Consumer Guide Album

Ricky Skaggs: Don't Cheat in Our Hometown [Sugar Hill/Epic, 1983]
Nothing if not an astute traditionalist, Skaggs understands that what makes country music go is the tension between heaven and hell. But where most great country singers come off mealy-mouthed in the virtuous mode, Skaggs makes it sound as if he only sins because he knows he's supposed to. This may mean he's not a great country singer. B+