Certainly a diverse album.

This album pretty much covers it all. "Will You Marry" me, featuring Jann Arden, is pretty much was the title says. "Love Remains," with Christopher Cross, is a powerful duet about love everlasting. The hip and edgy "Simple As That" follows similar lines. "Down This Road" is a ballad that reviews the past, while "Reinvent the Wheel" is a rocking number that looks toward the blandness of the future. "When It All Goes South" sings of the southern farm boy in us all, but "Clear Across America" tells of a woman brodcasting her break-up across all of the states. "Wonderful Waste of Time" is about heading somewhere tropical (or Carolina) and having fun, and "I Write a Little" tells of going off to war.

Alabama is certainly a hit-worthy group. This album, however, does not hold many hit potentials. It is more for the dedicated Alabama fans, who will love the boys through thick and thin, and for those of us un-acquainted with the band, who want to get to know them a little better, without making a serioius commitment. If you like the singles Alabama has released, this is not necessarily for you. The songs here cover a wide range of topics and styles, never quite relinquishing that Alabama flavor. The south may never rise again, and neither may Alabama, but the group can still play. Sing it, boys!

GREAT MUSIC!

Loosen up and enjoy!

The title cut says it all with great lyrics and great instrumental breaks. Btw, I'm a Northerner, but a song like this makes me feel like a Southerner.

There's lots more to the album: "Will You Marry Me" should supplant "From This Moment On" as the supreme proposal song.

And sure enough, there's a bit of the blues here in "Reinvent the Wheel".

This album runs the gamut from ____Kickin' music to rending ballads.

If you haven't discovered the band, Alabama, yet, time for you to go South! <g>