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The Chicks were indeed on top of the world when they launched their supporting tour for their chart-topping 2002 album, Home. As the tour rolled on, they stepped into some controversy, as lead singer Natalie Maines claimed during the buildup to the 2003 Iraq War that the trio was ashamed to be from the same state as President George W. Bush, leading to a prolonged talk radio-fueled media firestorm that hurt their image within country, even as it didn't diminish their sales. Still, it was hard for them to avoid the spotlight, and Maines even seemed to court it as she baited arch nemesis Toby Keith during the Country Music Awards, and it's to their credit that during this hectic year they produced music as good as that captured on the double-disc live souvenir Top of the World Tour: Live. Spanning no less than 22 songs recorded on a variety of dates during the 2003 world tour, the album captures a good cross section of hits and highlights from their Columbia albums, which is also a good representation of their set list for the 2003 tour. While there are no surprises either in song selection or in musical approach (unless a cover of Bob Dylan's "Mississippi" or an appearance from Emmylou Harris counts), and while the performances aren't all that different than the studio sets, it's nevertheless a solid, enjoyable listen that contains all of the Chicks' big songs, thereby revealing both the breadth and depth of their repertoire. And, as an added bonus, there's a nice visual allusion to the turmoil of the previous year in the liner notes -- a nice picture of the trio posed defiantly in front of Freedom Hall. It's a nice added touch to an already winning set.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Dennis Linde, Composer - Dennis Linde, Lyricist - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Marshall Morgan, Composer - Marshall Morgan, Lyricist - Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Troy Johnson, Composer - Troy Johnson, Lyricist - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - Tia Sillers, Composer - Tia Sillers, Lyricist - John Mock, Percussion - Mark Selby, Composer - Mark Selby, Lyricist - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Darrell Scott, Composer - Darrell Scott, Lyricist - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - N. Maines, Composer - N. Maines, Lyricist - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - John Mock, Percussion - M. Stuart, Composer - M. Stuart, Lyricist - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - M. Maguire, Composer - M. Maguire, Lyricist - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - Bruce Robison, Composer - Bruce Robison, Lyricist - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Maria McKee, Composer - Maria McKee, Lyricist - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - John Hadley, Composer - John Hadley, Lyricist - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - John Mock, Percussion - Michael Henderson, Composer - Michael Henderson, Lyricist - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Richard Leigh, Composer - Richard Leigh, Lyricist - Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Lyricist - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Composer - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Lyricist - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Composer - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Lyricist - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Composer - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Composer - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Terri Hendrix, Composer - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Composer - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Lloyd Maines, Composer - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 2
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - Maia Sharp, Composer - Maia Sharp, Lyricist - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - Randy Sharp, Composer - Randy Sharp, Lyricist - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Patty Griffin, Composer - Patty Griffin, Lyricist - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - John Mock, Percussion - Matraca Berg, Composer - Matraca Berg, Lyricist - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Annie Roboff, Composer - Annie Roboff, Lyricist - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Bob Dylan, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Composer - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Lyricist - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Composer - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Marcus Hummon, Composer - Marcus Hummon, Lyricist - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - John Mock, Percussion - Radney Foster, Composer - Radney Foster, Lyricist - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - S. NICKS, Composer - S. NICKS, Lyricist - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Lyricist - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Composer - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Marcus Hummon, Composer - Marcus Hummon, Lyricist - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Susan Gibson, Composer - Susan Gibson, Lyricist - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Patty Griffin, Composer - Patty Griffin, Lyricist - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dixie Chicks, Performer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Lyricist - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Acoustic Bass - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Composer - Natalie Louis Maines Pasdar, Vocal - John Gardner, Drums - Keith Sewell, Background Vocal - Keith Sewell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Roscoe Beck, Background Vocal - Roscoe Beck, Electric Guitar - Martha Eleanor Seidel Maguire, Mandolin - John Mock, Percussion - Robby Turner, Background Vocal - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - John Deaderick, Background Vocal - David Grissom, Background Vocal - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Lyricist - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Composer - Emily Burns Erwin Robison, Banjo - Stephony Smith, Composer - Stephony Smith, Lyricist - Brent Truitt, Background Vocal - Brent Truitt, Mandolin
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
The Chicks were indeed on top of the world when they launched their supporting tour for their chart-topping 2002 album, Home. As the tour rolled on, they stepped into some controversy, as lead singer Natalie Maines claimed during the buildup to the 2003 Iraq War that the trio was ashamed to be from the same state as President George W. Bush, leading to a prolonged talk radio-fueled media firestorm that hurt their image within country, even as it didn't diminish their sales. Still, it was hard for them to avoid the spotlight, and Maines even seemed to court it as she baited arch nemesis Toby Keith during the Country Music Awards, and it's to their credit that during this hectic year they produced music as good as that captured on the double-disc live souvenir Top of the World Tour: Live. Spanning no less than 22 songs recorded on a variety of dates during the 2003 world tour, the album captures a good cross section of hits and highlights from their Columbia albums, which is also a good representation of their set list for the 2003 tour. While there are no surprises either in song selection or in musical approach (unless a cover of Bob Dylan's "Mississippi" or an appearance from Emmylou Harris counts), and while the performances aren't all that different than the studio sets, it's nevertheless a solid, enjoyable listen that contains all of the Chicks' big songs, thereby revealing both the breadth and depth of their repertoire. And, as an added bonus, there's a nice visual allusion to the turmoil of the previous year in the liner notes -- a nice picture of the trio posed defiantly in front of Freedom Hall. It's a nice added touch to an already winning set.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:36:12
- Main artists: The Chicks
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Open Wide - Monument - Columbia
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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