Joe Nichols: Old Things New
Jan 29th, 2010 by mallen
Check Our Catalog“There’s a big difference between a traditionalist and someone who follows tradition, and Nichols belongs in the latter camp, less concerned with the past than the present, admitting that booze is cheaper than a shrink, happily sliding into power-ballad mode on the slower songs. Those rock influences — not just on ballads, but on the sweet, swaying soft rock of “Man, Woman” — are more prominent here than before, but the music is always grounded in Nichols’ warm, supple voice, the thing that keeps Old Things New in a country tradition.”–All Music Guide