Nashville Skyline: Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2007 Provides a Diverse List
by Chet Flippo, Editorial Director for CMT/CMT.com
10. (Tie) Diamonds in the Sun, Walt Wilkins & the Mystiqueros; The Wolf, Shooter Jennings
This is a tie between two flawed but incredibly promising albums by two emerging artists and songwriters who are carving out their own territories. Texas artist Walt Wilkins has departed from his solo career by recording with the Mystiqueros, four very talented writers and singers who, with Wilkins, turn into one excellent country rock band. While the album veers wildly between a raucous, early Steve Earle vibe and an Eagles or Poco earnestness, the result is highly satisfying. Jennings, on his third studio album shows that he’s not the best singer in the world and not the best songwriter in the world, although he’s unique in his writing and his voice. But importantly he’s becoming his own artist, and an exciting one at that.
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