All in the Family

Kinleys | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 3, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Identical
• ASIN: B0002KQO30
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,170 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Climbin' Up Mt Everest

2. Love Train

3. Little Shoulders

4. Crazy Love

5. How Can It Be That You Don't Love Me Anymore

6. I Will

7. Holding On For Life

8. The Price Of Love

9. Ridiculous

10. Only A Prayer

11. My Baby Blue (Lullaby) Bonus Track

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre at best.., October 23, 2004

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Rodney Briggs (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All in the Family (Audio CD)

I'll start by saying I LOVE The Kinleys! The have some of the best harmony I've ever heard (with the possible exception of The Corrs.) For those of you that don't know who The Corrs are as they are not Country, you might want to check them out. They are OUTSTANDING!

However, I'm very glad that I borrowed this "All in the Family" CD from a friend before I bought it. After waiting for 4 years, I'm somewhat disappointed. "II" was such a great CD, I think their best CD they've come out with. It was solid from start to finish. "All in the Family" doesn't come close! I sure hope they head back into the studio to start working on another one...fast!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fine voices oversinging pedestrian songs, December 24, 2004

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All in the Family (Audio CD)

Given the splash these twins made with their 1997 debut, it's surprising that their success has tailed off so quickly. Their follow-up, 2000's "II" was a workmanlike Nashville country release, showcasing the twins' remarkably similar voices across a typical New Country collection of songs. Alas, it wasn't New Country enough, as radio didn't really bite and they weren't given a third shot by Sony.

For their third album, independently released, the twins continue to showcase the power of their combined voices on a song catalog that's as much (if not more) power pop than it is country. There are hints of country instrumentation here and there, but mostly it's (loud) electric guitars, bass and drums. The resulting backing tracks require the Kinley's to over-sing nearly everything on the album; it's a collection of upbeat tunes that are essentially rock, and power ballads that verge into Cher and Pat Benetar territory.

Given the Kinley's debt to the Everly Brothers as an early influence, it's a shame that their cover of "The Price of Love" is so flat. In its original form the Everlys slyly wove their vocals around one another, but here the voices simply pile on top of one another, backed by the sort of anonymous playing so common to most modern Nashville productions. It's the same with many of the Kinley's duets - the combination rarely adds up to anything more than two-times their individual voices.

Fans of the Kinley's may very well enjoy this third helping, but those looking for truly inspirational sibling duets should check out the Everlys, Stanleys, Delmores, et al.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Independent Album, March 24, 2005

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Phillip White "WhiteTrek" (Chattanooga, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All in the Family (Audio CD)

I just purchased "All In The Family" today and have thoroughly enjoyed every track. The Kinleys' signature sound is as good as ever and the variety of songs on the album makes it pleasing to the ear. For an independent album, the production value is well on par with contemporary Nashville productions. I also have the Kinleys' two other albums and am a big fan of the "one voice" harmony that only twins could produce. I most enjoy the upbeat tracks on the album, but one of my favorites is the plaintive "Little Shoulders." Children always bear the brunt of divorce and this song stands as an anthem to all the little ones whose parents can't get along.

I believe marriage and children have only made the Kinleys more mature in their music and sound, and I enjoy the positive themes of "All In The Family." I hope the Kinleys continue to produce this type of music in years to come and I wish them well in their family life and in their new production company.

If you enjoy positive, upbeat country with good banjo and dobro and perfect harmony, buy "All In The Family" as well as the Kinleys' other two albums. You won't be disappointed.