| My Honky Tonk History | 
 enlarge | Artist: Travis Tritt
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 98848
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
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Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 827969208427
EAN: 0827969208427
ASIN: B0002MHEPA
Release Date: August 17, 2004
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Condition: CD with booklet and jewel case. No major scratches on the CD. No markings or writing on the booklet. Light scratches on the jewel case. Preowned music store stock with price sticker on the jewel case. Orders posted same or next business day with email confirmation. Ships from a pet-free, smoke-free warehouse. We ship to APO, FPO and International. 100% satisfaction guaranteed.
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| Tracks:
| • | Honky-Tonk History - Travis Tritt, Matthews, Patrick J | | • | Too Far to Turn Around - Travis Tritt, McElroy, Jon | | • | The Girl's Gone Wild - Travis Tritt, DiPiero, Bob | | • | What Say You - Travis Tritt, Myers, Frank J. | | • | Circus Leaving Town - Travis Tritt, Claypool, Philip | | • | Monkey Around - Travis Tritt, Nicholson, Gary | | • | I See Me - Travis Tritt, Beathard, Casey | | • | When Good Ol' Boys Go Bad - Travis Tritt, Marvel, Kendrell | | • | We've Had It All - Travis Tritt, Tritt, Travis | | • | It's All About the Money - Travis Tritt, Harris, Jody | | • | Small Doses - Travis Tritt, Stapleton, Chris | | • | When in Rome - Travis Tritt, Rutherford, Rivers |
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By enduring in a Nashville that offers, at best, fame that no longer lasts decades but years (and in some cases, months), Travis Tritt has beaten the odds, refusing to play Music Row's change-with-the fads game. Musically, he remains committed to the Southern rock-based vision that's characterized him from the start and proves it on the title song, every barroom musician's shout of pride. "Monkey Around" has a classic R&B/boogie feel that shows Tritt at his rocking finest. "The Girl's Gone Wild," a play on the popular video series, reflects the here and now, and "Too Far to Turn Around," co-written by Gretchen Wilson, establishes a stylistic link between veteran and newcomer. "What Say You," a duet with John Mellencamp, celebrates brotherhood--minus the wimpiness that can undermine such numbers. Nowhere, however, is Tritt more real than on the epic "Circus Leaving Town," the kind of broad, powerful ballad George Jones turned into an art form. Tritt had his first hit in 1989, and to retain the power he had then, as he does here, is a singular achievement. --Rich Kienzle
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 Southern Country Rock September 10, 2004
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Travis has one of the best voices in Country Music. Unfortunately, country has gone pop. This record returns to Travis' southern rock roots. There is a little too much let's drink and party on the record but it is such a pleasure to hear him I have to overlook that. The only thing missing from this record is a duet with his old pal Marty Stuart. I would love to hear them together again. Travis is best when doing bluesy ballads and hard southern rock. I'm so sick of pop country that anything from Travis is greatly welcome.
 Tritt Repeats History of Great Honky Tonk August 24, 2004
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
Prime Cuts: We've Had It All, Circus Leaving Town, I See Me
"My Honky Tonk History," Tritt's third outing for Sony Nashville Records, is Tritt's usual modus operandi at peak performance: rousing guitars, booming drums, incessant fiddling all performed in the name of southern rock. Right in the opening lines of the title cut "Honky Tonk History," Tritt patriotically swears allegiance to the rough and rowdy lifestyle: "I got these calluses from all those nights spent playing a Telecaster, `til my fingers led Bud Light." Partnering with country music's most prominent redneck woman, Gretchen Wilson (one of the three writers on this track) on backing vocals, "Too Far Gone to Turn Around" is Tritt's apology for his wild behavior. Yet Wilson is not the only celebrity to find her name inscribed in the sleeve notes, rocker John Mellencamp joins Tritt in the ingratiating "What You Say." "What You Say," a Bruce Springsteen-anthemic stadium rocker, is a homily about standing up for one's beliefs. It is rowdy in its execution yet poignant in its message. And Tritt does stand up for his beliefs: on the bluesy hard rocker "It's All About the Money" (a little reminisce of Tritt's "Bible Belt") Tritt lays out a scalding indictment of politicians and lawyers whose social conscience have been marred by their love for the mighty dollar.
However, I do find the theme of all night partying, wild girls and senseless drinking surfacing a tad too often as in "When Good Ol' Boys Go Bad," Delbert McClinton's "Monkey Around" and "When in Rome." Such repetition somehow erodes the impact of these songs. Current single "Girls Gone Wild" is no exception. Further, one does feel creepy to hear the forty something Tritt drooling over eighteen year old college girls enjoying their spring break in their bikini tops frolicking in the sun (as in "Girls Gone Wild"). Is this a symptom of the male mid-life crisis stepping into the life of Nashville's favorite southern rocker?
