {\country} album yet released in the 2000s. Needless to say, an instant classic. [A Japanese version added a bonus track.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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