Little Big Town - Good Lord Willing
By: Matt Bjorke
Last Updated: November 14, 2008 12:00 AM
With a strong melodic opening of banjo, Dobro and southern rock guitars Little Big Town, "Good Lord Willing" immediately lets you know that this song is firmly rooted in classic instruments. The band's sterling harmony vocals are immediately present as Jimi, Karen and Kimberly sing the opening verse about reckless teenage fun. Phillip is playing the lead guitars on this track and joins in for the harmonic chorus. The fun, living life on nothing but being in the here in now lyric is fully enhanced by the vibrant instrumentation and the dynamic harmonies of Little Big Town. This single is one of the best they've released and it's one that will remind fans of their breakthrough hit "Boondocks." There's no way this single doesn't net the band another Top 10 hit. It's so good it'd be a crime if the song didn't make it at least that far.
READER'S COMMENTS
Blake Boldt says:
Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
@ Matt B.: The last sentence in the review says it all.
TAyers says:
Posted: Monday, November 17, 2008
This is another band who makes you buy their album to hear their best songs. I don't have "A Place to Land," but the best tracks on "The Road to Here" were "Stay" and "Bones." You can watch acoustic performances of at least one of those songs on cmt.com.
Rick says:
Posted: Saturday, November 15, 2008
Matt, I'd just like to hear an entire traditional country song sung like the a capella vocals near the end of "Boondocks" featuring the "You get a line, I'll get a pole" round. LBT's singles usually have a "Nashville Corporate Sound" that makes them siutable for radio but not very appealing to crotchety old me...
Matt B. says:
Posted: Friday, November 14, 2008
I'd hardly call Little big Town "overproduced"
Rick says:
Posted: Friday, November 14, 2008
The one thing I really like about Little Big Town (in fact maybe the only thing) is Karen Fairchild. How come I never had a kindergarten teacher that looked like that? Darn. Oh, I have to say something about their music? If it wasn't for their over-produced Nashville Music Row Sound they might be pretty good, but I don't expect to ever find out....