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Album Description:
There has been a buzz in Music City since mid-2006 when Lady Antebellum performed together for the very first time. The trio- comprised of Hillary Scott (vocals), Charles Kelley (vocals), and Dave Haywood (vocals, acoustic guitar, keys)- says their name, "Lady Antebellum," represents a sense of nostalgia found in the songs they sing. "It felt like magic," says Hillary, remembering their first performance together, "We all felt more comfortable onstage together than we ever had alone."

A year and a half later, the buzz on Lady Antebellum is as strong as it's ever been, and the rest of the nation will soon discover why. Hillary, Charles, and Dave, three young songwriter-musicians with varied influences and backgrounds, create a sound that is fresh and unique, yet still sounds like something you've known for a long time. The debut single, "Love Don't Live Here," is only the beginning for Lady Antebellum. The "Lady A" buzz is coming...April 15!

Rating : - Pretty Good Debut, just one little thing...
It's been a long time since I listened to an album from beginning to end and was impressed with near perfect consistency in the quality of the lyrics, layout and sound composition. But Lady Antebellum pulled it off, there was just one little thing.

Charles Kelley is more than capable as the male lead in the group with his sexy, all-man (no falsettos here!) vocals and I have NO complaints. However, Hillary Scott is not the most powerful voice out there, she works out fine as a back-up vocalist but comes off weak when featured on her own. And on multiple listens to the album I couldn't help but notice the distortion in sound where they had to tone Kelley down and mix Scott up. The sound flow is clearly interupted, especially on the tunes where Scott's voice is so obviously layered over the top of Kelley's, thus hindering his natural deep baratone and you know she dosen't have the pipes to go over him without help.

Once I was aware of this I found it distracting, yet I still really enjoy this album. I just hope that on their second outing they get a better engineer who can mix their voices for a more natural and believable sound.