Taking The Long Way - Dixie Chicks

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I’ve never bought a Dixie Chicks CD before but when this one came out, I bought it simply to support them as artists. I wasn’t expecting to fall in-love with the CD, however, but it’s hard not to when their writing hits home.

It’s the first album they’ve written themselves and there’s something powerful to that - there’s also something completely powerful about being vocal after going through something hard and still working through it. And that’s what this album largly is - overcoming people hating on them and the windstorm that swept up because of it.

Not only are the lyrics strong but the vocals and music back it up. You can feel the intense truth in this album without being put off but actually drawn into it. It’s brilliant and now I’m a huge Dixie Chicks fan for more than one reason.

PS: I’m so in-love with the sweetness of Lullaby, I think Easy Silence is incredibly romantic and The Long Way Around is my personal theme song right now. You can hear samples at Amazon.