| Toby Keith, Greatest Hits 2 | 
 enlarge | Artist: Toby Keith
Label: Dreamworks Nashville
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 6528
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.5
MPN: 000232302
UPC: 602498620762
EAN: 0602498620762
ASIN: B00063F8CG
Release Date: November 9, 2004
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Condition: Complete with original case, disc(s), and artwork. In stock and ships right now. 10% chance the case has small spider cracks in it.
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| Tracks:
| • | How Do You Like Me Now? | | • | Country Comes to Town | | • | You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This | | • | I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight | | • | I Wanna Talk About Me - Toby Keith, Braddock, Bobby | | • | My List - Toby Keith, Bishop, Rand | | • | Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) | | • | Who's Your Daddy? | | • | Beer for My Horses - Toby Keith, Emerick, Scotty | | • | Stays in Mexico | | • | Mockingbird - Toby Keith, Foxx, Inez | | • | Go With Her | | • | You Ain't Much Fun | | • | Should've Been a Cowboy |
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At his best, as exemplified by his 1999 megahit "How Do You Like Me Now?!" Keith is simple and direct in the tradition of Hank Williams Jr.--aware of his limitations, able to thrive within them. "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" struck a chord, though it differed little from the fist-shaking morale-boosters of previous wars. On the downside, Keith's formulaic tendencies can become tiresome, as it did on "My List," a generic celebration of life's mundane treasures. Sales notwithstanding, "Beer for My Horses" was no artistic landmark for Keith or duet partner Willie Nelson. By contrast, he and daughter Krystal have fun with the 1963 Inez and Charlie Foxx R&B hit "Mockingbird" (first revived by James Taylor and Carly Simon). "Go With Her" injects a different spin into the time-honored breakup song, wittiness absent on the gimmicky "Stays in Mexico." Raucous live performances of "You Ain't Much Fun" and his debut hit, "Should've Been a Cowboy," reflect his ability to rouse the faithful into the obligatory singalong. --Rich Kienzle
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 Keith's Best From The Second Phase Of His Career December 3, 2004
38 out of 49 found this review helpful
For over ten years, Toby Keith has been one of country music's most perceptive analyzers of damaged relationships. It wasn't until he left Mercury Records and joined DreamWorks Records in 1999, however, that he reached country's upper echelons by infusing a lot more attitude into his music.
Greatest Hits 2 concentrates on Keith's most successful singles from his first three DreamWorks albums (1999's How Do You Like Me Now?, 2001's Pull My Chain, and 2002's Unleashed) . Most of them - like "How Do You Like Me Now," "I'm Just Talking About Tonight," "I Wanna Talk About Me," and Who's Your Daddy - are full throttled romps that showcase Keith's twisted humor. There's also a couple of change of pace ballads ("You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like That" and "The List") that add some substance to the proceedings.
For the Keith fan who already has the hits, there are three new recordings. "Go With Her" and "Stays In Mexico" are uptempo cautionary tales that sizzle and bite. The latter has a quirky arrangement that can seem jarring at first, but it eventually grows on you. There's also Keith's duet with daughter Krystal on the Carly Simon & James Taylor classic "Mockingbird" that is currently racing up the charts. They harmonize well, as is typical of family members.
Live versions of two of his biggest hits from his Mercury tenure "You Ain't Much Fun" and "Should've Been A Cowboy" close the album and amply reveal why Keith is known as one of country's best entertainers. Keith's Mercury days also bring to light this set's one drawback: He's not releasing as many ballads now as he did back then and he needs to crank a few more out. He's one of the best in country at emoting the slow stuff too.
By the way, for those who wonder why nothing from Keith's 2003 album Shock'n Y'all is included: his DreamWorks contract calls for six regular releases and two Greatest Hits sets, so it makes sense that he would divide them up evenly and only include hits from three albums for each hits set.
