| Honkytonk University | 
 enlarge | Artist: Toby Keith
Label: Dreamworks Nashville
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 34656
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 000430002
UPC: 602498803554
EAN: 0602498803554
ASIN: B0007YMVNS
Release Date: May 17, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Honkytonk U | | • | As Good As I Once Was | | • | She Ain't Hooked On Me No More | | • | Big Blue Note | | • | Just The Guy To Do It | | • | She Left Me | | • | Knock Yourself Out | | • | You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya) | | • | I Got It Bad | | • | Your Smile | | • | Where You Gonna Go | | • | You Caught Me At A Bad Time |
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Though it might not be fair to say that Toby Keith has mellowed, he has definitely matured. Rather than taking political potshots, he exchanges bully-boy bluster for a tone of wry bemusement on "Big Blue Note" and "She Left Me," tempering middle-aged pride with a confession that the years have taken their toll on "As Good as I Once Was." After flexing his muscles with the album-opening title track, which sets Keith's musical autobiography to the trademark lope of Waylon Jennings, he showcases the subtler side of his vocal artistry on "She Ain't Hooked on Me No More"--a duet with Merle Haggard--and "Knock Yourself Out," while turning almost tender on "Your Smile" and "Where You Gonna Go." For those who miss the old Toby, there's "Just the Guy to Do It," which proceeds from one of the cheesiest pickup lines ever ("Do blondes really have more fun/Or are they just easier to spot in the dark?") into promises to punch out an errant boyfriend. Yet even this song has more of a Caribbean lilt than the macho swagger of Keith's younger days. --Don McLeese Recommended Toby Keith Discography 
How Do You Like Me Now?! | 
Pull My Chain | 
Unleashed | 
Christmas to Christmas | 
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 | 
Greatest Hits 2 |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 58 more reviews...
 Take a lesson in country music... May 18, 2005
26 out of 36 found this review helpful
This is the album I've been waiting for: Toby Keith returning to his traditional country roots. The traditional sound this album takes may be a surprise to fans who've just recently jumped aboard the Toby Keith bandwagon (and those who've been criticizing Keith these past few albums), but long-time fans will rejoice.
The songwriting on this album is, as always, up to par. In fact, these are some of Keith's best songs to date (most co-written with collaborater--and stellar singer/guitarist--Scotty Emerick). It's hard not to get lost in the Waylon-esque rhythms of "Honkytonk U." And you can't help but grin as Keith sings of giving in to his pride on "As Good As I Once Was" (Keith, too, has a big grin on his face as he sings these lines). "I Got It Bad" hails back to the days of Keith's best ballads. And "You Caught Me At A Bad Time" is one of the deepest, most moving songs he's ever written.
Okay, if I haven't gotten the point across yet, here it is: this is, by far, Toby Keith's best album to date. A lot of people say that; in fact, they say it about every album an artist releases. I don't. When I say this is the best album Toby Keith has made, trust me folks, it's the BEST ALBUM TOBY KEITH HAS MADE! This is traditional country music with grit--humor, heartbreak, drinking, love gone bad, hope, and twang. Lots of twang, steel, and lyrics that will strike straight to your soul...plus a duet with the Hag himself. HONKYTONK UNIVERSITY is one of the best albums that's come out lately, and it's a personal highlite for Toby Keith. Grab it...if you aren't already a Toby Keith fan, this one'll convert you, I guarantee it.
A Strong, Strong Return To Form May 20, 2005
23 out of 31 found this review helpful
While Toby Keith's recent cds have been his most successful sales-wise, in truth, many of the singles from his last couple of albums were starting to sound the same. Thankfully, Honkytonk University offers a return to the well constructed, melodic material that Keith was known for during his Mercury days and his first two DreamWorks albums (How Do You Like Me Now, Pull My Chain).
The leadoff single "Honkytonk U" is an autobiographical look at Keith's life in music placed in a southern rock setting, then Keith's attitude shines through on "As Good As I Once Was." Later, Keith's sarcastic wit makes a welcome appearance on the swing flavored "You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya)." There's also more ballads found here than we have seen in awhile on a Keith release, with the sparse "You Caught Me At A Bad Time" and "Your Smile" both making a strong, poignant impression. Best of all is the harmonic heaven that Keith and Haggard create on "She Ain't Hooked On Me No More," an even more effective pairing than Keith's prior chart-topper with Willie Nelson.
Whether you've been a Toby Keith fan from the early "Shoulda Been A Cowboy" days, jumped on board on when his career moved into the stratosphere with "How Do You Like Me Now," and/or recently felt a bit disappointed by the lack of spark in his recent hits, you will find this album quite pleasing. It will probably garner some new converts as well.
 Toby Keith is an embarrassing stereotype. February 1, 2006
21 out of 47 found this review helpful
Toby Keith is to southern people what gold-toothed rappers are to black people. He's an embarrassment, and he makes all southerners and country music listeners look like obnoxious drunken morons. He has set country music back 20 years. His music is a joke, and he is a joke. He is not fit to breathe the same air as Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, and the others with whom he will eventually share the Country Music Hall of Fame. Why listen to such drivel? If you want to listen to real country, there are better choices. Buy Loretta's "Van Lear Rose". If you want modern country, Keith Urban is way more talented than this loudmouth. The Dixie Chicks are better than Toby Keith, too. I wish he would go away and quit making us southerners look bad.
Stupid Red-Neck music. January 5, 2006
13 out of 29 found this review helpful
This guy is annoying, he thinks he's some kind of hot shot tough guy. He is the poster child for people who call themselves red neck johnny bad a$$es and drink beer until they act stupid, drive their trucks in the mud, and ride bulls and do the dosi-do, LAME. Southern culture sucks, get with the times, and out of the barn, anyone can make a hit country record. All you talk about is being a country boy and eating mom's home cooked vittles and that's a platinum record. Or you say something like "we'll put a boot in your ass" and set the american people back 100 years. I would recommend Toby Keiths music to anyone with a 3rd grade education. Which is probably most of you reading this.
Whut? January 10, 2006
11 out of 22 found this review helpful
I won't pretend to be a big fan of country music. Not mainstream country anyway, but I used to be. And even then I thought Toby Keith was one of the dumbest songwriters I'd ever heard. Now he's just a completely self-parodying, confederate flag-loving redneck. I work at a restaurant that plays country music all day, and the only time it ever really bothers me is when this egotistical dirt for brains comes on. That and Gretchen Wilson. Toby Keith's music is no different than the rest of today's pop-country, but he drags it to an all new level of lyrical stupidity with songs about himself and how much he loves drinking and being illiterate. Meanwhile, I've heard Gary Allan maybe once in the last two weeks, and he happens to be a thoughtful, intelligent songwriter. So I guess Toby knows his audience, doesn't he?
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