American ride [CD] / Toby Keith.
Material type: MusicPublisher number: SDN-027 | Show Dog NashvillePublication details: [S.l.] : Show Dog Nashville, p2009.Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s):Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult CD | Main Library | CD | COUNTRY Keith, Toby | Available | 33111006281725 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
With most contemporary country artists, you could guarantee that a song called "American Ride" would be a slice of jingoism, but Toby Keith isn't like most country singers. His "American Ride" casts a cynical eye at desperate housewives and wannabe pop stars, not celebrating down-home values but wondering where we're all headed on this American Ride at the end of the 2000s, a sentiment not all that far removed form some of Keith's previous social commentary, which makes it a mild surprise that it is the only song here that doesn't come from his own pen. As superb and striking as it is, it's not necessarily a good keystone for the rest of the record, which does have a few tougher numbers that pick up on the lean, mean vibe of 2008's That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy -- "Every Dog Has Its Day," the sly "If I Had One," and the heavy blues stomp "Loaded" -- but spends more time on the softer side, even when he kicks up a bit of dust on the dancefloor on "You Can't Read My Mind" or does a funny, respectful salute to military life on "Ballad of Balad." In other words, the real touchstone for the rest of the record is "Tender as I Wanna Be," where he lets his guard down and lets the romance flow. This doesn't turn American Ride into a schizophrenic jumble, as Keith has always balanced these two extremes, but after spending a little bit more time swaggering than wooing, he's back to crooning and it's amiable and appealing, if not overwhelming. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Compact disc.
Lyrics on insert in container.
American ride -- Gypsy driftin' -- Are you feelin' me -- Every dog has its day -- Woke up on my own -- If you're tryin' you ain't -- Cryin' for me (Wayman's song) (feat. Dave Koz, Maronus Miller and Arthur Thompson) -- If I had one -- You can't read my mind -- Tender as I wanna be -- Loaded -- Ballad of Balad (feat. The Hogliners).
Performed by Toby Keith ; with acc.