Disco de Joe Nichols: “Real Things”

Joe Nichols is back again with his new album, 'Real Things', which hit stores today. This is the fourth studio album for Nichols, and he displays his vocal range and musical maturity here better than any other record he has released so far. From the opening track "Real Things" to the last one, "If I Could Only Fly", this album is full of quality songs. This is not Nichols' best work, but it's so close to it you can hardly tell. Joe Nichols stays true to his traditional sound on this record, and it shows on each track. This artist is definitely not one of these flavor-of-the-month types that come out of Nashville so repeatedly these days. With a voice and talent like his, it is my belief that he will be around for many, many years to come, recording great albums and making great music. It is hard sometimes to produce both quality and quantity on the same project, but Nichols does so here. There are 13 tracks, and rest assured there are no "filler" songs taking up space here. The album clocks in at just under 50 minutes, and every minute is well worth your time. The prime cuts on this album are "Real Things", "Another Side of You", "My Whiskey Years", "It Ain't No Crime", "If I Could Only Fly", and "Let's Get Drunk and Fight", this collection's answer to "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off". Joe Nichols sings about loving "real things" on this record. Well, I love real country music and this album delivers. I highly recommend 'Real Things'.

I only recently discovered Joe Nichols' incredible voice and wonderful songs. It happened when I was driving and had forgotten to take any CDs with me. Being in southern Oklahoma at the time, I could only find country music stations on the radio. Don't usually listen to the radio. His #1 song (Gimmie That Girl) from the Old Things New album was playing. I googled it when I got home and started listening to his other songs. Then I purchased all of his CDs beginning with Man with a Memory. They are all wonderful. The quality of the CDs from Amazon is fantastic. They came really fast without any expedited shipping.

I love Joe Nichols' music and I love Amazon.

Joe Nichols is a pleasure to hear in the country music or any other kind of music.

If you want real country, this album is as real as it gets. Most songs are slow, but they are outstanding. This is a perfect album. Joe is quickly becoming the most underrated country artist of our time.

Standout tracks:

Real Things

Another Side of You

Who Are You When I'm Not Looking

My Whiskey Years

Let's Get Drunk and Fight

*The Difference is Night and Day

*All I Need is A Heart

*If I Could Only Fly

*=These 3 songs are among his best ever

This is another rock-solid Top 40 country outing from Joe Nichols, although he does keep things on a more mellow, sentimental side this time around. Fans looking for rowdy, ribald material like last album's "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" will have to settle for the more cautious "Let's Get Drunk And Fight All Night." Otherwise, this is an album packed with songs that seem geared towards Joe's female fan base, songs about small towns, little kids, working hard, finding sobriety and snuggling up with a faithful gal. Which is fine: with his robust, velvety voice and dedication to well-crafted country ballads that have a distinct honkytonk underpinning, Joe Nichols seems to have become this decade's Randy Travis -- a roots-oriented singer of remarkable understatement and power. More power to him. Looking forward to the next album, too! (DJ Joe Sixpack)