Song Review – Miranda Lambert’s “It All Comes Out in the Wash”
The truth is Miranda Lambert and radio have always had a rocky relationship, especially when considering the success she’s had in other arenas such as awards, fan loyalty, and critical acclaim. Yeah, there was “The House That Built Me” and a couple others, but otherwise it’s been a slog, like it is for many women. So why not saddle up with a new producer in the form of Jay Joyce, and give this thing a shot from a different angle?
“It All Comes Out in the Wash” is lighthearted and playful, and country and folksy in its mannerisms, if not entirely in its music. Literally built out from a colloquialism by the Love Junkies (Lori McKenna, Liz Rose, and Hillary Lindsey) with an assist from Lambert herself, it calls back to the more classic style of Miranda, with sass and attitude mixed with honesty and simple country wisdom. It’s not meant to change the world, it’s just meant to change your perspective if you’re worried about pulling a boner as we all do upon occasion, and have a little fun in the process. In this effort, the song is effective, and will find favorable reception among most mainstream country fans.
What will put this song in the mixed sentiment category for some is the Jay Joyce production. The “doo doos” mimicked by the electric guitar call to mind the “doo doos” that rendered the Jay Joyce-produced track “Desperate Man” by Eric Church so polarizing. The music of “It All Comes Out in the Wash” is more punctuated than melodic, which is probably the right call for the attitude of this song. But can be a little bit harsh in moments, including the spin cycle near the end that rattles in the brain a bit. Sometimes it’s a fine line between infectious and annoying. The “doo doos” will break one way for some, and the other way for others.
The production concerns some will have will be underscored when you hear the second new track from Miranda, “Locomotive.” Here we have an all out arena rock romp, complete with wild ass guitar and full throttle attitude marking not a return to the old Miranda, but a new mark for making mainstream country rock with moxie. It’s harmless and fun as an album cut, but ultimately the right decision was made sending out “It All Comes Out in the Wash” as the lead single.
Judging the first song sent to radio from a new album on what’s coming next is like basing a football season on the first game played. “It All Comes Out in the Wash” is fine for a lead single—sensible, reminiscent of Pistol Annies material, and hopefully amicable to radio. We can agree with Miranda now that her newest material will sound more like her oldest material, which likely means there will also be deeper songs to come too. No need jumping to conclusions about her upcoming album to be released this fall simply off the first couple of songs.
As a country song, “It All Comes Out in the Wash” is average, but with some attitude and playfulness that will make it fun to many listeners. As a radio single though, it’s above par and welcome, hopefully knocking some terrible cliche post-Bro selection down a notch, that is if radio will play the son-of-a-bitch.
Kristen
July 18, 2019 @ 12:08 pm
I absolutely love this song and Locamotive. They are so refreshing from what you hear on radio now. If radio plays the crap I hear right now at times there is no way they should not play these songs. I will be listening to them reguardless but it’s absurd if they don’t. Such s fun song to listen to and find yourself singing the lyrics..
Marmarbama
July 20, 2019 @ 3:15 pm
I agree. A lighthearted song that is fun. Never read so many hateful comments since last time Trigger posted something about Miranda. Ridiculous. Holier than thou hateful people.
LG
July 18, 2019 @ 12:09 pm
I don’t really like this one much. It’s a little too slick and a little too contrived. There’s a neat change up in the chorus, but it barely holds my interest. “Locomotive” is better, but feels to me like a throwaway. Neither of these tracks is as good as the least consequential songs on Weight of these Wings.
Conrad Fisher
July 18, 2019 @ 3:31 pm
Fair enough. But I was stuck at work today with someone who wanted to listen to country radio, and this was a welcome breath of fresh air.
LG
July 18, 2019 @ 3:51 pm
Oh yeah. Easily. She’s always been an absolute shining light in the mainstream world. I’m holding out for the whole album, but these two tracks are reminding me sort of like the later day albums by a lot of classic rock artists. Like the Stones in the 90’s, for example. They aren’t bad by any means. Decent to good and sound superficially like the “old stuff,” but the guts just aren’t quite there. Translating that to Miranda … it kinda reminds me of the old stuff, but Revolution and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend leave it in the dust. If that makes sense.
AndrewEsq
July 19, 2019 @ 6:57 pm
This. Well said. In my view, its only really fair to judge her against the rest of country radio because that is clearly the game she chooses to play. We all love a colorful rant against “the (explicit) coming out of Nashville these days” but, sometimes people want to do what they love while also making a damn good living in the process. Placed in context with today’s country radio, she’s great. She’s consistently one of the biggest breaks “we” get when forced to tune into FM. (Just realized I’ve forgotten the proper terminology at this point)
That said, I can certainly understand those who are frustrated because they want to hear what she could do if she put all that rebellious energy into bucking the system we loathe (as she’d be a real asset in that war) but, in fairness to her, why would she ever do that? She’s one of the few who makes decent to good music (depending on which one of us you ask) and is also embraced by the “machine.” She probably doesn’t have the same motivation to buck a system that, for some reason, has always been somewhat fair to her in stark contrast to many of the other artists we love. She’s always struck me as authentic, seems to go out of her way to support the artists we love even though it probably isn’t in her best interest to do so, and credit where due, she’s definitely got one of the bigger bank accounts of the musicians us country curmudgeons tend to still respect.
If the goal is defined as balancing artistic integrity with exposure and becoming wealthy in the process, she may well be on the Mount Rushmore of all time when you consider what she has to overcome. Lest we forget, our “outlaw” hero’s of yesterday didn’t have to break through into a radio landscape of finger snapping and tractor rapping on a tailgate in those blue jeans in the moonlight.
Needless to say, she may not make my top tier playlist too often but, should I ever find myself stuck in a place playing mainstream country radio for any amount of time, please God let Miranda Be dropping an album!
For that reason, she has my support and respect. Not to mention, this is all sort of a devil’s advocate argument because imho, she’s made some very good music throughout her (very lucrative) career to boot. Not much to be mad about all things considered. God bless.
Clive
July 18, 2019 @ 12:13 pm
I am a huge Miranda Lambert fan and I don’t mind this song but based only on 1 listen I’m not that impressed with “Locomotive”. I guess I’m still holding out hope for a return to something like her “Crazy Ex Girlfriend” or “Kerosene” albums for the new one (Even better would be something like her original self titled release!). Those albums felt really genuine to me. I like to hear a real distinction between her solo work and that of her with The Pistol Annies and as you said his could almost be an Annie’s song.
Angelo Rinaldi
July 18, 2019 @ 12:16 pm
I like it, Miranda really shines in this kind of songs. I am sure the album will have deeper songs, so it’s okay for her to have some fun.
