Brad Paisley - Who Needs Pictures

You'd never have guessed that this country hunk would turn out to have a brain and a heart hiding under his Western gear, but Brad Paisley's Who Needs Pictures is among the more encouraging albums to come out of Nashville in some time. Rather than running from country's traditions, Paisley embraces them, going so far as to include the gospel standard "In the Garden" alongside original songs that tackle more contemporary subjects such as single motherhood ("He Didn't Have to Be") or church services that interfere with a Sunday out on the lake ("Long Sermon"). Just as promising, the guitars (Paisley's own picks) and fiddles here have been recorded in all their biting, twangy glory. There are problems--a few arrangements are predictably busy and the gimmicky fake-out ending of "Me Neither" is clever precisely once--but overall, Paisley's debut seems like a sign of something good about to develop. --David Cantwell Amazon.com

twangy, yet still Brad

This is a good CD, but not like the Brad of today's radio. The ballads are still there, but it is much more traditional country music. Don't be disappointed. I really liked it, as does my husband, the real Brad fan. June 11, 2008

A++

Song writing, guitar playing...
Brad's an awesome talent, you can't go wrong with any of his cd's! February 9, 2008

First Class Brad

This item was well packaged, delivered on time and it is as all Brads CDs are, first class music. Another great Brad CD to add to my collection. January 23, 2008

gift

This was a gift for my 10 year old niece and she really liked the cd. January 7, 2008

Brad Paisley is the best!

My husband I have all of Brad Paisley's CDs. He's the only artist where we're sure to pick the up the latest CD. I love his inspirational songs as well as his funny songs. He just can't go wrong. This CD is as good as his other one's. September 16, 2007

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