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Latest Greatest Straitest Hits

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If for no other reason, this is a good CD because of the duet with Alan Jackson called "Murder on Music Row." If you're like me and feel like Nashville systematically snuffed the life out of real country music in the last 10 years, you'll love this song. If you think Shania and Garth are what country music is all about, you won't get the message at all.

Now that I have your attention, BUY THIS ALBUM NOW! then come back and finish the review. This is an awesome greatest hits package and the two new songs are a great complement. If you are wondering whatever happened to REAL country music listen to "Murder On Music Row" a great duet with the hottest singers in country music George Strait and Alan Jackson with Lee Ann Womack singing on background vocals. The other new track, which starts this compilation off, "The Best Day" is a great nostalgic piece that brings back great memories of times I spent with my dad. The one thing you will notice with this album is that George Strait has a way of making each song his own and and it seems that he has lived every line that he sings, there is no competetion out there for Mr. Strait as far as I'm concerned and I believe that he is the idol for many singers of the future generation of country music. Greatest Hits albums aren't always the cream of the crop of an artist's catalog, but this one really stands out from the pack compared to other greatest hits compilations in the past. This is a must have for any George Strait collection or any fan of good country music or just plain good music in general. Like I said buy this album and you will not be sorry, it will get many rotations in the cd player over the years.

This is my favorite cd I own, and the Road Less Traveled cd is #2. My favorite song EVER is "Blue Clear Sky" with the lyrics and the catchy music, I heard it when I was like 8 years old and I actually knew the lyrics to the song!Bob DiPiero has written so many great hit songs, but this one is the best!

"True" is another great song! The lyrics again are mastered and the music is terrific!

"Best Day" is another Father/Son Song penned by GS and tells about the son's life with fishin'/drivin'/ and gettin' married'.
Things I wish I did more often with my far away dad.

"Murder On Music Row" is one of the most inspiring song I ever heard. I always said that many country artists have turned to the pop charts and murdered country music on murder row! This song tells how someone committed murder to country music and we're not really sure who did it. This song is a traditional country song with the use of the STEEL GUITAR and the FIDDLE.
I love how Strait and Alan Jackson attack this ongoing problem.
Leeann Womack does great on the vocals!

"Carrying You Love with Me" is a classic!

"Adalida" is a upbeat Cajun melody with unforgettable singin' by George.
"Lead On" tells a story of how people lead you on, pretending like they love you.
"Carried Away" is a great song with unbeattable music!
"We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This" shows the Elvis in Strait's voice and a great song also.
"I Can Still Make Cheyenne" is a great story of a Rodeo Cowboy who is always gone so his grilfriend is going to leave him but he says he'll leave right now and speed to Wyoming.
I like "King Of The Mountain". It has a very classic traditional country sound and is very catchy.
"Round About way" is a very underreated song with an uptempo music sound in it.
"You Can't Make A Heart Love Somebody" has very memorable lyrics and is a song that contradicts other propasal song by saying 'No' to the 'Will you marry me?'

"One Night At a Time" isn't my favorite but has very catchy music and words
"Today My World Slipped Away" is okay, definitely not my favorite, I find it too slow but you may enjoy it.

These are the reasons why you should by this GREAT CD! It Has Strait's latest hits but sadly doesn't include the
#1 hit "I Just Want To Dance with You"
Strait will ALWAYS be the all time greatest country KING of country music, who has stayed country throughout his career!

This CD contains many of George's Straits recent hits, and the past few years have proven to be among the best of his overall strong career. Two new songs are also included. "The Best Day" is an ode to the family relationship told from a loving son to his father. However, the other new cut is unquestionably the collection's most piquant and potentially polemical. "Murder on Music Row" is a traditional sounding jeremiad that decries much, if not most, of what presently passes as country music. Without naming any names, it is pretty obvious to true country fans who the suggested culprits are. Making this allegation even more powerful, the song is a duet with Alan Jackson-another bona fide country singer-and features background vocals by Lee Ann Womack who has also earned that distinction.

