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A powerhouse trio comprising Hillary Scott, Charley Kelley, and Dave Haywood, Lady Antebellum is charging out of the box with what's not only the strongest country debut of early 2008 but a record that could become a mainstream classic. Terrific original songs, expressive singing, and striking country-rock arrangements mark the group's turf right from the git-go, in the album-opening hit single, "Love Don't Live Here." "Looking for a Good Time" follows, a driving, pull-no-punches expression of lust for a one-night stand, featuring ferocious guitar riffing and dramatic give-and-take vocal trade-offs between Scott and Kelley. No nihilists or hedonists this trio, though: about the time you catch your breath, the Antebellums settle into "All We'd Ever Need," a regret-filled power ballad detailing the narrator's all-consuming guilt over losing a good thing; it's a dynamic tour de force that makes all the right moves. "Long Gone" follows, echoing with Byrds and Springsteen flourishes in the rich organ support and cascading guitar lines as Scott and Kelley blend in captivating harmony, documenting the transformation of a once-gullible gal who's heard all the lines, all the promises, and is "gone like the wind under Superman's cape." It's as heartless a kiss-off song as country music has produced in the past couple of decades, and despite its bitter, backbiting reflections, it's delightfully rockin' when it kicks into high gear. For Lady Antebellum, it looks like things will only get better from here.
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TRACK LISTINGS
1 Love Don't Live Here 3:50
2 Lookin' for a Good Time 3:07
3 All We'd Ever Need 4:40
4 Long Gone 3:34
5 I Run to You 4:16
6 Love's Lookin' Good on You 3:21
7 Home Is Where the Heart Is 3:45
8 Things People Say 3:50
9 Slow Down Sister 3:06
10 Can't Take My Eyes off You 4:45
11 One Day You Will 4:30
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