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What I Do | 
| Artist: Alan Jackson
Label: Arista
Category: Music
List Price: $7.99
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Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 26560
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.6 x 0.5
MPN: 63103
UPC: 828766310320
EAN: 0828766310320
ASIN: B0002NRRYM
Release Date: September 7, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | Too Much of a Good Thing | | • | Rainy Day in June | | • | USA Today | | • | If Love Was a River | | • | If French Fries Were Fat Free | | • | You Don't Have to Paint Me a Picture | | • | There Ya Go | | • | Talkin' Song Repair Blues | | • | Strong Enough | | • | Monday Morning Church | | • | Burnin' the Honky Tonks Down | | • | To Do What I Do [Live] |
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Swaddled in the usual twang and spiced up by Stuart Duncan's sparkling mandolin and fiddle, Jackson continues his endless exploration of joy and sorrow tempered by his guileless humility. As usual, his originals provide the most power. The joy of "Too Much of a Good Thing" contrasts with the throbbing sense of loss found on "Rainy Day in June." Too cute and transparent for its own good, "USA Today" pales (though the publishers surely loved the plug) next to the finely honed laments "If French Fries Were Fat Free" and "You Don't Have to Paint Me a Picture." The latter, with the line "Your love's like some old cheap magic marker that said forever, now it's gone," is worthy of Harlan Howard. Of the non-originals, "Talkin' Song Repair Blues" may be a songwriters' in-joke, but the Billy Burnette-Shawn Camp composition "Burnin' the Honky Tonks Down" yanks Jackson from his usual laid-back comfort zone into a ripping vocal-instrumental jam. As a whole, the album stands as a benediction to an artist whose integrity and success has prevailed in the face of endless trends and fads that have swept away many lesser talents. --Rich Kienzle
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 Long live the king of traditonal country music. October 6, 2004
Classic Country Fan
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Alan Jackson's new cd is called "What I Do" After listening to it I think a better title would be "What I Do Best" because what you have on these 12 tracks is Alan singing about heartbreak, a honky tonk a car that is need of repair. and true love, and that is what he does best. The songs are delivered in pure country arrangements without the overproduction that has plagued country music so much. There are no screaming loud guitars or pounding drums. Just the sweet sounds of the weeping and dancing fiddles. Which are complimented by the crying steel.
Alan's vocals are delivered with raw emotion. One of the cd's most powerful song has to be "Monday Morning Church" a song about a man who has lost his love and is trying to cope with what he loved being put in the ground. You can feel his pain when he sings about her things she left behind. The backup vocal's of Patty Loveless only add to the overall effect. The cd is worth the price for this cut.
The whole cd isn't about heartbreak. A few of the others are about not letting love slip by with "If Love Was A River" Another tune that should really smoke in a live setting with Alan's top notch band "The Stray horns"
has to be "Burning The Honky Tonks down" about a man's wife tired of sitting home and goes after the Honky Tonks and torches them. Fans of the Oak Ridge Boys should instantly recognize the bass voice of Richard Strenban providing backup.
One to that's sure to make you smile is "If French Fries Were Fat Free" If his wife still loved him, came back home and fries were fat free his life would be perfect. Then there is the Takin song repair blues about a mechanic who is a songwriter and pitches a song while working on his car. Only to find out his song isn't that good, but Alan can fix it for him in exchange for working on his car plus 100 bucks. After listening to this cd it should prove to the listener that Alan is the king of traditional country music. So hail to the king.
fabulous...as always January 9, 2005
Alejandra Vernon (Long Beach, California)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Alan Jackson is one of the most consistent superstars in any genre, and in every facet of his enormous talent; as a songwriter always turning out melodies and lyrics of fine quality, sung so well in his relaxed warm baritone, and along with his extraordinary band, giving us nothing but brilliant musicianship.
