Live Like You Were Dying
by Tim McGraw
  • Record Label: Curb
  • Release Date: Aug 24, 2004
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9

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  1. BenS
    Sep 30, 2005
    10
    I love his newest CD. He seems to be expressing his emotions very well, almost too well for some likeing, but I enjoy it. This CD is not one that will be "overly played" like some CDs can do. I believe the honest point throughout his songs give it a little originality.
  2. [Anonymous]
    Apr 1, 2006
    10
    This album is amazing. Extremely powerful, especially "Kill Myself"
  3. ScottB
    Apr 25, 2005
    10
    This is easily the best McGraw album to date. From top to bottom all these tracks have great radio potential. Album after album McGraw shows his depth and he is able to hit at an emotional center. The Danchall Doctors show again that McGraw made the right choice in how he makes his albums. Always going against the Nashville norm, McGraw takes risks that few do, and he has again succeeded This is easily the best McGraw album to date. From top to bottom all these tracks have great radio potential. Album after album McGraw shows his depth and he is able to hit at an emotional center. The Danchall Doctors show again that McGraw made the right choice in how he makes his albums. Always going against the Nashville norm, McGraw takes risks that few do, and he has again succeeded by putting out an album with great music that transcends genres.… Expand
  4. SusanC
    Apr 20, 2007
    10
    It would be worth getting hold of this CD just for the title track alone - it's that good. However, there are other gems here as well as 'Live Like You Were Dying' - most notably 'Drugs or Jesus', which is a great, not just a good, song. If the New York Times thinks the material on this album and Tim' McGraw's singing is 'ordinary' I can only It would be worth getting hold of this CD just for the title track alone - it's that good. However, there are other gems here as well as 'Live Like You Were Dying' - most notably 'Drugs or Jesus', which is a great, not just a good, song. If the New York Times thinks the material on this album and Tim' McGraw's singing is 'ordinary' I can only conclude that the author is / was absolutely tone deaf. Ignore critics like this and just get hold of this CD!… Expand

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. Billboard
    80
    Always a risk-taker, he remains fearless in his choice of material, evident here on sweeping, observant fare like "Drugs or Jesus" and the ultimately redemptive "Kill Myself."
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  2. AllMusic
    90
    The young hell-raiser has grown to be one of modern country's most compelling and multidimensional artists.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    50
    McGraw's album leans heavily on the soap opera-ish tales that have brought him his biggest successes. [5 Sep 2004]
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