Music Review

The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 (2001)

George Jones
Reviewed by Alanna Nash | Nov 09, 2001
EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Sep 11, 2001; Lead Performance: George Jones

The Possum's duet with Garth Brooks on ''Beer Run'' lands him on country radio, but it's a throwaway novelty number compared to the rest of this affecting collection about deferred dreams, lost opportunities, and essential connections. At 70, Jones' pinched, wail-and-plunge baritone remains a thing of wonder, and never more so than on ''50,000 Names,'' a cathartic reminder of the Vietnam War and the scars that never really went away.

Originally posted Nov 09, 2001 Published in issue #624 Nov 09, 2001 Order article reprints

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