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Dixie Chicks
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Out of 440 votes - Similar Artists: Shania Twain, LeAnn Rimes, Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss
Out of 440 votes
- Location: United States
- Genre: Country » Country-Pop
Editor's review
The Dixie Chicks may have stirred big political debate in recent years, but no one's ever argued about their music, a sublime cross of thick country guitars, heartland hooks, and pitch-perfect twang. On their Rubin-produced newest, the Chicks use the vehicle of song to get as personal as they want.
Biography
"It's easier to write songs that are about other people," says Natalie Maines. "It's much harder to put yourself out there, but the songs are so much better and mean so much more when you can let yourself be vulnerable, and be honest with your emotions and your beliefs." With TAKING THE LONG WAY, one of the most anticipated albums in recent years, the Dixie Chicks are putting themselves out there like never before. For the first time, every one of the disc's fourteen songs are co-written by the Chicks themselves, exploring themes both deeply private and resoundingly political. Collaborating with legendary producer Rick Rubin (who has worked with everyone from Johnny Cash to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, from Run DMC to Neil Diamond), the biggest-selling female band in history has truly pushed themselves to new heights both as writers and as performers. (more on dixiechicks.com)
