Next Big Thing

Vince Gill

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 11, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca Nashville
• ASIN: B000084SZW
• In-Print Editions: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,522 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Having earned respect for creating mainstream country that proudly maintains a deep vein of traditional elements, Vince Gill draws from a broader palette on this unusually lengthy offering of originals and collaborations. Honoring styles that inspired him, he zigzags from rockabilly (the opening title track) to the Beatle-esque ballad "Someday" (cowritten with Richard Marx) into unfettered traditionalism on the shuffle "Without You," the majestic "Two Hearts," and the Merle Haggard tribute "Real Mean Bottle." His philosophical "Young Man's Town" could easily be a commentary on today's Nashville. While he could have dropped a couple of the more-mundane numbers (especially the clichéd cantina ditty "We Had It All"), he projects the same clean consistency that's marked all his work. True, he takes few risks, but then the cutting edge was never his chosen place. And as the album's sole producer, he shows better sense than most current Nashville producers. Gill, the omnipresent guest harmony singer on so many others' records, used surprisingly few guests himself, which keeps the focus where it belongs. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Collection of Songs!, February 11, 2003

By A Customer

Vince has offered up a 17 song set (practically two CDs worth of music for the price of one) without a single weak song on the
CD. As always, he is a triple threat as a great singer,songwriter and musician. Vince shows us again all that is good about contemporary country music today (This CD is on par with his classic "The Key" from 1998).

Songs range from hard core country ("Two Hearts", "Without You", "Old Time Fiddle") to strong ballads ("Someday" & "In These Last Few Days), to mid tempo country/pop ("She Never Makes Me Cry" & "We Had It ALL") to rockin country ("Next Big Thing").

Especially moving is his nod to getting older and being comfortable with it in "Young Man's Town" (destined to be a classic song!), the Merle haggard tribute in "Real Mean Bottle" and the sentimental life's journey song "This Old Guitar and Me".

The songwriting is exceptionally strong and Vince proves he can produce his own music without Tony Brown.

I have no doubt this will be the next big hit for Vince Gill!
I highly recommend this CD.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This CD is "the next big thing.", February 12, 2003

By A Customer

Vince has done it this time. The title cut off this album tells the whole story. Vince is back big time and this CD is "THE NEXT BIG THING". The album is long with 17 cuts but it is well worth the time it takes to listen. Like he says, this album is all over the map. From true country (Real Mean Bottle), to Cajun sounding (Old Time Fiddle), to a Spanish flair (We Had it All). "This Old Guitar and Me" is nostalgic and reminiscent of The Key To Life. "A Young Man's Town" tells it like it is in the music business. No bitterness about changing times and careers slowing down. "Whippoorwill River" is a special song. Simple and just plain good with Jenny Gill singing background vocals. "In These Last Few Days" Amy Grant sings with her husband and this is a song of the times. Time is precious in these last few days. Put this album in you shopping cart and you will not be disappointed.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A diverse--yet fullfilling--CD!, February 20, 2003

By	DanD - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Vince Gill has long been trustworthy to put out good music that people like and relate to. "Next Big Thing" is no exception. In these 17 tracks you will hear all different sounds, from Hispanic-tinged to traditional to pop-esque, and you will like all of it, I promise!

The title track is a quirky little number, as is the traditional "Without You." Also providing a little up-beat temp are "The Sun's Gonna Shine on You" (a feel-good little number), "Old Time Fiddle" (tribute to the instrument that defines down-home country music), "Don't Let Her Get Away" (a "we all want to be in your shoes" number), and "Real Mean Bottle" (a tribute to the great "old" singers of country music).

"Young Man's Town" explores the process of aging, waking up to find you're "out of date." "She Never Makes Me Cry" is a run-in with your old flame. "Someday" is a hopeful ballad of love arriving; "These Broken Hearts" is its exact opposite. "From Where I Stand" details the loyalties of marriage, and the things we occasionally turn down because of it. "This Old Guitar and Me" chronicals one man--Vince Gill?--and his six-string. "In These Last Few Days" is a romantic number, heavily pop-influenced but still country, featuring his wife on harmonies.

Granted, those aren't all the tunes on here. I just gave you a helping, because I wouldn't want to go and spoil the whole package, would I? This CD may seem long, but the time will fly by quickly, as you will get lost in Gill's lyrics and guitar riffs. Trust me, "Next Big Thing" by Vince Gill is worth the purchase. Who knows? It might be the "next big thing" in your CD collection!