CeeCeeBee
July 18, 2019 @ 12:34 pm
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I don’t like these songs, I guess I do (and I’m sure they’ll grow on me the more I hear them) but I really am not that excited by them. Some of the lines in “Wash” are very clever. And “Locomotive” reminds me a lot of early Miranda. I guess I just personally prefer the stripped down Miranda of “Tin Man” or “More Like Her.”
Still both these songs are MILES better than the vast majority of what gets played on country radio. Hope radio gives “Wash” a chance.
Ralphie
July 18, 2019 @ 1:02 pm
Any real person who does their own laundry will know that sometimes clothes get so dirty that they’re unrecoverable.
Not to mention, this song is less country than “The Git Up”. In this song there’s auto-tune, synth, and no steel or fiddle. If “The Git Up” didn’t have such a heavy beat, it would be considered country gold compared to this bullshit.
OMFS88
July 18, 2019 @ 1:31 pm
Goodness
NJ
July 18, 2019 @ 8:29 pm
Do you kiss your mother with that mouth Ralphie?
Ralphie
July 19, 2019 @ 10:38 am
I do, NJ, and she would be proud of me slut-shaming the women who deserve it and propping up the respectable women of country music and the world.
Trigger
July 18, 2019 @ 10:14 pm
Ralphie,
Your comment has been edited. Please refrain from using such offensive language in these comments. Understand that when you leave a comment here, you’re also representing ALL Saving Country Music readers, and comments here are regularly pull quoted by people who look to misrepresent this community. If you can’t at least show a modicum of respect for women, please don’t comment here.
THANK YOU!
King Honky Of Crackershire
July 19, 2019 @ 6:22 am
Trigger,
You’ve pulled this crap on me before (deleting my comments, and saying it’s about everyone), and it’s absurd. I don’t know what Ralphie said; maybe I would’ve agreed with him, maybe I wouldn’t have, but nobody speaks for me, except me. And I speak for no one, except myself.
YOU don’t like what Ralphie said, so you edited it. Making it about everyone here, is a cop out.
If you want to delete/edit people’s comments on your website, why can’t you just be honest about why you do it? Not everyone wants to be lumped in with the idea of groupthink.
One of the reasons I tend to express myself so strongly at times, is because you and other commentators don’t represent me, so I need to represent myself.
CeeCeeBee
July 19, 2019 @ 7:14 am
There are some comments that are just way over the line. Ralphie’s comment was vulgar and disgusting and that was the only thing that was edited out…the rest of the comment was left as is.
I don’t blame Trigger one but for editing out filth…and that sentence was filthy.
Trigger
July 19, 2019 @ 7:48 am
The very few comments you’ve had deleted here Honky are due to you going off on political tangents or being negative just to be negative. You’ve never posted anything as offensive as Ralphie did, surprisingly.
Obviously, dissenting comments are always accepted and encouraged here. Immature and extremely offensive bullshit is never.
Ralphie
July 19, 2019 @ 10:19 am
So who edits your immature and extremely offensive bullshit? You’re a hypocrite bro. You’ve said much wilder shit about artists on this website. One example: Dustin Lynch hanging from Sam Hunt’s nuts…
Ya’ll need to get over it, or stop supporting artist who sleep around, cheat, and steal spouses. That’s the hypocrisy. Country is a family genre and people like Miranda are not worth of anyone’s praise.
And this episode is another perfect example of why it’s laughable when Trig claims this is a democratic comment section. If it were, my comments would be unedited and then I would be responded to in kind.
And now you’re using claims of me being sexist to excuse editing my commments? If Blake Shelton was out there singing shit about sowing his oats and then acting the same way in his public life I would be saying the exact same things about him. That’s the pot calling the kettle black. The worst thing about this site is the hypocrisy of its operator. You can take your sexist bullshit and shove it up your hypocritical ass.
Trigger
July 19, 2019 @ 10:41 am
Ralphie, I asked you once respectfully to respect the culture of this comments section. Go scorched earth on me all you want, but I’m not going to host extremely derogatory language against women artists here. I would appreciate your respect on this particular matter.
King Honky Of Crackershire
July 19, 2019 @ 3:53 pm
Trigger,
Based on your response, I think you missed my point. I’m not criticizing your deleting of comments. You actually allow a lot more comments than I would.
I’m criticizing your pretentiousness of a moral high ground, when you claim you delete certain comments because they misrepresent “the community”. It’s absurd.
You delete comments that bother your sensibilities. You allow comments that don’t bother your sensibilities. It’s that simple. Stop pretending you have a moral high ground, and stop pretending this comments section is democratic.
TilBillyHill
July 23, 2019 @ 4:48 am
I’ve not noticed Trigger representing the comments section as a democracy. If anything, it’s a benevolent dictatorship. No sarcasm here, and no knocks on Trigger or KHOC or anyone else. From my viewpoint, it’s:
Trigger’s site; Trigger’s rules; Trigger’s discretion and judgment.
As readers and commenters, we have a chance to have our say through comments on SCM’s posts and replies. As a condition of posting, we are aware that Trig has the ability and authority to delete posts and (TIL) edit them. After we’ve spoken our minds about something in comments, and using the other contact methods on the site, then that’s it: we have had our say – the chance to give feedback and input to Trig.
Trigger clearly is aware of your dissatisfaction and knows what you have to say on the deletion and editing of posts. (Personally, I’d like the ability to delete or edit my own posts, to correct typos or change our minds, but I never mentioned it because I assume there are tech obstacles and other factors.)
We don’t get to have our way, in that Trig isn’t required to incorporate whatever input he receives. It appears that, in addition to applying his own judgment about when posts cross the line regarding politics, language, or distance from the original topic, Trig observes things like how posts are received and what type of reaction they (not a pun) trigger, and monitors feedback sent through other means of contact. He’s not obligated to even give us the chance to have our say.
We do get to have our way in choosing whether to engage with the site as Trig runs it, or take our views and comments elsewhere (or nowhere). This isn’t a government site subject to first amendment prohibitions on censorship or prior restrain of speech.
We don’t get to engage with the site and have it run to our preferences. We have the benefit of getting to have our say, but we don’t have the right to have our way.
Trig is free to watch traffic and decide whether to revisit anything about how the site is run.
Trigger’s site; Trigger’s call
Trigger
July 23, 2019 @ 10:46 am
I think you would have a hard time going through a comments section like the one for this article and say I don’t allow dissent or differing viewpoints. 99.8% of comments here he posted verbatim, but when someone’s just being an asshole, you run the risk of getting deleted or edited. Even the stuff Honky has had deleted, it’s not because he disagreed, it’s because he was so far off topic, or was basically trolling and trying to trainwreck the comments section on purpose. In these instances, is disrupts the conversation for everybody, and measures must be taken. I hate deleting or editing comments. But I would rather do that than destroy the comment culture here which is vibrant and open, and will only remain that way if everyone comes to them with a thick skin, and an open mind.
