Revelation

Joe Nichols - Revelation

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Artist: Joe Nichols
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-06-29
Music Label: Universal South
Soundtracks:
  1. The Shade
  2. Singer In A Band
  3. Don't Ruin It For The Rest Of Us
  4. I Wish That Wasn't All
  5. If I Ever Get Her Back
  6. If Nobody Believed In You
  7. Farewell Party
  8. Things Like That (These Days)
  9. Revelation
  10. What's A Guy Gotta Do
  11. No Time To Cry

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Music Review: Nichols' "Revealation" Good But Can Be Better
Rating: 4 Stars

Prime Cuts: Don't Ruin It for the Rest of Us, Things Like That (These Days), What's A Guy to Do

Pride of place needs to be given to Nichols' sophomore album "Revelation." While many of today's country music CDs are imbued with bombastic rockers and syrupy ballads with that occasional fiddling thinly disguised as country, Nichols' palette is country to the core-heavy on the fiddles, acoustic guitars, banjo and all the good rustic stuff. Helmsman Brent Rowan, Nashville ace's session guitarist turned producer, is to be congratulated for keeping the production country yet contemporary, enhancing Nichols' vocals rather than intrude, giving the whole CD a languid, understated Don-Williams laidback feel.

Hands down, Georgia Middleman's (who has also just released an excellent new CD "Unchanged") co-write "Don't Ruin It For the Rest of Us," is easily the cream of the crop. Lyrically situated in a barroom, "Don't Ruin" tells the wry tale of a guy gloating about his new love in the faces of his heartbroken barstool friends. Humorous, poignant and noteworthy; Further, Nichols' has a way with story songs that draws the listener in a compelling way. "Things Like That (These Days)"also finds Nichols putting his best foot forward. A celebratory tale of the importance of a strong moral pedigree, co-writers Mike Dekle and Bryon Hills certainly pull on the heartstrings as Nichols prayerfully sings, "have mercy on all of the kids out there who haven't been raised to even care about things like that these days." Equally thought provoking is the Harley Allen-penned vanguard single "If Nobody Believed in You." Backed by some wailing steel and persistent fiddling, "If Nobody Believed in You" pays homage to the power of endearing love cumulating to a hortatory final verse referencing God's care during tough times.

Though "Revelations" is heavily hued with ballads, showcasing a sensitive, introspective, deep thinking Nichols, "What's a Guy to Do" finds Nichols letting loose, doe ce doeing to this Cajun influenced scorcher. Not since Mary Chapin Carpenter's scintillating "Down at the Twist and Shout," has a song's been packed with so much exhilaration and energy. Somehow one wishes Nichols would cut more upbeat numbers like that. It's not that the ballads are not welcomed, but some of them are just mediocre. Case in point is Nichols' cover of Iris DeMent's plangent "No Time to Cry." Whilst DeMent exudes an inert pain in her Emmylou Harris-like weather tainted vocals in the original version, Nichols on the other hand sounds too polish and hence sounding emotionally deficient. Sounding too much like the veteran, Nichols must have learnt "Farewell Party" by listening to Gene Watson's hit version a tad too much. Similarly, Nichols brings nothing particularly stimulating to Waylon Jennings' loquacious 1972 cut "Revelation."

Overall, "Revelation" is a sturdy effort with lots of reflective moments, philosophical musings and gentle moral pronouncements. Though such seriousness is appreciated, but overindulgence can lead to a yawn fest at times. A little variation in the tempo and less covers may do the trick.

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