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MONTHLY TOP PICKS - Jason in the Morning, DJ - Q Country 102.9 ----June Edition - Volume 2 - Issue 12

The summer season is heating up and country concerts are even hotter! Leading the list of must see shows is four time entertainer of the year, Kenny Chesney. He sets sail the Poets and Pirates Tour featuring Leann Rimes. Toby Keith brings the Biggest and Baddest Tour with Montgomery Gentry. Reba and Kelly Clarkson expand their successful duets tour through the fall. Locally, Sugarland pulls into Watertown (see page 19) early June to showcase their hits and songs from their not yet released CD. Hot summer CDs, Toby Keith’s First Ever Greatest Hits CD featuring thirty five tunes, including the new smash hit, She’s a Hottie. Dirks Bentley has a new greatest hits CD that is flying off the shelves, featuring the hit, ‘Trying to Stop Your Leaving’. One final collaboration is a new spin on an old song, ‘Life in a Northern Town’, made famous in the eighties by the Dream Academy. Be sure to get your songs on by calling 1-800-927-1029 or by e-quest jason@q1029.com. Until next month, See Ya!---

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MONTHLY TOP PICKS - Jason in the Morning, DJ - Q Country 102.9 ----May Edition - Volume 2 - Issue 11

MUSIC HEATING UP!!

Hey all it J in the Morning and this months cd review is for George Strait’s, Troubadour. Few artists have capitalized on country music’s conservatism as well as George Strait, regarded by many as the genre’s modern-day king. Finding a way to balance his skill with traditional country styles with the pop polish of the urban cowboy era that dominated the genre at the time of his debut, Strait perfected his trademark formula very early in his career and has rarely strayed from it, and the result of that consistency has been an astonishing 56 #1 singles between 1982 and 2006. “I Saw God Today,” the first single from his 25th album, Troubadour, looks to extend that streak, vaulting into the Top 5 in just six weeks, making it one of the fastest-rising singles of Strait’s career. The read on Strait is that he’s been perhaps too conservative over the course of his career—consider some of the comparatively edgier projects that Alan Jackson has recorded—but his last few projects have found him taking a few calculated risks. Troubadour continues in that vein, with Strait making slight adjustments to his formula and recording some songs that don’t sound like variations on previous hits.

The best of these departures, “West Texas Town,” a duet with songwriter Dean Dillon, finds Strait pulling off an excellent take on Texas Swing that favorably recalls, Asleep at the Wheel. “House of Cash,” a duet with Patty Loveless, who is in predictably stellar voice, foregrounds a far grittier electric guitar riff than is typically found on Strait’s records, and it actually works with Strait’s just-behind-the-beat delivery. Unfortunately, not all of the risks pay off quite so well: In an attempt to update “Convoy,” “Brothers of the Highway” uses the kind of pirate imagery more commonly associated with Kenny Chesney, while “River of Love” adopts a second-rate Jimmy Buffett production style that simply doesn’t work for Strait. 5 stars across the board George is the KING OF COUNTRY...until next month it’s Jason in the Morning....c-ya ---

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MONTHLY TOP PICKS - Jason in the Morning, DJ - Q Country 102.9 ----April Edition - Volume 2 - Issue 10

Hey it’s Jason in the mornin and Spring has sprung and it’s time to heat up the Country Music World...Touring is always Bigger and Better in the Summer, some Big acts out on tour together - Brad Paisley heads back out on the road with many opening acts, Jewel who is taking her first stab at country music will open most shows. Toby Keith takes Montgomery Gentry on the road for a fantastic double bill, Kenny Chesney sails along with Poets and Pirates again, there are many openers for Chesney so it all depends on which night you see him. Sugarland comes to Watertown in June and you never know who will show up at the All Inn Lounge, truly a great venue that has put the North Country Back on the Concert Map. I hope all of you had a Great Easter and I hope to see you on Location where ever My Great station sends me. Make sure to e-mail me at jason@q1029.com...or call toll free 1-800-927-1029 and request your favorite songs....until next month...Jason in the Morning...C-YA!!!!!---

