Different Things is another fine album by Tracy Byrd and that's no surprise. He's a consistant artist who rarely has a collection not worth giving a try. From the sultry "Hot Night In The Country" to the Texas swing tune "Biggest Thing In Texas," you just can't go wrong with this eleven song collection.
"The More I Feel Like Rockin'" is about a man who finds the older he gets the more he wants to get out and enjoy life. When he was younger he thought by now he'd be sitting in a rocking chair watching life go by but instead he's out living it.
You can give a lady all the jewelry and roses in the world but if she doesn't think you are being honest and sincere she'll leave. The man realizes this and tells people that "She Was Smart" to leave him. Now that he wants to settle down, he wishes she were back in his life.
The "Biggest Thing In Texas" is pride because Texans love their home state. Throughout the chorus and against a Texas swing-like beat, Tracy sings: [i["We aren't saying that we're no better. It just seems like down in Texas there's more to be proud of."
"Cheapest Motel" is the first single from Different Things. A man seemingly had it all until his wife found out he had been cheating on her. He went from a house in the suburbs with two kids and a loving wife to a low-rent apartment across town and a stray dog he happened to find. He might have paid a low price for the motel room but it cost him everything.
Getting thrown out of the bar in "Better Places Than This" isn't going to get him down. He knows what to kiss and he's used to the cold shoulder because he's been through the same situation with his wife. She threw him out of the house and that's why he's at the bar.
"Hot Night In The Country" is a sultry song with lyrics containing just the right touch of description. It's enough to let your mind wander, yet know exactly what is going on all at the same time.
Song List:
- Different Things
- The More I Feel Like Rockin'
- She Was Smart
- A Cowboy And A Dancer
- Biggest Thing In Texas
- Just One Woman
- Saltwater Cowboy
- Cheapest Motel
- Better Places Than This
- Before I Die
- Hot Night In The Country
