Drive
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LP / Format
Arista Nashville / Label
Contemporary Country / Genre
Keith Stegall / Producer
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80
This is not a total shock, since Jackson's track record is one of the strongest in '90s country, but nevertheless a record this solidly crafted and emotionally resonant is a welcome event all the same.
11y
70
Alan Jackson has a lovely, loping voice, like a confident man's walk. His ninth album, Drive, hits all the country cliches with amiable accuracy.
11y
Here we are, Jackson's return to what works. Where his previous two albums were a bit of a slip in comparison to his early career, 2002's 'Drive' brings him right back up (even if he dominated the charts regardless of what I think). After getting a little heavy on teams of Nashville songwriters, Jackson takes back the reins and writes eight and co-writes another in his most personal record in a while.
The album opens with one of his most iconic songs, "Drive (For Daddy ... read more
Pretty standard country album from that time period. His voice and the songwriting really elevate this though. Most of these songs just sound impeccable.
Drive is rated ''Really Good'', in my opinion, due to it being 66.67% relistenable.
Nerd Breakdown:
Ratio -
I view a masterpiece as 80% relistenable (8/10). Since AOTY goes to 100, I have to account for this by dividing 80 by 100. Giving me 0.80.
Out of 12 Total Songs -
0 were Skipped (Each equals 0.0)
8 were Good Album Songs (Each equals 0.5)
4 were Liked Songs I would go out of my way to listen to again. (Each equals 1.0)
I then use this formula:
((( Good Album Songs * 0.5 ) + ( Liked ... read more
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Track List
Total Length: 50 minutes
