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Randy Travis - Storms of Life .jpg) .gif) By David Cantwell
When Storms of Life's singles were climbing the charts in 1986,
they sounded like a miracle. After all, at the time, Randy Travis was just
about the only young exemplar of traditional country you could hear on the
radio. Travis's first hits ("1982," "On the Other
Hand," "Diggin' Up Bones") helped put twang, briefly, back
in the saddle, inspiring what was quickly dubbed the new traditionalist
movement. So, yeah, this is an important album, but what's really
important here is Travis's beautifully expressive and quivering baritone.
On the bridge of "No Place Like Home," he gets down on his knees
and begs his wife to take him back in--and, with that voice, it's no
wonder he pulls it off.
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| 1. On the Other Hand | 6. 1982 | | 2. Storms of Life | 7. Send My Body | | 3. My Heart Cracked (But It Did Not Break) | 8. Messin' With My Mind | | 4. Diggin' up Bones | 9. Reasons I Cheat | | 5. No Place Like Home | 10. There'll Always Be a Honky Tonk Somewhere |
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"I remember the first time I heard Randy Travis' voice when Storms of Life came out. I got goose bumps. It was one of those albums that really made a difference in a genre of music. When you hear him sing, you know this is real country music, the way it should be sung." --Anonymous | "The most important country album of the 80's. This guy is still around while other pretenders after him have faded away. Long live the "new traditionalist king"!!!!" --Anonymous | "Singlehandedly brought country music back to it's roots and made traditional country cool again. This guy has the most unmistakeable voice in country since George Jones." --dale.gilliland.l932 |
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