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| Artist: Garth Brooks
Label: Capitol
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  150 reviews
Sales Rank: 12166
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 724353133023
EAN: 0724353133023
ASIN: B00005QB7M
Release Date: November 13, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Why Ain't I Running | | • | Beer Run (duet with George Jones) | | • | Wrapped Up In You | | • | The Storm | | • | Thicker Than Blood | | • | Big Money | | • | Squeeze Me In (duet with Trisha Yearwood) | | • | Mr.Midnight | | • | Pushing Up Daises | | • | Rodeo Or Mexico | | • | Don't Cross The River | | • | When You Come Back To Me Again |
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Nearly a decade ago, Garth Brooks's ability to incorporate '70s pop material and arena rock into his act made history (and controversy) as he propelled country to its pinnacle of success. One fact remains in 2001. When he simply rears back and sings (in the spirit of longtime pal Chris LeDoux), the results are often fresh and natural. That's the case on the Beatle-esque "Wrapped Up in You," "Thicker Than Blood," and the trite but catchy blue-collar bopper "Big Money." Alas, that slicker, more calculated material is never far away. Awash in melodrama, "The Storm" (a bathos-ridden variant on "The Thunder Rolls"), "Mr. Midnight," and "Pushing Up Daisies" each run four-plus minutes and seem longer. The hyperactive bluegrass romp "Don't Cross the River" seems less homage than a nod to the successful O Brother soundtrack. While duets with George Jones and Trisha Yearwood have merit, one wonders who really needs who. All this might have been cutting edge in 1992. Now it simply seems long in the tooth. --Rich Kienzle
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 A Pleasing Return From the King of Country November 14, 2001
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
After that Gaines nonsense, Garth has made a triumphant and very pleasing return to what he does best. The album opens with possibly one of his best songs....ahhh....GARTH HAS RETURN TO US ALL!!! The album's first single, "Wrapped Up In You" not one of the album's best songs, but far from a dud. Of course, Garth's #1 girl, Trisha Yearwood, returns for yet another amazing duet, but this time it's not a ballad!! It's a great upbeat song about trying to not to loose the loved one. Even the legendary George Jones sides with Brooks for a great, yet typical, country song called Beer Run. A moving and haunting piece called "The Storm" could have easily been a b-side of "The Thunder Rolls" discussing the mental power of mother-nature. "Rodeo or Mexico" reminded me of Jo Dee Messina's classic, "Heads Carolina, Tails California" and the CD could not have been complete without the breathless, priceless ballad from the Frequency Sndtrk. "When You Come Back To Me Again."
The easiest way to categorize this album is the a little heavier than "Sevens", a similiar sound as "In Pieces" with the power and attraction of "Double Live" Overall....a great CD with a promise of assurance that Garth is the undefeatable king!
 His best album since No Fences November 15, 2001
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Being a rabid Garth Brooks fan, I love ALL of his albums. But even I found some of his more recent work (1997's Sevens, for instance) lacking a soul. On Scarecrow Garth has found whatever it was that his music lost in the late 90's. "Wrapped Up In You," is a happy, infectious song that you'll find yourself humming hours later. Powerful and evocative, "The Storm" is an appropriately dark sequel to the theme of "The Thunder Rolls." "Thicker Than Blood," with its references to Brooks' own family, is touching and for some reason makes me smile every time I hear it. A dark and melancholy ballad, "Mr. Midnight" defies explination. "Big Money" and "Mexico or Rodeo" are toetappers with a sense of humor. Without going into all of them, I can say that there is not a weak song on this entire album. It's a pure joy to listen to all the way through. This CD is typified by great lyrics, spices of harmonica, fiddle, piano, banjo, and steel guitar, and the excellent vocals of Mr. Brooks at his most diverse and powerful.
Excellent conclusion to a superb career! November 14, 2001
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
First I must say that yes I am biased, Garth is my favorite artist, and my hero. That's why I was dreading the release of this his final cd.
After his divorce I expected a collection of dark, moody, brooding songs. I then heard him say that he thought he finally made a happy album. He did! The one exception being a song entitled The Storm, which is about a woman dealing with the aftermath of...what else...a divorce.
The rest of the songs while some are the ballads that he is best known for, they never go into the heartbreaking territory of some of his older hits such as say, Somewhere Other Than The Night or even The Dance. The remainder of the disc is what can only be described as a goodbye letter to the most hardcore loyal of his fans (me included in this category) with little lyrics thrown in here and there that touch on subjects in his personal life that only the most ardent fan would grasp outside their respective songs.
The disc itself is a mixture of his first Self Titled cd and Fresh Horses. While I hate to see him go, I'm glad he's leaving with a bang and not a whimper. So in trbiute to my hero, I'm gonna' go to my local AHBA, grab Two Pina Colada's and listen to Scarecrow and celebrate a wonderful man and a great career!
 Brooks Continues His Creative Slide November 22, 2001
9 out of 16 found this review helpful
Garth Brooks has a real creative problem-and started with his fourth album "The Chase". From "The Chase" forward Brooks began relying more and more on the songwriting of Kent Blazy, Kim Williams, Jenny Yates, and Bryan Kennedy. These people had some talent, but the fact that nobody else picks their songs for their albums means something-they "had" some talent. That being said, what about how the songs on this album come out. Well, there are no standouts, no "The River", "The Dance", "Wolves", not even a "Beaches of Cheyenne". Instead we get a motley (thats putting it kindly)assortment of middling new songs and trashings of good old songs. Beer Run is very close to the worst song I've ever heard a major artist release. Wrapped Up in You sounds like a giddy boy the morning after his first time (which was probably Wayne Kirkpatricks frame of mind when he wrote it). Thicker than Blood is flat lyricly and Brooks apathetic vocals don't help. Squeeze Me In trys to be rockabilly, but instead comes across as noise, while I keep wondering if Trisha Yearwood sings on Garths albums not because she likes his music but because, as rumor has it, shes the reason Garth is divorced. Don't Cross the River is a 1972 America song (remember that song "A Horse With No Name", thats them) written by Dan Peek and slaughtered by Garth. Pushing up Daisies sounds like the songwriter forgot how to compose music, as the same bars repeat in an annoying fashion. The Storm is a formulatic attempt to copy the atmosphere of The Thunder Rolls, but these guys are not Larry Bastian when it comes to songwriting. Rodeo or Mexico is a bland country song the likes of we've heard before. Big Money is the same. By now you probably think I hate this album. I don't, I just think all but 2 songs lack anything they need to be worth listening to. Those two songs: When You Come Back etc is probably the most sincere song on the album. It proves Garth and his collaborators can still produce good music when it comes from the heart. Mr. Midnight. Another reason Garth sold so many albums (and the reason this one fails) innovation. Mr. Midnight is different and well done-if Garth would stick to this we'd stick with him. No doubt, this album will sell millions, but when it comes to cutting edge and talent Garth has been eclipsed by the new boys, artists like Gary Allan, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, and Brad Paisley. Garth is on his way out. It shows.
 Roped the Wind November 29, 2001
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
As a big fan of Garth's, and living outside the US, I gladly paid the (...) Amazon shipping fee to get the album asap. Unfortunately, I was let down by a cookie-cutter, soul-and-creativity-lacking piece of plastic. After a week, I have nothing positive to say about any tracks. Garth, I'll give you one more chance. Jeff Wilson, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
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