Garth Brooks

The Life Of Chris Gaines

Garth Goes In A Different Direction....And it Works!

Review Score:

(10/10)
When I first heard of "Garth as Chris", I was thinking the obvious.."what is he doing now? " But boy was I wrong! I figured this would be some unrealistic view of some unknown pop star, and on top of it the king of all modern country music was portraying him. But as I heard more music off of this album, the more convinced I was that this was quality music. So, I bought the album, and to my amazement, it was more than quality...it was extrordinary! Garth took this from his mind...there is no real life Chris Gaines, Garth thought of the whole character and more importantly, the story behind the character from his imagination! From his parents, to his highs and lows of life, it was all there. And then there's the music. If you like Garth with an edge- you'll love "...In the Life of Chris Gaines". From "That's the Way I Remember It" which is acoustic guitar driven song with a pop driven beat with the message of how your mind likes to remember things, which is not necessarily the way they really were. To the slower songs like "Unsigned Letter" and "It Don't Matter to the Sun", and finally the dark anthem to the new millenium "Right Now". In this song Chris Gaines tries to figure out what's wrong with the world, and what's coming in the future,only to ulimatley say in the chorus "...come on people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together try to love one another..right now!". In conclusion, if you like Garth you will like Chris, even though they are from two totally different worlds, when it comes down to the music, it's Garth's voice, but in Chris's body, and even if you do not like the music , you still have to respect him for taking such a big leap..and daring to try something out of the ordinary, and making it work. Props to Garth on that!

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