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MONTHLY TOP PICKS - Jason in the Morning, DJ - Q Country 102.9 ----Mar Edition - Volume 2 - Issue 9

hey ya’ll Jason in the morning here and as we start to see signs of Spring and get ready to kiss old man winter goodnight....We have some great new country music including the new George Strait Single “I saw God Today”, the typical strait tune, great lyrics and a Killer Chorus it is a sure number 1 which will make 50 plus number one hits. The other new single I love is not all that new, Garth Brooks and Huey Lewis hook up for a blazin rendition of Hueys 80’s classic “Workin for a Livin” you can find the track on Brooks Ultimate Hits collection and also features the Video on that collection as well. For CD’s, Trace Adkins greatest hits is a good choice. So far, the biggest hit on Trace Adkins’s latest greatest hits is “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk,” a crossover song that borders on novelty status. (See, it’s a country song using urban slang spread by cable TV - and the title rhymes.) But Adkins’s release features 3 brand new songs, and 1 of them could outstrip that 2005 hit. The most likely contender is “I Got My Game On,” which sounds like it might pick up in the same honky tonk where the other hit took place, judging from the lyrics: “The little hottie at the bar just gave me a wink. Flashed my platinum card and buy her a drink. From that look she’s giving me, it’s a damn good thing I’ve got my game on.”

The new songs were intended for a new studio album, but Adkins’s career took a different track, and he’ll be appearing on the celebrity addition of Donald Trump’s “The Apprentice.” That change led to the second greatest hits collection in Adkins’ s 12-year career. There’s one song, “Chrome” that’s on both greatest hits CDs.

Make sure to Request Trace and others at 1-800-927-1029...until next month it’s Jason in the mornin...c-ya ---Jason in the Morning

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MONTHLY TOP PICKS - Jason in the Morning, DJ - Q Country 102.9 ----Feb Edition - Volume 2 - Issue 8

Hey there Jason in the Morning hoping you are all keepin warm. New Music to heat yourself up includes a remake of Eddie Rabbits “Suspicions” a cross over hit for Rabbit in 1979..Tim McGraw is taking his turn with the hit that is sure to rise on the charts. Carrie Underwood is back with her follow up to “so small”...”All-American Girl” is sure to top the charts and how about Kenny Chesney and George Strait hooking up for “Shiftwork” an ode to pulling shifts at are favorite jobs. also a couple of Big Tours to mention as Toby Keith and Montgomery Gentry hook up this summer and Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban will be doing stadium shows in the summer as well....there you have it!!!!! Make sure you tune in Mon-Fri 6am-10am for Jason in the Morning only on Q-Country 102.9FM...c-ya ---Jason in the Morning

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MONTHLY TOP PICKS - Jason in the Mornin', DJ - Q Country 102.9 ----Jan Edition - Volume 2 - Issue 7

Hey it’s me Jason in the mornin’!!!! Hope all is well during the holidays!!!! A couple of stocking stuffers for you...the new single from Kenny Chesney featuring George Strait “Shiftwork” is a sundrenched tune cut right from the Jimmy Buffett era....Gary Allan’s Greatest hits disc is a great choice with the tunes “Nothing on but the radio,” ”Smoke rings in the dark,” “Man to Man” and many more. Not to mention, you are sure to be happy with the new hit “Watching Airplanes”!!! I leave you with my top 5 x-mas tunes....number 5..”Merry Christmas form the family” - Montgomery Gentry. Number4....”Let it be Christmas”-Alan Jackson. Number 3...Elmo and Patsy’s “Grandma got run over by a Reindeer.” Number 2...“Kungpao Buckaroo Holiday” from Brad Paisley and Number 1...Brenda Lee’s “Rockin round the Christmas Tree” Hope you Had a Great Holiday Season....c-ya ---Jason in the Mornin’

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MONTHLY TOP PICKS - Jason in the Mornin', DJ - Q Country 102.9 ----Dec Edition - Volume 2 - Issue 6