Big Cat
July 19, 2019 @ 7:30 am
Well said
Ralphie
July 19, 2019 @ 10:20 am
Notice how many likes my comment received before you edited it, you hypocritical asshole.
Tyrone
July 19, 2019 @ 11:45 am
Fuck your likes.
Travis
July 19, 2019 @ 12:44 pm
Did you miss out on your morning hug? Maybe we can get you and honky together for a friendship to get some of that affection you both are missing out on.
King Honky Of Crackershire
July 19, 2019 @ 3:43 pm
Travis, my man, I get all the affection I need, from your mom. 😆
Mike Honcho
July 19, 2019 @ 4:50 pm
Travis has two dads. 🙂
Travis
July 19, 2019 @ 6:56 pm
Awww, Honcho and Honky are already getting together. I knew they would make a good match of closet homose… I mean friends! I’m proud of you guys.
Chris
July 22, 2019 @ 11:38 am
“Country is a family genre”? I think that ship sailed years ago. And infidelity has been subject matter for songs of all genres, including country, since time immemorial. Real country music has always been about real life, its beauty and its ugliness. It isn’t a “sweep the negativity under the rug and pretend it doesn’t exist” genre. If everyone insisted radio play only those artists who were perfect angels, radio would be broadcasting dead air 24/7. Let he or she who is without sin cast the first stone. Infidelity happens. If you don’t like her music, don’t listen to it and don’t buy it. It’s that simple. No need to obsess about Miranda Lambert’s (or anyone else’s) moral character constantly. There are better, more productive things you could be doing.
By the way, I am not a Miranda fan (and certainly not a Miranda stan).
Kevin Smith
July 18, 2019 @ 1:03 pm
Man, I wanna like it but just cant. To my ear those doo-doo guitar riffs sound like some horrible sound you’d get on a Shania Twain song back in the day. Sigh….C’Mon Miranda, your better than this. And those goofy lyrics, I don’t relate to.
Dang, I sound like a hater though it’s not my intent.
Oh well, could be worse I guess.
CeeCeeBee
July 18, 2019 @ 1:20 pm
Feel better now that you got that off your chest?
CeeCeeBee
July 18, 2019 @ 1:25 pm
Sorry, posted under the wrong comment. That was for Ralphie.
Ralphie
July 18, 2019 @ 2:15 pm
Yes’m
Ralphie
July 18, 2019 @ 1:36 pm
Yes’m
CeeCeeBee
July 18, 2019 @ 1:23 pm
Sorry, posted under the wrong comment. That was for Ralphie.
Ralphie
July 18, 2019 @ 2:16 pm
Yes’m
Tom Smith
July 18, 2019 @ 1:30 pm
You nailed it on the Shania comparison.
Marianne
July 18, 2019 @ 8:46 pm
I agree that she can do better. That’s mostly what irks me. These silly songs are what will keep her from legend status in the long run, I believe, although they are probably mostly responsible for her current wild popularity. That she is quite capable of writing songs with longevity is proven by the likes of “To Learn Her”.
albert
July 21, 2019 @ 1:51 pm
”Man, I wanna like it but just can’t. To my ear those doo-doo guitar riffs sound like some horrible sound you’d get on a Shania Twain song back in the day. Sigh….C’Mon Miranda, your better than this. ”
my sentiments exactly ..
yup ….she is better than this …so for me this IS hard to listen to . VERY shania , indeed .
not sure what’s country about it ….but , as is often stated here , it’s more country than___ ( your artist’s name here ) ____so as mainstream fare I understand throwing this at radio .
Benny Lee
July 18, 2019 @ 1:09 pm
Hmmm…
You called it on the doo-doos. Super annoying, and they get stuck in your head like a pop song. Remove the doo-doos and maybe put the drums just a little further back and I’m ok with it as a country-rockin’ tune.
Now back to Between the Country and Beautiful Lie…
CeeCeeBee
July 18, 2019 @ 1:21 pm
You know, it reminds me a little bit of the “ooh, ooh, oohs” in “We Should Be Friends” which was really the only thing that kept me from loving that song.
albert
July 21, 2019 @ 1:53 pm
”You know, it reminds me a little bit of the “ooh, ooh, oohs” in “We Should Be Friends” which was really the only thing that kept me from loving that song.”
dead on CCB….too cute …too little girl nursery rhymey for me
Gabe
July 18, 2019 @ 1:15 pm
Her lead singles are usually among the best songs on her albums, now I’m worried. These songs do nothing for me as standalone songs so maybe I need to listen to the songs in context of an album.
OlaR
July 18, 2019 @ 1:17 pm
I like “It All Comes Out…”. It should be a hit. But will country radio play a Miranda Lambert song again? With a couple of new female artists on the charts like Caylee Hammack, Ingrid Andress & Tenille Townes?
“Locomotive” is one of the worst songs of 2019 so far. Only topped by Tyran’s “Bang Bang”.
“theboot.com”: the new ML album contains a duet with Maren Morris (“Too Pretty For Prison”).
New Stuff:
Ashleigh Dallas – Reflection – Album – 11 Tracks – Released (07/11)
Ashleigh Dallas is the 3rd generation of the Dallas family making country music. All generations decorated with Golden Guitar awards & many hits young mother Ashleigh Dallas took home one more Golden Guitar for Best Traditional Country Album Of The Year back in January (for the album Lighthouse).
Her 4th album is a fine piece of work. The first single “Vacation” (a lightweight uptempo track) peaked on #2. The other ten tracks are much, much better. Highlights (again) are the ballads like “Slow Motion” or “Candles Burning”.
A couple of weeks ago Ashleigh Dallas became the ambassador for Dolly Partons Imagination Library in Tamworth too.
James Lann – Everydayers – Album – 11 Tracks – Released (06/17)
A steady visitor of the Texas Country Charts James Lann returns with a solid as a rock new album. First single “Memory Like You” is #2 this week only the Randall King single “Takin’ Me A Heartbreak” is doing better.
The album is stocked with potential single hits: “Watered Down Whiskey”, “Starlight”, “Where I Go”, “Let It Rain”, “Real Life Heroes” & the title-track.
Kristy Cox – “Yesterday’s Heartache” – Single – Released (07/08)
The next young mother & Golden Guitar winner is back with what she does best. Bluegrass. “Yesterday’s Heartache” is pure bluegrass & should be a hit with the australian & american bluegrass audience.
Pat Green – “Trip Through Your Wires” – Single – Released (07/11)
Pat Green returns with a cover of the U2 song. Loud guitars, harmonica & Joe Ely.
