The fourth of Brad Paisley's seven(to date) albums, "Time Well Wasted" was released on August 23, 2005, by Arista Nashville. Despite being named the 2006 CMA Album of the Year, I would rate this as his worst CD. It has some good singles, though.
Track One - The World - This girl is having a really rough day, so a guy she knows tries to cheer her up. Whether it actually would or not, I haven't been able to figure out yet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93niv-kijAY (Concert video...but with a neat twist, so that kinda makes up for it.)
Track Two - Alcohol - There's scores of dirnking songs out there...but how many of them have the alcohol narrating the story? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3zkkLckeyM
Track Three - Waitin' On A Woman - This guy is stuck at the mall, waiting for his girlfriend to get done shopping....and still waiting....and STILL WAITING....and getting really irritated. Then he meets this friendly old guy who gives him some wonderful advice. One of my favorite songs, and the video's got Andy Griffith in it! Interestingly, Brad didn't write this one, and neither of his main songwriting pals did, either. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-C-IbkuNWs (Great video.)
Track Four - I'll Take You Back - Bet you thought this was gonna be a romantic comeback song? WRONG! A sarcastic mean-spirited avalanche of rejection. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmawa-qIkuY
Track Five - She's Everything - Ack! The whiplash from hating-to-loving continues.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCjXaEbrLdw (Dull video, and that's one of the ugliest guitars I have ever seen.)
Track Six - You Need A Man Around Here - Helping a female friend move into a new place, a guy decides to hint that maybe a man needs to hang around more often. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH5zm4zlF5c
Track Seven - Out In The Parking Lot - Duet with Alan Jackson, people-watching in the parking lot of a bar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chnX2a24WhI
Track Eight - Rainin' You - "Well, she's gone...I thought I'd forgotten her, but no...." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaoOWa_3VH0
Track Nine - Flowers - "Look, I'm sorry!! There, now I apologized. For, like, the ninth time. Can we get back together now?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuJ7N7ckys
Track Ten - Love Is Never-Ending - Twangy mellow tune, kind of nice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlE2NoOyYZg
Track Eleven, "The Uncloudy Day", isn't on YouTube. But it's a gospel spiritual with plenty of banjo and fiddle.
Track Twelve - When I Get Where I'm Going - If I remember right, the guy who'd taught him how to play guitar really well, a sort of mentor, had just died, near the time of year that his grandpa, who taught him how to play, passed away. He was really missing both of them, when he heard this demo, and decided to put it on his next CD. Duet with Dolly Parton. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYHT-TF4KO4 (Not really much you could do with this video lyrically...)
Track Thirteen - Easy Money - Maybe written for his tour band members? Definitely an inside joke of some kind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyIS0oLRUqE
Track Fourteen - Time Warp - Instrumental, crazy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHlmYlwUKHU (And that is a really loud guitar...gosh that keyboardist can play fast....)
Track Fifteen - Time Well Wasted - Sometimes it's okay to slow down and relax, spend some time with people we enjoy being aroudn around, making memories. I kinda forget this most of the time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr4As__lerY
Too much whiplash from one emotion to the next, it's just a weird collection on here. But, anyway, my rankings:
15 - Flowers
14 - Easy Money
13 - I'll Take You Back
12 - Rainin' You
11 - You Need A Man Around Here
10 - Out In The Parking Lot
9 - Alcohol
8 - When I Get Where I'm Going
7 - Time Well Wasted
6 - Time Warp
5 - The Uncloudy Day
4 - Love Is Never-Ending
3 - She's Everything
2 - The World
1 - Waitin' On A Woman.
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