Living, laughing, loving -- on his latest, Clay Walker brings these mere words alive with the most sensitive and dynamic performances of his career. Working with new producer Doug Johnson, Walker sounds reenergized and refocused. He still celebrates connubial bliss and the shifting dynamics of evolving relationships, but this time, Walker digs deeper for some fresh takes on familiar themes. And there are no wimps allowed - the Stones-ish thrust of the self-penned "Cold Hearted" provides the ideal soundscape for a tale of love flowering at a feverish pace. That stripped-down band feel adds ballast to the other up-tempo tunes; there's more to Walker's Texas dance hall roots than we thought. To balance out the mood, Walker scorches a power ballad, "Once In a Lifetime Love"; gets tender on "If a Man Ain't Thinking ('Bout His Woman)"; and articulates despair, conflict, and desire all at once in "Holding Her and Loving You," a finely wrought cheatin' song originally cut by Earl Thomas Conley. LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE has all the earmarks of another commercial triumph for Walker, one of the '90s bestselling country artists. But its intensity, intelligence, and commitment mark it as an artistic milestone to boot.
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