Anything Goes

Randy Houser | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 18, 2008)
• Original Release Date: November 18, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: UMG
• ASIN: B001COVD9A
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,768 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Debut., November 18, 2008

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A* (New York, N.Y. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anything Goes (Audio CD)

I remember watching David Letterman and catching the opening to "Anything Goes," and if my eyes were closed I would've sworn it was Ronnie Dunn! Houser can definietly sing and for the most part that gift is on display. The downer is that the material depends upon it. Houser has crafted a solid album to showcase his voice but he ends up squeezing in the arrangements around it and nothing on it sounds organic. And from seeing him on Letterman and catching him alive, it's a shame.

What does work here are the ballads. The piano laced "Something Real" is a show stopper, almost reaching its heights is, "I'll Sleep," with Houser's voice reaching and achieving some great high notes.

I don't want to dismiss the fast tracks, at times they are formulaic, but I have a soft spot for, "My Kind of Country," but I wanted more, I think I'm just being greedy. It's a great debut disc and is more than worth picking up. It's nice to hear a man in country music who's young and has such a command of his vocal ability. Houser has an extreme range and I hope he gets more exposure.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing CD That Bypasses The Nashville Cookie Cutter, December 22, 2008

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Brian B. Stephens (Sugar Hill, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anything Goes (Audio CD)

I've known this guy and have played gigs with him back in MS since the 90's. He is amazing, the real deal. And this CD is a very good representation of the kind of talent he has, both as a singer and a songwriter. Great songs, great singing, great production.

Do I think that the mainstream will get this album and REALLY latch on to it? Not really. It's not the standard pop/country fodder of the day so it probably won't, on the whole, appeal to the lowest common denominator. Do I think that people who appreciate great talent and great songs (and ignore pop culture accoutrement) will love this CD? Absolutely.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Music. Poor Sound Quality, June 13, 2009

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Haoleb (Hawaii) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anything Goes (Audio CD)

I bought this cd because I like to discover new artists and Randy Houser has been getting alot of playtime on the radio lately so I figured there were already a couple good tracks incase I didnt like the rest of them. Unfortunately as soon as I played this cd the first thing that stood out is the sound quality. Its pretty poor. Granted I dont usually expect to be blown away with amazing dynamics or seperation with the way the big wigs in the studios do things in this day and age but as far as I am concerned its bad enough to take away from the music. Randy's voice has no definition and there are zero dynamics in the music.

I'm not even going to bother reviewing the music itself because I dont think i'll be listening to this cd more than once simply because its so lifeless. Randy, I suggest getting in touch with Jamey Johnson because his latest album is a great example of what your music could sound like when its not all hacked up and compressed to go on the radio.