Showing posts with label Jake Owen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jake Owen. Show all posts
Oct 17, 2013
May 15, 2013
3 Up 3 Down: May '13
3 Up
Jake Owen - Anywhere With You
Really, Trailer? My selection of this song is more an example of how bad the charts are right now than an indicator of how good this song is. It's a catchy bastard for sure, but it's nothing new. It echoes umpteen songs that came before it about the place a love interest resides/visits being where the singer wishes to be. Owen's solid vocals and the wailing guitar hook make the song. I should hate it, but I can't. "Anywhere With You" would probably have fit in fine in the 90's (with the guitars dialed down a touch), and that's probably the reason for its guilty pleasure status with me. As long as Jake stays away from crap like "8 Second Ride," he's one of the few bright... well, um... not dim, lights on the country charts, if only because of his selection of hook-laden, semi-country tunes and his impassioned delivery.
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Easton Corbin - All Over the Road
Corbin's reluctance to record songs that glorify pasture parties or feature hip-hop breakdowns seems to be holding the talented singer back quite a bit. Hard not to root for somebody like that. This is a breezy, nearly weightless bit of country-lite goodness that (required Strait comparison coming) wouldn't have sounded out of place on an earlier George Strait album. It's hummable, foot tappable and so polite that it has a hard time elbowing its way into the forefront of the average listener's mind through the crowd of blazing guitar solos and moonshine references all too prevalent around it on the charts. It's also a gem.
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Kacey Musgraves - Blowin' Smoke
A no-doubter. Kacey's latest single that won't go any higher than #10 on the charts (mark it down) is smart and sneaky while sounding relatable and lightly cynical. It's clever and real, working both as a snapshot of a day at the diner and a prod at people who are always making plans and proclamations but never following through. Unfortunately, it doesn't work at a level that makes Jane-soccermom or Jeff-collegeguy not feel depressed while listening to it so we'll just have to be happy it's charting at all.
A
3 Down
Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift (ft Keith Urban) - Highway Don't Care
This tries hard to sound deep. Modern radio listeners mistake intent for effect, so expect lots of soulful, eyes half-closed singing along in the carpool lane. Unfortunately, "Highway Don't Care" is neither insightful nor tuneful, so this is a dud on all counts. Taylor's refrain is as grating as you might expect, the chorus is annoying and repetitive, and Keith Urban's guitar playing is nearly unnoticeable on this throwaway.
D
Florida-Georgia Line - Get Your Shine On
I've been over songs or phrases about "getting your anything on" since the late 90's so this is a non-starter for me. I'll give FGL one thing: they've crafted a signature sound that is unmistakable even in a sea of sound-alikes. It's not a signature sound I approve of, but it's certainly caught on beyond reasonable expectations. Also, these guys don't even pretend to go any deeper than the above ground pool half-filled with Pabst empties in the back yard of their trailer. So there's that. No pretense. Does it sound like I'm praising these guys?
Well...
D
Blake Shelton - Boys 'Round Here
The most dangerous song released to country radio in a decade or more, "Boys 'Round Here" is a genre-shifter disguised as mindless entertainment. It has a far more universal theme than Aldean's similarly hick-hopped "1994" and also comes from a pop culture icon with less baggage. On the surface, it's just another laundry-list country song whose verses happen to be rapped (not spoken, as BS bs'es). Beyond that, it's a top ten smash that will make dollar signs appear in record executives' eyes and slowly rewire the synapses of the easily-led masses to expect more urban sounding "country." When stuff like this becomes the norm, SCM's long-predicted monoculture will be at hand. Dress accordingly.
F
Jan 24, 2013
I'm Sorry, This Exists - Jan. '13
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| Nickelback "Bottoms Up" Onesie. For the kid who's got everything ...but good parents. |
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| Florida-Georgia Line laptop bag. That's assuming Florida-Georgia Line fans know how to use a computer. |
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| OMG!!!!! |
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| "Pontoon" t-shirt |
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| Plies "Goon" Necklace. For classing up your job interview outfit. |
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| The Farm "Farm Party" Hot Pants. Nothing says sexy like "hot pants" and "farm" in the same description! |
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| Jake Owen "fence art." I didn't know fence art was a thing. |
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| This Hunter Hayes t-shirt transfer that features several photos of OH DEAR GOD WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS HEAD?!?! |
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| "Sexy" and "vintage" Rascal Flatts shirt |
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| Nicki Minaj "Life is Sweet" stripper heels |
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| Puke. All over everything. |
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| Yes, this is real.... Taylor Swift Ex-Boyfriends Prayer Candle Thanks to @n8van2 for bringing it to my attention. |
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| And finally....Stay classy, HER and Kings County! |
Jan 22, 2013
Top 10 Dumbest Things You Can Do at a Country Concert
Rolling Stone published this list of the 10 most annoying concert behaviors recently. It's true and all, but maybe... they've never been to a country concert?
Soooo....
Top 10 Dumbest Things You Can Do at a Country Concert
10. Get so drunk you trade glittery dragon jeans with some dude in the bathroom
9. Loudly complain "Who is this Hellbound Glory crap? We want Kid Rock!"
8. Bum beers off friends ...with a $36 Jake Owen concert shirt hanging over your shoulder
7. Break a restraining order because you just had to see how beautiful
your ex would look singing along to "Cruise"
6. Play air guitar during a piano solo
5. Yell "Play 'Country Must Be Countrywide!'"
4. Smoke during "Smoke a Little Smoke," hold up boots during "These Boots,"
feel up underage girls during "Creepin'"
3. Call your lawyer about suing the arena after you slip in some urine (yours) by your seat
2. Sing along to the three hits, not recognize the album cuts and complain about what a dumb song the Waylon cover is
1. Realize you're at a Luke Bryan show
Aug 20, 2012
Jun 21, 2012
Photo from Jake Owen's #1 Party
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| Shot from #1 party for "Alone With You." I thought Jake had learned his lesson. Apparently not. |
Jun 19, 2012
May 21, 2012
Apr 17, 2012
Top 10 Shortest Books by Country Artists IV
10. Cosmetic Procedures I Skipped - Reba McEntire
09. All My #1s: Piano, Vocals, Guitar Songbook - Chad Brock
08. Thought Provoking Conversations with Jake Owen
07. Roller Coasters I'm Tall Enough to Ride - Shooter Jennings
06. On My Own: All the Good Quitting Sugarland Has Done Me - Kristen Hall
05. How to Ride Off Into the Sunset, Gracefully - Randy Travis
04. All the Books I've Read - Brantley Gilbert
03. Actual Country Songs We Played This Year - MISS 103 (or your local station)
02. Ruling the Roost: A Man's Guide to Wearing the Pants in the Family - Casey Donahew
01. Stupid-Ass Lines I Wouldn't Sing - Luke Bryan
Jan 31, 2012
Jan 24, 2012
Country Fanbase IQs
Click for a closer view.
(obviously this post is just to annoy a particular fanbase or two but I feel certain that this is fairly accurate in rankings, if not actual numbers)
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