It should be called, "Attempted Murder on Music Row" because as long as George Strait is still making music, country music will be alive and well. Also when rounding up suspects, they should start by checking for Garth Brooks' fingerprints. Next Shania Twain's alibi should be verified and the authorities may also want to investigate the whereabouts of Faith Hill, Tracy Lawrence, the Dixie Chicks, and some of those other caterwauling crooners who have infiltrated Nashville and have gotten their songs to pollute the airwaves of so called "new country" radio stations.

Once those perps are rounded up and the radio starts playing the Branson bunch again, there will no need for songs like that machination anthem that highlights these latest, greatest, and Straitest hits, but George Straits music will always have a welcome place on country radio.

GEORGE IS "PURE COUNTRY" IN MY BOOK. I HAVE BEEN A STRAIT FAN FOR MANY YEARS. THERE ISN'T A SONG OF HIS THAT I DON'T LIKE. HE IS CALM, COOL, AND MOST OF ALL "COUNTRY" ALL THE WAY. I WENT TO A CONCERT OF HIS IN PITTSBURGH AND HE IS AWESOME! ALL HE HAS TO DO IS WALK OUT ON THAT STAGE AND HIS FANS GO NUTS! I LOVE THE MAN AND ALL OF HIS MUSIC, ESPECIALLY THE DUET WITH ALAN, THIS SONG WILL BE THE DUET OF ALL TIME.

Way to go George! How could you pick a more traditional COUNTRY singer than Alan Jackson to help tell garth, and shania, And all the other pop singers To go sing their pop garbage and leave our fiddles and steels alone! Thanks, I'm glad someone finally said what I've been thinking fo years! Thanks for keeping it country Mr. Strait!

This CD Should be a 10 star. 5 stars for 14 of the songs, and 5 stars for "MURDER ON MUSIC ROW"! I'm so glad that someone in Nashville is standing up for REAL country music. This CD is a must buy if your tired of the Nashville elite redefineing country music. I'd like to thank George Strait and Alan Jackson for haveing the courage to record a song with such a strong message against some of the terrible music that is being played on country radio today. And thank you Larry Cordle and Larry Shell for your song writting talants. This one's for the Possum!

Ol' George has done it again. Because all of the old songs have been around, I'll stick to reviewing the two new ones. "The Best Day" is probably not the most commercially flawless tune, but that is what's so great about it. It shows that George is not afraid to say something special with some substance. It's not canned garbage, it tells about something that should mean something to all of us, and that's spending time with those we love. "Murder on Music Row" cracks me up. I never thought George Strait would sing a song that slaps so many people in the face the way this one does. But I love it. He and Alan Jackson are two of the few country artists left, today, and they definitely have every right to defend their ground. I try to write my music in the traditional manner they have defended so long and proud. As a matter of fact, the country scene today looks an awful lot like it did in 1981, Strait's first year in the limelight. Great job, and keep up the great work!

It's a tough CD to rate because it's a collection of hits thrown together. If you know the tracks from the radio and like them, then buy the cd. Maybe these later era hits aren't as strong and classic as his earlier singles, but if you like such recent chart toppers as Write this Down, Clear Blue Sky, Lead On, etc, they're all here. The two new songs are good, especially Murder on Music Row with Alan Jackson. It's a more generous collection of hits than Greatest Hits One, Two and 10 Strait Hits because it features 15 tracks rather than the predecessors' ten. It's also his first hits collection (excluding the box set) to include new material.

I wanted a CD that contained "The Best Day" and "Murder on Music Row" but I didn't really want to buy the greatest hits. I already own most of the original CDs that these songs come from. But I went ahead and bought it for the 2 new tracks. It was worth every penny. It's great to have all the songs together on one CD. I can sing along to every song on there. I only wish "Easy Come, Easy Go" was included. But it's a great buy nonetheless. George Strait remains the King of Country Music.