Miranda Lambert has come a long way since placing third on the first season of Nashville Star in 2003. Since then, she's scored a number of hits on country radio, released three CD's, dated and married fellow country artist, Blake Shelton. On November 1, 2011, Miranda released her fourth CD, aptly titled, "Four the Record".
While Miranda does write a lot of her own songs, she didn't write all the tunes on "Four the Record". Even the songs not written by her however sound like they could have been. A good example is "Mama's Broken Heart".
The song tells the story of a girl who's been dumped by her man, and has gone a bit over the edge. Her mama tells her she can't behave that way, she has her reputation to think of.
Another song not penned by Miranda is "All Kinds of Kinds". It's an uptempo tune telling of the world being made up of, and needing all kinds of people.
"Baggage Claim" is the current song on radio, and was written by Miranda. It's a great tune about breaking up with a guy, because of all the "baggage" from his past, and hers. With her unique voice, music and delivery of rocking songs, Miranda's style could best be described as
Two exceptions are "Dear Diamond", and "Better in the Long Run". The first song alludes to a woman who's cheated on her man. The second, a duet with husband, Blake Shelton, is about a couple whose relationship has come undone.
One song that stood out is "Fine Tune". The entire song is done like it's being sung through a megaphone, or coming across an old radio; lots of static and echoing. It's alright for a bit, but four plus minutes of listening to it gets to be irritating.
The rest of the songs on this CD are your average Miranda Lambert music. Nothing that really stands up and says take notice, yet still very good in their own right.
"Four the Record" may not have something for everyone, though Miranda Lambert fans, and those who like their music a little left of center, should enjoy this CD.
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