Jody Booth feat. Laci Kaye Booth – “Momma’s Martin” – Single – Released (06/28)
The next Texas charts artists with his new single. A fiddle driven ballad. Featured is Jody Booths daughter Laci Kaye.
618creekrat
July 19, 2019 @ 8:46 am
Thanks for the the James Lann album tip. Am enjoying streaming it right now.
Being a few hundred miles out of range of TX radio, he’d thus far eluded my radar.
Sm
July 19, 2019 @ 6:43 pm
Nope. Won’t be a hit. Just saw #s for Wash and Loco. Also she said this was for fun. She wanted to make a fun album. So let her. I just don’t want to see pics of Bucky. to push the album but I guess it is what it is. The song I really love-new one from Brandi, Amanda and Maren.
RD
July 18, 2019 @ 1:27 pm
I’m sure a lot of things have ended up on Miranda’s clothing that just wouldn’t come out in the wash.
Kay Cardinal
July 18, 2019 @ 1:44 pm
Not impressed at all. I like the music but the lyrics are repetitive and Miranda sounds like she is talking rather than singing. Just ok.
Derek Sullivan
July 18, 2019 @ 1:57 pm
I was excited to see Miranda work with Joyce and put out an album like McBryde’s “Girl Going Nowhere.” This seems like a way different lane than what he has done with McBryde or even Little Big Town. It’s really over-produced and I struggle to follow the lyrics. I feel Joyce, especially with Church, does a great job of showcasing great writing, but I have trouble understanding what Miranda’s saying. I’m disappointed. Hopefully, the rest of the album will be better.
Luke
July 18, 2019 @ 2:04 pm
Definitely not my favorite Ran songs but better then most of the crap on the radio.
Black Boots
July 18, 2019 @ 2:09 pm
Gold as always. The production is crisp and big, and the hooks are plentiful. This new album will be her best since Platinum.
CeeCeeBee
July 18, 2019 @ 3:47 pm
Just curious. I know you are a big Miranda fan. You liked Platinum more than Weight of These Wings? You are one of the few I have heard say that. Mind if I ask why?
Black Boots
July 18, 2019 @ 4:34 pm
I absolutely love The Weight Of These Wings, but it’s a little long and a little bit sleepy at times. I really do adore that record. Platinum was just hit after hit to me, and I really love the pace of it. I think all of her albums so far have been pretty spectacular apart from Four The Record which I think is just good. She didn’t seem focused enough for that one, but it had a couple of my favorites songs from her, too.
CeeCeeBee
July 18, 2019 @ 4:49 pm
Ah. Thanks for answering.
My favorite record of her is Revolution. Agree Four the Record is my least favorite of hers.
Black Boots
July 18, 2019 @ 5:07 pm
Revolution is my favorite as well
For the Birds
July 19, 2019 @ 11:26 am
Oklahoma Sky died for Four the Record’s sins.
King Honky Of Crackershire
July 18, 2019 @ 3:17 pm
This is another crappy pop song, by modern “Country” music’s most overrated female performer.
My first thought, when I realized it was her was, “Man this sucks, isn’t she 35?”
Tracy
July 19, 2019 @ 3:24 am
Pop country panders to a youthful demographic and sounds ridiculous to us who truly love REAL COUNTRY music. I felt the same way about Luke Bryan’s Knockin Boots. He’s too damn old to sing a song like that.
Billy Wayne Ruddick
July 19, 2019 @ 2:42 pm
Never thought I would write this, but I completely agree, Honky. Also, congrats for having the most amount of “likes” on this very long thread of comments.
Mike Honcho
July 18, 2019 @ 4:13 pm
Dogshit. Written by Luke Bryan? This is the reason you shouldn’t want female singers in Country Music. Every one of them lose their way.
Black Boots
July 18, 2019 @ 4:37 pm
Gross
CountryKnight
July 18, 2019 @ 7:27 pm
While I don’t agree with the overall sentiment, if you examine Country Universe’s Top 100 Women list, a general observer will notice how sparse the depth is compared to the men. Once you get past the legends, it is full of truncated careers.
Trigger
July 18, 2019 @ 10:16 pm
What a stupid fucking comment Mike Honcho. Many of the artists keeping the roots of country alive are women. The men go astray at the same frequency. I really wish people would understand how stupid and closed-minded comments like these make us all look.
Trigger
July 18, 2019 @ 10:38 pm
Also sick to my stomach so many people liked Mike Honcho’s comment, and Ralphie’s up above. Sickening.
CeeCeeBee
July 19, 2019 @ 5:09 am
There doesn’t seem to be any artist that brings the ugly out in people quite like Miranda Lambert. Other artists have had rocky and scandalous love lives and they get a pass… especially the men.
Where are the morality police on Jason Aldean posts? Why is it that Miranda gets slut shamed and Evan gets a total pass (HE was the one who was married after all).
It’s fair not to like her music (she HAS put out some stinkers over the years). It’s fair to be “turned off” by her “publicity stunts.” What’s not fair is to lurk around SCM just waiting for an article about her so you can make a disgusting crack about her being a “slut” or use her musical mis-steps an an excuse to proclaim women don’t belong in Country Music.
And this is a symptom of the larger problem with how women are under valued in Country Music in general. They are held to a higher standard than their male counter parts, artistically, commercially, and certainly morally.
Miranda Lambert is one of the most important mainstream country artists of the last 15 years, and yet we can’t seem to have a discussion about her music without it devolving into slut shaming or an indictment on women in country music.
Tracy
July 19, 2019 @ 5:58 am
Really well said CeeCeeBee. Per my comment below, I really don’t care for some of the things I see her doing and these 2 new songs are not my cup of tea. BUT I still love To Learn Her, White Liar, Smokin and Drinkin, and many of her other songs. Too many weirdos are on here just positively talking filthy about her. The men leaving these comments come across as women haters and it sucks that their comments can reflect so badly on this site and its readers.
CountryKnight
July 19, 2019 @ 6:38 am
Plenty of posters slammed Aldean when his affair and hypocrisy were revealed. At this point, his sins are old hat but Miranda is still fresh.
False equivalency.
Trigger
July 19, 2019 @ 7:53 am
“There doesn’t seem to be any artist that brings the ugly out in people quite like Miranda Lambert.”
Boy, that’s the truth. But if I don’t talk about her music, others bust my ass for being a misogynist and ignoring her. Can’t win for losing.
Seth of the Wilderness
July 19, 2019 @ 3:22 pm
Evan’s escapades are light fare compare to Miranda’s rompings. She likes attention and as they say, there’s no such thing as bad press, and she needs all she can get if she’s gonna keep putting out crap like this song.
CeeCeeBee
July 19, 2019 @ 3:26 pm
Adultery and substance addiction/abuse are light fare?
