Second | Fantasy Frontier
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Personnel: George Strait (vocals); Brent Mason (acoustic & electric guitars), Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Steve Nathan (organ, synthesizer), Glenn Worf (bass); Eddie Bayers (drums); Curtis Young, Liana Manis (background vocals).
<p>Everyone loves George Strait. From country fans to rock critics, George Strait is singled out as the PURE country artist. On LEAD ON, his admirers have new reason to follow.
<p>His unadulterated country sound, awash in steel, fiddles and clean guitar picking, is swept by the deep waves of his distinctive Texas baritone. From the cajun dance beat of "Adalida" to the maxi-traditional "I Met A Friend Of Yours Today," Strait runs the gamut of tasty and tasteful country. No filler, no radio junkfood, just a lesson to all the wannabes, this is Country Music 101.
<p>"Nobody Gets Hurt," by Jim Lauderdale (a Strait favorite) and Terry McBride, is a contemporary country classic with an old-time bass shuffle that makes it sound warmly familiar. "Down Louisiana Way" sounds like a frisky Lucinda Williams cover. "The Big One" is classic Straitabilly, an unobtrusive marriage of rock and country. "Lead On" is a gentle ballad, with dead-on delivery and phrasing.
<p>Every cut is restrained, no excesses, but there's no holding back either. The tear in Strait's beer is as salty as any other country singer, and when he hurts you hear the sting. LEAD ON is like a greatest hits package: diverse, familiar, and of the highest quality. Only George Strait can pull off such a feat with ten new songs.
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UPC:008811109226
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Format:CD
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Type:Performer
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Genre:Country - Contemporary Country
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Artist:George Strait
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Guest Artists:Steve Gibson; Stuart Duncan; Matt Rollings; Buddy Emmons
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Producer:Tony Brown; George Strait
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Label:MCA Records (USA)
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Distributed:Universal Distribution
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Release Date:1994/11/08
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Original Release Year:1994
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Discs:1
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Recording:Digital
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Mixing:Digital
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Mastering:Digital
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Mono / Stereo:Stereo
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Studio / Live:Studio
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Customer review - February 06, 1999
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
- An overlooked good record
George's Strait discography has always been consistently good. This CD was never much in light, but it is excellent, with even a few gems like the cajun-flavored "Adalida", and the moving "Down Louisiana Way" which were not included in his fabulous box-set. Buy and listen. Paul LeBoutillier 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
- Pretty good album that was overlooked
The first thing I noticed was this was the first Strait album with lyrics included in the liner notes, which was nice of them to finally do.
My favorite songs on this one are Nobody Has To Get Hurt and I'll Always Be Loving You. Both have solid melodies and choruses that practically force you to sing along. Nice, creative idea on Nobody. Lead On is very The Chair-ish, as both do great jobs at examining the initial stages of a relationship. You Can't Make A Heart delivers an impressive and overlooked message, and I Met A Friend relates a realistic scenario to the meltdown of a couple.
Adalida and Big One are songs that start to get away from him a few times, with Adalida being perhaps the only substance-free song on the album. George's weakest songs have always been at least listenable and above average. This applies to What Am I Waiting.
Overall, this is a solid album, but lacks the one gotta-have, instant-classic tune that many of Strait's other albums possess.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
- One Of George's Best Albums.
I Like This Album. It Was Released In The Fall Of 1994. The Lead-Off Single "The Big One" Went Strait To Number 1. So Didn't "You Can't Make A Heart Love Somebody". The Title Track Is Also Another Love Balled. Buy This CD Today. - Great CD
I really enjoy George Straits music and I do intend to get more of them as soon as I can - A very good album for the most part
Second | Fantasy Frontier
Set several decades after the events of the original game, Fantasy Frontier Second introduces the "Verdant Surge"—a cataclysmic magical phenomenon that reshaped the continent of Aeloria. Once familiar kingdoms have been swallowed by colossal forests, floating islands drift through perpetual twilight, and ancient machines buried for millennia have reawakened, blending arcane energy with forgotten tech. The result is a dynamic world where every valley, ruin, or skyborne citadel tells a story of adaptation and mystery.
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Scheduled for a multi-platform launch in late 2026, the game will support full modding tools from day one. The developers have also promised “Seasons of Discovery”—free quarterly updates that add new biomes, glyphs, and narrative branches derived from player data. Set several decades after the events of the
Powered by the new Vista Engine , Fantasy Frontier Second delivers painterly skies, realistic foliage physics, and dynamic time-lapse transitions (watch a glacier melt over weeks of gameplay or a desert bloom after rain). The soundtrack adapts procedurally: calm exploration features soft strings and wind chimes, while combat layers in tribal drums and electric cello riffs based on enemy types. Fantasy Frontier Second is the highly anticipated follow-up |
