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Title: Great singer and performer...mediocre album
Review: I love Toby Keith, but this CD feels like a rushed-up attempt at cashing in on his rising commercial success. "American Soldier" is a moving and effective song, and is definitely the best thing going here. "I Love This Bar" is not overly original, but does sort of worm it's way into the listener's consciousness after awhile...in a good way, I think. But..."Whiskey Girl" is embarrassingly bad and hokey. The pretentiousness of the title of "If I Was Jesus" is a pretty good indicator of that tune. "Nights I Can't Remember" is not bad...but "Critic," "Taliban," and "Weed" are. Because Toby is Toby and I can't help but like him, I'll add a star to this one, which brings it up to a grand total of...2 stars. Sorry, Toby, but maybe if you dropped the cliches and took a couple of steps sloooowly backward, you'd be a little better off next time.
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