Disco de Tracy Byrd: “Truth About Men”

Though there are some "weak" songs on this album (How'd I Wind Up in Jamaica being the worst), Tracy Byrd delivers some top notch material on his latest. Tony Martin, possibly Nashville's best song writer, continues to be a gold mine for the Byrd. The song, "Somewhere I Wanna Go", co-written by Martin, is the best ballad Tracy has ever recorded. The concrete lyrics with such a powerful tune make this song worth the 15 dollars alone. If released as a single, the song will not need a video. You can visualize the entire song in your mind. You will find yourself listening to this one over & over.

Tracy sings, "She just took a deep drag off that Marlboro Light, and said shut the door behind you when you go", on a song titled "When You Go." The song is about a man and what is going through his mind as he is getting ready to "say goodbye for good" to his wife. If you are a fan of true country, you'll love this one.

Overall, the album is great. The Nashville big wigs always have to throw in their 2 cents and make artists record "junk" they normally wouldn't. However, Tracy's "junk" is a heck of a lot better than most of the country songs that are topping the charts.

first off if i could i would have given this 3.5 stars... i liked it mostly for the up tempo songs i mean the truth sbout med is great then rounds of jose quervo will get you dancing and howd i wind up in jamica is done well. The problem is with this album was the ballads for some reason they just sounded all alike and rather hollow to me had too much of a down home senttimental quality to them the best was tiny town. i would recomend it but if your looking for Tracy Byrd power ballads this is not the album

I never listened to Country music at all until I got kicked out of my house and I had to live with some hillbillys that listened to country all the time. Around then, it just grew on me.

I learned and discovered all kinds of great artists such as Johnny Cash, Alabama, Alan Jackson, and Tracy Byrd. The first song I heard by him was "Drinking Bone". Not only is that a catchy tune but it is also a great drinking song (Duh). Another song I heard on the radio that caught my attention was the title-track. It really does tell the truth about men. If you want to check out some good modern country then pick this up.

This is an ablum full of truths. The truth about guys (the title track, obviously); the truth about good lookin' gals ("Baby Put Your Clothes On"); the truth about honky-tonkin' ("Drinkin' Bone"); the truth about getting drunk ("How'd I Wind Up In Jamaica" and a live version of "Ten Rounds With Jose Quervo"); the truth about love's good side ("Making Memories Of Us" and "You Feel Good"); the truth about relationships that don't work ("When You Leave" and "Somewhere I Wanna Go"); the truth of single moms making a living ("That's What Keeps Her Getting By"); and the truth about growing up in a small town ("Tiny Town").

Not all of the songs on this album shine; "Ten Rounds" is getting a little old, and "Making Memories of Us", though written by Rodney Crowell, is pretty bland. "That's What Keeps Her Getting By" has a sort of complicated chorus, while "You Feel Good" lacks any originality. But don't blame Tracy Byrd for the songwriting, for he didn't do any of it. Instead, congradulate him on his expert delivery of these ten (eleven counting the unnecessary bonus track) tunes. These are indeed powerful songs of ordinary life. That's what country music is all about.

That, and telling the truth about men.