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Red Dirt Road - Brooks & Dunn

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By Shelly Fabian, About.com

Red Dirt Road - Brooks & Dunn

Red Dirt Road - Brooks & Dunn

The Bottom Line

An eclectic mix of music, from country, to rock, to gospel, all done in the Brooks & Dunn style.
Pros
  • "Red Dirt Road"
  • "You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl"
  • "Good Cowboy"
Cons
  • Liner notes are hard to read due to color of text on background.

Description

  • Tenth studio release.
  • Lots of different styles of music.
  • Contains No. 1 single "Red Dirt Road."

Guide Review - Red Dirt Road - Brooks & Dunn

You can never say that all of Brooks & Dunn's music sounds the same, and this album is a prime example, with a vast selection of styles of songs. From the Honky Tonk of "You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl" to the Gospel sound of "Holy War." But, this album perfectly represents the varied types of music that Kix and Ronnie grew up with.

While Ronnie sings lead on most of the songs, Kix sings lead on "When We Were Kings," "Memory Town," "Till My Dying Day," "Good Day To Be Me," and "Good Cowboy."

"My Baby's Everything I Love" is a song I think would do well on radio. It's got a honky tonk feel, very reminiscent of "Boot Scootin' Boogie." "My baby's like a trip to town, radio up, top rolled down. Can't get my fill, I can't get enough. My baby's everything I love." Lots of fun and sure to be a favorite to dance to.

"Good Cowboy" has a very ZZ Top sound to it, at least to me. I love it. "When you look at me with those eyes, it makes me start to fantasize. Do it to me like I know you could, so I can do it to you like a cowboy should."

While I enjoyed all the songs on the album, some of them I can't imagine on radio. The final song was written by Ronnie and is very gospel sounding. Different than anything I've heard Brooks & Dunn do before. It's the hidden track, "Holy War." I think there is something here for everyone.

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