Darius Rucker - Learn To Live
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Artist: Darius RuckerBrand: RUCKER,DARIUS
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-09-16
Model: 00094638550624
Music Label: Capitol-Nashville
Soundtracks:
- Forever Road
- All I Want
- Don't Think I Don't Think About It
- Learn To Live
- If I Had Wings
- History In The Making
- Alright
- It Won't Be Like This For Long
- Drinkin' And Dialin'
- I Hope They Get To Me In Time
- While I Still Got The Time
- Be Wary Of A Woman
Music reviews of Learn To Live
Music Review: The Best Album I've Heard In A While!
Rating: 5 Stars
It's been a while since I wrote an album review, but I just had to give my two cents on this one. This cd is spectacular! When I first heard Darius Rucker was going country, I was quite excited as 1)I have been a fan since I first saw the video for "Hold My Hand", and 2)I have recently been converted to a full-blown country music fan. And Hootie & The Blowfish's music really isn't that far from country anyway, so I knew it wouldn't be a stretch.
If you are a Hootie fan, you will love this. If you're a country music fan, you will love this. If you're any kind of music fan in general, and just appreciate a good song, you will love this. If not, you just have your head up your a$$.
Although there have been some good albums come out recently (particularly country albums as current rock pretty much sucks right now), I would go as far as to say this is the best album of the year. I wouldn't be surprised if Darius wins multiple awards for this.
Now for my detailed review/rating of each song:
1. Forever Road - Perfect opening song. You pretty much get the feel for the album with this one. By the end of the first chorus you find yourself going "yeah!" 5/5
2. All I Want - This is one of my favorites on the cd. It's so Dwight Yoakum! Very clever lyrics..."all I want you to leave me is alone". Brad Paisley plays guitar on this one. Pure country enjoyment. 5/5
3. Don't Think I Don't Think About It - the first single, and a perfect choice as far as I'm concerned. Many people have heard this on the radio and didn't realize who it was. 5/5
4. Learn To Live - the title track. It's a cute little song where he sings about sitting on his grandpa's knee, and what he's learned from him. Besides having the more "country" production sound, this really sounds like it could have been on a Hootie album to me. 4/5
5. If I Had Wings - This is a beautiful song. The title itself kind of gives it away. I would love to see this one performed live, perhaps at an awards show? Alison Krauss & Vince Gill sing backup. 5/5
6. History In The Making - Another great, solid, well-written song. It also sounds like it could have been a Hootie song. 5/5
7. Alright - a happy little song, which I expect from Darius. This reminds me of Jason Mraz. This could probably get in your head, but I have to admit, it's probably my least favorite track (hey, you have to have one, right?) 4/5
8. It Won't Be Like This For Long - This is my other favorite song, next to "All I Want". I first heard this as I was searching youtube, and found a radio performance he did. I knew right then I had to get this cd. This is a song about his daughters, about how they grow up so fast. If you're a parent, you may need to grab the tissues. 5/5
9. Drinkin' And Dialin' - Perfect song almost anyone can relate to, whether you've been drunk or had a drunk friend that called you at 4AM. Very clever. 5/5
10. I Hope They Get To Me In Time - This is the only song Darius didn't have a hand in writing. It's very sad, about being in a car crash and seeing his life flash before his eyes. 4/5
11. While I Still Got The Time - Another "Hootie-ish" song to me. It has that kind of "sing-along" feel to it when it gets to the end, which I guess it why I think of Hootie. 4/5
12. Be Wary Of A Woman - Another perfect, cleverly written song. This is about being a guy who's fine with being single and free, doesn't wanna be tied down. Until he's got this great woman who doesn't wanna change him, so he's telling other guys to "be wary of a woman like mine". 5/5
Now go buy this cd!
Description of Learn To Live
As the front man of Hootie & The Blowfish, Darius Rucker has already experienced success - earning 2 Grammy awards and selling over 25 million albums worldwide. Now, embracing his country roots and a music he has always wanted to make, Darius is attracting the attention of country fans who are discovering his voice for the first time, and rewarding Hootie fans with new music featuring one of the most unique voices across any genre of music. Featuring his debut country single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", Learn to Live features 12 undeniable country hits and a voice that is unarguably Darius Rucker. "I have always written country songs...for me, this is really just part of the natural evolution of my career. I plan to be doing this for a long time. This isn't a one album deal - it's a career thing," explains Rucker.As the lead singer and co-writer for Hootie & the Blowfish, Darius Rucker always eschewed overt R & B, and fixed the band?s music in roots rock. Now on this solo album, Learn to Live, he immerses himself in the typical Nashville themes of home, hearth, and spirituality, with varying results. His sturdy baritone knows how to carry these messages, and he displays an ease with country phrasing. Furthermore, he's assembled a fine passel of pickers, from mainstream guests Vince Gill, Alison Krauss and Brad Paisley, to 'grassers Aubrey Haynie and Bryan Sutton. All this works fine on the radio?the album and the single "Don't Think I Don't Think About It," which logged the number one slot on the country charts. But while Rucker pays fine homage to Buck Owens with the intro to the humorous divorce declaration "All I Want," and nurtures his inner redneck on the barroom anthem "Drinkin' and Dialin'," too many clichés weave their way into his lyrics, and the overall sound is that of amiable, cookie-cutter, country pop. Next time out, let?s hope Rucker reaches farther back into his South Carolina roots for a more authentic backwoods connection. -? Alanna Nash
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