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DISClaimer Single Reviews (1/19/11)
/by Robert K OermannLet’s do a little Grammy gazing, shall we? For starters, let’s look beyond the stunning and well-deserved six nominations for Lady Antebellum. What Nashville act has the second most? Surprise! It’s the quintuple nominated outing by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Which, by the way, wins our Disc of the Day. I’d also like to give a shout-out to Darrell Scott, who not only has a Country Instrumental nomination, but is also a crucial component of Band of Joy, the twice nominated CD by Robert Plant.
DISClaimer Single Reviews (1/12/11)
/by Robert K OermannI am loving this format today. I love its diversity. I love the quality of its song craftsmanship. I love its mix of youth and maturity. Country music rules. In celebration, I am crowning three Disc of the Day winners. The Group prize goes to Rascal Flatts for its chesty vow of steadfastness. The Male winner is Randy Montana, who has a sonic masterpiece to offer. The Female prize, and the surprise of the day, is Ashton Shepherd.
DISClaimer Single Reviews (1/5/11)
/by Robert K OermannHappy New Year. What a great way to start 2011: There’s not a stinker in this stack of platters.
DISClaimer Single Reviews (12/21/10)
/by Robert K OermannI dread this column every year. It’s not that I don’t like Christmas. Far from it. It’s just that so much bad music gets recorded in its name. And, as usual, there is far more of it than I can hope to cover in a column.
DISClaimer Single Reviews (12/15/10)
/by Robert K OermannThe ladies rule the day. There were only two of them is this listening session, but they bested the fellows to take our top two awards. Meaghan Blanchard hails from Canada. This talented singer-songwriter with a songbird’s voice wins the DisCovery Award.
DISClaimer Single Reviews (12/8/10)
/by Robert K OermannThe moment this listening session began, the rest of the platters might as well have packed up and gone home.
As soon as I saw Brad Paisley’s “This Is Country Music” in the stack, I knew what the Disc of the Day was going to be. And it is.
DISClaimer Single Reviews (12/1/10)
/by Robert K OermannThis week the newsmakers come not from the ranks of our country stars, but from the members of Nashville’s ever expanding pop/rock community.
DISClaimer Single Reviews (11/24/10)
/by Robert K OermannBefore you dismiss this list as a pack of nobodies, check the fine print. Between them, these minor leaguers have ties to such major leaguers as The Bellamy Brothers, George Jones, Jason & The Scorchers, former Georgia Satellite Dan Baird, Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker and Charlie Daniels.
DISClaimer Single Reviews (11/17/10)
/by Robert K OermannThe trend of the day is career transition. A number of name-brand stars are reinventing themselves by recording in varying shades of bluegrass.
DISClaimer Single Reviews (11/10/10)
/by Robert K OermannThe top award this week is a toughie. Both Taylor Swift and Sugarland are absolutely at the tops of their games, and Darius Rucker isn’t far behind.