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List Price: $13.98 | | Label: Mca Nashville
Salesrank: 43461
Released: March 2, 1999 |
| Our Price: $4.25 |
| Used Price: $0.23 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Always Never the Same Track Listing:
1. Meanwhile
2. Write This Down
3. That's the Truth
4. What Do You Say to That
5. Peace of Mind
6. That's Where I Wanna Take Our Love
7. Always Never the Same
8. One of You
9. I Look at You
10. 4 Minus 3 Equals Zero
Editorial Review:
George Strait's work in the '90s is like a hall of mirrors: each new million-seller mirrors the previous million-seller, which mirrors the one that came before. And yet the master's touch never fails, and the music charms and sometimes thrills. Drawing again on his steady stable of writers--Jim Lauderdale, Dean Dillon, Steve Bogard, and Jeff Stevens--and adding Melba Montgomery's careful pen, Strait's latest is a fitting end to a decade he helped define for country music. The material isn't especially impressive given the routine, radio-safe themes, and Strait's band--the crème de la crème of Nashville (Randy Scruggs, Stuart Duncan, Paul Franklin)--plays impeccably but with little distinction. Still, even the middling material, delivered in Strait's lush, plangent tenor, has hit potential. Except for the two-beer ballad "That's the Truth" (one to drink, one to cry into), which explores the borders of deception and honesty, and the soaring, climactic "Meanwhile," which very convincingly weaves reality and fantasy, Always Never the Same is good but never great, consistent but never classic. --Roy Kasten
Always Never the Same Reviews:
AWSUM - A must have 
2008-12-03 - i already have this album, but - ive been listening to the VERY SHORT SAMPLES (that amazon provides) of G.S's other albums, cos i wanted to buy more, and in the short time yu have to hear a sample, theres so much variety and attraction to the tunes n lyrics in this album in such a short period of each song, i felt like buying it again, im a hard judge of music, buy it and if you have to, give it time. listen to the werds, lissen to the changes in the tunes, n harmony. good luck. and back to my search for the next album
strait away.. 
2008-02-18 - It was good, but not as good as some of the previous ones. George always entertains, however, he is beginning to be repetitive.
It's Good, But George Is Losing Grip 
2005-07-12 - As a George Strait fan, I have seen many a singer come and go.
George has stayed at the top for over 20 years, which is not easy for anyone these day's.
This album is a good album, but it does have some exceptions.
While there are still some traditional country songs on this album, like "That's The Truth" and "4 Minus 3 Equals Zero", George has let himself be sold into the "Nashville Sound" market.
Unfortunately, like many "country stars" that start traditonal, end up on the other side of the fence, and let's money do the talking instead of sticking to their roots.
Hopefully one day George will go back recording traditional songs like he is well known for.
"WRITE THIS DOWN" AN EXCELLENT GEORGE CD
2005-01-02 - This particular CD is excellent(Although it does not have western swing music on it), and although not quite as good as mid 80s- early 90s George, it is still an great CD, with songs such a "Write This Down", "Meanwhile", the title track, "4 minus 3 Equals Zero", and the best of all "One Of You" getting 10/10 stars, and no weak tracks, means "Write This Down", you have another excellent GS CD.
A Must for George Strait fans
2003-06-28 - I have been a George Strait fan for many years..I have most of the Cds that he put out, but this Cd he has made is a wonderful collection of George's songs.
