Dixie Chicks — Taking the Long Way (2006) Repost

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Dixie Chicks — Taking the Long Way (2006)
Country, pop/rock | EAC log | FLAC (tracks + cue) & mp3 (CBR 320 kbps) | 1 h 06 min | 453 & 147 MB
Taking the Long Way is the seventh studio album by the American country band Dixie Chicks produced by Rick Rubin. It won 5 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year in February 2007.


Album Review
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic

The road leading away from Home, the Dixie Chicks' acclaimed 2002 return to straight-ahead country, proved to be quite rocky for the Texan trio, largely due to anti-George W. Bush and antiwar comments lead singer Natalie Maines made during the long crawl to the 2003 Iraqi War. Maines' words, initially spoken off the cuff in concert but then repeated in numerous interviews, earned her plenty of enemies within the country community, but despite the hailstorm of publicity, Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Robison did not back down, even as their country audience slowly diminished. But by that point, the Dixie Chicks were bigger than a mere country act anyway: they were international superstars. Their sound and sensibility played to an audience that was much bigger and more self-consciously sophisticated than the country audience, so their shift from country to pop on 2006's Taking the Long Way feels natural. Given the controversy of 2003, the conscious distancing from country makes sense — and given songs like the defiant "Not Ready to Make Nice" and the redneck-baiting "Lubbock or Live It," the Dixie Chicks don't sound like they're in retreat on Taking the Long Way, either; they merely sound like they're being themselves. And Taking the Long Way is as genuine a Dixie Chicks album as Home or Wide Open Spaces, feeling like an accurate reflection of the trio's current life. They are now savvy, sophisticated urbanites — the album cover makes it seem like they've stepped out of Sex and the City — and the music reflects that. It's rooted in country — or more specifically country-rock — and it wouldn't sound out of place in Nashville, but sounds more suited for upscale apartments and coffeehouses. The sound might be a little more NPR than hot country, but the trio's harmonies still shine brightly, they still play with conviction, and they still have a strong body of songs here. No doubt reflecting the influence of producer Rick Rubin, the Chicks work with songwriters well outside of the Music Row mainstream: Sheryl Crow makes an appearance as a co-writer here, and so does acclaimed pop tunesmith Neil Finn, alt-country mainstay Gary Louris, bluesman Keb' Mo', Heartbreaker Mike Campbell, and through much of the album, Semisonic/Trip Shakespeare frontman Dan Wilson. All are accomplished songwriters whose strengths may not seem to lie in country, but they all know how to structure a song, and they help give the group direction and the album focus. Taking the Long Way is a strong, confident affair that is far from suggesting the Dixie Chicks are being cowardly for moving away from country. Rather, they're bravely asserting their identity through this varied, successful crossover move.


Tracklist

01. The Long Way Around
02. Easy Silence
03. Not Ready to Make Nice
04. Everybody Knows
05. Bitter End
06. Lullaby
07. Lubbock or Leave It
08. Silent House (co-written with Neil Finn)
09. Favorite Year (co-written with Sheryl Crow)
10. Voice Inside My Head (co-written with Linda Perry)
11. I Like It
12. Baby Hold On
13. So Hard
14. I Hope

Release date: May 23, 2006
Label: Open Wide/Columbia
Producer: Rick Rubin

Personnel

Natalie Maines — lead vocals, background vocals, omnichord
Martie Maguire — violin, viola, mandolin, strings, background vocals, string arrangements
Emily Robison — banjo, acoustic and electric guitar, papoose, accordion, sitar, background vocals
Gary Louris — electric and acoustic guitar, background vocals
Lloyd Maines — pedal steel guitar, mandolin, omnichord
Bonnie Raitt — background vocals
and many others.

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