Comments on: Show Me Country : Mike Ireland

by: Andrea

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:05:51 +0000

Eh, Mike sucks. He can’t sing and he can’t write a song to save his life.

(I agree with you that Try Again is the better of the two albums, but LHTL is my favorite.)

by: Steve

Sat, 09 Sep 2006 02:37:55 +0000

I only hear alternative country sporadically, but I don’t remember the genre being a hotbed of great singing. I guess that’s why I didn’t put Ireland’s music there when I first heard it. A really, really fine singer. I think of his version of “Life’s Little Ups & Downs,” and I’m tempted to say that he doesn’t embarrass himself in Charlie Rich’s wake, which would be a real compliment. But he’s so much better than that. He doesn’t try to be Rich, but offers up his own version of the pleasure of hearing a good song sung well.
Or something like that.
When’s that third album coming out?

by: Danny

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 22:09:28 +0000

Even if I didn’t agree with everything here, which I do, I’d have to say it–

Rave on, brother!

Danny