What I Do the Best

John Michael Montgomery | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 24, 1996)
• Original Release Date: September 24, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002JAZ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,547 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best album he's done to date, September 7, 2003

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Fireball "Fireball_SP2" (Toronto) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What I Do the Best (Audio CD)

'What I Do The Best' makes #4 for the Kentucky native. Most of the time, he either pulls out all the stops to make you cry, or kicks up the dust and has a ball.

There's nothing wrong with commercialism, even if you make a lot of radio friendly songs. The problem with MOST of Montgomery's past material is that nearly none of his songs have anything really different, or daring beyond a hoot and hollar. A few tunes on the fair album "John Michael Montgomery" are sure good, but overall it can't top this album here. A major surprise comes right at the start. 'Ain't Got Nothin' On Us' is very traditional, with an honest country fiddle, nice dobro, and ol' western piano. He's very relaxed singing a song of great comparisions between historical lovers and the big love he's got for the girl. Simple, sweet, and a really well recorded tune. Again, another surprise comes up as he relenquishes (this being his first on an album) a fine self-penned country tune 'A Few Cents Short'. 'Lucky Arms' finds us listening to a good ol' boy two step, while 'Paint The Town Rednceck' gets a bit messy but still gets the town to dance. John has a knack for getting the girls to cry, or sigh when it comes to love songs. Every album of his has plenty of these, and 'Friends' gets a better mark than any one of them. Finally, a song that doesn't climb mountains while ropin' the stars. What hurts more than a woman you love says that you'll still be friends? She's still around, and you're still in love. Ow! Low key, yet a great break up song. His father passed away around the time he was recording this disc. He picked up his pen, along with two friends to write and record 'I Miss You A Little'. There's no need to fix up an anthology to express how he misses his dad: an empty chair he once sat in: playing guitar alongside him. So much already said. This album has one more surprise with a turn of sound and music choice: regardless, it fits him to a tee, and we wish that songs like 'How Was I To Know', with it's tight wrangler guitar and Montgomery's huskier vocals, could pop up on his other albums. Tough and romantic at the same time, he goes further with his voice, and what a song it makes. A disapponting throw away is 'I Can Prove You Wrong'. Montgomery really tries to make such a crumb of a song, more. It won't even get more than a D+ from me. The title track makes a passing grade, and that's it. Overall, it's a great album and the most traditional one he's recorded.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, November 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: What I Do the Best (Audio CD)

John Michael Montgomery is a great country artist.I love Friends and What I do Best. I wonder why he did not release the single"What I do Best"? I will soon purchase his new CD. Keep up the work ,JMM. You are a super singer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a very good album!, July 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: What I Do the Best (Audio CD)

It is not as good as his previous effort, at least to me, because it has almost all ballads. While all the ballads are good, namely "Friends," "What I Do The Best," "I Can Prove You Wrong," the best one on there is the heart-wrenching tribute to his father, called "I Miss You A Little." I like the mid-tempo "A Few Cents Short," a very good Montgomery written composition. Most of the songs are great, and none of them are bad, which is more than I can say for other records I have heard recently. He is one top-notch act that has been around for quite awhile, and I have a feeling he will be around for many years to come.