- TAKE IT TO THE HIGHWAY
- GOOD THINGS
- WHEN SUMMER ROLLS AROUND
- BOOTS ‘N ALL
- LIFE IS TOUGH (BUT SO AM I) FEAT. NAVVY
- YOU LEARN
- WHERE WERE YOU
- NIGHTS LIKE THIS
- SMALL TOWN FRIDAY NIGHTS
- SHOT IN THE DARK
- BONUS TRACK – KEITH ‘STRIPPED
I am not one to jump on bandwagons. I tend not to like what is trendy. So, I will tell you this, I liked Kaylee years ago, long before the overseas fame and the big hits.
She’s no overnight sensation. She has worked hard and she has been brave. The Kiwi who spent more time in Australia for a while and thus we adopted her.
Both countries can be proud of our girl and her success on the international stage. Yes, I went to gigs, played her music – on and off the radio and supported her when she was just kicking around in NSW.
Her style changed course a bit and I must admit, it wasn’t necessarily my kind of country – it was a bit too poppy for my taste. However, there was one thing that never changed, er two things – the voice and the hard work.
Kaylee always had ‘it’. As per usual, some folks just have to go to the USA so they can be appreciated in the Southern Hemisphere. It is wrong, it is somewhat hypocritical of fickle fans but it is the truth. Evidence is in the hoards of Australian and Kiwi artists living and being appreciated in America. It is not a new thing.
It happened in the 60’s and 70’s with a lot of our bands and solo artists.
So, Kaylee has been successful on the International scene now. So, she is awarded a Golden Guitar for Female artist in Tamworth.
That’s the way the world works. There are 94 types of country music. If Country pop is done well then it sounds like Shania Twain, Jade Holland, Christie Lamb, Tori Darke or Kaylee Bell. There’s also an occasion or three that they can slip back into cowgirl boots and a hat and be the countrified purists that are underneath the surface.
Kaylee has a voice that soars and that deserves to be celebrated. She has a style which will brand her as a crossover artist.
If you listen to Where were you – you just know that this gal is as good as it gets.
Keith, (stripped), You Learn are other songs which have a contemporary country feel. There’s enough torch and twang there to identify the songs as country.
This is a well produced, strong album which has me cheering her on from the cheap seats but in another role now than the fan who did the same way back when. The world is your oyster.
Cowgirlup 