Kickin' It Up 1/4/1994, Yahoo! Music, Brian Mansfield
Say what you will about Montgomery, the man knows how to deliver a love song, and this album contains his best--not only "I Swear" but "Rope The Moon" and "Oh How She...
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As the title suggests, Montgomery kicks up the tempos and reveals a stronger country-rock bent. He still leans heavily on contemporary ballads ("I Swear," "Rope the Moon"),...
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Life's A Dance 10/10/1992, Yahoo! Music, Brian Mansfield
This album has its high points in "Life's A Dance" and "I Love The Way You Love Me," Montgomery's first two singles. But Montgomery's debut was made at two different times...
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Montgomery's baritone lends itself well to the romantic songs, ensuring his success in the heartthrob-heavy country field of the early '90s. That he also does some competent...
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More of the same, almost half of which came out in single form. A fast one--"Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)"--and a slow one--"I Can Love You Like That"--hit...
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It doesn't really matter that John Michael Montgomery replicates the formula of its hit predecessor, Kickin' it Up. Even though it has the same country-pop ballads, slick...
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After only four albums and five years of recording, it may be a little soon for John Michael Montgomery to release a Greatest Hits album, yet this collection does everything...
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Working with producer Csaba Petocz for the first time, Montgomery tones down the "rockin' country" some and comes up with some credible honky tonk that showcases his voice....
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John Michael Montgomery's fourth album, What I Do the Best, doesn't tamper with his hitmaking blueprint at all. Essentially, it follows the same pattern as its three...
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Montgomery's eighth album Brand New Me will no doubt meet with the same kind of success many of his storytelling songs like "Hello L-O-V-E" and "Home to You" have before....
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While it's hard to say whether a singer like John Michael Montgomery might have ever made it were it not for Garth Brooks's image and stylistic boot-tails, he certainly has...
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John Michael Montgomery settled into a groove early into his career, choosing to never push things too far. He had an easygoing style and a mellow baritone that sounded...
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This romantically themed greatest-hits collection features most of John Michael Montgomery's best-known love songs, including "I Swear," "I Love the Way You Love Me," and "I...
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Perhaps it's a sign that time is creeping along, but after ten years of success, John Michael Montgomery dilutes some of his lovable rascal persona with a more mature...
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For the millions of fans who have made John Michael Montgomery a major country music star, and who probably already own most (if not all) of the eight albums from which this...
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Theoretically, the record that follows a greatest-hits album offers artists an opportunity to redefine themselves, to try something new, or at least jump to a new label. On...
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