Garthology - A Study of Garth Brooks

Send a text We’re back in the DVD player, friends! In this episode of Garthology, we continue our deep dive into the Ultimate Hits DVD from Blame It All On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences — and today we’re breaking down videos 14 through 18. From the sweet studio vibes of Learning to Live Again, to the iconic Trisha stage rise in That Summer, to one of Garth’s most powerful storytelling videos ever in Standing Outside the Fire… we are feeling all the feelings. And yes — we also have thou...

Send a text Some of Garth’s most cinematic songs never actually had music videos... but what if they had? In this solo episode of Garthology, Deb steps into the director’s chair and imagines the epic music videos that never happened. No CMT premiere. No sweeping crane shots. No dramatic fade-to-black endings. Just pure fan imagination. From the sweeping battlefields of “Ireland”, to the dusty farmland of “Alabama Clay,” to the full-blown Western saga of “In Lonesome Dove,” Deb walks us t...

Send a text We’re back, Garthologists! 🤠 In this episode of Garthology, we continue our deep dive into The Ultimate Hits DVD from the 2013 box set Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences—and this stretch of videos brings all the feels. From the laser-focused intensity of “Shameless” to the high-energy chaos of “Papa Loved Mama” on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise, to the emotional punch of “The River” (yes, we talk about the crowd surf 👀), and the gut-check brilliance of “We...

Send a text In this episode of Garthology, Deb, Pete, and Jess continue their deep dive into the Ultimate Hits DVD from Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences, covering videos four through eight — and this batch is packed with iconic moments. From the pure joy and crowd energy of “Friends in Low Places”, to the emotional power of “Unanswered Prayers,” the all-out fun of “Two of a Kind, Working on a Full House,” the challenging and controversial “The Thunder Rolls,” and the jaw-d...

Send a text Music videos used to be the way we got to “see” our favorite artists—and when it comes to Garth, those videos were basically another stage. In this episode, Deb, Pete, and Jess kick off their review of the Ultimate Hits DVD inside the Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences box set, starting with the first three videos: “Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old),” “If Tomorrow Never Comes,” and “The Dance.” Along the way, we get sentimental (and a little nostalgic) about...