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Nashville Scene - Fall Guide To Country

Friday, September 18, 2009

Miranda Lambert serves up a full tank of kerosene atop this fall's standout releases.

By Michael McCall

From the start of her career, Miranda Lambert discovered that the modern country music industry doesn't wholly embrace female performers who try to walk the balance bar between rebellious attitude and commercial success—at least not for very long. Just ask Gretchen Wilson and the Dixie Chicks.

Yet so far the spitfire Texas blonde has managed to assemble critical support, a fervent fan base and solid sales figures while maintaining an uncompromising vision that blends Texas roots rock with sensitive singer-songwriter fare—which has little to do with the current Music Row formulas. Notably, she's achieved mass-market credibility without the help of country radio, where she's only scored one Top 10 song—the raucous "Gunpowder & Lead," which stood out on country radio like a shotgun blast at a family-friendly backyard cookout.

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