Album Review – Dustin Lynch’s “Tullahoma”
The career of Dustin Lynch is now such a catastrophic natural disaster, it is visible from space. Need a coaster to keep those unsightly water stains off your coffee table? Maybe something to shove under the leg of that tipsy table to keep it from wobbling? Shit, who are we kidding. Nobody even buys CDs anymore, so you can’t even use it for that. And it would be a waste to impress this new record from Dustin Lynch that besmirches the name of the great town of Tullahoma on anything tangible.
Oh sure, you see Dustin Lynch standing there in his cowboy hat, with a chin so chiseled it could cut granite, and song titles such as “Momma’s House,” “Old Country Song, “Country Star,” and “Little Town Livin,'” and you think maybe you stumbled upon some good old-fashioned boot scooter of a country record. But no dice. Dustin Lynch’s words say one thing, but his actions speak louder.
Granted, you’ll hear ample caterwauling of cliche country-isms in the moronic lyrical phrases of this record. There’s even talk of country legends, steel guitars, and old country songs on the radio. But the music is all pop, rap, and rock baby, nearly everything but country, almost like Dustin Lynch is playing keep-away from the genre. And each turn of phrase and song structure is so especially formulaic, you can predict where it’s going with even the most rudimentary understanding of popular music. The only thing “country music” about this record is that’s what gets curb stomped consecutively for eleven tracks while your ears start to bleed.
Some of the things Dustin Lynch says on this record are downright stupid. Nobody “watches” corn rows. They’re corn rows for crying out loud. He specifically mentions steel guitars multiple times, but good luck finding one aside from a passing glance. “Old Country Song” is just a downright insult to die hard country fans, finding Dustin Lynch talking about how his love is as true as rain on the roof and three chords in the truth … in an urbanized tractor rap vernacular and cadence with a drum loop droning on behind him. Lynch even has the audacity to deliver the line “Like Johnny loved some June,” like the beloved June Carter Cash was a special kind of maple syrup something.
Tullahoma goes beyond “bad.” It angers the blood. This is the caricaturist version of “country.” Even when you think you’ve found some respite when the introduction to “Little Town Livin'” kicks in with with a mournful acoustic guitar, and God forbid, a little bit of steel, this lasts for about seven seconds before Dustin Lynch starts outright white boy rapping, and you almost have to laugh it’s so bad.
You feel like a skipping record sometimes when speaking about the potential of some of these mainstream country cats that goes completely wasted on a record like Tullahoma. Yeah yeah, some of Dustin Lynch’s early stuff was great, but that only makes his effort here an even greater offense. Instead of riding the new twang wave like Jon Pardi and Luke Combs who are well ahead of Lynch at the moment, he released a record this sounds like what was hot shit seven years ago.
Dustin Lynch could have stuck to his roots and still had a solid career. His career is like an allegory of why to stay true to yourself. Sure, he’ll sell some records, and has enjoyed a surprising amount of radio hits. But his career never stuck, and he remains a third-tier opening act, and is bitter about it, actively complaining about getting passed over for awards, while still trying to sell his way out to the top at the expense of his musical soul.
Lynch doesn’t need some scathing review to know this record sucks. He’s the one that swallowed the bitter pill, knows way better about what country music is compared to the Florida Georgia Lines and Kane Browns of the world, and still cut these godawful songs.
But Tullahoma isn’t all terrible. Actually, check that. It kind of really is, even when you search for a redeemable quality to prove you’re not just being an asshole. Usually even the worst mainstream releases have a good song or two. Tullahoma, not so much.
Sorry Dustin, but this one’s a dog.
Two Guns DOWN (0/10)
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JF
January 22, 2020 @ 9:34 am
“The career of Dustin Lynch is now such a catastrophic natural disaster, it is visible from space.”
I would pay good money for a Quote-a-Day calendar of Trigger’s best lines, including this one.
Bear
January 23, 2020 @ 12:44 am
I didn’t have to go any farther after that. Perfect.
Golddust
January 22, 2020 @ 9:42 am
If only he remembered what “Stay Country” meant. A “Stay Country” tour and “Stayin’ Country” level to his fan club? All righty then. Shame because I was intrigued by him way back when …
Josh S.
January 22, 2020 @ 9:57 am
Dustin’s, Justin’s, Austin’s. If they make country music, I’m not listening.
