CD REVIEW: "Pain To Kill", Terri Clark
edward ohare
Terri Clark's "Pain To Kill" is worth the effort. My own effort
included trips to Best Buy, Wally World, and the local "hippie
emporium and record shop", none of which even had a slot in the rack
for Ms. Clark. Fortunately, Target, had the new CD in the "Hot New
Country" section, while still lacking a permanent spot for Ms. Clark.
Those who liked past Clark CD's will like this one. It's more of the
past, just better: more polish and better lyrics.
Interestingly, the title track "Pain To Kill" isn't previewed as a
potential single on the CD's promotional sticker. It should be. It's
airplay material. Still, the star cut of the CD is the already
released "I Just Wanna Be Mad", which surely describes a situation
most of us have been in, on one side or the other. (I see the man in
this song as being oblivious to the degree of hurt present. Maybe
he'll figure it out!)
While the CD has strong country style guitars that normally would be
at the outer range of what's suitable to my ears, I've realized why I
like this CD and previous Clark CD's so much. It includes something
famliar for a country newbie like me who grew up on rock and disco:
rock tempo on many songs, and a very active drummer, similar to the
way Kenny Aronoff drummed with the Mellencamp band.
The insert includes lyrics for the songs, a convenience, although
intelligibility isn't an issue, and all pictures but one include Ms.
Clarks trademark cowboy hat. Its cute, in contrast to Heidi
Newfield's blatant provocativity on the "On A Mission" CD with a dress
showing cleavage nearly to her navel. Ms. Clark doesn't push a "bad
girl" image beyond showing, in one photo, a maple leaf tatoo on her
right shoulder.
And there's no need. The songs, not the pictures, will sell this CD.
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Scott
> While distribution is a bit poor, finding Canadian country singer
> Terri Clark's "Pain To Kill" is worth the effort. My own effort
> included trips to Best Buy, Wally World, and the local "hippie
> emporium and record shop", none of which even had a slot in the rack
> for Ms. Clark. Fortunately, Target, had the new CD in the "Hot New
> Country" section, while still lacking a permanent spot for Ms. Clark.
edward, that was a good review. Regarding the distribution, which you mentioned
earlier...I would never expect to find *any* worthwhile CDs in the places you
mentioned! You have to have a really good Country outlet. If there isn't one
locally, there's Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville, which has been shipping
worldwide since they started. Or even CDNow-taken-over-by-Amazon.
edward ohare
<westsi...@yahoo.USPAMBACKcom> wrote:
>edward ohare wrote...
>> While distribution is a bit poor, finding Canadian country singer
>> Terri Clark's "Pain To Kill" is worth the effort. My own effort
>> included trips to Best Buy, Wally World, and the local "hippie
>> emporium and record shop", none of which even had a slot in the rack
>> for Ms. Clark. Fortunately, Target, had the new CD in the "Hot New
>> Country" section, while still lacking a permanent spot for Ms. Clark.
>> ....
>
>edward, that was a good review.
Thank you. I hope my lack of experience gives me a different
perspective.
>Regarding the distribution, which you mentioned
>earlier...I would never expect to find *any* worthwhile CDs in the places you
>mentioned! You have to have a really good Country outlet. If there isn't one
>locally, there's Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville, which has been shipping
>worldwide since they started. Or even CDNow-taken-over-by-Amazon.
Over the last 15 years, two mega stores, and I mean mega (one was in
an ex IGA) hit the wall. I don't know enough to know where the best
local country selection is... for other types, its the "hippie
emporium" I mentioned... a local thing that started 30+ years ago with
the specialty of selling records by cult rock bands and jade trimmed
roach clips.
Do you have a url for Tubb?
Scott
> Over the last 15 years, two mega stores, and I mean mega (one was in
> an ex IGA) hit the wall. I don't know enough to know where the best
> local country selection is... for other types, its the "hippie
> emporium" I mentioned... a local thing that started 30+ years ago with
> the specialty of selling records by cult rock bands and jade trimmed
> roach clips.
Good Country outlets are a rarity--I'm not surprised. It's happening all over.
Our local "chain" Harmony House is closing all except 2 stores. They were going
to close up altogether.
> Do you have a url for Tubb?
Good luck!
edward ohare
<westsi...@yahoo.USPAMBACKcom> wrote:
>> Do you have a url for Tubb?
>
>http://etrecordshop.com
>
>Good luck!
Thanks!
Jon Weisberger
"Scott" <westsi...@yahoo.USPAMBACKcom> wrote in message
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> edward ohare wrote...
> > While distribution is a bit poor, finding Canadian country singer
> > Terri Clark's "Pain To Kill" is worth the effort. My own effort
> > included trips to Best Buy, Wally World, and the local "hippie
> > emporium and record shop", none of which even had a slot in the rack
> > for Ms. Clark. Fortunately, Target, had the new CD in the "Hot New
> > Country" section, while still lacking a permanent spot for Ms. Clark.
> > ....
>
> edward, that was a good review. Regarding the distribution, which you
mentioned
> earlier...I would never expect to find *any* worthwhile CDs in the places
you
> mentioned!
Huh. I guess that'd depend on what you consider worthwhile. Wal-Mart has
had several exclusives; for instance, there was close to a year where it was
the only place aside from his website that had two Merle Haggard albums
(Cabin In The Hills and the one he did with Albert Brumley Jr.) available.
They had a similar deal with Ricky Van Shelton's first independent release.
Alison Krauss & Union Station had a special Wal-Mart edition of So Long, So
Wrong that contained a bluegrass sampler CD with selections from the Rounder
catalog made by Alison'n'em. That was part of a special Wal-Mart bluegrass
promotional campaign that highlighted releases from Rounder, Rebel and Sugar
Hill, years before O Brother came along. Personally, I'd say that's some
worthwhile stuff.
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Scott
> Huh. I guess that'd depend on what you consider worthwhile. Wal-Mart has
> had several exclusives; for instance, there was close to a year where it was
> the only place aside from his website that had two Merle Haggard albums
> (Cabin In The Hills and the one he did with Albert Brumley Jr.) available.
> They had a similar deal with Ricky Van Shelton's first independent release.
> Alison Krauss & Union Station had a special Wal-Mart edition of So Long, So
> Wrong that contained a bluegrass sampler CD with selections from the Rounder
> catalog made by Alison'n'em. That was part of a special Wal-Mart bluegrass
> promotional campaign that highlighted releases from Rounder, Rebel and Sugar
> Hill, years before O Brother came along. Personally, I'd say that's some
> worthwhile stuff.
Yes, but I'd expect our crummy Wal-Mart to be "out" like they are of everything
else!