Best of Ballads
High-gloss mid-2000s country-pop ballads defined by soaring tenors and stadium-sized sentiment. A masterclass in polished Nashville heartbreak and devotion.
October 16, 2007 · Lyric Street Records
High-gloss mid-2000s country-pop ballads defined by soaring tenors and stadium-sized sentiment. A masterclass in polished Nashville heartbreak and devotion.
October 16, 2007 · Lyric Street Records
This collection represents the emotional epicenter of 2000s country-pop, stripping away the uptempo barn-burners to focus entirely on the trio's gift for the sentimental. It sounds like a high-definition photograph of a sunset: vivid, warm, and meticulously composed. The sonic palette is dominated by Gary LeVox’s acrobatic tenor, which navigates complex melodic runs with a clarity that borders on the superhuman, supported by the airtight, almost sibling-like harmonies of Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney.
How does Best of Ballads sound next to the rest of Rascal Flatts's catalogue?
It runs notably cooler and more held-back than this artist's baseline.
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