Showing posts with label Chris Young. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chris Young. Show all posts
Aug 30, 2017
Jun 8, 2017
Big Bang Theory: Country Reaction Gifs
If that girl is a Kane Brown stan
"Body Like a Back Road" is still the #1 song?
Hey CMT Music Awards...
Hey, my friend tells me Chris Young has a new song.
I love Chris' neo-traditional sound; gonna check it out!
Why are you crying over the country charts?
Hey, are you listening to Colter Wall over and over again?
Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart...
May 31, 2017
May 10, 2016
Nov 20, 2015
Learn Vocabulary with FTM 2
With this helpful guide, you can learn some new words today
that you can pepper into conversations to make people think your more smarter!*
Photo examples are provided to broaden your understanding of the selected words.
Definitions from Google, Dictionary.com, Merriam-Webster, and Urban Dictionary.
*yeah, I know thats ain't right
Feb 19, 2015
Dec 10, 2014
Jan 2, 2014
Worst Country Songs of 2013
I've already talked enough trash about most of the following songs in 2013, so here are the worst country songs of 2013, presented without comment.
Nov 20, 2013
Oct 25, 2013
Fantasy Football Teams of the Country Stars IV
Fantasy football is in full swing, entering week 8 of the proceedings. How's your team doing? I won't discuss mine because who cares, right? Anyway, as we've done in the past, FTM has found the team names of several big country stars. Match the logos with the names below! Or don't!
Oct 11, 2013
3 Up, 3 Down: October '13
3 Up
Miranda Lambert - All Kinds of Kinds
Quirky… no, downright strange for country radio, this is a song only someone with an established track record like Miranda Lambert could get away with (and she's only managed to barely crack the top 20 with it). It's weird and warm and has hopefully prepared listeners for the next big ode to open-mindedness to hopefully grace the charts, Kacey Musgraves' "Follow Your Arrow."
B
Zac Brown Band - Sweet Annie
Reminiscent of their earlier earthy smash "Colder Weather," "Sweet Annie" is a slow rolling vocally driven gem. It's not pure country, but it's right there in the pocket of what pop-country should sound like in a natural evolution of genre. It's a low-key, high-quality song that hopefully won't be hurt by any higher ups trying to serve out "justice" for Zac's comments about genre cash-cow Puke Bryan.
A
Jason Aldean - Night Train
Yes, I'm serious. No, I'm not testing you. No, please don't shun me. Sure, this isn't traditional-sounding and it's not particularly deep… but it sounds good and isn't a generic party/listing song. There's only a passing mention of a truck. And no cut-off jeans. Aldean usually puts out one single per album that I genuinely enjoy and this is it for the album of the same name. I'll probably never care for Aldean as an artist or person due to his attitude and tendency to put out crap like "1994," but "Night Train" shows that he's got a little more appeal behind the bluster than some of his compadres.
B+
3 Down
Cole Swindell - Chillin' It
An unmemorable voice singing an unremarkable song that sounds like a Florida-Georgia Line album cut. There aren't any particularly embarrassing lyrics in the song, but certainly nothing to hang your new vintage trucker cap on. Oh, and did I mention he used to be Luke Bryan's merch guy? That's got nothing to do with the song sucking but... who am I kidding? Yes it does.
D-
Chris Young - Aw Naw
Thankfully this is one of the 2 or 3 worst songs on his new album. Unfortunately, he'll probably release all of those as singles. Chris wasn't making enough money to keep up with the Aldeans putting out critical favorites like "Neon," so he became a follower of the less talented but more successful members of his genre, and this was the result. A bone-headed partyin' drinkin' anthem that he yells instead of sings.
Parmalee - Carolina
These guys switched from mainstream rock to mainstream country without even changing their sound or even remixing this song (not even a token fiddle or steel) and nobody said a word about it. DJ's just bent over and said "put it right here." It's not that this is a terrible song; it's one of the better songs I've heard from Daughtry… I'm just saying it doesn't belong on country radio. Why does country have to be the collection bin of failed pop singers and fake alt-rock bands?
C-
Oct 10, 2013
Country "Walk-Up" Songs
Monday evening, Justin Moore tweeted about @MLBFanCave asking him what his "walk up" song would be if he were a baseball player, then asked what the fans thought his answer might have been. Ever the snarky jerks, Reginald Spears and FTM replied "So Small" and "Little Bitty," respectively (but not respectfully). That led to this: FTM ponders what other country singers would use as their perfect "walk up songs" if they were baseball players.
Walk-Up Songs for Country Singers
10. Brantley Gilbert
09. Taylor Swift
08. Tim McGraw
07. Blake Shelton
06. Willie Nelson
05. Sara Evans
04. Jason Aldean
03. Chris Young
02. Luke Bryan
01. Gary Levox
Jun 28, 2013
Country Day June '13: DAC, Hunter Hayes, Chris Young, etc.
Another shortened edition of Country Day this month. Everything slows down in the summer (even FTM, as I've reduced the amount of posts for a time), including the album release schedule (thus, less covers to farce), so this will likely be the norm through fall.
May 1, 2013
Single Review: Chris Young - Aw Naw
(listen here)
Et tu Chris? It seems our boy isn't satisfied with strong airplay, critical approval and selling somewhere in the range of gold with his album releases. Aw naw! It's time Mr. Young stepped into the rarified air of the Aldeans and Sheltons of the world, so here we are. "Aw Naw" isn't as bad as the title or my build-up quite suggest, but it is a step back quality-wise, in my estimation. The guitars are louder than we've ever heard on a Chris Young single. His velvety baritone (one of the best voices in country music, period) becomes more of a talk with the occasional growl. The most obvious shift in Young's commercial presentation is the welcoming in of country buzz words. Patron, partying and painted-on jeans show up for the 16-25 aged suburban country set and I'm sure they'll eat it up. Young is still better than his contemporaries, even with material that is beneath him, so "Aw Naw" comes off a bit like Dale Earnhardt, Jr. driving a Kia. He drives it well, but his talents are more suited for a vehicle with greater power and prestige. The simple fact that an artist of such talent has to drop down a notch to entertain a more casual sort of country fan is disappointing but not surprising. Radio hasn't exactly supported his best material; "Neon" was one of the biggest slights in recent memory. I pray the rest of Young's new album is more reminiscent of his stronger works, his neo-traditional gems and swoon-worthy ballads. "Aw Naw" will likely set the stage for him to move from B-lister to A-lister - let's just hope he doesn't pull a Luke Bryan when he gets there.
My rating:
For the precedent it sets/follows: D-
The song itself: C+
Oct 15, 2012
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