American Saturday Night - Brad Paisley
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78 out of 100

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  • Summary: The latest album for the Grammy Award-winning country singer was produced by Frank Rogers.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. MSN Consumer Guide (Robert Christgau)
    100
    Here's an album where the marriage ballads are so meaty and convincing that the two exceptionally well-turned breakup songs seem like formal exercises, where a comedy number about fishing and beer would sound just dandy if there weren't so many subtler laughs on the agenda.
  2. All Music Guide
    80
    On the whole, American Saturday Night is one of his dreamier albums, filled with swaying slow dances, sweet love tunes, and the occasional brokenhearted blues, all delivered with a worn-in ease.
  3. BBC Music
    80
    This is a terrific and subtly clever album, a(nother) spirited and worthwhile challenge by Paisley to the prejudices of both sides of country's enduring schism.
  4. Q Magazine
    60
    From sterling ballads to punchy rockers, it's a classy set. But the initail post-Obama musings of Welcome To The Future already seem dated and, as ever, it's hard to know where the buyer will come from. [Aug 2010, p.124]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
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  1. ElizabethM
    10
    Brad has given us a true treasure and an awesome piece of himself, Thanks Brad for yet another gem!!!
  2. BenW
    10
    Brad's best album to date.
  3. BK
    10
    Hands down, an amazing CD. Not one bad song on it, music is wonderful and the lyrics are perfect.
  4. CalebB
    8
    For someone who greatly despises Top-40 country music, American Saturday Night is an example that country can be commercial while still being extremely good and meaningful without getting cliche or sappy. Paisley will shine brightly this year. Maybe his best record to date.… Expand

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