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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One to remember,
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This review is from: I Wonder Do You Think of Me (Audio CD)
Like many seemingly ordinary things done uncommonly well, Keith Whitley's performance on this album may not really catch your attention the first time around. A few licks by guitarist Brent Mason aside, there is nothing flashy here: no vocal pyrothechnics, no power ballads, no exotic melodies or strained similies. But put it on again. Pay attention the way you would if you were in a small club well into an evening when everyone there came just to listen to the singer up there on the stage, no further away than you are from your stereo. The voice is a warm baritone and it rumbles, almost purrs, when it reaches down for the low notes.Above all else, this is an intimate album. There's only one number meant to rock the roadhouse -- "Heartbreak Highway" -- and especially in this setting, it does its job just fine. The rest of it -- even the uptempo numbers like "Turn This Thing Around" -- is clean, understated and emotionally direct. "Direct" doesn't mean "unsubtle." Whitley's phrasing is like a lens that brings emotions into focus. This is particularly true on a slow honky-tonk like "I'm Over You" or the exquisite "Between and Old Memory and Me." Some of the best numbers deal with the perennial country theme of taking refuge in a bottle; "Tennessee Courage" is a particularly good example. On the one hand, this is a part of the genre. But unfortunately, we know that Whitley knew entirely too well what he was talking about. He drank himself to death one night in the spring of 1989, before the final touches were put on the album. If that was the cost of creating this jewel, it was far too high a price to pay. The least we can do is close our eyes and imagine ourselves in that small dark club, lost in his soft Kentucky drawl.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Glimpse of greatness...,
By Doug DePew "Author of "SAT & BAF!"" (Missouri, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I Wonder Do You Think of Me (Audio CD)
This is Whitley's masterpiece. Everything about this record is done masterfully from the production, song selection, and material. Whitley's silky voice was at its most tortured on here. Unfortunately, it was released a few weeks after his tragic death. Some of the songs on here are made even more meaningful when you realize that he was living these songs at the time.
It's chilling to listen to them. "I'm Over You" is a great country song. When you keep in mind that Whitley was about to drink himself to death, it sends shivers down your spine to hear him sing,"You heard I'm drinking more than I should that I ain't been looking all that good. Someone told you I was taking it rough, well why they making those stories up. I'm over you." It's just a great album that anyone who calls themselves a country fan should own. Artists like Whitley only happen once in a lifetime, and unfortunately...when a star burns that bright, it often burns out.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Album,
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This review is from: I Wonder Do You Think of Me (Audio CD)
This album helped me approach singing in a much more intimate way. I really listened to Keith Whitley and he has a knack for sounding like he is in the room with you while he sings and it is due to that fact that he does not strain his voice while singing. Something to be emulated. Great album. Marg
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