Then Again- Alabama... This is a very soft ballad with a super-loud vocal. I take that this was important to the engineer. It was the early 90's, so sound effects were the norm in pop music and sound dated here, but Alabama had their foot cemented in audience expectations; they didn't expect much. The strings in the song aren't welcome here. The song is about a marriage or relationship falling apart, so the soothing strings don't accent the trouble here, they just follow the chorus. The points brought up for staying together:
"We could throw in the towel, walk away with our pride
Say it just wasn't worth all the tears that we've cried
But then again, if we give it one more try"
Do you read what I read? Their relationship has been brought to tears, that seems serious and unhappy. And his only solution, is to maybe give it one more try? Give what, more tears, "hearts that fall apart at the dreams" (which is not how that colloquialism is said, but since the prior lyric used the word seems, he didn't want to confuse the audience with a pun... see how little they expect), enduring more pain and regret? What a waste of a recording.
Hats Off- This song name checks better bands, and I wish I was listening to them. There are slight musical refrains, echos of those mentioned, and that is the heart of this song. They flow from phase to phase without error. The ending piano is nice, too. This is a fine introduction to various country styles. On repeated listening, this is a good song. There is even a Bon Jovi lyric thrown into here. Get the fuck out. I'd better get to whosampled and update this song into their database. I mean if whosampled thinks that Sonic Youth sampled the lyric "I don't think so" from LL Cool J's I'm Going Back To Cali, then this really deserves an entry.
Then Again
Hats Off
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