Customer Reviews

Little More Livin

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Trent Willmon is the real deal--a Texan cowboy who sings and writes with the best of them. It's unusual, then, that his second album comes off as a bit unfulfilling. Now, please note, this is merely when compared to his self-titled debut, which was a solid album--one of the best debut records I've heard. A LITTLE MORE LIVIN' is still a great record, it just crosses territory we've seen too often before.

I won't concern myself (or you) with the album's weaknesses--really, there aren't many. Let's instead deal with the strengths. Willmon's singing is incredible--he does use more range on this album, belting out some lines like a true-born crooner. And certain material on here lets him do that without being cheesy--songs such as "On Again Tonight," the bluesy "Louisiana Rain," and the powerful story-song "Good Horses to Ride." "So Am I" is a genuinely touching love song, while "Sometimes I Miss Ya" and, to a lesser extent, "Surprise" strike you in the funny bone. "Ropin' Pen" is a good lil' rocker, while "Island" again displays Willmon's ability to sing a love song and sound genuine (a knack a lot of contemporary artists don't have).

Trent Willmon's second release, A LITTLE MORE LIVIN', continues the solid country music featured on his self-titled debut. Willmon's songwriting is still heartfelt and true--sometimes a bit hokey, but it's probably intentional--and his singing is better than most of his peers. This is a strong country album, whose only flaw is the lack of originality featured in some (but not all) of the songs. Still...if you liked Willmon's debut record, or if you just like your country music sung by someone who's lived it, then you'll enjoy A LITTLE MORE LIVIN'. Here's to a long and fruitful career for a great country arist.

I visited the states last year and was lucky enough to spend an evening at the Grand Old Opry. Trent Willmon was on the bill. I liked his singing so much I bought his debut album from the Opry shop and brought it home to the U.K. It has been played constantly since. I sent to Amazon.com for his latest album because it was not available in England. I received it within 1 week and once again it is been played all the time. I love the great lyrics and country feel to his music and can't wait for the next one.

I loved this CD! I don't think there's a bad song on it, although I especially like On Again Tonight, Love Shouldn't Have to Be So Hard, and Louisiana Rain, which is a *terrific* blues song!. Close on the heels of those three, Sometimes I Miss Ya, The Ropin' Pen, Good Horses to Ride (a great story song, a little reminiscent of some Garth songs). The rest of the songs are close behind - the uptempo Good One Comin' On, and a funny Surprise are good country rockers. This is the CD most likely to be found in my CD player now@

This is a really great CD and the seller was VERY quick in their delivery!
VERY satisfied.

I love this album. I thought it was much better than the first effort by Trent Willmon.

In this album the song "Surprise" never stops making me laugh. Surprise is also my favorite song on the album.

There are several slow heart felt songs which are complimented by those "get you going" songs like "Good One Comin' On." There is not a song on this album I dislike though a couple of them took a second listen.

Among my favorites:
Good one comin' on, Night in the ground, On again tonight, Sometimes I miss ya, Surprise, and Island.

Anyone who truly loves traditional country music with some rock mixed in will love this album. Disregard any negative reviews. This album is chalked full of great tunes. You will love it. Trent is the most underrated artist in Nashville today.

A wonderful CD -- only wish it received more attention on radio, he is a truely gifted singer -- love his music

This CD has a rich texture; amazing vocals, humor, & blues. - Great guitar rifts. I'm not a big country & western fan, but I make an exception for this artist.

The album is good, not great, and definitely not insightful. Trent's voice is kind of all over the place, at times sounding too much like Billy Ray Cyrus and not enough like himself - particularly on ballads which he covered so well his first time out. The first few songs on this album are solid thoughtless rockers that are largely indistinguishable from each other. Mostly the songs on this album are strangely grouped, and not spread out well enough. He's a good enough songwriter, and he does have a sense of humor. What I'm saying here is that while I do enjoy Trent's music, and my voice even sounds a lot like his, this album is not one I would really sit back and listen to to reflect on. For that I'd take Gary Allan's "Tough All Over" or Julie Roberts' "Men and Mascara", or even Brooks & Dunn's "Hillbilly Deluxe". This CD is one that I would pop in at a party, or possibly in the car where I want something upbeat in the background. There aren't very many songs here worth talking about, unfortunately. The album opens good enough, and it closes well with a strong performance on "Louisiana Rain", but it's all pretty standard mainstream-style country. So this album is good for a dance party and it's definitely something you could pull a lot of safe radio singles out of - something to sell and appeal to the mainstream crowd - but this year has seen a league of much better country albums than this one, and Willmon and all other artists have to realize that and step up to the plate with a more solid effort. 3 stars is a strong rating for this disc.

ok i've listened to this album quite a few times and still have yet to find a strong point. i didn't get his first album so i'm not comparing like some reviewers may. "on again tonight" is the reason i bought this album and it's one of the only songs i like on it. some people who really like this cd will say "don't listen to him". or something like that but i'm right. a few of these songs aren't very well written and just trail off. as far as his voice goes, even if he has range, his voice isn't very good. i mean i like his voice on "beer man" and "on again to night" but some of these songs his voice makes sound worse. although some songs are ok none are exactly good. if you don't have the new toby keith, little big town, gary allan, jason aldean, jamey johnson, or brad paisley album(to name a few) get one of those cause ALL of them are much better than this.

don't waste your money on it...i did