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Title: It's too bad!
Review: "Never Again, Again," Lee Ann Womack's first hit single, cut through the pop mush usually played on so-called country radio like a hot knife through butter. Here, I said to myself on first hearing it, is a woman who understands where country music came from, and wants to keep that traditional sound alive. Her first two CDs generally reinforced my opinion.Unfortunately, I must agree with John Morthland's review for Amazon.com of "I Hope You Dance." Lee Ann has been "de-twanged" in this collection of songs, both in her vocals and in the songs' arrangements. Fiddles have given way to violins. She's gone pop, and from her manifesto in the liner notes, I doubt if she'll ever return to the hardcore country sound.Yes, this is a well-written, well-crafted, well-produced, well-sung record--but it's a pop record. If you were attracted to Lee Ann, like I was, by her seemingly deep country roots, you'll be bitterly disappointed.It's too bad!
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