Good to know.
Seth of the Wilderness
July 19, 2019 @ 4:02 pm
All of which Miranda does ALL the time. She can’t even stay sober thru an awards show. And she’s the biggest adulterer in the business, so yeah she deserves every negative aspect of her public life.
Kristen
July 22, 2019 @ 4:58 pm
Well said .. I go do sick of people putting her down. Wow must be done saints that read these articles and are so much better than every one else. I love both songs and I agree Miranda is the most important main stream artist of this decade , hinder to why she should have gotten the Acm artist of the decade and not Aldean. People need to check there own closets before spewing g off on her every chance you get. No one is perfect and she admits that and doesn’t hide her mistakes and that’s another reason I love her but most of all she is The best country music has time and time again. If you don’t like her don’t listen but leave her personal life out of it, especially when she seems to have moved on and is very happy..
Ralphie
July 19, 2019 @ 3:05 pm
Don’t lump me in with his sexist comment. He’s talking about all women. I’m talking about one woman. There’s a huge difference and you know it.
Mike Honcho
July 19, 2019 @ 5:08 pm
You’re confused. Its not sexist to point out facts. Im not sure what you said, but it must have been pretty nasty. Now you are bitching out to make somebody else the bad guy. Stand up for yourself.
Seth of the Wilderness
July 19, 2019 @ 6:37 pm
I think Ralphie has done plenty of standing up for himself, and he’s probably had a lot of comebacks deleted (speaking from past experience). Your comment is the very definition of sexism. You literally said all females suck at country music when there’s plenty out there who do good country music — they just don’t get played on the radio.
Seth of the Wilderness
July 19, 2019 @ 3:26 pm
Lumping in a person’s hatred of one female with an obviously sexist comment is sickening. You’re just playing the same game your detractors play with you any time you post about Maren, Kelsea, and other females. If Miranda fans want her to be respected then she needs to stop making a commodity of her loose ways.
CountryKnight
July 19, 2019 @ 4:30 pm
She sure gets around in her little red wagon, heck, you could say it is automatic but it does take all kinds of kinds.
Kristen
July 22, 2019 @ 5:00 pm
You are pathetic and last I looked she was married and happy..
Jack Williams
July 19, 2019 @ 5:54 am
He’s made that comment before and he’ll probably make it again. .At this point, it seems obvious that this site isn’t working out for him. You’d think he’d leave already. I’m convinced that he and people like him don’t give a shit about how they make this site look.
Yes, it’s sickening that there’s so many likes for his comment, but I’m not surprised. My guess is that the likes are predominantly from the “aggrieved white male” segment of the readership.
Mike Honcho
July 19, 2019 @ 6:27 am
Weak minded people dont like thoughts that differ from their own. To you Diversity of thought means everyone agrees with you. Name a single popular female country singer that didn’t evolve into a pop star.
CountryKnight
July 19, 2019 @ 6:39 am
Mike,
You mentioned before that you played college football on a national championship team, right?
Don’t let them bother you. You have a right to speak your piece. Everyone does.
TheRealBobCephus
July 19, 2019 @ 6:41 am
Tanya Tucker. Gretchen Wilson. Terri Clark. Jo Dee Messina. Should I keep going?
country girl
July 19, 2019 @ 6:42 am
Same could be said for half the male country singers dip shit………luke bryan, kieth urban, thomas rhett, dierks bently…….list goes on……..
Mike Honcho
July 19, 2019 @ 7:08 am
@TheRealBobCephus PLEASE CONTINUE. I don’t consider those women popular the way that Faith, Swift, Shania, Barb Mandrell, facial deformity Carrie, and Miranda have been. Hell, even the one Female singer that I really like had some pop forays at the end of her career. The estimable Tammy Wynette.
@country girl You just listed a bunch of female pop singers in my opinion.
Black Boots
July 19, 2019 @ 7:08 am
This conversation would be impossible to have for a few different reasons. 1. Because you’re a fucking moron. 2. Because anyone we mention you’ll just deem a popstar because they have hooks in their songs. And 3. you’ve already out of yourself as a sexist who rarely if ever offers anything into the conversation besides negativity.
Go penetrate your Roger Miller records.
Jack Williams
July 19, 2019 @ 7:40 am
So saying repeatedly that we shouldn’t have female singers in country music is the mark of a strong minded person? Or saying repeatedly something like “you assholes wanted more women on the radio” when a woman singer happens to put out a garbage song, as if we haven’t heard a shit ton of garbage from male country popsters? Please.
I object to your comment as a country/roots music fan. It’s utterly absurd on its face. And here’s a few female artists that I enjoy and who have kept their artistic integrity, which might have something to do with them not being big stars. No doubt they don’t meet your purity test, though.
Gillian Welch
Lucinda Williams
Elizabeth Cook
Lindi Ortega
Sarah Shook
Jamie Lin WIlson
Kelsey Waldon
Dori Freeman
Trigger
July 19, 2019 @ 7:46 am
Saying you don’t like women singers is one thing. Seems a bit daft to eliminate such a strong segment of performers from your rotation, but that comes down to preference I guess. But to say they don’t belong or we shouldn’t have them is an entirely different thing.
CountryKnight
July 19, 2019 @ 10:31 am
Why is Black Boots’ comment/attack allowed to stand? But others are edited?
Mike Honcho
July 19, 2019 @ 10:57 am
Triggered hasn’t yet grasped that he is hindering the growth of his website by censoring views contrary to his own. He prefers a bunch of nutswingers in a circle jerk about how woke they are for listening to Jason Isbell. I see nobody wants to argue that as women singers become more popular, they move away from traditional country to pop without fail. IMNHO female country acts have done more damage to traditional country music than the bro R&B acts could ever do. Miranda is as generic and unlinked to CM as black boots are to a cowboy.
CountryKnight
July 19, 2019 @ 12:50 pm
It is interesting that no one wants to argue your point that when they are successful, they move towards pop.
It is either insults or non-sequiter or moral outrage.
Trigger
July 19, 2019 @ 1:08 pm
Some move to pop. But to say all do is ludicrous. Just ask Kellie Pickler and Lee Ann Womack.
CeeCeeBee
July 19, 2019 @ 3:28 pm
Loretta Lynn, Allison Kuause, Patty Loveless
Seth of the Wilderness
July 19, 2019 @ 3:33 pm
Kelly Pickler, maybe, but Lee Ann Womack is a bad example. Anything she’s done recently is just serving the debt from the harm she did to the genre with “I Hope You Dance”.
CountryKnight
July 19, 2019 @ 4:39 pm
Allison Kuause (should be Kuause) was killed at Kent State before she had a chance to go pop. 😉
I think you mean Alison (one i) Krauss and she is a terrible example as the wiki lists among her genres (pop, contemporary, and R&B).
