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List Price: $7.99 | | Label: Bna Entertainment
Salesrank: 105519
Released: January 25, 2005 |
| Our Price: $3.42 |
| Used Price: $0.41 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Off to Join the World Track Listing:
1. Best Man
2. In My High School
3. That's All I've Got to Say About That
4. Teaching Me How to Love You - Blaine Larsen, Joey Martin
5. I've Been in Mexico
6. If Merle Would Sing My Song - Merle Haggard, Blaine Larsen
7. Yessireebob
8. Man He'll Never Be
9. That's Just Me
10. Off to Join the World (The Circus Song)
11. How Do You Get That Lonely
Editorial Review:
For too long, superficiality has dominated Nashville's marketing of teen artists. Plans to turn "the kids" on to country usually involve offering young fashion-plate acts dishing out trite, superficial music cynically contrived by Music Row to appeal to the MTV crowd. It's an approach that rarely succeeds. To his credit, Blaine Larsen, an 18-year-old native of Buckley, Washington, has no truck with such nonsense. A longtime admirer of George Strait, his muscular, Strait-like traditionalism is long on honesty and heart, free of artifice. He applies an expressive voice, mature beyond its years, to pained love ballads ("The Man He'll Never Be"), thoughtful youth numbers ("In My High School"), homages ("If Merle Would Sing My Song") and affable country pride ("That's Just Me"). "The Best Man" salutes Larsen's stepdad. "How Do You Get That Lonely," a gripping tale of teen suicide, pulls no punches. By taking his music seriously and treating his audience with respect, Larsen's stunning, mature debut--one teenagers and parents alike can appreciate--bodes well for his future. --Rich Kienzle
Off to Join the World Reviews:
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2009-09-25 - It arrived shrink wrapped and in excellent condition. I have enjoyed listening to it. I would like to possibly buy other things from this saler. Jerry
Wonderful new artist. 
2007-09-30 - We were fortunate enough to get to see and hear this artist at the Grand Old Opry this August and found this album to be as good as his personal performance. Any country music fan will enjoy.
Great material... Blaine needs to find his own voice.
2007-08-21 - I bought this disc at a discounted rate and was somewhat glad I did. Blaine performs and records well on some top-notch listening material... very good production from start to finish. The only reason I did not give this disc all (5) stars... Blaine needs to grow more and find his own voice. There are times during the playback where one would swear George Strait had overdubbed a line or two... later it sounded as though Blaine had shared songs with Garth, Alan and/or Brad? However, his vocals throughout very much remind you of Clay Walker... there are many passages where I don't think Clay himself could tell the difference. He may eventually find his own voice and style... but on this his debut studio effort, he sounds like many other country stars whom have already filled that particular vocal niche. Blaine was quite young here... with time and experience he should eventually find his unique place among his peers in todays pack of country crooners.
Great CD!
2007-03-07 - What a voice! I was shocked that he's just 19 yrs old. He'll be on the charts for a long time a comin
Impressive debut
2006-03-01 - Take Josh Turner, mix him with Buddy Jewell and you'll get Blaine Larsen. Granted, he has good musicians around him (Eddie Bayers on the drums, Michael Rhodes on bass, Stuart Duncan on the fiddle) and, what's more, Merle Haggard joining in on "If Merle would sing my song" and Paul Over on "That's all I've got to say about that". A few ballads, some rhythmic tunes, you won't need anything else to enjoy listening to it. Besides, he wrote most of the songs. Add to it "I've been in Mexico" with a pleasant tempo very in fashion at the moment. Nice lyrics, some unusual stuff ("Off to join the world"). Well, the young man has probably too many people around him and it wouldn't harm if he came up with something a little more personal. For his style is a bit conventional and, I must admit, I have a liking for singers showing a lot of personality. But time will see to it. And his next album will let us know. Anyway, if you're looking for something new, Blaine is your man.
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