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33 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Want some real country music? Trust Josh Turner to deliver!, January 24, 2006
I'll be honest here--I thought Josh Turner would be a one-hit wonder. Not that he isn't good--he has one of the best voices gracing radio today, and is a heck of a songwriter, to boot. No, I thought radio would overlook his traditional sound. Fortunately, I was wrong. "Long Black Train" was indeed the only major hit from his first record, but the title track to this album has proven to be a smash, as well, proving that radio is ready to accept an incredible singer with a penchant for the traditional.
YOUR MAN tops LONG BLACK TRAIN easily, most noteably because it includes more of Turner's own songwriting. He sounds more confident as he swings into the opening stompers, then shifts into the Conway Twitty-esque "No Rush." From there, it's a deluge of country music--heart-melters, odes to country music, and even another gospel number, performed with Ralph Stanley and Marty Roe, Dana Williams, and Gene Johnson from Diamond Rio. There's not a song on here that doesn't qualify as traditional (yet potential radio-hit) country. Check out the twang on "White Noise" with John Anderson, or the banjo boogie that ends out the album. Josh Turner may not be at the top of his form on YOUR MAN (it's only his second album, how can we tell?), but he is certainly doing fine. Get this one, if you are a fan of country music. And if you're not a fan of country music (what are you doing here?), get this and become a convert. No sophomore blues for Josh Turner, only a promising career as one of the best country crooners of all time.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable, highly listenable CD , August 11, 2006
More than just appealing to country fans, this great collection from Josh Turner has something for almost all music fans. His deep, warm voice is reminiscent of Johnny Cash but certainly possesses a style and quality all his own. A variety of tracks will keep you interested in playing this in heavy rotation on your CD player or ipod.
It should be noted that not only does Turner have a great vocal instrument, his song styling and earnest lyrics elevate these songs beyond traditional country fare.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Way Down South From Way Down Deep, April 1, 2006
Plato said that music "...gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." Josh turner delivers that promise.
I'm an LA girl: the kind who grew up thinking she could never listen to, let alone enjoy Country music. But albums like this prove that taste can get better with age. There is something about the way he sings "Your Man" and "Angels Fall Sometimes" that makes a woman pray that some man would think that way about her. Or thank God for one that does.
Josh Turner paints a picture with his voice of what a woman wants a Southern Gentleman to be- God-fearing, attractive, comfortable and confident with who he is. A South Carolina man- his voice is oh- so deep- masculine- it is never going to be mistaken for a woman's. Where more contemporary artists might attack each note straight on- Josh Turners slide between notes like a trombone and then caresses each word.
But there is a lighter side to his talent which is also attractive. The humor shows off his boyish imagination on Loretta Lynn's Lincoln. And I can't wait to give my sons their own copies so they can hear " Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy" for despite having grown up in the suburbs and working in the City- there is an authentic draw to outdoor adventures when they were younger which they will easily relate to.
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