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Genre:
Country
Release Date: 06/12/2007
After becoming a bona fide superstar in the wake of
"Courtesy of the Red White and Blue," Toby Keith refused to play it safe, blowing up his persona to mythic heights on 2003's
Shock'n Y'All, stretching his musical legs on
Honkytonk University, and calling off all bets with the
Lari White-produced
White Trash with Money, where he got soulful and soft in equal measures. After that trilogy of exploration,
Keith snaps back to the basics on
Big Dog Daddy, his first self-produced album and his first album of nothing but pure, hardcore
country since his star rose in the early years of the new millennium. This isn't a retreat as much as it's a reaffirmation of his strengths as a singer, songwriter, performer, and interpreter. Indeed, two of the highlights here are covers of
Craig Wiseman's sighing
"Love Me If You Can" and
Fred Eaglesmith's
"White Rose," a warm, bittersweet slice of nostalgia that highlights how
Keith really tells a story when he sings. But if these, along with a handful of
Keith originals, highlight his often overlooked sensitive side -- love songs rarely come as sweet as
"I Know She Hung the Moon," heartbreak songs are rarely as aching as
"Walk It Off" -- this album swings and swaggers as much as the title boasts. There's the galloping
"Get My Drink On," the old-time
rock & roll title track (
Chuck Berry turned into
country-rock via
Bob Seger), and the irresistible
Bobby Pinson collaboration
"Pump Jack," and
Keith finds the middle ground between these extremes with the remarkable
"Wouldn't Want to Be Ya," which turns a cliché inside out, rendering it remarkably affecting. And that's the real secret to
Keith's success: underneath all the bragging he's a songwriter and a damn good one at that, which this lean, sinewy, stripped-to-the-basics record makes clear.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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becca
from michigan
awesome
BIg Dog Daddy is by far the best cd to come from Toby Keith. There is so much in your face music along with so many fun songs that you just want to get up and jump around singing and dancing. A must buy product.
CoolCntryGal-TKIFC
from East Freedom, PA
Toby Keith Returns to Full Blown Honky Tonk Roots in This CD
1. High Maintainence Woman-Is a Jump, Jiving, Hip Hopping Tune and The Ultimate You Don't Know I'm Alive and I Will never Be Good Enough For You Song and I Love it. 2. Love Me If You Can-Is My Favorite One On the Album. Toby Owns this song if there is one song that ever described Toby this is It. This is the Main Reason Why I am a Fan and Perhaps the reason Why You Are Not. 3. White Rose-Takes You Back Like a Country Song Should. Pure Country, Pure Honky Tonk. 4. Get My Drink On-Is An Awesome Leaving Song. Gonna Be A Great Live Song I Can Already Hear This One Grooving Up The Charts. One of the Best Ones On the album. Pure Country Fun. 5. Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya-Love the spin Toby puts on This popular saying, Nothing tells a story Better Than a country song and this one does it all. Great Song. 6. Big Dog Daddy-This is gonna be Toby's best live performance song I can see it already, Warriors are gonna love this one live. Good Thing We Warriors Know Who Our Big Dog Daddy is. This is an awesome dancing song it just begs for millions of Dance Instructors to Use It In Class. 7. I Know She Hung the Moon-Toby and Ballads Compliment Each Other. No One Sweeps You Off Your Feet Better Than Toby Doing a Ballad. This one overflows With Sweeping Potential. Awesome Ballad and Awesome Lyrics. 8. Pump Jack-This one definately Pumps You Up and I Ain't Talking Exercise I am Talking Dancing and Grooving If You Are Still Sitting You Ain't Listening. Love this song. 9. Burnin' Moonlight-is it hot in here or is it just me? Hope you heart ain't made of butter cause it is gonna be melting. This ballad is the hottest song Toby has ever made next to Crash here Tonight and I love it. 10. Walk It Off-This is a Get Over It Buddy Conversation Between two Friends Set to Music. Love it. 11. Hit It-The Rockingest Song on the Album. This Song Rocks Totally. Just shows Ya Even Cowboys Like a Little Bit of Rock-n-Roll. This Warrior Feels This is One of Your Best.
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