Kerosene, by Miranda Lambert
Genre: Country
If I've ever been truly in love with a CD, this is the time. There's a lot of crap floating around on country radio right now, and despite her tender age (21), Miranda Lambert appears to be the real deal.
In a sea of writerless singers, Miranda Lambert, winner of Nashville Star, chose to write her own album or walk away from her first record deal.
What Lambert offers up on this CD is a mix of feisty Texas toe stompers and soulful ballads. My biggest fear in buying this particular album had much to do with my anticipation of cheesey lyrics and cookie-cutter cotton candy country. If you can't tell already, I was more than pleasantly surprised. Let me hit a few of the highest points for you:
Kerosene: The title track is a great driving song. A hard-driving beat, a bus-load of attitude, and...well...a great "fuck you" song.
New Strings: A growing up and moving on song somewhat reminiscent of the Dixie Chicks' Wide Open Spaces aside from the fact that it sounds nothing like it. The sentiment is the same. Work with me here, people.
Love is Looking For You: A ballad to pull on your heart strings and ovaries. It sinks down inside you and makes you feel some longing. That doesn't happen to me very often.
The first single from the album was Me and Charlie Talkin', which made my ass pucker in disgust every time I heard it for the longest time. Lambert's Texas twang (with which I can relate) adds extra, uneeded "cutesie" to the song. After hearing the rest of the songs, I'm more than willing to forgive Lambert for that misstep. Buy the album, and skip #7.
posted by Anonymous at 1:23 AM
6 Comments:
Thank you for this. I've been waffling on the purchase, so this helps. She's going to be in MT a couple of times later this summer. I won't have a chance to see her, but did give it some thought...
Nice to see you getting back to this site!
Thanks, Os! I hpe you like the album. It's one of those I've been playing over and over. I have no idea what's new on the radio right now because of Miranda. lol
I have not listened to country in AGES. Too much pop (thanks to Ms Twain bleck!) and not enough...soul...coming through in the songs. There's no emotion, no heart...it was all sounding the same. Like you said, cookie cutter. I still have a few old favorites that hang around; Dixie Chicks, Sherrie Austin, Pam Tillis, Martina. I may have to give this girl a try.
Andi: Question...do you like what they call "Ol' Timey Music" as featured in O' Brother Where Art Thou?
Todd,
I like everything. I listen to traditional country, bluegrass, newgrass, contemporary country, rock, jazz, blues, I could go on foreva. So, yes, I liked the "old timey" music on O Brother Where Art Though.
And that should be "thou"...damn laptop screen.
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