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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
GREAT MUSIC! Sep 13, 2003
Alabama has done it again. This has some of their best songs! "Love Remains" is the best, though "Down This Road" and "When It All Goes South" are worthy as well! God bless Alabama! Grade: A+
3 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Certainly a diverse album. Aug 26, 2002
Alabama has been around for ages, though they have just agreed to call it quits. Honestly, it's about time, but you have to admit that nobody could stay around this long in the music business unless they had talent...we'll ignore the Rolling Stones for now.This album pretty much covers it all. "Will You Marry" me, featuring Jann Arden, is pretty much was the title says. "Love Remains," with Christopher Cross, is a powerful duet about love everlasting. The hip and edgy "Simple As That" follows similar lines. "Down This Road" is a ballad that reviews the past, while "Reinvent the Wheel" is a rocking number that looks toward the blandness of the future. "When It All Goes South" sings of the southern farm boy in us all, but "Clear Across America" tells of a woman brodcasting her break-up across all of the states. "Wonderful Waste of Time" is about heading somewhere tropical (or Carolina) and having fun, and "I Write a Little" tells of going off to war. Alabama is certainly a hit-worthy group. This album, however, does not hold many hit potentials. It is more for the dedicated Alabama fans, who will love the boys through thick and thin, and for those of us un-acquainted with the band, who want to get to know them a little better, without making a serioius commitment. If you like the singles Alabama has released, this is not necessarily for you. The songs here cover a wide range of topics and styles, never quite relinquishing that Alabama flavor. The south may never rise again, and neither may Alabama, but the group can still play. Sing it, boys!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Loosen up and enjoy! Jul 12, 2002
This is definitely one to enjoy. It's country, but it sure has a rock type drive which shouldn't offend country folk but bring in non-country fans too. The title cut says it all with great lyrics and great instrumental breaks. Btw, I'm a Northerner, but a song like this makes me feel like a Southerner. There's lots more to the album: "Will You Marry Me" should supplant "From This Moment On" as the supreme proposal song. And sure enough, there's a bit of the blues here in "Reinvent the Wheel". This album runs the gamut from ____Kickin' music to rending ballads. If you haven't discovered the band, Alabama, yet, time for you to go South!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
When It All Goes South - compliment, not cut Jun 06, 2002
Alabama has done it again! When It All Goes South is fresh while remaining true to country music. Being a southerner, I can attest that "going south" is a compliment, not a derogatory remark. Alanna, you contradict yourself when you say, "Alabama, a bar-band that went farther than it ever should have, ran out of creative juice long, long ago," after stating, "[Alabama] racked up 42 No. 1 hits and 22 albums from 1980 to 2000." I think the music speaks for itself, and those who listen to it will agree. I am a MUSIC fan, not a "country" music fan, and I love this album. No one can do it like the boys in the band. Alabama, you will be missed!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
ALABAMA STILL COMIN' ON STRONG May 16, 2002
The song "When it all goes south", I dedicate to all the individuals who are fed up with the things our modern culture has dumped on us. Alabama has a humorous way of putting it, but if you listen to the song carefully, and read the words, you will get the underlying message. The rest of the songs are pretty good also. The reason Alabama has had so many hit songs can be summed up in a nutshell,"GOOD MUSIC SELLS ITSELF!!"
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