Musiccityman
January 25, 2020 @ 7:33 pm
There is a surprising amount of Truth in this statement. It’s like 30 years ago these people were exposed to too much radiation or something. Vacuous men, desperate to be their generations Vanilla Ice. I guess the bar was set low starting with those generic 1990’s names.
albert
January 22, 2020 @ 9:59 am
i listened to what i could handle of both tracks posted above …only because you took the time to post them , trigger . turns out i didn’t have to . you’re review nailed it . these post-bros need handlers . if you’re gonna chase trends AT LEAST chase one that’s ….well ..trendy .
damn …that is some spot-on , clever, entertaining , no-holds-barred writing, trigger …great job .
Benny Lee
January 22, 2020 @ 10:15 am
Think I listened to about 15 seconds… total… both songs combined…
This is the kind of hot garbage that gives country music a bad name.
JB-Chicago
January 22, 2020 @ 10:20 am
I bumped through most of the album the day it came out and I thought “drivel”. 0/10 is correct and he should be stripped of his cowboy hat to boot!
Charlie
January 22, 2020 @ 10:20 am
If I was naming shitty country singers I wouldn’t even think to name Dustin Lynch. You can’t get much more forgettable than that.
Sonnyz93
January 22, 2020 @ 10:24 am
Who gives a s*#t about your opinion?
North Woods Country
January 22, 2020 @ 10:40 am
People with ears than work and more than a handful of brain cells to rub together.
Pierre Brunelle
January 22, 2020 @ 11:23 am
Trig sacrificed himself for the greater good [ again! ]. Do you know that bad music has a negative impact on your brain? I personally try to avoid bad music (or music who makes people stupid). For that reason, I always check out the review.
I also find Trig ‘s review pot on and very entertaining. You got to admit that he is gifted writer.
hoptowntiger94
January 22, 2020 @ 11:36 am
Trig’s opinion is the only only I give a shit about (besides Willie Nelson).
The Original WTF Guy
January 22, 2020 @ 11:44 am
Who gives a shit about yours?
Di Harris
January 22, 2020 @ 1:32 pm
Well, sweetie?
Apparently you do, since you took the time to read the article & comment
AD97
January 22, 2020 @ 1:58 pm
Cry harder, Dustin
Another Chris
January 22, 2020 @ 7:05 pm
Is that the best you can do?
Gee, even Dustin Lynch’s stans are a disappointment.
Mike
January 23, 2020 @ 12:13 pm
People with much higher IQs and better musical tastes than yours, Sonnyz93. That’s who gives a shit.
Mike
January 23, 2020 @ 12:25 pm
People with much higher IQs and much better tastes in music than you, Sonnyz93. That’s who.
Musiccityman
January 25, 2020 @ 7:35 pm
Literally dozens of us. What’s your country music blog called? I’ll gladly stop by.
Kevin Davis
January 22, 2020 @ 10:27 am
And this from an Opry member no less. I actually predicted that with the success of Combs and Pardi, we would see Lynch pivot toward his neotraditional side that kick-started his career (“Cowboys and Angels”) and then immediately abandoned. Well, I was wrong. Very wrong. He’s got the voice, the looks, the charisma, and access to Nashville’s best — and then releases the worst album of his remarkably mediocre career.
CraigR.
January 23, 2020 @ 1:13 pm
Kevin I couldn’t agree with you more about his voice. But everything else pales in comparison to his stupidity, and greed. I have watched many of his blog videos. I have found that he is a whiner, a shallow person in general, fancies himself a songwriter, thinks Rhett Akins is a great songwriter-probably because he is a rich one-, and pushes an image that states: Look at me ! I look good, and I am a real country boy. Even in concert he does this. He is overwhelming with his desire to be liked and to have big fame. He is the Sally Field of pop country. That why this record sucks. Dustin Lynch doesn’t know himself, or at least is very unaware of self. He thinks a catch line, his voice,and his image will get him over. But for the past decade no one remembers him after ” Cowboys and Angels”. Even now he is selling this image of dating a model when he was very private about his personal life before. Maybe that’s because his image squad is telling him that if you date a model that reflects well on you- even if she is a beard. There is a line from the show “Pal Joey” where the the protagonist claims” I ‘ll never steal from me.” Dustin is stealing from himself by using his great voice as a gimcrackery.. And betrayal of self is an ugly matter all together.
