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3 Up 3 Down: February '13
3 Up
George Strait - Give It All We Got Tonight
It's a new song from King George. What else do you need me to say? I'm just happy it's getting airplay and is steadily rising up the charts. Not the best song of his career, far from the worst...but it's George.
B+
Miranda Lambert - Mama's Broken Heart
This is the kind of song that made Miranda famous, but better written. She's taken the "wronged girl dealing with a breakup" theme and infused it with more wit and personality than she was capable of earlier in her career. Comparing a more genteel generation's coping mechanisms to her own wide-open approach, Lambert salvages the weak (for her) single era of her Four the Record album with a gem.
A
Lee Brice - I Drive Your Truck
The title had me wincing before I ever heard the song. Being the open-minded individual I am (okay, I was hoping to be able to make fun of it), I gave it a shot and was shocked. This isn't the first "drive the vehicle of a departed soldier to honor and remember him" song (Bobby Pinson did it a little better with the Tracy Lawrence cut "If I Don't Make it Back"), but it's full of passion and power. The more hard-hearted among us won't be able to get past the title and the Nashville-sheen, and that's a shame. "I Drive Your Truck" is a strong contender for mainstream country song of the year.
A-
3 Down
Jason Aldean (w/Luke Bryan and Eric Church) - The Only Way I Know
This is more of a talking-country song than a hick-hop song. That's literally the only thing I can say about the song that isn't negative. It shoots for the top of the charts by offsetting the lack of melody and substance with star power. Luke Bryan's corny flow is the only thing that gives the single any semblance of personality. Eric Church, too cool to rap, phones in his bridge. It's another typical "we're country and this is what we do in the country" song that will be tossed on the scrapheap of unmemorable #1 hits that Nashville churns out like sliced bread these days.
F
Blake Shelton - Sure Be Cool If You Did
Blake's latest pop-country confection starts with awkward slang (I was gonna keep it real like chill...) then drops off into drudgery and kowtowing to the young female demographic. If this is where "one of those people that gets to decide" where country is going is taking it, I'm not on-board.
D-
The Henningsens - American Beautiful
Oh joy. Another vocal band a'la Gloriana and Lady Antebellum. Because there aren't enough of those. Another country song with "America" or "American" in the title. Because we're suffering from a lack of vaguely patriotic songs about country girls. The other day I was listening to the country station (because my 5 year old wanted to) and apparently this song played right before Gloriana's latest. I thought it was just one really long, boring tune until the DJ said that, in fact, it was two separate songs.
D
Feb 5, 2013
Brantley Gilbert to be Honored With Postage Stamp
Not to be outdone by old fart Johnny Cash, our hero Brantley Gilbert also has a postage stamp coming out!
Feb 4, 2013
Feel Bad For You Mixtape: Feb. 13
FBFY February, 2013 is up, featuring tracks from The Wrens, Chet Atkins, Dorado, Weezer
and Father John Misty. As always, stream it below or go visit the site to download and comment!
Little Known Facts: Feb. '13
Because of his arrest in 2006 for the "I'm Hank Williams Jr bitch!" thing, Hank had to cancel a WWE cage match for the Backlash pay per view against Natalie Maines since it caused him to miss his ride to the walkthrough.
Dee Snider is a touring backup singer for Brantley Gilbert.
Blake Shelton has never tweeted under the influence of anything other than pure stupidity.
The latest U.S. census revealed that one of George Strait's exes had moved to Arkansas from Texas.
Gary Levox is actually Mike Myers in a fat-suit.
72% of all people at a Eric Church concert purchased their boots within a week of the show. 100% of those people will take them off and hold them above their heads when he plays "These Boots".
Martina McBride broke a lounge chair over a roadie's head when she found out George Strait wasn't opening for her on The Cowboy Rides Away tour.
Florida-Georgia Line's name is a reference to the gambling addiction they both share.
Chad Brock was the second choice for this year's Super Bowl Halftime Show.
When you hear a new country hit mention Hank, it is referring to Hank Garland 92.7% of the time.
David Allan Coe has never dyed his beard, but he has had a history of mold problems.
Brantley Gilbert will be Jana Kramer's third husband before age 30. Also her first marriage to a troll-boy.
Jeff Foxworthy's "Redneck 12 Days of Christmas" is actually a detailed list of the payola required to get airplay on a country music radio station.
Zac Brown has a beanie beard-net he wears when preparing food before concerts.
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*Thanks to Jeremy Harris for most of these!
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