Taking The Long Way

Die erfolgsverwöhnten Dixie Chicks gerieten nach der Kritik von Sängerin Natalie Maines an US-Präsident Bush 2003 ins Fadenkreuz erzkonservativer Eiferer. Auf ihrem neuesten Album nimmt das Country-Trio dazu explizit Stellung und bewegt sich dabei unter Regie von Starproduzent Rick Rubin stilistisch in Rchtung Country-Rock. Das Album schoss in den USA von Null auf Eins in den Charts und bringt mit exzellenten Gesangs- und Instrumentalleistungen, verführerischen Melodien und anspruchsvollen Texten die Qualitäten des Trios auf den Punkt.

With Taking The Long Way, one of the most anticipated albums in recent years, the Dixie Chicks are putting themselves out there like never before. For the first time, every one of the disc's fourteen songs are co-written by the Chicks themselves, exploring themes both deeply private and resoundingly political. Collaborating with legendary producer Rick Rubin (who has worked with everyone from Johnny Cash to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, from Run DMC to Neil Diamond), the biggest-selling female band in history has truly pushed themselves to new heights both as writers and as performers.
"Everything felt more personal this time," says Maines. "I go back to songs we've done in the past and there's just more maturity, depth, intelligence on these. They just feel more grown-up." Inspired by such classic rock artists as the Eagles, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and the Mamas and the Papas, Taking The Long Way adds a sweeping, Southern California vibe to the Chicks' down-home intimacy. That ambition is matched with lyrics addressing everything from small-town narrow-mindedness ("Lubbock or Leave It") to the psychology of celebrity ("Everybody Knows"). "This album was about finding a balance in the different aspects of our lives," says Emily Robison, "but there's something thematic there, too--it's really about being bold."

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