re: OB Country Music Fans

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Speaking of which, how did y'all like King George's final album? I thought it was awesome!

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I think it is ok, but certainly not in the top 5, or even top 10 of the albums in his career.

Sadly, part of what made King George King George were the songs - either covers of older songs or great songs by some amazing songwriters (Sanger Schaffer, Dean Dillon, etc.). Those songs don't appear to be out there anymore, so his work suffers a bit. Don't get me wrong, he is still better than 99% of the stuff out there on the radio today, and thankfully he does still get some airplay.

Also, that won't be his final album - he has signed a deal with MCA for I think 5 more. He isn't retiring or going away, he is just cutting way back on the touring. Going from playing 3-4 shows a week for several months to 2 shows a week (Fridays and Saturdays) for the 2014 tour, and then doing one offs and big venues (I would guess he still plays the Houston rodeo every 2-3 years and probably goes back to Cheyenne for Frontier Days at least one more time).