Emotion by Martina McBride
Inspirational No Matter What's Happpening
Liquid-eyed Martina McBride finds herself in a holding pattern after 1997s
Evolution, unable to break completely free of country radios
indistinguishably bombastic mandates but also perceptibly champing at the
bit to disobey them. The arena-ready country-rock ditties lead her to
overreach badly (did it really take three writers to invent the hackneyed I
Love You?), and the trite power ballads just push her bluster buttons, but
when McBrides got good material, shes capable of making music thats
quite nearly memorable. Anythings Better Than Feelin the Blu es (by
Matraca Berg and Randy Scruggs) could be an exciting country single, and
the two final tunes, Patty Griffins Good Bye and Gretchen Peterss This
Uncivil War, clearly advance McBrides pop-ballad tendencies with some
believable lyrical introspection. Such moments, however, are only brief
respites from the overbearing Nashville formula. --Roy Kasten
Martina McBride's "Emotion" album contains many pop country elements,
but is still nonetheless a great album. Here's how I rate each song. (out of
a 5 star scale)
1) Do What You Do- good song, but takes a little to get used to.
(4 stars)
2) Anything's Better than Feeling the Blues- good songs, good lyrics. (4
stars)
3) I Love You- great song, Martina's most successful song on the country
charts, spending 5 weeks in the top spot. (5 stars)
4) Make Me Believe- great song about whether one's love is true or not.... i
love the lyric "but it's hard to start a fire without a spark (5 stars)
5) Love's the Only House- this song will draw a strong connection to your
heart. The song is spectacular and speaks the truth... love is TRULY the
only house big enough for all the world's pain. The video to this song is
very touching as well. Go Martina! (5 stars)
6) There You Are- a perfect wedding song... She hold the "are" note for at
least 12+ seconds near the end. (5 stars) If you hear this song LIVE, she
holds the note 15 seconds!!!! (so LIVE this song will be 6 stars/5 stars!!!!)
7) It's My Time- the first song that I ever heard Martina perform live in the
AMA awards... she rocked the house down with this song... She also holds
a 10 second note at this song. Love that range of hers. (5 stars)
8) I Ain't Goin' Nowhere- I like this song and its message about being there
for a significant other. (5 stars)
9) Anything and Everything- the lyrics and Martina's gentle vocal
performance on this song are perfection. (5 stars)
10)From the Ashes- another standout song on this album. She holds some
high notes in this one too. (5 stars)
11) Goodbye- a solid performance, I llike how Martina goes lower and
softer in some parts of the song. (4 stars)
12) This Uncivil War- the best song on the album!!!! AMAZING!!!! Written
by Gretchen Peters, the writer of Martina's career hit "Indepedence Day." A
very emotional song, which defines the title of the album. The ending is a
real treat as well. (6 stars!)
This album is definitely worth purchasing!!! It helps complete my collection
of Martina's albums!
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