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Dixie Chicks
By Denise Schoppe
September 02, 2002
The Dixie Chicks walked the line between country and pop charts with the albums Wide Open Spaces and Fly. Home, its new album, will walk yet another line - the line between country and bluegrass.
In the three years since its last album, Texas natives Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire have undergone both personal and professional changes. Their experiences have resulted in an acoustic album certain to turn more than a few heads.
Released on the Chicks' new label, Wide Open Records, and recorded in Austin, Home boasts songs that will make listeners ache for the simpler days of sitting on the front porch with friends and family.
The music ranges from sad ballads like "Godspeed" (Sweet Dreams), "Travelin' Soldier," and a cover of Stevie Nicks' "Landslide" (the album's upcoming single) to the rocking "Long Time Gone" and "Tortured, Tangled Hearts." With such a mix of sounds, there is a little something for everyone.
Four of the 12 songs cut on the album were co-written by the Chicks, including the rowdy instrumental "Lil' Jack Slade." All the songs are woven together with the instrumental talents of Robison and Maguire and the unmistakable vocal stylings of Maines. The sound may have changed slightly, but the immense talent that carried the women from singing on the streets of Dallas to Grammy-winning success remains.
Arriving at a time when bluegrass has become the new big thing, Home is not an album to be ignored.
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Home
Dixie Chicks
By Denise Schoppe
September 02, 2002
The Dixie Chicks walked the line between country and pop charts with the albums Wide Open Spaces and Fly. Home, its new album, will walk yet another line - the line between country and bluegrass.
In the three years since its last album, Texas natives Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire have undergone both personal and professional changes. Their experiences have resulted in an acoustic album certain to turn more than a few heads.
Released on the Chicks' new label, Wide Open Records, and recorded in Austin, Home boasts songs that will make listeners ache for the simpler days of sitting on the front porch with friends and family.
The music ranges from sad ballads like "Godspeed" (Sweet Dreams), "Travelin' Soldier," and a cover of Stevie Nicks' "Landslide" (the album's upcoming single) to the rocking "Long Time Gone" and "Tortured, Tangled Hearts." With such a mix of sounds, there is a little something for everyone.
Four of the 12 songs cut on the album were co-written by the Chicks, including the rowdy instrumental "Lil' Jack Slade." All the songs are woven together with the instrumental talents of Robison and Maguire and the unmistakable vocal stylings of Maines. The sound may have changed slightly, but the immense talent that carried the women from singing on the streets of Dallas to Grammy-winning success remains.
Arriving at a time when bluegrass has become the new big thing, Home is not an album to be ignored.
Also Found Here
