hey

yes another 'country'-post...please don't start a 'I'm bored with country treads'-tread. I promissed my psychiatrist I was going to cut down.

Anyways, is there anything by Garth brooks worth conciddering? I know he's america's best-selling solo artist after Elvis, but I'm not a huge fan of the whole country-pop genre. I mean, if he's a male shania twain, can someone warn me, cause i think i'll better stay clear of him.

grtz
Kev1n

shouldn't YOU be advising ME on that??

CinisterCee said:

I stayed clear of that guy so far simpley because I expect to end up with, like I said, a male shania twain...well I guess there's only one way to find out. I wasted money like that before, so...you're talking to a guy who baught the 'nick carter album', out of curiosity...And later thanked his lucky stars there weren't any bullets in the house that day.
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In my opinion, Garth is far more traditional than Shania Twain. He even sings kinda twangy.

The CD single "Lost In You." It's a great song. Try and find it on iTunes, Napster, MusicMatch, etc.

"The Thunder Rolls" is a cool song...and some ballad he did a few years after was pretty nice; but i can't remember the title.

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