Pop goes the Country Traditionalist

Review Score: (6/10)
I just purchased the new Patty Loveless cd, and the most arresting thing that I can say about it is that it is different. Now, mind you, it's not a bad record by a longshot, but it definately takes its cue moreso from the current landscape of pop in Nashville than the country-rock leanings that are prevalent in her prior albums. The first track, "You're So Cool" is a prime example. It is very much in the vein of Martina Mcbride's "I Love You" and Faith Hill's "This Kiss", both good POP songs. Throughout the album, lush strings and arrangements frame what is by far I think the closest thing we will see to a pop album from this artist. Again, it's a good record, and I hope it gets better airplay than "Long Stretch Of Lonesome" did, but overall it is not her best.

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