AltWeeklies Wire
Seventh Annual Country Critics' Pollnew
Over 80 critics from across North America vote on the best country acts, records and songs of 2006, and Geoffrey Himes offers insight into why the Dixie Chicks and other rugged individualists prevailed.
Nashville Scene |
Geoffrey Himes |
01-24-2007 |
Music
More Good Stuffnew
Seamlessly tied together by the pristine production of Rick Rubin, this is one of the year's best albums.
Style Weekly |
Hilary Langford |
06-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way
Rebel Bellesnew
No other performer has been as vilified as the Dixie Chicks were for speaking out -- and they do not apologize on Taking the Long Way.
Boston Phoenix |
Charles Taylor |
06-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way
Comeback Chicks
This record will put the Dixie Chicks in the mainstream, but I liked them as a country act better.
The Inlander |
Ted McGregor |
05-31-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way
Meandering Toward Outlawismnew

It doesn't take a Billboard bachelor's to figure this isn't going to get much play on country radio stations still slingin' ass-kickin' anthems about colors that don't run produced by assholes who can't sing.
Houston Press |
Robert Wilonsky |
05-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way