Hey folks Jason in the morning here and I have one quick review before i give thanks. Garth Brooks Ultimate hits package is just that...Ultimate!!! 2 disc chalk full of hits and a third DVD of the videos and live performances...this for 12 bucks at Walmart is a STEAL....Now it is the time of the year to give thanks...i have so many things to be thankful for. Living a dream each day i am on the air in my hometown!!! I want to give thanks for wonderful listners who support me everyday...i have made many friends!!!! I want to give thanks to my wonderful family...Nonnie,MOM,DAD,Tim and my brothers and sisters,MY wonderful in-laws..yes i said wonderful!!!! i couldn’t of gotton into a better family!!!! and I give thanks for my wonderful KIDS, Gage..first born..Rylee Starr your name says it all you are the starr that shines bright in my life...River Shannan-James..named after 3 of the greatest artisit in there field(River Pheonix,Shannan Hoon,and James Martin) and Rainer-Shea...you smile lights up any room...Finally i give thanks to the Greatest Lady of all time...MY Wife and Best Friend,Danielle Langstaff with whom i want to spend the rest of my life...God Bless you all and Happy Holidays...C-YA!!!! ---Jason in the Mornin'

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MONTHLY TOP PICKS - Jason in the Mornin', DJ - Q Country 102.9 ----Nov Edition - Volume 2 - Issue 5

Hey Gang it’s Jason in the mornin back with another Country Music review...First up Carrie Underwoods new disc “Carnival Ride” plays out more like a rated G Matinee, 1st listen and it is sugary sweet...think Dixie Chicks without the George Bush Baggae...First Single “So Small” could be “Jesus take the Wheel” Part two. She angles for a “Before He Cheats”-type pop crossover with “Last Name,” right down to the plodding guitar. And “I Know You Won’t” fills the role of big pop ballad “Inside Your Heaven.”
Underwood does stretch a little, letting a bit of her sass shine through on “The More Boys I Meet,” with some nice images of dating duds (“oversized pants with an ego to match”) and the killer country hook of “The more boys I meet, the more I love my dog.” There’s some Coldplay to “Twisted” and some Miranda Lambert-styled spunk to “Get Out of This Town” and “All-American Girl,” but only trace amounts.
It’s hard to be this blank slate, for this long a time, but Underwood clearly works at it. She’s trying to be a singer, not a personality - kind of refreshing, in a time when private lives so often triumph over public work. But as nice as “Carnival Ride” has turned out, Underwood will simply be going around in circles until she invests a little more of herself into the process.
Also live country music notes Keith Urban and Gary Allen play Ottawa ...and Bon Jovi is in Ottawa Nov. 17th...Until next month Keep it tuned to Q-Country 102.9..and get your request on at 1-800-927-1029. C-ya ---Jason

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MONTHLY TOP PICKS - Jason in the Morning, DJ - Q Country 102.9 ----Oct Edition - Volume 2 - Issue 4

Hey it’s me Jason in the mornin, fall has arrived the leaves are falling, the temps are falling, BUT the music stays red hot!!!! first cd i am reviewing is sarah buxton Downloading music online is growing at a rapid pace, so it’s no surprise that Lyric Street decided to release a digital-only package for new artist Sarah Buxton.
Buxton, taking the experience in stride, aptly named it “Almost My Record,” and with just five generally contemporary country tunes, there’s no room for filler. Buxton wrote Keith Urban’s “Stupid Boy” and includes her version. It’s much more convincing with a female voice narrating the story of a male character’s follies.
“American Daughters” is an autobiographical song about leaving Lawrence, Kansas to pursue her dreams although she “got married way too young.” Buxton, now divorced, sings that if she can pursue her dreams, anybody can. “That Kind of Day” and “Love is a Trip” are both light-hearted uptempo songs about dealing with all of the challenges and circumstances that daily life presents.
And “Innocence” might be one of the best songs about reminiscing of young love since Deana Carter’s “Strawberry Wine.”
Up next is Luke Bryan he has described his hometown of Leesburg, Ga. as “100 miles north of the Florida border, 100 miles east of the Alabama border and in the middle of nowhere.”
His 11-song debut has a similarly rural feel to it. Bryan, who co-wrote Billy Currington’s number one hit “Good Directions,” proves his versatility on an album that combines twangy vocals and fiddles with catchy melodies.
“Country Man,” however, is chock full of country clichés and is Bryan’s only misstep on an otherwise solid album. It’s catchy in the same way “Achy Breaky Heart” was 15 years ago.
“All My Friends Say” is an upbeat party song about a guy who relies on second-hand information to remember the night before, and the title track is as simple as it sounds.
Join me mon-fri on Q-country 102.9 fm...make requests at 1-800-927-1029...until next month C-ya!!!!! ---Jason

