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6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: The first release of original songs from the country singer since 2001's Scarecrow was produced by Mark Miller.
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A little baby told God, "Hey, I'm kinda scared Don't really know if I want to go down there From here it looks like a little blue ball That's a great... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. 83
    An album brimming with arena-sized anthems, glossy production, and intimate storytelling. [14/21 Nov 2014, p.105]
  2. Nov 11, 2014
    75
    His primary weapon--and the quality that most sets him apart from the country stars who’ve surfaced in his wake--is his earnestness. The singer’s aggressive sincerity remains intact.
  3. Nov 10, 2014
    70
    His first album of original music since 2001, is defiantly behind the times, and skillful enough--mostly--to transcend them.
  4. Nov 11, 2014
    70
    With ripping guitar solos, Aerosmith-style strings and gospel-tinged background vocals, this is a record that could take Eric to Church.
  5. Dec 17, 2014
    70
    Brooks doesn't try to do anything differently; he just picks up where he left off and the time away has only made it clearer how he's different from all that came before and all that came since.
  6. Nov 10, 2014
    60
    The baker’s dozen tracks on the collection break like so: two classics, six above-average cuts, and six songs, like “People,” that are just fine.
  7. The lyrics also circle the wagons, settling on eye-glazing tales of football heroes gone to war, men who realize it’s more fulfilling to fish than to climb the corporate ladder, and piercing realizations like “the answer lies in people loving people.”

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  1. Nov 11, 2014
    10
    You'll find everything you want with Garth on this album: drive, heart, and a little bit of swagger. Perhaps it was hearing about all hisYou'll find everything you want with Garth on this album: drive, heart, and a little bit of swagger. Perhaps it was hearing about all his influences via his Vegas show that made this album more enjoyable for me. Either way, after a few listens I definitely put it ahead of Sevens and Scarecrow. Can't wait to hear this stuff in an arena. Expand