Jo Dee Messina |
It's a strange day when the biggest star in Nashville is from the unlikely locale of Framingham, Mass, a town where the shopping malls outnumber the people, not to mention the cattle. But that's what happened in 1996 with the release of Messina's self-titled smash-hit debut and her ensuing CMA Award in 1999. Listening to the pure Country Pop material, however, offers no evidence of a New England upbringing. With studio help from buddy Tim McGraw, one-two-punch arrangements that spare nothing in the hook department, and a singing voice that sets her a cut above the rest, Jo Dee Messina offers an admittedly commercial but substantial product that's more than young country fast food.Find Jo Dee Messina cds and Jo Dee Messina records on Curb Records. |