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MONTHLY TOP PICKS - Jason in the Morning, DJ - Q Country 102.9 ----Sept Edition - Volume 2 - Issue 3

Hey it’s Jason in the mornin from Q-country 102.9fm as we send off summer, don’t worry, the Fall Music is in time for your holiday shopping, and it is Hot!!!! The Disc I am talking about comes out September 11th(my birthday)-Kenny Chesney’s, Just Who I am: Poets and Pirates...this cd will be one of the top sellers of the year bar none..the first single “Never wanted Nothing more” is currently the number one song in Country music..3 weeks running...his follow up is “Don’t Blink” a ballad that is sure to top the charts as well..two singles and the disc isn’t even out yet..a big disc from the top touring act in country music Kenny (don’t call me Garth) Chesney..BTW his tour pulls into the New York State fair along with Sugarland..Jake owen is the next artist, his cd has been out awhile but recent success of “Startin with me” has moved this disc to the forefront..”yee haw” is a tune sure to get the party started...Jake is a class act and a guy you root for he really stands for the good in Country music..until next month...keep the cold ones....well cold...c-ya ---Jason

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MONTHLY TOP PICKS - Jason in the Morning, DJ - Q Country 102.9 ----Aug Edition - Volume 2 - Issue 2

Hey its Jason in the mornin the weather is not the only hot in July....catch me mon-fri 6am-10am on Q-Country 102.9 FM...we have all kinds of fun with the Q Country Brainbuster....
I play your request from 9-10 on the Prescott House of Flowers all request hour...send me an e-quest- its Jason@q1029.com. well we are in the dog days of summer and i am talkin concerts this month!!!! The shows of the summer are simple....first Brooks n Dunn and Alan Jackson togeather at last there are more hits here then in most Yankee,redsox matchups....next up Kenny Chesney rolls out his flip flop tour that is selling out at every stop!!! openers are changing from Pat Green to sara evans to Taylor Swift....maybe even Sabbatical!!!!! Brad paisleys Bon fires and Amplifiers tour is next Brad fresh off the Country cd of the year “5th gear” most times brad is in 5th gear!!!!!!!! and we round it out with Keith Urbans “Love Pain and the whole crazy tour” with openers the Wreakers!!!!!! catch one of these shows they are sure to please!!!!!!!!!!!!!....c-ya---Jason

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MONTHLY TOP PICKS - Jason in the Morning, DJ - Q Country 102.9 ----July Edition - Volume 2 - Issue 1

Hey its Jason in the mornin the weather is not the only hot in July....catch me mon-fri 6am-10am on Q-Country 102.9 FM...we have all kinds of fun with the Q Country Brainbuster.... I play your request from 9-10 on the Prescott House of Flowers all request hour...send me an e-quest- its Jason@q1029.com. The Hot Singles this month are the Latest from Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw...first up Kenny Chesney’s “Never Wanted Nothin More” this mid-tempo country rocker is why Kenny is one of the top names in country music, Tim McGraw performed “if your reading this” and the ACM’s this year and it is an instant Classic letter from War that sends chills up your spine. Make sure you request thease and others during my all-request hour from 9-10 each weekday. The Album i am reviewing this month is Brad Paisley’s 5th gear which is the top cd of the year thus far....16 tracks in all from this master story teller from laughs to tears covers the whole spectrum and should catapolt himto the Tim and Garth Level. lead single “Ticks “is a rocker with a killer guitar riff....the song “on-line” is the tale of two different people the one in reality and the one in computer land. The standout is the ballad with Carrie Underwood “oh love” could be the song of the summer!!!!! catch me each week from 6-10 on Qcountry 102.9FM you can e-mail me jason@q1029.com enjoy your summer be safe and until next time.....c-ya Jason

