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Taking The Long Way
by Dixie Chicks
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Overall Rating:
2.9938
Avg. Critic Score:
2.9193
Taking The Long Way Rank 3 Reviews
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NOW MagazineThere's still some banjo-pickin' and fiddle-playing, but The Long Way's clean, soft-rockin' vibe is striking in contrast to the traditional bluegrassy leanings of 2002's Home. ...more
PopMattersApart from the political material, they’ve rustled up some of their most gorgeous melodies. ...more
Rolling StoneFollowing in the bootsteps of other Nashville renegades who eventually outgrew country radio, the Dixie Chicks answer their critics with the unapologeticTaking the Long Way. Their seventh studio album embraces the depth and fury of classic rock ...more
Virgin.netThe Dixie Chicks are, of course, most memorable for being the band whose profound anti-Bush and anti-war sentiments led to them being virtually boycotted in the USA, alienated by the country music audience who at first had embraced them as being a ...more
PopMattersThe Dixie Chicks and country music cement their mutual, if acrimonious, breakup. It is hypothetically possible, if you close your eyes real tight, to listen to parts of the Dixie Chicks’ highly anticipated Taking the Long Way and not think ...more
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AngryCountry.comTaking The Long Way is truly one of the most personal and passionate albums of the Dixie Chicks yet and promises to be as every bit as powerful and more as fans have come to expect out of their music. ...more
RollingStoneTheir seventh studio album embraces the depth and fury of classic rock while remaining true to the trios Texas roots. ...more
InsidePulseThe Eagles mixed with The Dixie Chicks and a little George Jones and The Band thrown in for good measure. ...more
All Music Guide[The] lack of zest in the production is forgivable because Taking the Long Way is otherwise a strong, confident affair. ...more
Austin ChronicleWith The Long Way Around, the Chicks haven't turned a corner as much as locked horns with their recent past, their spirituality and spunk intact, heroines on the side of truth. ...more
E! OnlineThe Texas trio sounds like a new group. ...more
Stylus MagazineThose voices alone are enough to devastate, and they’re the reason this album deserves mention among the year’s best. ...more
Amazon.comOn first listen, Taking the Long Way seems too somber--in need of a bit of levity and more than a couple of uptempo songs (like the sexy, '60s-flavored "I Like It") to resonate for the long haul. It also seems to lack the writing quality that Darrell ...more
BillboardThe first-time pairing with Rubin has resulted in a surprisingly cohesive mix of country and rock tunes. ...more
Amazonon first listen, Taking the Long Way seems too somber--in need of a bit of levity and more than a couple of uptempo songs (like the sexy, 60s-flavored "I Like It") to resonate for the long haul. It also seems to lack the writing quality that ...more
ShakingThrough.netTaking the Long Way wraps its still-raw emotions in sweet satin sheets of breezy, middle-of-the-road pop. While there are still some country elements, the album mostly exists in that top-down netherworld of Sheryl Crow albums and Tom Petty's "Learning to ...more
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