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- Summary: The country singer self-produced these dozen songs, which amount to the 18th album of his career.
- Record Label: New West
- Genre(s): Country
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Top Track
| Blame The Vain | |
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| I blame the vain For what we wear And I'll blame the blind When we can't see I'll blame it all On someone else 'Til there's nobody left Then I'll... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 10 out of 11
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Mixed: 1 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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This is inspired stuff from a rebel who still has plenty to offer.
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Represents a new peak in a career full of them.
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His most inspired effort in years.
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The slight excursions into new genres don't go very far, and they make some of the straighter music sound rote by comparison, but about the worst that can be said about Blame The Vain is that songs like the jangly country anthem "When I First Came Here" are professional-grade.
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Despite all the artistic and personal upheaval surrounding it, Blame the Vain doesn't suffer from some kind of transitional crisis -- it's pure, classic Yoakam, and another fine addition to his impressive 20-year catalog.
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Q MagazineWorks on the age-old theory that if it ain't broke, don't fix it--and it is all the better for it. [Jul 2005, p.120]
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MojoNot that much has changed sound-wise. [Jul 2005, p.114]
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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JudyL.Dec 21, 2006An excellent album by a master of the craft.
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terrigSep 9, 2005not a bad song on this album..its pure dwight
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rmsmithJul 2, 2005
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JMO'ConnellJul 22, 2005
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NickMJul 31, 2006
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ReggieDSep 18, 2005
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