Worthington, Lambert team up

Jake Worthington

Credit Texas native Jake Worthington with adherence to tradition. His deep voice resonates best on ballads such as "State You Left Me In" as his voice conveys the anguished heartbreak he sings about. The production has the predictable elements – pedal steel, fiddle, electric guitars but might be just a tad too dense. Yet, quibble aside, it is the ballad fare where Worthington shines best such as "She Ain't You," a classic country, pedal steel driven slow dancer ...

Platinum

Cynics might think that Miranda Lambert is presumptuous in entitling her fifth disc "Platinum" and, in effect, assuming she'll get her plaque for selling 1 million units. But Lambert says that isn't the case, but more a matter of style, looks and feel. Lambert also wrote and discovered a lot of excellent songs that fit her quite well in an album in which she exposes her inner self as she matures. That may never more apparent than in the country rocker Lambert wrote ...

Revolution

Every once in a while an album comes along that restores your faith in mainstream country music. Miranda Lambert's "Revolution" is just such a recording. It's not revolutionary, as the title might suggest. Instead, this CD is chock full of topnotch songs that are both memorable and sincere and never sound slick or overproduced. (Come to think of it, such old school values as these may in fact be revolutionary around Nashville). Lambert vocalizes a bit like a little girl at ...