Come on Over - Twain, Shania (Cassette 1997)

This review is part of the Chicks Rock Write Off (CRWO) which is being hosted by dustygold and kristinafh to celebrate their second anniversary with Epinions. The reviews are to be about female singers that rock. The following is a list of the participants in the write off. Check out their reviews if you want to celebrate the anniversary of dustygold and kristinafh. adjensen, Afterglow34, arielssong, brothermansoul, Charles_Tatum, chezon, chrisceb, churst, cletta1201, cynicalone, Daniel_Rf, Darkmistress, DavidK93, DavidMac, deaser26, Debbie26, divad23, dolphin4a, dragonfire88, educatedphool,..

Shania Twain was already a huge success in country music when she released her third album, Come On Over in 1997. The disc was her first "crossover" album, with the songs sounding less country and more like pop music. Fortunately, this change in musical direction went over well, and Come On Over went on to sell 39 million copies worldwide, led Twain to the record books by having the best-selling album of all time by a female artist (and the best-selling country album of all time), and the album even went on to be the number sixth best-selling album of all time. Despite all those accolades,...

Author s Note: This review is the second third of a three-part rant on country music that started yesterday with my contribution to the latest Music Write-Off, where I was commissioned to review the Dixie Chicks album Fly. I realized that I had a few other country acts to speak up about, and hey, now is as good a time as any. I don t hate country music. At least, not most of the time. I may have torn the Dixie Chicks apart yesterday, but hey, I was able to see their strong points, and my biggest praise for them was that they didn t bow (for the most part) to the country-pop trend that is...

Let me tell you about my everyday, normal life. I get up in the morning. My mother listens to country music on her radio in the kitchen. I then get in the car while Dad brings her to work at 5 AM (I usually like to ride along), again listening to country music blasting on the radio. I get home, take a shower, get dressed, get in the car, listening to country music on the way to school. Once I get to school, there's usually music played between classes. Nine times out of ten it's country music. After seven hours of it, I get back in the car (you get the drill) and then hear country music at...