1993-08-23录音室专辑

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine After the relative commercial disappointment of The Chase , Garth Brooks toned down his experimental eclecticism on In Pieces . Alternating between heavily rock-influenced numbers, dramatic ballads, and revamped honky ......

1992-09-14录音室专辑

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine The Chase is Garth Brooks' most ambitious and personal album. Not coincidentally, it is one of his least popular releases, selling about half of what the previous Ropin' the Wind had. But in its own way, The C ......

1992-08-17录音室专辑

One of the most succesful Christmas albums ever, Beyond the Season is a varied collection for a country star, even one as "progressive" as Brooks. The tunes range from a gospel version of "Go Tell It on the Mountain" to a song-play where Brook ......

1991-09-10录音室专辑

With Ropin' the Wind, Garth Brooks begins to make his '70s rock influences more explicit. Naturally, that is most notable in his reworking of Billy Joel's "Shameless," which he transforms from a rock power ballad into contemporary country. But that i ......

1990-08-27录音室专辑

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Essentially, Garth Brooks's second album, No Fences , follows the same pattern as his debut, but it is a more assured and risky record. Brooks still performs neo-traditional country, such as the honky tonk ......

1989-04-12录音室专辑

On Garth Brooks' self-titled debut, his fusion of rock & roll and traditional country genres like honky tonk and Western swing is already fully formed as is his gift for extended metaphors. One listen to his signature song and breakthrough hit, "The ......