Melissa W
January 23, 2020 @ 2:57 pm
“even if she is a beard”
Just curious, what does that mean? I have seen that term referenced a lot lately.
CraigR.
January 23, 2020 @ 5:15 pm
A beard is a woman who pretends to date or marry a guy because he is hiding something secret. Some woman know and use being a beard to get something: noticed, safety, money. Some women are totally unaware.
Melissa W
January 23, 2020 @ 6:24 pm
Ooooh gotcha. Makes sense. Thanks!
Bubba
January 23, 2020 @ 5:21 pm
That is referencing that a guy is actually gay and using the woman as a “beard” to disguise his true sexuality. Basically a fake relationship.
Kevin Davis
January 24, 2020 @ 10:25 am
I haven’t seen any of his social media, but that sounds right, Craig. I’m not surprised at all. He is certainly the most shallow, least interesting person in mainstream country that I can think of right now, although Jason Aldean is pretty close. I will say, however, that he does have charisma on the stage. I happened to see him at the Opry a couple years ago, and he was very good at interacting with the crowd, including fathers who brought their young daughters up to the stage. And his vocal ability was on display, albeit only truly demonstrated when he performed Cowboys and Angels. It really is a shame that he is so dim-witted and self-absorbed. God gave him everything imaginable, and he just squanders it all.
Sven Weissmann
January 22, 2020 @ 10:45 am
Oh, how much I hate these “Clap”-Sounds…
Kevin Smith
January 22, 2020 @ 11:11 am
Where the green grass grows off a red dirt road gotcha feeling anything but the blues. Oh yeah, that’s some fancy lyricism he’s got Goin there. Move over Dean Dillon, outta my way Kristofferson, don’t even mention Stapleton, this is how ya write! I mean, 3 different colors named in that line, that’s some talent. But as amazing as that gem is, is the one “gonna love you like George Jones loved to drink” , now that right there belongs in the songwriting hall of fame, yessirree! No doubt, Dustin , that line followed up with Johnny liked to get him some June, is gonna just make a gal swoon and blush. I mean can it get any more country and flattering than that? Pure genius at work here, I tell ya.
Di Harris
January 23, 2020 @ 5:03 pm
Okay, here it is …
It is Totally ok, to look your man in the eye, and say, Baby? I’m going to ride you like Trigger (Roy Roger’s horse), in
private, OR, states away, while he had you on speaker phone, to all the golf/poker buddies, and their wives/girlfriends, while you were working your a** off, trying to work your way home to him, from the Texas/Oklahoma panhandles.
It is Entirely another thing to be very crass and say to potentially, tens of thousands of listeners, i’m going to get me some June.
These clueless idiots need to be a tiny bit more subtle.
Hey Arnold
January 22, 2020 @ 11:14 am
This dude is hardcore channelling his inner George Bailey on this album.
Literally every other song talks about the moon or kissing under the moonlight.
Damn Dusty, we get it… Just throw a lasso around it and call it a day.
Fyi, Youtuber Grady Smith made a great video talking about the lyrical repetition of this cringe album
Hey Arnold
January 22, 2020 @ 11:29 am
After like nine #1s at country radio & now four album releases, this dude is still the opening act… This year he’s opening for Old Dominion which must be a slap in the face considering Dusty has been around like 4 years before Old Dominion “arrived” . .. It’s like his marketing team knows Dustin is a touring flop that can’t attract a big enough crowd. Will he ever headline his own shows? If he can’t within the next year or two.. well then he can kiss his label goodbye. He can’t be an opener forever
AT
January 22, 2020 @ 1:37 pm
I agree with all of this. Eventually, he’ll run out of people to open for. I’m assuming his label, Broken Bow, is using Jason Aldean as a last resort/backup plan for opening…since they are both on the same label.
Also, since he’s allotted only 30-40 mins, his show is basically the same set of songs each tour.
2013/2014 – Keith Urban Tour – Opening Act
2015 – Luke Bryan – Opening Act/Headlining Tour playing clubs
2016 – Luke Bryan Tour
2017 – Brad Paisley Tour – He did move up from first opening act to middle act on this one.
2018 – Cole Swindell co-headlining tour – This tour sold poorly in some markets – they played arenas, and most had the upper levels closed. Both Cole and DL were playing casinos and smaller theaters after that tour.
