Back When I Knew It All
| Montgomery Gentry
Back When I Knew It All
Back When I Knew It All is the sixth studio album by the American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released by Columbia Records Nashville on June 10, 2008 (see 2008 in country music). The album's lead-off single, also its title track, became their fourth Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in July 2008, as did "Roll with Me", the second single, in December 2008. The third single "One in Every Crowd" was released in February 2009, followed by the fourth single "Long Line of Losers" on June 22, 2009.-Wikipedia
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AllMusic
. . . Back When I Knew It All falls prey to what seems to be haunting Nashville in 2008: an album composed of nothing but singles without a unifying thread. The themes are all similar and the tracks are familiar and recognizable, and could be interchanged with songs from any of the duo's other albums, but they don't fit as one. . . . The hardcore fans will love it, but this isn't the album that will win over many new ones.
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Country Music Central
So while this album seems to be the most personal album that these guys have put out, it lacks much of the shine and glory they established last time around. That being said, it’s still a very entertaining and respectable project.
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PopMatters
That’s a skill, making songs that pull all listeners into the mix, whether they fit the target audience or not. They’re not about subtlety as much as connection. To flip the words to one of their songs around, it ain’t about tough, it’s about easy.
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Oldies.com
Maintaining their blend of traditional country twang and pop-rock stomp, songs like the title track (the album's first single) are crisp, solid country pop.
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Country Standard Time
With "Back When I Knew It All" the duo promised to get back to the raucous sounds that brought them to the dance. And they almost made it, but not quite.
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Napster
Up-tempo radio singles . . . feature Montgomery Gentry at their best: singing in (suspiciously) pitch-perfect harmonies and keeping the hooks as big as they are simple.
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Roughstock
With the wisdom-filled rocking title track back in the top 10, the duo seems to be firmly back in the country-rock groove.
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Tahoe Daily Tribune
Montgomery Gentry’s seventh release offers the wit and wisdom the country duo has acquired in those honky-tonks over the years. The presentation is as raucous as ever, and it often gives a tip of the hat to the man upstairs.
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The Oklahoman
Their newest album, "Back When I Knew It All,” is a supremely confident compilation by a musical act that knows its identity and what its audience wants to hear. "Back When I Knew It All” is the work of two performers who found their niche, honed it and are letting everyone else in on the party.
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Swampland
While I still hold My Town in high regard, I’m going to have to honestly say that Back When I Knew it All eclipses even that gem in sheer rock and country goodness. There’s not a song on the album that couldn’t hit the country Top Ten. Montgomery Gentry’s best yet. And that is saying a mouth full.
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