SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN
| Tim McGraw
SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN
Sundown Heaven Town is the thirteenth studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. -Wikipedia
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Country Standard Time
2014 - It's country enough with mandolin and banjo dotting his musical landscape, but with modern touches. McGraw ultimately plays it both ways, trying to satisfy various constituencies. And with a distinct voice and generally quality songs, mission accomplished.
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Robert Christgau
Overbearing when he rocks, quite the charmer when he doesn't ("Meanwhile Back at Mama's," "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools") *
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Billboard
2014 - the singer stretches a little more than usual -- and takes a few musical chances
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Saving Country Music
2014 - Tim McGraw’s Sundown Heaven Town does not come recommended, but nonetheless comes with praise for affording a template for how mainstream country albums should be made moving forward, and from showing improvement from the artist.
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Country Universe
2014 - Sundown Heaven Town is McGraw’s strongest album in ten years ... His simple formula – find a great song, sing it with enthusiasm, and keep the clutter in check – got lost along the way.
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Pop Matters
2014 - That McGraw manages to pull this off from start to finish without once sounding like he’s sold his craft down the river to fit in with the times is even more impressive, and a sign of even more good things to come.
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Kurrent Music
2017 - This album overall is pretty good one, so it seems a shame to confuse its trajectory.
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All Music
He's wound up making records that are the new millennial equivalent of classic soft rock, records informed by the trends of the day but which place emphasis on melody and craft, which is why they resonate: they come on smooth and easy but have the foundation to last.
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Digital Journal
2014 - All of the songs are carefully selected and there is a lot of variety on this project, which was co-produced by McGraw and Byron Gallimore.
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Whiskey Riff
2014 - The album is the perfect mix of good radio themes and some other introspective, more thought provoking songs for what should prove to be one of McGraw’s best albums in years.
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One Country
2014 - As far as commercially viable and authentically and creatively assorted projects go, the hat-wearing singer has done country music a real service and delivered.
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Top Country
2014 - On this album, he takes chances with his lyrics, sound and voice, but it certainly pays off when listening to the final product. Sundown Heaven Town is an A+ effort with a good balance of songs for both traditional and new country listeners.
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The Pappalardo Periodical
this is his best album since Let It Go, which is saying a lot these days
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Spectrum Pulse
2014 - It's got a few standouts and a few huge low points and a whole lot of interchangeable but listenable tracks in between.
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Country Music Project
2015 - This album is something different than his previous albums. It is more reflective on his life and of who he is and his fans were ready for him to take that avenue.
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Times of India
2015 - But far from being something reminiscent of an anthology, the album on the whole, sounds fresh.
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The Massachusetts Daily Collegian
2014 - Despite its weaknesses, McGraw’s 13th album, “Sundown Heaven Town,” succeeds because of its wholly country foundation, painting an honest portrait of life – both the good and the bad.
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The Boston College Heights
2014 - He changed his sound in a drastic way, and while he succeeds in some songs, Sundown Heaven Town definitely falls flat.
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Proud 2 be Here
2015 - Tim McGraw is back to his old form on the first-half of Sundown Heaven Town and I love it.
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Rolling Stone
2014 - Per usual, the character studies shine brightest. Proof: “Sick of Me,” a self-loathing take-me-back plea – a reminder that, like Bill Clinton, another great Southern centrist, McGraw is best when he’s feeling your pain.
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Entertainment Focus
2014 - Sundown Heaven Town is rich with variety and McGraw’s dulcet tones have never sounded better.
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Pop Culture Potpourri
2014 - McGraw shows again on this album that he’s still one of the most talented male vocalists still recording and touring in the genre. He’s definitely at his best when he’s singing slower to mid-tempo songs. But he’s still capable of making great country music.
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