"What I do" is what he does so perfectly: A blend of lilting ballads of the love-lost variety, up-tempo numbers with a nice slice of humor ("The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" is hilarious), and with a blazing track to show off the immense virtuosity of the musicians, "Burnin' the Honkey Tonks Down" will knock your socks off. Stuart Duncan (fiddle) and Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano) are among those that back Jackson in this CD, with the exception of the final track, which was recorded live at the 2004 Flameworthy Awards in Nashville, and has a different line-up, which includes guitarist Tom Rutledge.
The singles from this CD are "Too Much of a Good Thing" and "Monday Morning Church" (the lovely Patty Loveless sings harmony on the latter), but there isn't a song on this CD that isn't hit-worthy...it is excellence through and through.
Jackson wrote five of the twelve songs (tracks # 1, # 2, # 3, # 5, and # 6), and "Rainy Day in June", a delicate and sad love song, is a favorite...though it's hard to pick favorites in this album.
The sound is crystal clear, the booklet insert contains recording info and all the lyrics, and total playing time is 44'48.
THANKS, MR. JACKSON, FOR WHAT YOU DO! September 8, 2004
D. McAllister (Somewhere in the Field)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Given all the hype of country music these days, it's easy to think that George Strait, Tim McGraw, Garth Brooks (wait a minute, where is he these days?) and some of the young and fancy newcomers are the only acts in town. They may be the most glamorous or the ones that have been around the longest but there is certainly another voice that deserves appreciative and critical attention.
Which brings me to Alan Jackson's new offering, WHAT I DO. Every time I put in a Jackson CD, and that's certainly the case with this one, I am reminded of the absolute quality of his voice. One cannot get past its genuineness, its sincerity, its quality and its pure entertainment value.
WHAT I DO is another triumph for Alan Jackson. Every track is wonderful. I could give you a blow by blow of my favorites but what good would that do? You need to go out and pick this one up. Jackson provides the no nonsense approach to his music that has made him famous but has also kept him, perhaps, the best kept secret in country music.
THE HORSEMAN
People Who Listen To Save A Horse Would Give This 1 Star! October 27, 2004
Peter R. Kic (York, Ontario Canada)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Now, I was sitting and reading reviews of this new Alan Jackson CD. I was not too pleased as to what people had to say. Just because an album is not upbeat does not mean it's not good. I think the problem these days is that people are too hyped up on this garbage coming outta Nashville. Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy?? come on, why don't guys make some porn for heaven's sake cause that's what you're promoting. Alan has stayed true to his roots an given us an amazing album. One of his best yet. From start to finish you get heartbreaking music that touches the soul...do you remember what country music used to sound like?? Something like this. What about the amazing Monday Morning Church. That's gonna be one of his classics mark my word. So you see, it's trash that's coming out of Nashville like Big and Rich that's making people forget what real music is...this is real country music. For the diehards...please don't forget and get bombarded by crap outta Nashville these days.
Thank you for your time.
ALAN DOES IT AGAIN.....THIS CD A MUST FOR YOUR COLLECTION! October 7, 2004
K. Pierce (U.S.A.)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As usual, and as expected, Alan Jackson has done it again!! With his traditional country gentleman style to his "pokin' fun at life", Alan comes through again! Always true to his roots, Alan hasn't changed a bit, and thank God he hasn't! His songs are fresh and fun, sweet and romantic...what else could a person want or expect from THE BEST IN COUNTRY MUSIC TODAY!
Anyone that doesn't "get" the song When French Fries Are Fat Free obviously hasn't heard many, if any of Alan's CD's. He's almost always added at least one "funny, just to make ya laugh" song on his CD's. So characteristic of Alan, the way he mixes it up on his CD's (and at his concerts!)!
I LOVE IT, AND YOU WILL TOO.....A MUST, FOR ANY REAL ALAN JACKSON FAN'S COLLECTION! DON'T MISS DISMISS IT FROM SOME OF WHAT YOU'VE READ HERE.....IT'S WELL WORTH EVERY PENNY YOU'LL SPEND TO HAVE IT IN YOUR CD COLLECTION!!
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