Title: One of the best of 2001!
Product review: There are some artists out there that I would buy their albums without hearing any songs on them. Johnny Cash and George Strait, and more recent acts Dixie Chicks and Gary Allan. "Alright Guy" is a superbly crafted album with so many styles it keeps the CD fresh and new each time you hear it. You can hear everything from hard core honky tonk "Devil's Candy" to Big Band era sound "What's On My Mind," and everything in between. Gary wraps his voice around each song to make it distinctly his.The very thing that makes this album so great, it's diversity, might be what is holding Allan back from becoming a true star. Nashville wants nothing to do with you if you're into taking risks and sounding unique. I believe "Smoke Rings In The Dark" was a masterful CD, and this one falls just short of hitting that mark, but it's still better than 99% of the music coming out of Music City today.
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