2008 Woodie Awards
Jackson is 'G with an O and an O with a D'
Nate Jones
Issue date: 4/2/08 Section: Music Column
All you need for a good time is something cool to drink, and Alan Jackson's brand new CD "Good Time." The album came out March 4. Along with all the accolades the album is in many ways a steal. The album casing is also produced from recycled material.The title track off the CD "Good Time" is song number one. It gets the whole adventure started off on the right foot. Jackson did a nice job of sticking to his country traditionalist roots and yet keeping the melody and lyrics fresh.
"Small Town Southern Man" follows up in slot two. You can hardly turn on a country radio station without hearing this catchy song. It paints a great picture which is something a lot of songs on radio today fail to do.
The third song is titled "Country Boy." It precedes "Right Where I Want You." These songs get lost in the shuffle. I would not recommend them. They do not stand out.
I looked forward to hearing the song "1976." But it was just alright, perhaps I just could not relate to it, even though my mother wanted me to change my high school football number to 76 because that is the year she graduated high school.
The song that followed I did not care for much. Its title is "When the Love Factor's High." It was much too slow, even for me.
It was a good thing the album wasn't a long, long way from a quick rebound. Track number eight, "Long, Long Way" is a very up-tempo song about someone getting over a broken heart. One might think this lends itself to being a slower song, but Alan Jackson made it work so well with a dance hall floor, blues feel.
The CD takes a humorous spin with a song called "I Still like Bologna." Jackson has some fun with today's technology and other aspects from cell phones, to music downloads then turns it around by saying technology can't replace or reproduce everything.
There are still seven more songs to cover on the album, not all of them are memorable but still solid. "Like I Never Loved Before" is quite good.
The last two songs bring the CD to a very nice conclusion. Song 16, "If You Want to Make Me Happy" made me happy because it was pure Alan Jackson country. "If you wanna make me happy pour me bourbon on the rocks/and play every sad song on the jukebox."
"If Jesus Walked the World Today" is how the album ends. It is kind of a different take on the song "What if God Were One of Us." But Jackson doesn't stray far from what he does best with this song.
Overall the CD is good. Jackson's CD definitely deserves the No. 1 ratings. I give it four out of five stars which isn't bad. Alan Jackson will be around for a long time to come, bring more good music and "good times" with him.
Nate Jones is a junior majoring comunications.You may email him at nate.jones@sckans.edu
"Small Town Southern Man" follows up in slot two. You can hardly turn on a country radio station without hearing this catchy song. It paints a great picture which is something a lot of songs on radio today fail to do.
The third song is titled "Country Boy." It precedes "Right Where I Want You." These songs get lost in the shuffle. I would not recommend them. They do not stand out.
I looked forward to hearing the song "1976." But it was just alright, perhaps I just could not relate to it, even though my mother wanted me to change my high school football number to 76 because that is the year she graduated high school.
The song that followed I did not care for much. Its title is "When the Love Factor's High." It was much too slow, even for me.
It was a good thing the album wasn't a long, long way from a quick rebound. Track number eight, "Long, Long Way" is a very up-tempo song about someone getting over a broken heart. One might think this lends itself to being a slower song, but Alan Jackson made it work so well with a dance hall floor, blues feel.
The CD takes a humorous spin with a song called "I Still like Bologna." Jackson has some fun with today's technology and other aspects from cell phones, to music downloads then turns it around by saying technology can't replace or reproduce everything.
There are still seven more songs to cover on the album, not all of them are memorable but still solid. "Like I Never Loved Before" is quite good.
The last two songs bring the CD to a very nice conclusion. Song 16, "If You Want to Make Me Happy" made me happy because it was pure Alan Jackson country. "If you wanna make me happy pour me bourbon on the rocks/and play every sad song on the jukebox."
"If Jesus Walked the World Today" is how the album ends. It is kind of a different take on the song "What if God Were One of Us." But Jackson doesn't stray far from what he does best with this song.
Overall the CD is good. Jackson's CD definitely deserves the No. 1 ratings. I give it four out of five stars which isn't bad. Alan Jackson will be around for a long time to come, bring more good music and "good times" with him.
Nate Jones is a junior majoring comunications.You may email him at nate.jones@sckans.edu
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