2019 – Thomas Rhett – Had the middle slot
2020 – Headlining casinos in the winter. Opening for Old Dominion
Romanas
January 22, 2020 @ 11:41 am
And how about that album cover? How many times have you seen the t shirt, cowboy hat tilted down staring at the ground. All serious and profound.
As stated , just a gem of a review.
Matt F.
January 22, 2020 @ 12:56 pm
The photo up above reminds me of all the ones you see where Willie and Ernest Tubb and George Jones and all those other guys are flexing their muscles.
Oh, wait….
Chris
January 22, 2020 @ 1:09 pm
Haven’t you heard Ernest Tubb’s classic hit “Screwing on a Dirt Road”?
Hey Arnold
January 24, 2020 @ 3:59 am
First thing that comes to mind when you name drop Ernest Tubb is…..Ernest T. Bass of Mayberry (the crazy dude)…. I probably need to educate myself on Tubb’s discography!!
Matt F.
January 24, 2020 @ 10:31 am
I’m not sure if you’re kidding around, but if you’re serious, you already know a lot more by ET than you think you do. “Waltz Across Texas,” “Walkin’ the Floor Over You,” “Thanks A Lot,” “Let’s Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello,” etc.
Raymond
January 22, 2020 @ 1:02 pm
I will say I liked the Lauren Alaina duet as a song itself (seriously find it funny that she is the go to female collab partner it seems like), but beyond that the album is pretty bad.
Sir Adam the Great
January 22, 2020 @ 2:15 pm
For the record, I buy CDs anymore. Just not this one.
Alex
January 23, 2020 @ 10:53 am
Have Cody Johnson’s Ain’t Nothing To It and George Strait’s Honky Tonk Time Machine on CD in the car. Listened to Cody on the way to school today
CountryKnight
January 22, 2020 @ 2:17 pm
Gotta love singers that sing about being proud of being country but then the music is urban sounding!
The love of money….
Stick
January 22, 2020 @ 2:42 pm
I’m with Sir Adam..still buying CDs!
Derek Sullivan
January 22, 2020 @ 2:51 pm
He’s been so bad for so long, but radio keeps playing his music. Why? He doesn’t sell tickets. His career is blah. This isn’t FGL with a big fan base. It’s an unknown, yet DJs play “Riddin Roads” five times as much as they even play “Even Though I’m Leaving.”
How does this guy keep getting spins is my question?
At
January 22, 2020 @ 7:17 pm
He seems to have built and maintained a solid relationship with radio executives over the years. He still does a lot of free radio shows (in exchange for spins) and promo stuff.
Fat-Oscar
January 22, 2020 @ 4:00 pm
Is Grady Smith and trigger the same person or is Grady only writing some of the reviews?
Kevin Mayfield
January 22, 2020 @ 5:11 pm
Grady is way nicer to this stuff than Trigger, and actually gives a pass to some pop country.
But yeah, they’re in the same general range of tastes.
Blake
January 22, 2020 @ 5:11 pm
Before I clicked on the article I thought “You know… Maybe Justin Lynch has done something worth value this time. Then I read the first sentence of the article “The career of Dustin Lynch is now such a catastrophic natural disaster, it is visible from space.”….. Looks like I was wrong.
Warthog
January 22, 2020 @ 5:54 pm
Surprisingly enough, I don’t mind “Momma’s House.” Like, at all. How country it is (or isn’t) is debatable, but as a disposable pop-country song I think it’s an interesting concept, and I’d be fine with that popping up on my radio every now and again.
But yeah, the rest of the album is balls.
OlaR
January 22, 2020 @ 6:14 pm
No heart…no soul…must be a product of the Trashville machine.
Chris
January 22, 2020 @ 6:41 pm
Everytime I hear that the mainstream is heading back to a more traditional sound I see this. You can’t listen to mainstream country on the radio and hear anything that sounds even remotely good.
Trigger
January 22, 2020 @ 8:03 pm
I do still think the mainstream is heading in a more traditional direction. It’s just Dustin Lynch (and a few others) are heading the wrong way.
Chris
January 22, 2020 @ 8:06 pm
Almost every radio station in Oregon (my state) is owned by iHeartRadio. Even if what your saying is true you can’t tell. Real country has gone “underground” to the independent realm and you’ll never hear that on radio.
albert
January 22, 2020 @ 6:46 pm
on a far brighter note ….just bought a ticket to see Yola in a small theatre show in feb .
for 20 bucks GA ….20 BUCKS ??
i’d have paid twice that just to hear her killer 4 piece band PLAY instrumentals .
