Barely Famous Hits

The Warren Brothers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 17, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: BNA Records Label
• ASIN: B000A1ILAA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #219,731 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Check out the Warren Brothers!, September 30, 2005

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James E. Bagley "Jim Bagley" (Sanatoga, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barely Famous Hits (Audio CD)

The Warren Brothers are probably the most under-rated act in country music. They are great live performers, which is why acts like Tim McGraw and Brooks & Dunn continue to book them to open their shows, even though radio does not embrace their music. Lead singer Brett Warren is one of the most expressive vocalists in any genre of music, able to sell the tender love song "That's The Beat Of The Heart" and the rowdy rocker "Guilty" with equal facility. Collectively, the brothers contribute harmonies of a tightness not heard in Nashville since the heyday of Foster & Lloyd.

This cd is a decent retrospective of the Warrens' first three albums. The top 30 hit "Hey Mr. President" appears on a Warren Brothers album for the first time, while two of their higher charting singles are strangely omitted: the rockabilly charmer "She Likes To Rock" and the earnest ballad "Better Man." They can be found on the Warrens' 1998 debut cd Beautiful Day In The Cold Cruel World. The collection's highlight is its leadoff single "Change," the theme song for the Warren Brothers' CMT series Barely Famous. It's received little airplay, despite being catchier than anything else currently being played at country radio.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4 & 1/2...another job well done.., September 27, 2005

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S. Kranenburg "illtellu2mrw" (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barely Famous Hits (Audio CD)

The Warren Brothers are an amazing duo who sadly, aren't praised as much as they should be. These guys have too much potential to let them go to waste. The only reason that they're "barely famous" is because of the audience they're trying to appeal to. They want to be heard by the bubble gum country listeners that jump on whatever bandwagon sounds good for the time. The thing is though, that the people that can actually make them big are too busy listening to that same bubble gum country music. So now that I'm done with my personal vendetta, on with the review...
The songs on this album really prove what they are trying to become. There's not a track on this album that I don't like. The songs are all catchy yet meaningful. It proves their ability as not only performers, but as artists. I don't own any of their previous albums but after this one I bought all of them to see what other hiddens talents they possess. I think they deserve long overdue credit for their musical abilities. I would highly suggest buying this c.d.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Effort, August 19, 2005

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Mckinley0930 "mckinley0930" (Omaha NE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barely Famous Hits (Audio CD)

First of all, please ignore the references to Nashville Star, The TV show Barely Famous, etc {both good shows...but,} please just listen to their music.
In my opinion, they are a refreshing change. Almost "Country Rock". I love to hear the guitar in their songs.
With his CD, I was disappointed at first when I heard "Sell a Lot of Beer" because it wasn't the commercial version I'd heard on the radio. This version starts as almost acoustic. Then after listening to it a few times, it grew on me to the point that I was embarrassed that I had fallen in to the "Commercial" trap and didn't really listen to this different version with an open mind. Once I did I loved it.
These guys are immensely talented whether they are performing their own songs, or letting another artist do it. {They've written for Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Lynyrd Skynrd, Van Zant among others. That speaks for itself.