Randy Travis Album: “Man Ain't Made of Stone”

I think that this is a really good album by Randy Travis. I'd have given the album five stars if there hadn't been a couple corny songs, like "I'll Be Right Here Loving You." For the most part, the album is solid and well-done. My favorite cuts are "A Man Ain't Made Of Stone," "The Family Bible And The Farmer's Almanac," "Where Can I Surrender," and "In A Heart Like Mine." Overall, with a miss or two, it was a darn good album.

This is the second straight Travis album I have bought on the first day of release, and it was worth it. The title track is awesome, but just as good if not better is the irrestible, "13 Mile Goodbye." It showcases his vocals and the song is a great idea. While the last album was about how to live one's life, this album gets back to love songs. I like the variety of his albums. I can't wait until his next CD comes out!

This is country music at it's very best. It is what it use sound like before the pop invasion.

Travis takes you on an emotional roller coaster ride...it dips and climbs all in the right places. And like a roller coaster it speeds up and slows down so you can feel and enjoy the thrill that the music gives the heart.

There are chill bumps aplenty here. The first single , the title cut" A Man Aint Made of Stone" is just the first of many on this offering that creates such an emotional impact.

Randy proves once again that good songs sung with emotional integrity and genuine sincerity can make for mighty good listening pleasure...even when it is this traditional.

I am a devout Randy Travis fan. I have been with him since day one and will always continue to be a fan. I have listened to this CD several times and I just can't buy it. It's so much unlike the Randy Travis material to which I am used. This is a CD that was done in haste and one can tell from the material that it was a rush job. I am not one to put down Randy Travis but I can't in all honesty praise this CD. It's inferior material and the whole CD sounds like a giant grade B song. All the cuts sound alike. Not one cut stands out--not even A MAN AIN'T MADE OF STONE. I am really disappointed but I will still buy the CD. I can't be a Randy Travis fan and not buy one of his releases. I wish he would go back to the days of STORMS OF LIFE.

Randy Travis has one of the best and believable voices in Country Music today.It's too bad we can't appreciate it in this album.For a Country song to be great,the singer must make the listener believe that he is singing from personal experiences.Hank Williams,George Jones,Johnny Cash,Bobby Bare all did this with their classic songs.Randy Travis has the voice and has been able to do this;but it just isn't the case with the songs in this album.Listening to the album,try as I may,I couldn't keep from thinking that Randy was reading the lines and just going through the paces.I couldn't get the feeling that the songs had any meaning to Randy ,and therefore he doesn't connect with the listener.As one listens to the songs ,it just seems like a string of cliches,delivered one after another.At times there is no connection to the music,which also conveys no feeling.At times, I even got the feeling that Randy sang the words and the music was added to the songs later.

One of the things I believe you get with a good album is that once listening to it;you can't wait to hear it over and over again.With this album;I couldn't wait for it to finish.