Troubadour

George is an Institution. One Great album after another.
An American treasure. Troubadour is one of his best.

George Strait has filled up country radio for years. A tad more worthy than `Carrying Your Love with Me,' `Troubadour' gives fans plenty of reasons to buy his latest offering. Again featuring several fine songwriters and musicians, George gives us a quality album that covers most corners of country music.

The title track is notable enough for it's autobiographical sketch provided by songwriter Marty Holmes. "I feel like Jesse James," he shares, and "I still feel twenty-five most of the time." Most of his songs chase after women at honky-tonk bars, too. "It Was Me" goes down easily enough, but on the playful "When You're in Love," George is the true troubadour with a terrific radio worthy song. "Make Her Fall in Love with Me Song" already seems like a honky-tonk jukebox classic, and "River of Love" showcases a C.D. accompaniment that's never been finer overall with an intricate (mandolin or ukulele) shining through. (It's a bit Jimmy Buffet influenced, so I go for the latter.)

Leaning heavier, George sings the sincere, but less worthy "House of Cash," a tribute that needs no explanation. "West Texas Town" is a throwback to "All My Exes Live in Texas," except, if anything, it's more fun and better executed. "Brothers of the Highway" is intricate, and arguably his best offering.

More than foolin' around, George gets serious with "I Saw God Today," a proper reflection with the words:

"His fingerprints are everywhere./ I just slow down to stop and stare.
Open my eyes and, man, I swear,/ I saw God today."

The rest of the songs aren't bad, nothing so bad to mar. If you want to wait to hear these songs on the radio, that's okay, but commercial free, George Strait is worth your extra greenbacks.

More excellent George songs. He just keeps putting out quality music. A must-buy.

I am a huge George Strait fan. I own every one of his CD's. So when this CD Troubadour came out I knew I would buy it. It had been released for serveral weeks before I purchased it. I hadn't even heard one of the songs on the radio before I purchased it. I had read alot of the reviews and people seemed to of loved this CD. It didn't seem like it was getting any radio time on my Boston radio station. It just comes Natural had gotten tons of air play and the DJ's couldn't stop talking about the cut Give it Away.I thought maybe I just wasn't listening to the radio at the right time. But I purchased it anyways. I was so disappointed in the CD I felt this wasn't a George Strait CD. But I stuck with it and listen several more times and now the CD has grown on me. It is not my favorite by far. The House of Cash and A house with no Doors I listened to several times and now I skip over them alot on my Ipod. They grew old too fast. River of Love,Brothers of Highway and Make her fall in love with me song are good songs. If you purchase this CD I and shure you will feel the same way. Listen to it a few times it will grow on you or aleast some of the songs.

George Strait continues to be a leading artist. You can never go wrong with one of his CDs.