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Twentieth Century
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Twentieth Century
Genres: Country, Pop
 
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Ironically, being displaced from the bestseller lists by Garth and Shania has given these veteran mainstream hit-makers a new creative lease on life. While playing to a smaller, postmultiplatinum niche, they have made some...  more »

     
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All Artists: Alabama
Title: Twentieth Century
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: SonyBMG Special Markets
Release Date: 2/12/2008
Genres: Country, Pop
Style: Today's Country
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 886971977929

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Ironically, being displaced from the bestseller lists by Garth and Shania has given these veteran mainstream hit-makers a new creative lease on life. While playing to a smaller, postmultiplatinum niche, they have made some of the best and most adventurous music of their two-decade career. Mind you, there's little that Alabama do that somebody somewhere doesn't do better. This is true of lead singer Randy Owen's masterful but often overly sentimental balladeering and of vocalist-guitarist Jeff Cook's frequent forays into R&B-leaning beach music, represented here by the punchy, full-blown Muscle Shoals-style horn arrangement of the original "Mist of Desire." That said, Alabama's best efforts display an earnestness, charm, and wry down-home gravitas, and there's quite a bit of their best here. The heartbroken "Write It Down in Blue" and the hopeful blue-collar testimonial "Small Stuff" are both first rate. Ditto for the title tune, which is the best goodbye to the century heard yet. --Bob Allen

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Tradition continues ...
mark owenby | Huntsville Alabama USA | 08/06/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have followed the group from the beginning , and I can say I have never heard an Alabama song I did not like . Their Talent is tremondous ! And for this album I think they really showed how much talent they had . Teaming with Nsync , Was to me just magical !! It really shows how much the music industry on all sides respects the group Alabama. An I can be assure Alabama will suprise us with something else real soon . until then enjoy this great album .Thank you"
Another of alabamas best
barbara widitz | Shenandoah PA | 09/29/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"As usual, Alabama shines thru as country musics brightest stars..... they ARE the best. and so is this CD"