‘Haywire’ will make female audiences go haywire
By Phillip Sayblack
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Kenney Chesney, Keith Urban, and the rest of the eye candy country crooners out there have some new competition. His name is Josh Turner. Turner’s been around for a while. But with his fourth album, ‘Haywire’, Turner has officially tossed his hat in the ring, vying for the affections of female audiences worldwide. Whether it’s his look, or his music, Turner has grown in popularity over the years both with male and female audiences. Now, with ‘Haywire’, he may have cemented his place in the limelight alonside the rest of the top pop star-like country stars. The album, in large part, seems to be aimed at female audiences. But it’s also an album that men can enjoy, too. “Why Don’t We Just Dance” is a prime example of this. It’s a fun, uptempo song for couples, that even men won’t be ashamed to admit they listen to. And for the couples out there, Turner’s got a great Marvin Gaye-esque piece in “Lovin’ You On My Mind.“ This song is perfect to set the mood on a romantic night such as Valentines Day, an anniversary, Christmas, or even a birthday. Men take note of this. About the only song on this disc that is not directly aimed at women is “Friday Paycheck.“ This one is a song to which both men and women can relate. And, much like his debut album so long ago, Turner contunes to show his faith. This time around, he closes out the album with a song displaying his faith, instead of opening the album with it. “The Answer” is a wonderful gospel song that doesn’t even come across as some preachy gospel type of piece.
For the longest time, country music has never been considered pop music. But in recent years, stars such as Taylor Swift, Zac Brown Band, Rascal Flatts, and a handful of others have paved the way for country artists to join the ranks of mainstream pop. Now, Josh Turner may have finally joined the ranks of those stars thanks to ‘Haywire.‘ Since men can use it to set a mood, and women will enjoy it any time (and they’ll swoon over his looks and bass heavy voice), ‘Haywire’ may be considered Turner’s real breakthrough record. The only downside to this record is that it is presented in two separate formats, much like so many cd’s and DVD’s. And the deluxe edition of the album offers very little incentive to buy, again, much like so many other cd’s and dvd’s. The deluxe edition includes 4 bonus tracks, two of which are just live tracks, and the other two being “rarities.“ It also includes the ability to download a small amount of other material. Again, this is nothing new. So while ‘Haywire’ may be Turner’s breakthough record, fans would be better off buying the standard edition so they don’t go haywire paying too much for a not so deluxe edition.
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