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Darius Rucker - Learn To Live
| Nytimes |
| The credits on Ne-Yo’s third album, “Year of the Gentleman,” give thank-yous to “pain,” “confusion,” “frustration” and “weakness,” since they make him strive for their opposites. Unhappy feelings have been good to Shaffer Chimere Smith, better known as Ne-Yo. He has become R&B’s first-string lyricist for songs about romantic tensions....full text |
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| Billboard |
| If there were any doubts about how Darius Rucker would fare in the country world, the Hootie & the Blowfish frontman puts them solidly to rest on his genre debut. A devotee of '80s boundary-stretching country acts Dwight Yoakam, New Grass Revival and Foster & Lloyd, Rucker taps into their progressive spirit and brings it forward 20 years with the help of Brad Paisley producer Frank Rogers. Honky-tonk shuffle "All I Want" conjures the great turn of a phrase country is known for ("All I want you to leave me is alone"), while the more modern, wistful first single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It," taps into emotions that hit close to home for many....full text |
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| Boston |
| The guys in Hootie & the Blowfish always had a healthy sense of humor about the ribbing they took for their dogged, middle-of-the-road stylings. Lead singer Darius Rucker, however, is having the last laugh since he's realized that country is the new MOR....full text |
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