Posts Tagged ‘country music’
Mackintosh and T.J. Blu-ray Review: Roy Rogers Rides into the Sunset One Final Time
A ’70s cowboy movie with a good country soundtrack that doesn’t get overly sappy or corny in telling its tale.
Read MoreLiar’s Moon Blu-ray Review: A Teenage Soap Opera with a Great Soundtrack
A watchable teenage soap opera about love, choices, and consequences, loaded with great music.
Read MoreDolly: The Ultimate Collection 6-DVD Set Giveaway
Includes some of the greatest star-studded episodes from her fan-favorite ’80s variety show, a special Christmas disc, and more
Read MoreKacey Musgraves Returns with Fourth Studio Album star-crossed
star-crossed is the first album of new material from Musgraves since releasing her groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed album Golden Hour in 2018.
Read MoreAustin City Limits: Country (10-Disc Set) Review: A Vital Historical Document of Country Music
The selection of artists is well balanced between men and women, between veterans and newcomers.
Read MoreTime Life and Austin City Limits Proudly Present AUSTIN CITY LIMITS COUNTRY
A first-ever 10-disc collector’s set from the longest running music show in TV history.
Read MoreDolly: The Ultimate Collection 19-Disc DVD Review: The Queen of Country Conquers TV
This set showcases that Dolly Parton’s musical talent, charisma, and spirit have remained a constant over the decades.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and a Salute to John Prine
It was a rough day and so instead of talking about cool things I’m listening to John Prine.
Read MoreTV Review: Country Music: Episode Eight ‘Don’t Get Above Your Raisin”
Unfortunately, all good things come to an end, and so we get the final chapter in Ken Burns’s outstanding documentary.
Read MoreTV Review: Country Music: Episode Seven ‘Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way’
In this episode, we see the biggest stars of this era are the folks who got successful doing things their way and expanding the genre’s perceived boundaries.
Read MoreTV Review: Country Music: Episode Six ‘Will the Circle Be Unbroken?’
During this era, the country found itself in a turmoil that affected everything, including country music.
Read MoreTV Review: Country Music: Episode Five ‘The Sons and Daughters of America’
In this episode, Burns shows that the country’s societal upheaval made its way into the music.
Read MoreTV Review: Country Music: Episodes Three and Four
An intriguing concept presented is that in addition to talent, chance encounters can be just as important to an artist’s career.
Read MoreTV Review: Country Music: Episodes One and Two
Harlan Howard declared, “Country music is three chords and the truth.”
Read MoreWild Rose Movie Review: A Star is Born in Jessie Buckley
Jessie Buckley electrifies in this heartfelt musical drama about the road to fame.
Read MoreThe Hee Haw Collection DVD Review: Stockholm Syndrome in the Cornfields
This five episode collection of the corniest TV show in history makes the show’s long life understandable… a little.
Read MoreGeorge Strait: The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium DVD Review
What makes this concert stand out is that you can feel how truly special it is for all involved.
Read MoreShania Twain: Shania: Still the One: Live from Vegas Blu-ray Review
I thoroughly enjoyed watching and recommend it for any fan.
Read MoreAlabama & Friends at the Ryman CD/DVD Review: Celebrating 40 Years
Highly entertaining from beginning to end.
Read MoreCrazy Heart Movie Review: “It’s Funny How Falling Feels like Flyin’ for a Little While”
Crazy Heart could so easily have been a melodrama, but instead it is a cautiously optimistic tale of redemption.
Read MoreMy Father and the Man in Black Movie Review: Beautifully Moving
A reluctant son’s story about his father whose life was eclipsed by a legend.
Read MoreThe Last Ride (2012) Blu-ray Review: It Should Never Have Been Taken
I’m sure a pitch meeting happened where somebody said, “It’s a film about an unlikely friendship that forms between two men who are forced to travel together.”
Read MoreLady Antebellum: Own the Night World Tour Blu-ray Review: Fans Need This Now
Behind-the-scenes footage combines with concert performance captures this popular band.
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