Attitude, love, drinking...sounds like Toby Keith! November 9, 2004
31 out of 41 found this review helpful
Ok, some people are gonna look at this CD and see: TOBY KEITH. Their first thought: arrogant, grandstanding, flag-waving redneck. Others will look at it and think, A brilliant singer/songwriter who isn't afraid to speak his mind.
Doesn't matter which side of the fence you lean on. True, this album features Toby's attitude more than anything else (he's written better tunes than these--"Stays in Mexico" has to be the worst song he's ever wrote, even if it is infectious). Two ballads ("When Loves Fades" and "Rock You Baby") are not included on here. The two ballads that are ("You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This," actually a very well-written song, and "My List," which Keith didn't write) are indeed among his better material. The rest of the stuff..."The Angry American" was appropriate for its time (who didn't want to put a boot in a certain part of Osama bin Laden's anatomy?), but hasn't aged too well. "How Do You Like Me Now?!" is now belittled by the attitude of the rest of the material. And there's nothing from SHOCK 'N YA'LL...interesting.
But Toby reinvents himself (sort of) with the new material. Maybe "redeems" is a better word. "Stays In Mexico" is a throw away; we'll ignore it. Instead, let's look at "Go With Her," a breesy, tongue-in-cheek number inspired by his father. But the highlight of the album is his remake of "Mockingbird" for two reasons. One, Toby has never sounded better, growling out the lyrics to this classic in a voice that would leave even the greatest honky-tonkers in awe. And then there's his daughter, Krystal, who sings with him--a girl who seems to have been born for one purpose: singing. A powerful duet. And there's also two live tracks: "You Ain't Much Fun," a fun but absent-minded song, and "Should've Been a Cowboy," which has become a country radio staple (and a minor classic).
Toby Keith's GREATEST HITS 2 may not feature his best material, but it showcases perfectly where he's at. Though he may not be at his peak (though he could easily get there again), he is still writing and recording with the best of them. His attitude has won him legions of new fans; with these new fans in tow, it seems Keith is ready to re-establish himself as a serious singer/songwriter once more.
 Toby Keith is an A$$ December 30, 2004
20 out of 42 found this review helpful
The last time Toby Keith played in my hometown, he acted like such a smug, thankless jerk that I don't care if I ever see him LIVE (in concert) again. And this lame CD further proves my point: It's a last-minute attempt to ca$h-in and TK's complete disregard for his fans is painfully evident with the half-hearted release of this garbage. Either way, I give the guy another year or two in the spotlight and then he'll be doing the state fair and rodeo circuit. Maybe he won't be such a big shot when he's playing in front of 150 people.
Going down fast December 8, 2005
19 out of 68 found this review helpful
TK represents almost everything despicable in American culture, from his obsession with payback and oneupmanship, his belligerent (in the manner of a fourth grade playground bully) poses, and his ready answer for all of his critics, who are actually, I believe, those with a sense of pitch. The answer? "What do you make? $30,000 a year?" Well, even though he will probably be making less than that in a few years, he has a point. In a country where we are ready to spend a billion dollars a month to kill people for oil, er, excuse me, to reclaim Eden from the infidels, $30,000 doesn't seem like much. So, he's a primitive capitalist bully-boy with antisocial tendencies, and a monotone, especially in his laughable attempts at yodelling. Or whatever that thing is he does when his voice breaks up rather than breaking down. He holds a guitar much as Elvis did, but he doesn't have the swagger down right. This is the Ugly American on steroids, and everything that people from the rest of the world despise us for.
Not original or enjoyable. December 26, 2004
16 out of 39 found this review helpful
Christmas has happened, and guess what someone gave me? This cd.
Having listened to it just once, I find it to be pretty... lame. The style is played out, the sound is unorignal. I have never really heard more than one of his songs before, and I will try to keep it that way for the future now. I am sorry to his fans, but this was derivitive, and not even the enjoyable kind of derivitive.
I will still write a nice thankyou letter, But the end result of it all is one more used CD available at my local Goodwill.
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