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Brand New Me [CD on Demand]
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You can't say John Michael Montgomery is an American original, but he's certainly an American. Brand New Me is as masculine, wholesome, and conventional as a pickup commercial. His perspective comes through loud and clear on one of this 10-song set's pivotal numbers, "Thanks for the G Chord": "Thanks for the G chord / Teaching me about the good Lord / Giving me that old Ford/When I turned 16." Holding down the middle ground between honky-tonk traditionalism and unapologetic country-pop, Montgomery matches gestures toward country's roots (a little mandolin here, some sweeping steel there) with the full-bodied drumming and cranked guitar that marks many a modern Nashville production. And of course, no one can wring a ballad dry like Montgomery can. There's nothing inspired or original going on here; indeed, the brand new John Michael sounds mighty familiar. --Steve Stolder
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Tracks| 1 | Brand New Me | | 2 | Bus to Birmingham | | 3 | Weekend Superstar | | 4 | Thanks for the G Chord | | 5 | Even Then | | 6 | That's What I Like About You | | 7 | That's Not Her Picture | | 8 | Little Girl - Alison Krauss, John Michael Montgomery, Dan Tyminski | | 9 | Real Love | | 10 | I Love It All |
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