Essentially, Garth Brooks's second album, No Fences, follows the same pattern as his debut, but it is a more assured and risky record. Brooks still performs /p>
eo-traditional country, such as the honky tonk hit "Friends in Low Places," but now he twists it around with clever pop hooks. Those pop/rock influences are most apparent on the allads, which alternate between sensitive folk-rock and power allad bombast. But what makes No Fences such a success is how seamlessly he blends the two seemingly opposing genres, and how he chooses a set of material that makes his genre-bending sound subtle and natural. Of course, it doesn't hurt that the songs are consistently entertaining, either.
It's hard to believe that it's been over 19 years since Garth Brooks released his No Fences album. On this day back in 1990, Friends In Low Places began it's four-week run atop the Billboard Hot Country charts. I wore out this cassette tape back in college. It's still one of my all-time favorite country songs, and No Fences is definitely one of my top five favorite albums of all-time. Enjoy thi
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