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MONTHLY TOP PICKS - Jason in the Morning, DJ - Q Country 102.9 ----June Edition - Volume 1 - Issue 12

Hey its Jason in the mornin catch me mon-fri 6am-10am on Q-Country 102.9 FM...we have all kinds of fun with the Q Country Brainbuster...I play your request from 9-10 on the Prescott House of Flowers all request hour...send me an e-quest- its Jason@q1029.com.
The First Single I wanna throw at you is "Lost" by Faith Hill the first listen through and you know it is a winner...a ballad that picks up in the Chrous and shows off Faith's Pipes a sure number one from Mrs. Tim McGraw. The next single is from the fourth coming Reba Duets CD and the song is "Because of You" featering Kelly Clarkson, the song already had pop success from the first American Idol winner this song will burn up the Country Charts. The Featured Disc is Jack Ingrams "This Is It" and it features the four singles "Love You", "Wherever you are" "Measure of a man" and the Hinder tune "Lips of a angel" perfect for that Lazy summer day cruise along the Beautiful St. Lawrence River.
Well, I will be talking to you next month, until then See-YA...Jason

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MONTHLY TOP PICKS - Jason in the Morning, DJ - Q Country 102.9 ----May Edition - Volume 1 - Issue 11

----Hey it’s Jason in the mornin catch me mon-fri 6am-10am on Q-102.9 FM.....we have all kinds of great fun with the Q country Brainbuster....I play your request from 9-10 on the Prescott House of Flowers all request hour...send me an e-quest - it’s Jason@q1029.com. The First Single I wanna share is “My Kind of Day” by Sarah Buxton, she got her start a few years back on the Bold & the Beuatiful playing sassy siren Morgan Dewitt..she then moved to nashville and her debut CD is set to release in June, all though this is the lead single we have heard her name associated with in country music news recently (due to Keith Urban’s “Stupid Boy” song) a song she wrote and will include on her own disc. The next single is Clay walkers follow up to “Fore She Was Mamma” and is the title track to his latest...”Fall,” a mid tempo tune sure to catch your attention the first time through with a unforgettable Chrous. Both are songs that should be in your collection of country tunes. CD’s now: The First, a live disc from Alan Jackson, George Strait and Jimmy Buffett recorded in Texas where eveything is BIG and this disc proves that theory right as the set pulls from all three legands catologs....from start to finish it never slows up with Alan calling George King George and the Strait man refurring to Jackson as the best song writer in Country Music sprinkle in some Buffett and you have a CD to sail into summer with. The Next disc is Blake Sheltons newest “Pure BS” as in Blake Shelton, The Lead single is “Don’t Make Me” and Blake is the guy I had a chance to hang out with on his tour bus during his show at the St.Lawrence County Fair a couple years back..truly one of the nicest guys in all of Music. Well, I will be talking to you next month, until then See-YA Jason.

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MONTHLY TOP PICKS - Jason in the Morning, DJ - Q Country 102.9 ----April Edition - Volume 1 - Issue 10

----Hey it's Jason in the Morning from Q-Country 102.9 here to give you my top picks for the month of April...the HOT new singles, 1st up it's hard to bet against a man with 54 number one singles...yup thats right George Strait is back with "Wrapped" a usual Strait Classic about the Love for a woman and how's she has him "wrapped around her finger". Looks like George could have his 55th number one. The other single is Lost in the moment from Big and Rich a little different from the Music maffia Rock n Country Circus that has become Big and Rich...this is a mid-tempo song about marrying the love of your life. Top 2 cd's now. Up first Tim McGraw is back with "Let it Go" we are spinning his first single "Last Dollar" (fly away) which by the way was penned by Big Kenny from Big and Rich...the disc is a 9 out of 10, as Tim teams again with the dancehall doctors his backing band of the last 10 years...the stand out track is, "Shotgun Rider" a lovely duet with wife Faith Hill. The second disc is "Waitin in the Country" by Jason Micheal Carroll...he broke on the scene with "Aylissa Lies" and has followed it up big time with "Livin Out Our Lovesong"...I score it 8 out of 10...These are my picks and I’m sticking to em...C-ya

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