Though Tritt is an unapologetic party animal, he does have a sober side. In the past, he has graced us with momentous power ballads such as "Anymore," "Drift off to Dream," "Strong Enough to Be Your Man" amongst many others. This time he returns with his only co-write (with Marty Stuart) "We've Had It All." Packed with emotions, Tritt has never sounded more passionate and sincere on this melodically superior ballad honoring a couple's enduring love for each other. "I See Me," unlike some mawkish paternal songs that had lit up country's radio lines, is a slice of life as a father anxiously anticipates the trials as well as the joys his lad would bring him. The best in the down tempo department has to be Philip Claypool's soul searching "Circus Leaving Town." Not since Tritt's "Anymore" has any of his ballads had such a tear inducing impact. "Circus Leaving Town" is a career record about a girl leaving her uncommitted man because she's "tired of walking tightropes (and) of settin' up and tearin' down." Lines such as "Yes, I'm a circus leaving town. Someday you'll wake up and wonder and your heart will start to pound. And you'll long for the thunder and the kisses of this clown" are just heartbreaking.
All in all, "My Honky Tonk History" is a sturdy effort showcasing a strident Tritt not afraid to speak his mind and have fun. Yet, there are enough introspective moments to warrant a massaging of the heart. Excuse me I've got to put the track "Circus Leaving Town" on repeat.
Amazing! Tritt does it Again! August 26, 2004
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have been a huge fan of Tritt's since he came out, and he is my favorite country singer, so when I heard that he had a new cd coming out, you knew I'd be there in line to buy it. Well, I did, and it didn't disappoint. He starts off with a hard rocking "Honky-Tonk History", and just takes off from there. My favorite track is "It's all about the money" which tells of true experiences from people cheating insurance companies to get money, and lying politcians just trying to get our vote.
But "I See Me" is a whole lot like "If I Lost You", except he isn't writing it about a vet's daughter who lost her mom, he's writing it about his son. It brings great memories to your eyes. Thinking about the past when you went to church and didn't listen to the priest.
"The Girls Gone Wild" is placed perfectly in Track 3. It's before he starts his ballad's, before "It's All About..." comes back in. (And that video...meowrrrrr...).
I'm not one of those reviewers who rate each song, because honestly and personally I think thats freaking annoying. I don't care what you rate the song, let me here it for myself without any preconcieved notions on it. I let you decide on getting this cd here, I'll highly reccomended it, but I don't rate things.....
Tritt is an artist who's true to himself, and true to his country and true to his family. He shows this in "What Say You" (feat. John Mellencamp). I usually don't like Mellencamp, because him, like John Mayer, I can't stand his voice. But it works with this song.
Gretchen Wilson wrote the second track on this cd, and Tritt gets help from ol' friend Marty Stuart on Track 9.
This cd is better than "Strong Enough" but doesn't sniff "Down the Road I Go," which has "Best of Intentions" (my personal fav. Tritt song on it). Tritt's version of "Can't Tell Me Nothin' " was copied by Tim McGraw, but Tritt's version destroys McGraw's version. Tritt has so much of a better voice than McGraw does, especially in certain songs.
Oh, and he doesn't dress up like a "pretty-boy" like McGraw does. I'm not saying I don't like McGraw, quite the opposite, I do, but Tritt is just one of the greatest of all time, and this cd shows that HE'S HERE TO STAY
He's having fun again! August 19, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
While I have enjoyed most of Travis Tritt's CD's thru the years, this one is one of the best. He sounds like he is having fun with the music again. There is some controversy over the song "The Girls Gone Wild", some people think it is too close to the videos of a similar name. I, for one, don't think so, it's a music artist enjoying what he is doing.
No matter where you go on this CD, you get the feeling that any of the songs could be playing in a honky tonk on any given night. From the opening notes on the first track to the closing notes on the last track, it's a Travis that sounds like he is getting back to what made him a star in the first place. He shows how he has matured in the ballads and that he still knows how to have fun in the rockin' upbeat songs.
One ballad that stands out is the one that Travis and Marty Stuart wrote together "We've Had It All". You can feel the emotions in the song that seems to have been written for their wives. Another song that leaves an impression on you is "I See Me", you can just see a father remembering the things he has done and his son doing the same things.
All in all, I recommend this to all the Travis Tritt fans out there, old and new. If you haven't been a fan of his before, you should be when you finish listening to this CD.
Get in the Car, Pop in the CD, Crank it up, Drive. September 29, 2004
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This time around, Travis emphasizes his hard-livin' honky-tonkin' side. It's infectious, it's a lot of fun, and - as always -he throws heart and soul into every line. A few times, you might find yourself laughing out loud.
There are bluesy ballads, too. The haunting "Too Far to Turn Around" hints at the impending consequence of a reckless life. "I See Me" is warmly evocative. Unusual for Travis, there's not a single love song. I could do without "What Say You", his duet with Mellencamp, but it's not a deal-breaker.
It may be his radio popularity or his redneck-rock persona, but Travis Tritt is underestimated as an artist. My Honky-Tonk History may seem rough-hewn and rowdy, but repeated listenings reveal layer after layer of satisfying detail. It's fun, it's good music, and it's Travis at his best.
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