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Cowboy's Back In Town [Deluxe Edition]

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Trace's new album is by far one of his best to this date. It is an up-beat album full of his classic humor and twists on words. I've heard it being said the album has a smile of it. It ranges from get in your face songs, such as Whoop A Man's Ass", to the sexy frolic of "Brown Chicken, Brown Cow", and the till death do we part song of "Hold My Beer" (with his own marriage dialog) to the tender side of Trace in "Break Her Fall", "A Little Bit Of Missin You" and "Between the Rainbows and the Rain". Not a bad song on the album and you won't be sorry you bought it or sorry if you don't.

This is a great CD! If you are a Trace Adkins fan, a country music fan, a Toby Keith fan (you can feel the influence) you will enjoy this CD. There are wonderful love songs and laugh out loud fun songs included. This CD just solidifies Adkins status as a country super star. RECOMMENDED

Trace Adkins
"Cowboy's Back In Town"
(Universal/Show Dog, 2010)
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A robust, macho set, recorded for Toby Keith's Show Dog record label... The production is big, loud, full of Southern Rock guitars and thumping drums and crushing downbeats... It's also pretty high tech and a little gimmicky in some parts, hinting at the Big & Rich school of country-rock crossover. More than anything, though, this album is marked by Trace Adkins -- an artist I admire -- sounding an awful lot like his host, Toby Keith, both in the macho-novelty repertoire and the snarling, bearlike delivery. Of course, Adkins, who stands about six-foot-seventy, is an imposing, macho figure in his own right, but his individual artistic voice seems lost in this barrage of mega-manliness, particularly his ability to drive home weepers and ballads.

Still, there's some funny stuff here, and this album is sure to be a crowd-pleaser, especially for all them beer-drinkin', girl-chasin', red-blooded manly-men who love cranking their Top Forty country up as loud as they can. There's the album's opener, "Brown Chicken Brown Cow" (about two farmhands who are so busy getting busy that no work is getting done in the barn... ) or the humorous "Hold My Beer," about a good ol' boy who can barely put his brewsky down long enough to kiss the bride. And "Ala-Freakin-Bama," where a cutoff-clad Alabama hottie meets a Skynyrd-friendly Bubba, or "Hell, I Can Do That," where Bubba is watching TV and thinkin', heck that Nascar stuff doesn't look so hard... In short, this is a brash, novelty oriented album that sells Trace short as a balladeer, but has some pretty amusing songs. I mean, who can resist a tune like "Whoop A Man's Ass," where Adkins explains the manly etiquette of smackdowns and ass-kicking? Again, very Toby-esque, but also pretty funny. If you're in the market for some rough-and-tumble, guitar-heavy, modern macho, manly country, then this disc is for you, buddy. Pass me another cold one. (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Guide To Country Music)

Like Izcait, I too am an unabashed Trace Adkins, having followed him through his blossoming career, tracking his high points & his low ones, & remaining faithful to the belief that like artists such as Toby Keith, George Strait, Alan Jackson, et all, his best years (and albums) are yet to come. He possesses one of the greatest voices in country music, and has the ability to rock the house, charge the heart, & soothe the savage beast, depending on what he is singing. However, unlike Izcait, I am not going to award an album five stars, when it simply does not deliver the quality Trace's previous outings have. I'm no doubt going to be in the minority here, but hey, this album is not a scratch on "Dreamin' Out Loud" (my personal favourite of all his records), or any of his other albums. On this album, Trace excells with his ballads. These are clearly the high points here. Numbers like "Hell I Can Do That", "Still Love You", "Break Her Fall", & "A Little Bit Of Missin' You", are powerhouses, with Trace's great voice delivering them with real passion & sensitivity. Yet Of the more up-tempo tracks, only the title track, "Cowboy's Back In Town" seeems to make the cut. The rest are mediocre at best. Then there's "Ala-Freakin'-Bama". This song stands alone as a true example of what the word abysmal means. Surely not even the most generous minded person would consider this piece of literary garbage suitable for inclusion on any country album. Perhaps it could be added to a compilation albums featuring artists such as Slayer, Megadeath, and the like, where this would probably be right at home. C'mon Trace, you're one of the best country artists in the business; don't waste your great talent on the likes of this. Your fans deserve better. Three stars - and I'm being generous.

You hope that an artist can continue to devolepe and grow. And put out better quality material than on the cd before. Trace has not done that with this effort. There are a few songs that may be a bit catchy. But, he falls short making this cd more interesting than the last. The true fans may like it but, I lost interest in it after one listen through.

I like a few of todays new country artists, but Im still a big fan of classic country. I was raised with the likes of Buck Owens, George Jones and other classic country artists playing in my home. What I find interesting about todays country music is that you can hear the influence that southern rock has had on many of todays male country artists. That influence can be found mostly in the guitar playing. The twin lead guitar solos, riffs, hooks and arrangements are all examples of the influence of bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special and the Outlaws (writers of Green Grass and High Tides).

Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Shooter Jennings, Eli Young Band, Uncle Kracker, Randy Houser, Toby Keith, Jimmy Aldridge and the duo of Big & Rich are all examples of todays country artists who grew up listening to southern rock...especially Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lynyrd Skynyrd is the band that has had the most influence on todays male country artists...in my opinion.

Randy Houser on the influence Lynyrd Skynyrd has on his music: "Lynyrd Skynyrd is rock and roll. But I ain't never seen a country boy that didn't love some Lynyrd Skynyrd," he continues. "I have so much Skynyrd influence in the stuff that I write and play. But...it's considered country to me. There's a very, very fine line between Merle Haggard and Lynyrd Skynyrd to me." (Note: Skynyrd covered Haggards "Honky Tonk Nighttime Man" on Street Survivors, the last studio album they did before the plane crash in 1977.)

On this particular cd, Trace Adkins even mentions Lynyrd Skynyrd in Ala-Freakin'-Bama. On another song titled "Ladies Love Country Boys", from another cd, he mentions Skynyrd again.

The guitar work on "Cowboys Back In Town" is excellent, and this is a fine cd overall.

I loved every song on this CD. He has a great voice. I would highly recommend this CD. He is one of my favorites.

I really like this new CD by Trace Adkins. He,s long been a favorite country singer of mine, I like that he sings from the heart and soul. He puts real true feelings into every song he sings.I,d recommend this CD to everyone who,s a true country gal or guy.

Cowboy's back in town is one of the best c.d.'s I own . I love it.I think it is one of Trace Adkins best records.

Trace Adkins is a master country singer! He has a great tongue in cheek selection of songs. I know some stations won't play Brown Chicken, Brown Cow but it is a Great song. So is Hold My Beer. You can't go wrong buying this album!