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Me and My Gang

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This fourth effort from the soft-rock-masquerading-as-country band Rascal Flatts moved more than 721,000 copies its first week out, which let the female-friendly trio rub elbows with some mighty heady company. Only four other country artists (Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, the Dixie Chicks, and Tim McGraw) have rolled out numbers like that, and only 24 other acts total (including Eminem, 50 Cent, U2, and Coldplay). So what's the hook, besides Gary LeVox's wounded tenor and Joe Don Rooney's boy-band face? Clearly, it's the songs. Or it usually is. On Me and My Gang, "What Hurts the Most" is the one that'll end up on a tape loop in your head, though "Yes, I Do" memorably frames romantic yearning and regret with ersatz reggae rhythms, and the sexy "Cool Thing" does a slow burn. The problem? New producer Dann ("King of Excess") Huff bloats too many tunes with screaming, by-the-book guitars and general bombast. And despite his über success with Faith Hill and Keith Urban, Huff has never really understood what makes country, well... country. Instead, he insultingly works in a snippet of steel guitar and a couple of family lyrics--e.g., the melodramatic "Ellsworth" is meant to pull the heartstrings of anyone who's seen the cruelty of Alzheimer's--and thinks he's thrown Nashville a bone. Worse, "Backwards" boringly reworks that hoary ol' country joke "What do you get when you play a country song backwards?," the title song is a Big & Rich ripoff, and even God gets dragged in for a half-baked attempt at middle-America resonance ("He Ain't the Leavin' Kind"). C'mon now. Call these boys pop and be done with the pandering. Joe Don's famously photographed derrière got a fairer crack than this. --Alanna Nash

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From: Amazon Posted: Jun 19, 2008 Type: User Review Great Songs!

I like pretty much all of Rascal Flatt's songs that are on the radio. This C.D. has some of the best of those songs and has some good ones that aren't on the radio and I can get through all of them, unlike with some other CDs where a songs so...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jun 05, 2008 Type: User Review The Rascals are never flat!

Rascal Flatts has, again, produced music that must be considered for a CMA award. Great music
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From: Amazon Posted: Apr 20, 2008 Type: User Review Super Recomendable!!!

The delivery time and condition was, as usual, nothing less than excellent. Thanks again for that. Regarding the product this is definitely one of the best cd's I've bought... of course if you like this music genre (country balad, rock country and...
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From: Amazon Posted: Dec 23, 2007 Type: User Review What would you expect?

My CD arrived quickly, excellent condition,and great music. What else would anyone expect from Rascal Flatts
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 07, 2007 Type: User Review Rascal Flatts Me&&My Gang

I got this cd 4 my momma awhile ago and listened to it last nite.. I fell in love all over aogain with Rascal flatts, My favorite song is "He Ain't the leavin' kind." I would deff tell everyone to get it, even if u dont like country music... Its...
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 06, 2007 Type: User Review Sad days

Consider this review a eulogy for country music. The GAYng and their success proves it beyond the shadow of a doubt. Nothing country about it. Not even worthy of soft rock. Everyone is entitled to their opinion (and I am CLEARLY the minority here)...
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 05, 2007 Type: User Review Poignant and almost a 5

Gripping with "What Hurts the Most" and makes me cry with "Elsworth".

Their remake of "Life is a Highway" is well-done and fun and made my husband's country band sit up and want to do it too.

A little too...
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From: Amazon Posted: Oct 30, 2007 Type: User Review cross-over country

I have never been much into country, but fell in love with one of their hits, and I like the whole cd.
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From: Amazon Posted: Oct 13, 2007 Type: User Review Rascal Flatts CD

The CD arrived promptly, in good condition and made my nephew very happy on his birthday. Thanks!
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From: Amazon Posted: Oct 11, 2007 Type: User Review almost perfect

almost every song was great.... It should go down in the books as a classic....the song "my wish" will be used for my daughter's wedding when her father dance's with her.
buy it new or used and you will get your monies worth !
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