The One Thing Garth Brooks Is Doing Wrong In His Comeback

Garth Brooks announced details of his long-awaited return at a press conference yesterday, and he got just about everything right. For the top-selling artist of the past 20 years, the news was suitably significant: a new album on RCA Nashville, due out in time for Black Friday, and a three-year world tour to follow.

He made sure to note that ticket prices would be reasonable. And he clarified that he wouldn’t be changing his sound–his last album,Scarecrow, was released in 2001–to fit the chang...