For the people that may not buy this cd over what a previous reviewer said about Travis against the Dixie Chicks, it is simply not true. What Travis did do is actually defend the right for an American Citizen to express their opinion. Travis has helped our Veterans for many years with numerous concerts etc.. And what I personally heard him say in the interviews were actually a way the Dixie Chicks could make amends ( in which case he was asked how they could) with the people that they did upset (for exp. U.S. Soldiers) and that was to give free concerts for our soldiers, etc.. At any given point there was not one thing that Travis said against the Dixie Chicks, and like the general American public, he believes that every American person has the right to their opinion. So for all of you that aren't familiar with Travis Tritt's music, I fully recommend this cd, along with his other cd's, for a delightful display of country music at it's best!


Very Very Disappointing   October 7, 2002
John Markoski (South Hadley, MA USA)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful

No one is a bigger Travis Tritt fan than I am, so it pains me to say that I was very disappointed in this CD. Although "Strong Enough to Be Your Man" is a fair first single, and "Country Ain't Country No More" will probably end up being a better one, it was shocking to find that Travis couldn't come up with better songs for the remainder of the CD, considering he's had 2 years to do so. When I first listened to "Down the Road I Go", I couldn't wait to hear what each successive song had to offer, and each one was as good or better than the last... no songs were a disappointment. I had the complete opposite reaction to "Strong Enough". I kept hoping that maybe the next song would be "the one", but ultimately none of them were. Although Travis's voice sounds as soulful as ever, the weakness of the material is ultimately the downfall of the CD. There's just nothing here with the power of "Hard Times and Misery", "Modern Day Bonnie & Clyde", "T-R-O-U-B-L-E", "Where Corn Don't Grow", or even "Start the Car". There is nothing with the grittiness of "Put Some Drive In Your Country" or "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'". There are no well-crafted songs like "Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof" or "It's a Great Day to Be Alive". Even the ballads lack the power and imagery of previous radio hits. After "Down the Road I Go", which I thought expressed the flowering of Travis's maturity as a musician, I expected much much more here, and "Strong Enough" just doesn't deliver.


True country   April 30, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Travis is one of the most under rated guys in this business, he just keeps turning out great stuff and he never gets the recognition that he deserves. I like the change and the feel of this CD, it's quite different from some of his usual stuff but that shows his true talents.From strong enough to be your man which is a great love song to Country Ain't Country which is so fitting in the days we now live in. I'm sorry but some of the music that they are playing today isn't country to me, but i'm thankful for travis he has stayed country, he likes to rock somtimes and does well at that to,but he does'nt play the political game, maybe thats why he does'nt get the recognition that he deserves!!!!!!!!!!!, but thats okay as long as the fans like and continue to buy his CD'S and go to see his concerts thats all that natters.


All-Around Good Album   October 20, 2003
David E. Palmer (Chicago, IL USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I'd just like to put my two cents in and say that I thought this was a pretty good album. Reggie Young, who played with Waylon Jennings in the 1970s and 1980s, plays some great guitar on this CD, and if some of the lyrics are a little weak (I have to agree with the other reviewer who found "God Must Be A Woman" to be a bit theologically off-putting), the music more than makes up for it.

I'm not sure that I'd go so far as to call it one of the greatest albums of all time, but I like it. If you like good, solid country music with a little bit of rock mixed it, you may like it, too.