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Black In The Saddle

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I am actually SHOCKED how much I love this record!!!! Most will probably tell me I should be ashamed of myself, but in reality, THIS is the record that Big & Rich should have released instead of the enjoyable but something's missing "Between Raising Hell & Amazing Grace"...it's much better, catchier and more exciting, edgier throughout.

If anything, it's like a much better, non-Republican, Kid Rock. Troy doesn't sound like he's trying too hard here, the songs are better-written, they're much more cohesive, and there's no sense of novelty like "Loco Motive" had. The blend of hard rock, old school hiphop, alt-country, and dance rhythms works really well all over "Black In The Saddle", a really seamless blend...Troy and John Rich finally figured it out...it's equal to Big & Rich's "Horse Of A Different Colour", Troy's version of it...and this album proves that John Rich (he goes under the pseudonym "J.Money" here) is capable of matching it and maybe even surpassing it...BRHAAG is not it..."Black In The Saddle" is equal to that vision.

I love the references to rock bands like Guns & Roses and mosh pits, goood times and "Hick Chicks, Dixie Divas and you Southern Belles"...and the "Barn Dance Remix" of "I Play Chicken With The Train" is better than the original, the novelty aspect gone, replaced by a cohesive vision of rock, dance, hiphop and country.

I like I like...and most mainstream country people would probably hate this like poison. I wonder who this should be aimed towards??? The dance clubs??? The modern rock crowd??? Rappers, maybe, but they're too closed-minded. Maybe those who dug Run DMC, Beastie Boys, old school rap, Ice-T collaborating with Body Count???

I don't know, but it doesn't matter, it's a great record that will go underappreciated and unnoticed...too bad really...Cowboy TRoy's really good after all...even his inbetween single "Hook Em Horns" was great too...

This is what hick hop is all about. If you don't like it, don't listen to it. This is my favourite Cowboy Troy album, and has even managed to convert a few people who had never heard of hick hop, to like it.

I gave this to my son for his birthday and he loved this CD. Thanks

Cowboy Troy is deffinately back int he saddle with his new album. His debut was good, but he deffinately has found his sound with this new album.

The whole album is good. There is not one song that I do not love. This album is edgier and has you singing along. I'd have to say my favorite song, if I had to pick one, on this album is "How Can You Hate Me." I love the guitar, and the melodic sound of this song. It's meaningful, yet rocks with the best of them.

If you're a traditionalist when it comes to country, then this is not for you, but if you think outside the box and love music for the sake of loving music. You'll love this album.

I am so excited my husband, at this minute, is out trying to find Cowboy Troy's CD for me. I watched "Hick Chicks" on CMT today and knew I had to get his CD. Problem is "Best Buy" doesn't have the common sense to carry his CD's. (He just got home and found it at Target!)

I have to question those that gave Cowboy Troy negative reviews. Is it because a black man and is crossing the "lines" going country, crossing the lines? Cowboy Troy is part of the Muzik Mafia. "Music without prejudice". Are those that gave him negative reviews prejudiced? I hope not. He is an aweome artist with a great voice that isn't afraid to "cross the line." Are you all willing to do the same?

I am, according, to some of my friends, from all different different races, the "Whitest white girl they've ever met." Many of my best friends are from all different races. Are we not beyond that? I'm glad my friends don't see color but see me as who I am.

Cowboy Troy knows he's on his own. He is still not afraid of being who he is and I applaud him for that. Could you all stand on your own knowing the cards are against you and still stand up for yourself. I don't think so.

So, for those that want to dog him for the wrong reasons... I feel sorry for you because you have to live with yourselves 24/7 and I'm glad you are not part of my life.

Cowboy Troy and the rest of the Muzik Mafia will always be my fans. Put down the barriers and listen to the music without prejudice. That's all they're asking.

Signed,

A music lover without predudice.

Betsy York

This guys has about as much talent as Vanilla Ice, Shaquille O'Neal, and Deion Sanders when it comes to hip hop. This album belongs in the 50 cent bin you shouldn't even have to pay a dollar for this garbage. MC Hammer would kill this guy. Dr Dre & Eminem and Mo' Thugs annhilated Coboy Troy and they were only messing around with the style. Troy is trying to make a career out of this, which is a shame because he seems fairly intelligent when he's off the mic. This is coming from someone who likes diversity and obscurity in hip hop Check out my amazon.com list "Who Says Hip Hop Isn't Original". Troys first release showed more potential than this because back then it was something the world had never seen before. If your gonna try this again Troy I'd advise you to do some serious homework first.

Take one listen to the third track off this album, "How Can You Hate Me". That question will be easily answered by listening to the rest of Cowboy Troy's second album, Black in the Saddle.

Aside from the album having a corny title, some critics say that this is a bit of an improvement from his first album. But I think the album is just as bad as that one, even worse sometimes. The main problem is that Troy still can't rap. And he REALLY can't SPEED-rap, as indicated on "Lock Me Up" (but that song doesn't make any sense anyway). Both versions of "Hick Chick" are corny (especially the second version, where the chorus and verses don't even have close to the same beat), and "Cruise Control" failed to hold my interest.

While Troy doesn't resort to metaphors as much this time around, it's still evident on "Paranoid Like Me", where he compares himself to Rocky Balboa -- but actually, that's pretty accurate because the production makes the song sound like some rejected Rocky theme music. More irony ensues in the following track, "Blackneck Boogie", where the intro has Troy sounding like he's reading off lines for a commercial, but then the music sounds like the kind of background music you hear during commercials for `70s and `80s Razor & Tie collections on late-night TV (but the song itself isn't great either). Troy also still has the habit of uninterestingly bragging about how long he's been rapping (see "Take Your Best Shot Now").

There's also an unnecessary club remix of "I Play Chicken with the Train" tacked on here. While "Buffalo Stampede" and "Man with the Microphone" are okay, they definitely aren't enough to save the album. If you already thought Cowboy Troy was all hype and no talent, then Black in the Saddle definitely won't change your opinion.

Anthony Rupert

R u serious? A guy called cowboy troy, there's only one black man in country music and that's Charlie Pride, god bless em'. What a gimmick.
I'd rather have sex with the golden girls at the crack of dawn with the lights on sober. God bless texas country music

ALL HE HAS IS A GIMIC HE STOLE FROM KID ROCK AND UNCLE KRACKER. HIS VOICE IS HORRIBLE AND EVERY SONG SOUNDS THE SAME. M SHADOWS COULDN'T EVEN SAVE THIS ALBUM. MAYBE HE SHOULD RECRUIT SOME SOUTHERN HIP HOP PRODUCERS AND MAKE AN INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, OR MAYBE LOTS OF GUEST RAPPERS LIKE DIDDY. KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR GOOD AT TROY. STAY A HYPE MAN. THERE IS ALREADY TOO MUCH BAD MUSIC ON THE SHELVES COLLECTING DUST AT WAL-MART.

Calling yourself Cowboy doesn't make it Country!
This old fool is too lame for the MTV, BET Rap hip hop scene, so he thinks he can push his rap music off on Country fans? This CD is in the wrong category if you a country fan don't be fooled. This CD is hip hop, rap. Young night clubbers hate his music or else he'd be on the hip hop, rap charts. The reason why people buy country to stay clear of rap, but music executives don't care and push there garbage, because any one can rap, and it's cheap for them to make.

As usual I found some songs offensive, and disrespectful to women and country music fans. Just the same way that rap music uses nasty language, and disrepects. I don't like being called a hick chick, or a redneck. I guess if your country your supposed to ignore hate speech.