JB-Chicago
January 22, 2020 @ 7:36 pm
On just as bright a note but a little aggravating there’s still some $15 tickets left here to see Emily Scott Robinson at a venue that holds maybe 75 people Feb 20 in suburban Chicago or Kendell Marvel the same night in the city @ Carol’s for $20. Most nights there’s nothing to do and on some nights there’s too much to do. Sunny Sweeney books a show Feb 22 and 2 weeks later Cody books a show the same night 45 minutes away. WTF?
albert
January 22, 2020 @ 7:48 pm
y’know ….up our way ( Canada ) these are like 1980’s prices .
YOLA ….grammy -nominated artist ( and rightfully so IMHO ) for 20 bucks in a nice soft -seater ? you have to wonder if this is a symptom of the glut of music available to us in these times ……too many artists vying for our entertainment dollars ? …and as you point out ECR for 15 bucks ?? ….supply and demand ??
not saying I’m not ELATED by the fact that we can see these artists for such a low ticket cost …but it begs the question once again ……how the hell are they all making a living ? it costs to travel ….to bring a band ….a bus ….hotel rooms , meals etc…etc……it costs a lot . but roadwork is still the only way most artists will see any ‘real’ money…. IF they can fill a string of halls and sell merchandise . I’m MORE than happy to support the REAL artists trying to make it work this way at such reasonable costs . there are just so many , though ……
Hammo
January 22, 2020 @ 8:12 pm
I often have pondered the same thing myself. The costs these artists incur have to become overwhelming at times to some of them.
Kudos to those who “keep on truckin” and see it through.
JB-Chicago
January 23, 2020 @ 12:01 pm
As far as Emily is concerned I’m almost positive she’ll just bring her guitar and play by herself as the intimate venue lends itself to that atmosphere as does her music. Fairly cost effective for an artist like her. Kendell Marvel on the other hand playing Carol’s (an actual Dive bar where Ward Davis is at tomorrow) hopefully will bring a band which is not as cost effective as you know. Sunny tours with a van/trailer combo + full band, the venue is charging $15. Do THAT math. She might of had a couple hundred people(including me) if Cody’s booking agent didn’t book a reserve seat theater gig the same night. That will hurt her draw for sure. I’m sure Cody had/has no idea. Ticketmaster price for my 6th row center right aisle seat was $120. 5 seats to my left and 1 row forward a few feet from mine the price was $220! I’m certainly not begrudging Cody anything as he tours with a professional entourage/crew etc….. and makes a well deserved profit. Just pointing out a perspective of touring differences among our favorite artists especially when you get to the reserve seat venue level. What does this have to do with Dustin Lynch? Nothing, as none of us would pay $2 to see him play these songs.
albert
January 23, 2020 @ 1:18 pm
pretty stunned at those ticket prices , jb WOW …….good for cody if he commands those kinds of prices , I guess …..
Douglas Trapasso
January 25, 2020 @ 7:20 am
Hi JB-Chicago! I’m pretty new to the North Side and I’ve been meaning to check out Carol’s – are you a regular there? When is a good night to go where it’s not -too- crowded or rowdy?
JB-Chicago
January 25, 2020 @ 9:10 am
I’m not a regular there because I really don’t care to drive into the city from the burbs except for must see shows but I’ve been there a handful times. Saw the Steelwoods for a sold out show and a few local bands. Like at many places the crowd is band dependent. It only holds about 200. Ward Davis was there last night but I didn’t get there. Moonlight Pickers are there tonight, they’re a real good local band I recommend and it’ll be comfortable. They book a lot of national artists we talk about here that haven’t made it to the 500 capacity level of Joe’s on Weed st.
Blagoye Bairsdale
January 23, 2020 @ 2:47 pm
OMG nooooo. I saw OCMS in December at the Ryman and she was on before them…my EARS, my EARS! it was like drinking cheap wine before drinking the good stuff without water in between.
Little harsh as she is undoubtedly talented, but some singers that can hit those high notes, well decide to use it as a weapon of mass destruction rather than a precise blow dart fired with tender lips.
