[.ca] Patriotic Country

Support our Troops - But NOT the War:
The idea of making a CD that will support our troops and fallen/injured soldiers is an excellent idea, regardless of the genre of music. While I myself do not like country music, the purpose behind this CD is commendable. I am not a "redneck," nor am I a George W. Bush supporter - - I would sooner DIE than ever cast a vote for him - - however, even though Mr. Bush deployed our troops for the wrong reasons (mostly to make himself, his subsidiary companies, and the Bin Ladens rich), we must support our troops, but not the war, and hope they all return home quickly and safely, never to risk death for such a frivilous cause ever again.

Great music for a very worthwhile cause!:
This is an excellent album with a variety of music. Despite some of the strange "hate America" reviews, several of the songs have absolutely nothing to do with "nationalism." Some of the songs are about things like missing loved ones, about being far away from family and friends. I'd like to suggest that reviewers stick to the topic at hand: the review of the music on this CD -- and leave the political rhetoric and hatefulness to more appropriate venues.

Great Mix:
This CD is a great mix of songs. Will show alot of you what patriotism is. And to you people badmouthing this cd go buy the Fahrenheit 9/11 soundtrack, you are unpatriotic and have no business living in this country, go move to Canada and make this country better WITHOUT YOU.

Good, but not perfect, collection of all-American country:
This is a pretty handy collection of flag-waving commercial country songs, gathering together a bunch of songs that can be appreciated either as sincere expressions of heart-stirring pride, or as jingoistic kitsch... Either way, it's a nice record of its time... There are some older, pre-9/11 songs, like David Ball's perfect, beautiful tearjerker, "Riding With Privte Malone," and Lee Greenwood's super-cheesy, nigh-unbearable "God Bless America," which originally came out in 1984, and has since been remixed so many times you'd think Greenwood owned stock options in the Cuisineart company... Even though this is a multi-label collection, there are also several significant omissions, including lame-o hits like Clint Black's "Iraq And Roll" and Toby Keith's numerous stupid propaganda songs; more importantly, it misses some of the good songs, like John Michael Montgomery's "Letters From Home" and Lonestar's "Somebody's Someone" (which are both current hits, and thus unavailable for repackaging), and Darryl Worley's "Do You Remember." And the most glaring omission is, of course, Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning?)," which is without doubt the single greatest artistic statement to have come out of Nashville after the 9/11 attacks... Even so, even without those songs, this album is still a good document of country music's patriotic resurgence. The one question I have, though -- and it's kind of depressing to even ask it -- is why this album is touted as a fundraiser that "will benefit the USO, our active-duty troops, and the families of fallen soldiers"? I mean, why is a benefit album even necessary? Shouldn't the government already be doing right by these folks? Something is seriously wrong with this picture.

Extreme Nationalism is Bad For the Country and Soul!:
This CD is immature and should be inside the trash can. To be patriotic is not listen or sing REDNECK PATRIOTIC music. To be patriotic is to do good things for your nation and make it grows positivily and respect other nations. I think that is enough!

• Lee Greenwood - God Bless The U.S.A.
• Montgomery Gentry - My Town
• Brooks And Dunn - Til My Dyin’ Day
• Martina Mcbride - God Bless America (Previously Unreleased)
• Aaron Tippin - Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly
• Lones tar- I’m Already There
• Randy Travis - America Will Always Stand
• Phil Vassar - American Child
• Kenny Chesney - Back Where I Come From
• Alabama - Born Country
• Neil McCoy - I’m Your Biggest Fan (Previously Unreleased)
• Hank Williams, Jr - America Will Survive
• Blackhawk - Days Of America
• The Charlie Daniels Band - This Ain’t No Rag, It’s A Flag
• The Warren Brothers - Hey Mr. President
• David Ball - Riding With Private Malone
• Dusty Drake - One Last Time
• Kenny Rogers - Homeland