I would wager that you will either really love this album or really hate it. The promotional idea of playing it on the radio the day before it hit the stores was a stroke of genius. It had me going straight from work the next day to buy it. I already knew I liked the songs so when I loaded it in my PC and found approximately 15 minutes of video, I was doubly pleased. The songs are definitely unique so if you weren't privy to the preview, listen with an open mind. We all know "I love this Bar" so it doesn't need an introduction but the others..... "Taliban" gave me a different prospective on the War. An "American Soldier" pays tribute to our fighting men as only a song can do. "If I was Jesus" has to speak for it's self. How he mixed blasphemy with heavenly praise and got away with it is beyond me but the God fearing woman in me was not offended. No Toby Keith CD is complete without at least one or two that make you want to crank up the volume and put the pedal to the medal. Those would be "Time for me to Ride" and "Sweet". The Willie Song tops it off with a laugh. In my opinion, there is something for everyone, except maybe a Dixie Chick fan. My summary would be "This is Toby Keith Bone Deep" and I am definitely on the "loved it" side of the fence.

If you haven't boarded the Toby Keith bandwagon, this is a good time to join up. Shock'N Y'all is full of the controversially funny lyrics that makes Toby country music's top bad boy. But there's also the patriotic side that comes out in American Soldier, which is the best cut on the whole album in my opinion. If you aren't proud to be an American after hearing that song, you haven't been paying attention. Definitely buy this cd!

Anybody that listens to a Toby Keith CD once and writes a review about it is a FOOL. A true TK fan knows that you have to allow the music to breathe like a fine wine to get the flavor out of it. This CD is no different.

Keep in mind that Toby is a singer-songwriter, and that 95% of his songs are his own. The man is no songwriters whore like some of the artists out there today. And the man is true to the country roots of the music he writes. OK, so The Critic is a jazzy piece, but thats the point, why waste a good country song on a group of people that wouldn't know one when they heard one.

One reviewer criticized his soldier songs, but myself being the son of a decorated WWII soldier, and hearing the stories, I can tell you, we can never do enough for our Armed Forces. Toby is a Proud American, the rest of you need to get with the program.

Toby chose this album to write songs he feels good about. Granted it's more of a guy's album than what the ladies are used to hearing, but you always know how Toby feels about a subject by the music he writes. The Taliban and Weed with Willie had me laughing in the car so much I almost crashed.

It was sad that Toby didn't win any CMA awards, but it was obvious another fine country gentleman by the name of Alan Jackson gave Toby the credit he deserves.

Keep em coming Toby.

I like Toby Keith, and I like this CD. The main criticism of this CD seems to be that Toby is doing hard edged, rhythm based songs more predominantly than romantic slow country ballads, or alternately that he is outspoken and pointed in his song writing. Well, no kidding. He takes the theme of patriotism to heart once again on this CD with songs such as the wry 'Taliban Song' and 'American Soldier.'

The best two up tempo crossover songs on the CD are 'Time For Me to Ride' and 'Sweet.' There is a very amusing (and generally justified) stab at media critics in 'The Critic,' that takes the axiom that 'those who do, do; those who can't do, teach' to a new level. Lastly, another 'Bus Song,' 'Weed With Willie,' is an account of meeting Willie Nelson in his tour bus, and is not to be missed (although his in concert introduction does add quite a bit to the track, and I wish they would have left it in the track).

If you like hard edged country music or country-rock you will like the CD. If you want some politically correct, rose-tinted view of the world, save your money.

Toby Keith hits the nail on the head in this one! Instead of writing what people want to hear, and what will sell the most records, he sets the standards and records songs that he likes and agrees with about how he feels. A lot of people are giving false bad reviews only because the album does not follow their political views. Chances are, they've never heard a Toby Keith song, let alone this album. Ali207, you tell TK to go to war and then see how he feels. Well, I did it for him, and I still agree! Take your politics out of the review and review the music, not the politics. .... Also... Dixie Chicks must go!!!