Loveless’ music is described as country pop.
Lynn is legitimate.
Pickler is a stretch, but acceptable.
Womack definitely went pop.
Mike Honcho
July 19, 2019 @ 4:45 pm
Who is Kelly pickler? And , Leanne is known for one popular song that was on the pop charts. I like her voice on some songs, but she isnt exactly a household name. I gave you too much credit.
CountryKnight
July 19, 2019 @ 6:43 am
Yeah, but Shania Twain did more damage than any male artist has ever done. She directly imported the largeness influx of pop influence in the country genre and her tentacles still extend today. Practically, every Nashville female lists Shania as an influence.
And a great deal of the female legends have dabbled in pop: Cline, Dolly, Reba. I still enjoy their music but several have strayed.
albert
July 21, 2019 @ 2:12 pm
”Yeah, but Shania Twain did more damage than any male artist has ever done. ……………………Practically, every Nashville female lists Shania as an influence.”
in my opinion this is most definitely true ( followed closely by T Swift ) .
in Canada , CRTC law pretty-much forced her music to be played . America didn’t have to play her but STILL DID and THAT is the mystery of her success , for me .even acknowledging that eye candy in the video era quickly got a leg up on better songs , singers and arrangements , the mystery of her phenomenal ”country music ” success in America absolutely eludes me to this day .
Mike Honcho
July 19, 2019 @ 7:03 am
You are closed minded if the comment bothered you. It seems these days your opinion must be whitewashed to match the narrative that everybody is a victim in their identity. Not liking women country singers has nothing to do with being misogynistic, just like being against gay marriage doesn’t make you homophobic because it conflicts with your religious views. The monogenre is happening in politics, as well as music.
Trigger
July 19, 2019 @ 7:50 am
” It seems these days your opinion must be whitewashed to match the narrative that everybody is a victim in their identity.”
…as nobody has been branded a racist more for opposing Lil Nas x than myself. I’ve been laboring to remove identity from music, but whatever.
country girl
July 19, 2019 @ 8:53 am
“against gay marriage doesn’t make you homophobic because it conflicts with your religious views”
No your right, it just makes you intolerant, which in my mind is worse. Its so obvious that you can’t get laid Mike Honcho………
Mike Honcho
July 19, 2019 @ 9:39 am
I dont give a shit who you share your bed with. It doesn’t mean I have to approve a marriage. I’ve never had a problem getting laid, and could probably even turn you into a hetero. Although, I can’t do anything about your personality.
Rusty
July 19, 2019 @ 1:28 pm
And have you been tolerant of all the comments that you don’t agree with? Would you tell a Muslim that they are intolerant? They believe in killing homosexuals. But no, only the white males can be sexist, intolerant, or racist. How tolerant are you of the people that you disagree with?
CountryKnight
July 19, 2019 @ 2:27 pm
Watch out, Rusty. They will throw out the paradox of tolerance as justification for their hypocrisy.
TilBillyHill
July 23, 2019 @ 6:05 am
‘Reflecting a dislike of women’ is literally one of the definitions of “misogyny.”
Disliking all women country (or
so-called country) singers still is misogyny, it just intersects with the women’s vocation.
‘I dislike women country singers because they all eventually go astray.’ – Faulty premise: you can’t know that every female country singer has gone astray or that all will in the future. Remove the faulty premise and we’re back to ‘I dislike women country singers.’ – To borrow from Jeff Foxworthy, ‘you might be misogynist toward women country singers.
Contrast that with, “I’m generally not a fan of women country singers. Their voices tend to be a higher octave than suits my taste.” Or even, “…generally not a fan…It seems like a lot of the most popular ones in recent years take on a more pop direction in their songs.” Take out the absolutism, acknowledge it’s a matter of taste/opinion, and leave room for exceptions whether known to you or not, and suddenly you’re no longer making prejudiced and misogynistic statements.
Your opinion doesn’t get to become fact for everyone, just because it’s what you believe.
And, I think this applies both ways. I’d take the same issue with a comment like, “I dislike all male commenters on this site. They always get argumentative.”
1) I don’t know for sure which comments are from males and which are from females;
2) I might dislike their comments, but stretching that to disliking the males themselves is flawed, because of 1 and 3
3) I am attributing the negative behavior to all male commenters, while making no mention of argumentative comments from females.
If I am including in my negative view males who didn’t engage in the disliked behavior, and I am not including in my negative view females who did engage in the dislikes behavior, then the disliked behavior starts to look like a pretext, when what I really dislike is male commenters for being male. That would be sexist.
Having said that… of course, your opinion may vary. Ha ha.
Kelly
July 18, 2019 @ 4:32 pm
The whole promo to these songs/album is what has turned me off. To go from promoting oneself as a private person, believes there should be some mystery, to posting pics of the new hot cop is just so ridiculous and not who she ever claimed to be. A hot minute ago she was telling paparazzi that everyone needed to mind their own F’n business now there is a bi-weekly photo shoot. I was most disappointed with her comment about not needing county radio because she sells more then most, while it may be true it didn’t help girls who still have that dream.
CeeCeeBee
July 18, 2019 @ 4:47 pm
I thought the husband thing was cute.
When she said that about not caring about radio, she was answering a specific question. She just said she was tired of talking about women not being played on the radio because talking couldn’t solve the problem. She said all women could do was go out and perform every night and get their music out that way.
Miranda has been very supportive for up and coming female country singers and songwriters. No matter whatever other beef you have about her , I think it’s unfair to imply based on that one comment that she doesn’t care about other female artists.
CountryKnight
July 18, 2019 @ 7:36 pm
She didn’t vocally take up the cause until radio exiled her and her consistent commercial run ceased. She stayed quiet during the height of Bro-Country because she contributed (Boys Round Here) and she had a dedicated radio slot. She speaks now because she has nothing to lose and it is politically and socially beneficial.
CeeCeeBee
July 19, 2019 @ 4:39 am
Miranda Lambert has been standing up for other women in Country Music for a long time. She was VERY outspoken during the “Tomato Gate” mess in 2015 (she was still on the radio, still having hits then). She took up and coming new female artists out on the road with her (this isn’t the first version of the “Pink Guitars” tour. She has consistently, throughout her career, worked with little known female writers.
I get that you guys don’t like her (although tye criticism seems to be more about her personality than her music) but to say she only started speaking out or caring about other women is ridiculous. A quick Google search disproves it.
CountryKnight
July 18, 2019 @ 7:32 pm
Miranda has engaged in hypocrisy before. Notice how she didn’t start calling out radio and country music until she was practically exiled. She and the Pistol Annies participated in “Boys Round Here” yet they have emerged unscathed because they say all the right things. “Fastest Girl in Town” is dumber than any Bro-Country song could ever hope to be. She gets away with it because the media loves her causes.