North Woods Country
January 22, 2020 @ 8:50 pm
I’m just waiting for a real artist to play songs that sound like this but have the dark twist of small town reality. The “Small Town Boy” has a truck, but he’s more likely to drive drunk and get a DUI than he is to sit out in a field with a pretty good. The girl in every one of these songs is either a highly dramatic girl who can’t handle her liquor, or addicted to meth (this tends to be the reality of young and single women in a small town. The “Roads” are full of holes from frost boils and the truck has a flat.
Not that these things are abso-fucking-lutely guarantee to be the cold, dark truth, but they’re 10x more likely than the world depicted in these shitty, shallow songs.
ECSNYDER
January 22, 2020 @ 11:37 pm
Ok, I’m by no means a “If it don’t sound like Hank Sr it’s shit” type of person, but I listened to this album and it was bad. It sounds like a hip-hop artist tried to write a country album and just used a handful of Bro-country songs as referances.
Jerrytillison
January 23, 2020 @ 1:03 am
Sucked….
Sucked….sucked…if you want to sing country dude then fire whoever you are listening too. Pop is not the new country…..gheez you really suck at this country sound
Mike Honcho
January 23, 2020 @ 8:24 am
I think he must write songs while riding on a Nashville tour bus.
Blagoye Bairsdale
January 23, 2020 @ 2:58 pm
Must be one of those buses with two legs
Jared
January 23, 2020 @ 9:28 am
He had promise with his first couple of singles. “Good Girl” is awful and “Ridin’ Roads” isn’t much better. I have no desire to listen to his album.
Andrew
January 23, 2020 @ 9:29 am
To be fair, even Dustin Lynch’s “good” songs were pretty bland and boring so I’m not sure where all the talk of his potential came from.
Music Jedi
January 23, 2020 @ 11:38 am
OMG – just a snippet of each of those songs was like what I would think pouring acid in my ears would feel like! It’s just a disgrace to call that country music.
Loretta Twitty
January 23, 2020 @ 1:40 pm
Nope, just nope.
Atomic Zombie Redneck
January 24, 2020 @ 7:40 am
Dammit, Justin. Time to clean house, because the people on your team are giving you career killing advice.
Ian Morris
January 24, 2020 @ 10:04 am
I listened to this last week and threw up in my mouth a little. I’m relatively new to Country music, and even I knew that this was complete garbage after a couple tunes. It’s bad even for really bad Country music. The review is spot on and the folks that released this terrible waste of time should seriously question their career choices…
Mistadobalina
January 28, 2020 @ 10:27 am
Hahahaha, losers!!! I won!!! I always win in the end!!!
Dakota
January 30, 2020 @ 8:17 am
I strongly disagree anout the reviews i’ve heard worse ones thes this like heavymetal or songs filled with swear words or a few words. so yes i think what he write mskes total cents. and for me as a amature artist i understand that. By the way try not to poop on other artists.
Chris Ewan
January 31, 2020 @ 8:14 am
I would love to be a critic who reviews comments. I haven’t seen this many misspellings and grammar and punctuation errors since third grade. I mean, come on, you’re writing about a man named DUSTIN, so why would you write “Justin,” as someone did?
Anyway, I listened to both songs presented in this review. They’re both good musically, but what is especially strong are the beautiful poetic lyrics. I think I know why intelligent country fans like Dustin Lynch. He’s putting his personal poetry to music and it’s really quite terrific to listen to. His strong, well thought-out words are meaningful. He’s got a good voice, too.
Dakota
February 1, 2020 @ 4:46 pm
Y’all are so dramatic lol I wouldn’t call myself a fan of mainstream but I also wouldn’t say I’m a fan of “real country music” as you’d call it either. I just don’t see what is so God awful offensive about mainstream country. Sure… does it push stereotypes that would be nice to get away from? Yes. Does it have the same depth that Johnny and Waylon had? Of course not. But at the end of the day, sometimes it’s nice to have a simple song that isn’t “deep” or meaningful, that’s fun to listen to. If that makes me a candidate for needing additional brain cells, it is what it is.
I don’t think this is as bad as it gets. Is it good? No. It is overdone… forgettable… not special… and has a mass produced feel that obviously panders to those that enjoy pop more than they ever did country. It’s a bigger market among millennials… I understand the cash grab mentality. Music is business at the end of the day.
The way some of these comments are phrased makes it sound like this man put out a rap song and called it country (I’m looking at you Tim McGraw….).
I guess I just don’t get the uproar. You can dislike something without being completely insulting to people that do like it. Music comes in all shapes and forms – these sounds can coexist with your beloved old school sounds.