Garth Brooks is my all time favorite singer. I love ALL his work, but especially Fresh Horses. Many people (i have read) do not enjoy this cd. But i dont understand what there isn't to enjoy. I mean most of the songs on there, if not all, are REALLY good. My friends always want to borrow this cd, so i bought two, one for me and one for my friends to listen to. And if you think so what, well get this, ALL of my friends despise country music, but they LOVE this CD, and a couple others of Garth Brooks' cds. If you get the chance to buy, DONT HESITATE!! It is THE BEST!!! Hats off to you Garth!! :)

Fresh Horses came out about the same time that Brooks became Garth. In 1995 he was at the height of his popularity, and took a year off of touring to prepare this album. Fresh Horses was supposed to rejuvenate his career, to provide a new sound and launch him into the largest tour of his life.

The resulting album is good, as is everything that Garth has put out, but not as great as one may expect. It would seem that, given the extra time he put into this album, the results may have been stronger. Below are my impressions of each song.

The Old Stuff: A strong opener, and one of my favorite songs on the album. This upbeat track tells of Garth's early days, playing on the road before he became a phenomenon.

Cowboys and Angels: Garth must have listened to hundreds of songs while looking for material to put on the album. What I wonder every time I listen to this track is: why did he choose this one? Simply put, Cowboys and Angels is a bad song, and one that can be tedious after repeated listenings.

The Fever: A strong rocker. Whether or not you like this track really depends on your taste in country music. If you like the contemporary, this is for you. If you are one who favors the traditional sounds of George Jones, you may want to skip to the next song.

That Ol' Wind: A wonderful ballad, and without a doubt one of the greatest songs on the album.

Rollin': This song has a nice, fast beat, but the lyrics leave something to be desired. Plainly put, they are just to silly. I would say that this song is one of the detriments to the album.

The Change: A nice song and minor hit that talks about the Oklahoma City bombing.

The Beaches of Cheyenne: This is the one truely amazing song on the album, the kind that after listening to, one can only say "wow". This story of a widowed woman's suicide after her husbands death at a rodeo by far outclasses anything else that can be heard on the CD.

To Make You Feel My Love: A wonderful slow song that makes the special edition CD worth purchasing. This song appeared on the movie Hope Floats, and is another high point of the album.

It's Midnight Cinderella: Another fast and fun uptempo song. It is fairly silly, though not quite as bad as Rollin'.

She's Every Woman: A good song with a fairly slow beat in which Garth sings about, as the song title implies, a woman.

Ireland: Ireland is, in a nutshell, another great song. With its bagpipes, it is about as uncountry as one could get, yet is is still a wonderful anthem.

I'm a Garth nut and this is my favorite album! I have ALL of his albums including the boxed set, Double live, Sevens, The Hits, etc., I've seen him in concert TWICE, and this is my FAVORITE ALBUM! My fave song on this album has to be "Ireland" and I'm so sad that he didn't release that song! I can listen to this album over and over again and it gets more play than any Garth Brooks CD in my collection!

Garth Brooks RULES..... He puts on the best Concert of any singing artist in the world. He knows how to keep you on the edge of your seat. If you leave one of his concerts and you can still talk you didn't enjoy the show. I have been to 4 GARTH BROOKS CONCERTS and he is the BEST. "This is you song" is one of his best.

i am currently learning about this artist and trying to purchase all of his CDs. This was a very interesting one with a wide variety of pace, subject and musical style. Normally not a fan of country music, I am enjoying this music, although I am about ten years late!