Dee Chris
July 18, 2019 @ 8:10 pm
I agree; when she was ruling the airwaves and award shows, she never took up the cause for any of the other female artists. Never took them on tour with her, never tried to showcase any other female until she couldn’t fill arenas and needed better openers/support to sell tickets. She jumps on whatever is current that benefits her. All of a sudden, she’s at pride parade. Miranda seems lost, and it is being reflected in her music. Not crazy for either of her new releases.
Trigger
July 18, 2019 @ 10:17 pm
“Never” is a strong word. She was definitely showing support for other women when she was recording songs from Patty Griffin and Gillian Welch.
CountryKnight
July 19, 2019 @ 12:47 pm
By that line of logic, any singer is showing support once they record a female songwriter’s tune.
Big deal. Everyone in Nashville does that. We are talking about actual stances not suddenly talking once the commercial career is slipping away and you have nothing to lose.
CountryKnight
July 19, 2019 @ 2:31 pm
After all, FGL records songs from Sarah Buxton. Heck, they even let her perform vocals and receive credit in the song title on “Dayum Baby.”
They are supporting women, too! Or it is discounted because Buxton isn’t the right group of women?
Jordan Stacey
July 19, 2019 @ 4:40 am
Just pointing out here that Miranda at Pride parade wasn’t pandering. She’s there with her brother who is gay.
Luke L
July 19, 2019 @ 7:23 am
Jordan, I think the point isn’t about her being at Pride. That’s great. It’s about how she has until that moment hidden her gay brother away. No posts with or about him, no mention that he’s gay. No supporting pride until a song is about to drop.
TilBillyHill
July 23, 2019 @ 5:34 am
Luke L. – her brother’s sexual orientation was his to reveal if/when he chose. We don’t know his timeline or when she learned this info or whether he had wanted to maintain privacy until now.
BTW – it seems like a lot of the posts on here about different singers’ personal lives come from people with WAY more information on personal lives than is in public record. Even if you were to accept tabloids as being good enough to be public record, there still are a lot of leaps here that seem speculative or based on one person’s version of things.
With Johnny Cash, we have “Walk the Line,” his first wife’s book, and a bunch of ‘behind the music’ type shows and documentaries. We have rumors about highs and lows of his and JCC’s life after their engagement. We still only have a small glimpse into people’s complicated lives, and we see it mainly as centered on one or two people.
It’s one thing, for example, to take what Blake and Gwen have said publicly, and form and express an opinion based on those facts. And to let that opinion drive whether you listen to their music. It’s another to make assumptions or inferential leaps or otherwise speculate, and present that speculation or speculation from others (i.e. unsubstantiated rumors) publicly as fact.
When comments or even articles/posts throw in speculation without identifying it as such, it spreads unreliable information that others might incorrectly accept as facts. Country stars already lose some of their privacy as part of the trade-off for success and fame. Their character is out there as a topic of opinion and judgment. That doesn’t mean it’s okay for us to defame them.
This isn’t meant as an attack on or lecture to you, in particular. Just an overall observation and concern – not just for this site but for all “news” providers. What do we know (information); what do we suspect (speculation and opinion); what do we think about it (opinion). The less clear we are about the nature of content, the more uniformed or wrongly-informed our society becomes.
CeeCeeBee
July 19, 2019 @ 5:35 am
Yeah, she “never” took other female artists on tour with her. Except for RaeLynn. And Ashley Monroe. And Clare Dunne. And Courtney Cole. And Gwen Sebastian.
CountryKnight
July 19, 2019 @ 12:44 pm
I wouldn’t be listing RaeLynn as a positive.
CeeCeeBee
July 19, 2019 @ 3:31 pm
I didn’t say anything positive about RaeLynn. I said she was FEMALE.
ICUCletus
July 20, 2019 @ 11:13 am
Miranda took more of Blake’s female TheVoice contestants out on tour than Blake himself, or any other The Voice coach at the time.
Luke L
July 18, 2019 @ 9:46 pm
This comment is dead on. She isn’t actually very original and she is very careful in what she says and when. Lots of hypocrisy with her but no one ever call her out on it.
ICUCletus
July 20, 2019 @ 11:23 am
No song is stupider than “Boys Round Here” and I bet Miranda and the Annies regret they ever were a part of that stupid song.
Tracy
July 19, 2019 @ 3:18 am
That “house husband hot cop” laundry video is one of the most blatant acts of self promotion I have ever seen. If the music isn’t good enough to stand alone without a stunt like this, then she should have picked a better lead single.
ICUCletus
July 20, 2019 @ 11:15 am
Kelly you sure to pay a lot of attention to Miranda for not liking her. Why not go post in comment section on someone you actually like then.
JW
July 18, 2019 @ 4:44 pm
The “do doos” remind me of a Little Big Town track, and not in a good way. That said, It All Comes Out in the Wash will probably grow on me. On the scale of Miranda Lambert singles it’s somewhere in the middle.
Locomotive, on the other hand… I don’t know. I get bored about halfway through. The feel reminds me of That’s the Way the World Goes Round, which I always enjoyed, but Locomotive is more repetitive somehow.
Definitely hoping for a few deeper songs on the album.
CountryKnight
July 18, 2019 @ 5:04 pm
At least, it isn’t “Fastest Girl in Town.” That was easily one of the worst songs in country music history.
Just awful and stupid.
c
July 18, 2019 @ 6:57 pm
This is a totally fun and enjoyable song. Just listened to it once and it’s already in my head. So glad to see the return of a sassy Miranda Lambert. I definitely look forward to the new album!
Corncaster
July 18, 2019 @ 7:08 pm
Pop, and the lyric is brainless. Expect it to be a hit.
Next.
wayne
July 18, 2019 @ 8:03 pm
I am passing on both songs.
Soo soo
July 18, 2019 @ 9:23 pm
Well, yeah, they’re both horrific. Even the clips is her performance were lethargic.
Mikey A
July 18, 2019 @ 8:04 pm
I think she has lost her footing, and is trying anything to stay on top of the female cm artists. Unfortunately, I don’t think either of these songs will do it for her. Music isn’t good, repetitive choruses, and her voice doesn’t sound good either. Sounds like a fun song to sing at karaoke when you are out with your girls and had a few drinks; other than the fun factor, nothing worth spending money on. Hopefully the album will have a couple of songs that showcase her writing and singing. Hard pass on these songs.
A reader
July 18, 2019 @ 9:27 pm
Anyone in 2019 that thinks she’s not an opportunist is fooling themselves.
