Golden Road by Keith Urban

Pros: Exceptional songwriting, Urban's musicianship, great voice

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Keith Urban is definitely the best male country performer and you can see why as you take a walk down his Golden Road.

Review: Keith Urban, Australia’s country hottie, returned after his self-titled American debut with Golden Road. His journey as country music’s leading male performer began at the tender age of six when his parents bartered, trading free advertising for ...

Pros: Lots of variety, great guitar work, almost every song is a keeper.

Cons: A couple of filler songs; CMT insists on overplaying Keith's stuff.

The Bottom Line: This album has got something for just about any country music fan; if you've liked a couple of Urban songs and are curious, don't hesitate to buy.

Review: At the 2004 CMA awards, Keith Urban was named male vocalist of the year. This was a very surprising result, considering that he hadn't been a big name for nearly as long as his competition in the category. Genuinely shocked, he emotionally said, "I ...

Pros: Great voice, great music. Fast, fun songs, and beautifully slow love songs.

Cons: I really can't think of any...

The Bottom Line: I can't get enough of Keith Urban. He's great at pickin' and great at singing country music can't get any better!

Review: This Australian native sounds like he hails from Texas, or Kentucky. When I first heard this guy, I didn't know anything about him, and when I found out he was from Australian I thought I read something wrong. I didn't think there was anyway somebody who ...

Pros: It's golden...it really is.

Cons: Absolutely none.

The Bottom Line: This is the kind of CD you can put on and not have to walk back over to the CD player to skip to the next song.

Review: I first heard of Keith Urban about a year ago from a friend who'd seen his "Somebody Like You" video on CMT. I watch CMT occasionally and so I'd made a mental note to look for his video. Well, sometime after that I went to go see Kate Hudson's new ...

Pros: Guitar work, honest song writing with clean and clear production.

Cons: No instrumental.

The Bottom Line: Keith Urban is a man who's music and looks melt a woman's heart while guys, like me, find his lyrics and guitar playing enviable.

Review: Keith Urban took a roundabout way to country music. He was born in New Zealand and raised on country music by Glen Campbell and Merle Haggard by his parents in Australia. Along the way Keith was attracted to the rock music scene,...