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Nov 23, 2016All of these sounds are familiar, but his light touch means Gunslinger doesn't sound like pandering to the past but rather a cheerful acceptance of the present.
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Dec 9, 2016Detached from the modern country sound to the point of anachronism, Gunslinger is a welcome nostalgia trip for those pining for country music’s early ‘90s golden age.
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Nov 23, 2016Garth here sensibly celebrates simple good times in songs like the twangsome “Honky Tonk Somewhere” and its cutting-loose continuation “Weekend”, where copious location namechecks enthuse that “it’s weekend all over the world”. Elsewhere, “Baby, Let’s Lay Down And Dance” tacks its cheeky proposition onto a “Long Train Running” groove, while the chugging boogie of “Pure Adrenaline” suggests how ZZ Top might sound if they were country.
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Nov 29, 2016It’s a disappointingly ordinary effort that for the most part merely does what modern Nashville product is supposed to do.
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Nov 23, 2016Too often here he squanders his effort trying to pump life into flat material.