CountryKnight
July 19, 2019 @ 6:34 am
“Boys Round Here” proved that along with her handling of media relations. One second, she is calling for privacy. Next second, she is sharing family photos. Cover her bases both ways.
Takes all kinds of kinds.
Katie
July 18, 2019 @ 11:10 pm
I read the comments because I care, but then I wish I didn’t. The people that don’t like her watch her more closely than many that are fans.
I like the song. I like Locomotive more. Love is a strong word. I’m not immune to realizing that I enjoy it as a fan of her and her honesty in song more than the song itself. I think the production is forced a bit. I also think the “fun” is forced a bit, but some lines admittedly had me cracking a grin. Miranda has always done mournful, angry, and depressed really well. When she’s being fun the lyrics get pretty random and sloppy and list-tastic. I also think all the collaborators can muddy up the message of a song.
I hope she still aims for something real on the album. I don’t hear it often, but Kerosene is my favorite Miranda album. “Love Your Memory” is a damn classic. Wings had moments that felt like Kerosene. I feel like this one is getting the commercial feel of Platinum, and I’m not thrilled. On the plus side we still got some great stuff out of Platinum and I’m sure we will out of this one.
I have to admit that it (Wash) sounded good on the radio when it played today. So there’s that!
SM
July 19, 2019 @ 12:11 am
No thanks. I’ll pass on this era’s debut single. “It will all come out in the wash” is a below average attempt at providing some radio fodder but with an above average PR campaign. Those suckers might put it on spin.
I am looking forward to your review tomorrow of The Highwomen’s debut single.
North Woods Country
July 19, 2019 @ 6:46 am
These songs are out of her lane, sonically. What’s so hard about recording a country song?
Chris
July 19, 2019 @ 7:26 am
Utter garbage. The song sounds way too over produced, the drums are clearly fake, and the lyrics are forgettable and at times cringe worthy. This tries to bridge the gap to pop country and fails miserably. Was this supposed to be some throwback to the old Miranda Lambert? Becuase it fails miserably.
A.K.A. City
July 19, 2019 @ 8:08 am
This material doesn’t quite live up to the Weight of These Wings and the last Pistol Annies album, both of which I love. However, for radio singles, these are great. Sass sells, and Miranda Lambert does it better than just about anyone.
BTW, the hate and degradation in regards to Miranda around here isn’t cool. Yes, she does put herself out there publicly, but that doesn’t give everyone a pass to lose all decorum.
jeannie
July 19, 2019 @ 8:31 am
Chris, Hang in there with your dislikes. Doubt Miranda even thinks about you on her way to the Bank. So many Hoiler-Than- Thous on here. Love Miranda, forever a fan!!!
scarlettide
July 19, 2019 @ 11:12 am
I have enjoyed some of Miranda music since beginning. I hope this isn’t album full of songs trying to get her played on radio. This is terrible pandering trash song. It sounds like something newcomer would release trying to get radio play. You can have fun and still have standards. Most Miranda fans would hate this song coming form anyone else. They are only praising it because its her song.
Atomic Zombie Redneck
July 19, 2019 @ 11:14 am
Of the two, I prefer Locomotive, and that’s largely because of the production on It All Comes Out In The Wash. The latter is a great song at it’s core, but the slick production is a little off putting for me.
That said, Miranda’s vocals sound great as usual, and both of these tracks are far better than the majority of songs I hear on our local country stations.
MitchB
July 19, 2019 @ 11:38 am
I like the sassy “Wash” lyrics, but it would’ve worked better as a Pistol Annies song, with less production gloss and no “doo-doos.”
WRS
July 19, 2019 @ 12:50 pm
Not very good, I’ll pass
Travis
July 19, 2019 @ 12:54 pm
Haha. I love when idiots write something ridiculous and then go off on people who disagree as being close minded, weak minded, or part of group thinking. It couldn’t possibly be because what they say is completely wrong and ignorant. You’re such a fool.
Travis
July 19, 2019 @ 6:53 pm
This was supposed to be a reply to Honcho above… calling out ‘weak people’.
Betty
July 19, 2019 @ 2:47 pm
Unbelievable how many people’s answered without even responding to the topic-song review.Is comprehending a problem or is just that showing hate and tearing down an artist more important? I personally really like the song for what it is, a light, fun song. Miranda’s vocals are excellent as always. This song will be well received by her fans and that is what matters.
Seth of the Wilderness
July 19, 2019 @ 3:14 pm
Lmao, this thread is amazing. Could you imagine what the thread for a think piece on Miranda’s career would look like?
CountryKnight
July 19, 2019 @ 4:28 pm
Miranda fans are a special breed. No criticism is allowed of their Fastest Girl in Town.
Mike Honcho
July 19, 2019 @ 4:48 pm
I thought it was fattest. Oh oh. There I go again.
CountryKnight
July 19, 2019 @ 5:58 pm
Blake traded up.
ICUCletus
July 20, 2019 @ 11:20 am
Seth, CountryKnight (in your dreams only), Honcho. You sure are on this post a lot. Why pay so much attention and make multiple posts about a person you don’t like? You are not going to change anyone’s mind. Only makes you look bad. Go out and do something positive in life. Or at least get one.
CountryKnight
July 20, 2019 @ 1:11 pm
I would rather be a wishful CountryKnight than a real life White Knight.
Joust all you want. Miranda isn’t dating you and she dates everyone.
hoptowntiger94
July 19, 2019 @ 6:47 pm
I miss 2010 SCM… the readers were smarter and more respectful.
Jack Williams
July 19, 2019 @ 9:08 pm
Fuckin’ A. I mean, there were some real intense hardasses, but they tended to be about the music first.
ScottG
July 19, 2019 @ 9:33 pm
I can see where this song could have developed into something a little better. But it didn’t. And the production, holy shit. If ever there is an ideal “sound” that I associated with country music, it’s the complete opposite of this.
JB-Chicago
July 21, 2019 @ 9:46 am
Yeah I agree, I’d like to hear the song remixed and re produced. I can hear a fun little song in there somewhere but this “tinny trash can sound” isn’t really for me. Not sure if it was all Joyce’s idea leaving me to frighteningly wonder if the whole album is going “sound” like this?
ScottG
July 21, 2019 @ 10:20 am
I thought the same thing. I like some of the guitar parts (not the sound) and even the chord changes. Again I think it had potential at some point.
The Original WTF Guy
July 22, 2019 @ 6:57 pm
I wonder what everyone would think of this song if it was the lead single off the new album by Doreen Lincoln?
Renee
August 6, 2019 @ 8:40 am
I don’t like the song at all. I hope her album is good though.
Woogeroo
August 12, 2019 @ 8:44 am
fun song… but sounds pop as fuck to me… but compared to what else is on the radio, I suppose it’s country enough.