Lyle Lovett and His Large Band

Features

The Best Americana of 2007

By Andrew Gilstrap

If 2007 didn't invite any gripping controversies, it was certainly filled with competitive comparisons -- between young and old, past and present, and among splintered factions -- and both surprising hits and disappointing misses. All in all, a dynamic and at times resurgent year for the broad scope of Americana. [18 December 2007]

The Best Country Music of 2007

By Roger Holland

Whatever your taste in music, be it Country or Western, 2007 has been something of a disappointment when compared with recent years. You have to look a little harder to find the diamonds in the Van Lear coal-mine that was the year that was, but they're there. [14 December 2007]

Reviews

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band

By Thomas Hauner

Though gospel was dominant, Lovett is through and through a cowboy. There was a point—either during “Cowboy Man” or “Cute as a Bug” —when cosmopolitan New Yorkers breached a realm where violins cease to be called violins (fiddles) and distinction is measured in liquid volume (ten gallons). [14 July 2008]

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band: Its Not Big, Its Large

By Will Layman

Lovett cements his status as one of our best and offers further proof that popular American songcraft is a thriving art. This seamless album is one for the ages. [28 August 2007]