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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

  • Summary: The latest album for the multiple award-winning country singer features guest appearances by Dave Matthews, Mac McAnally and Willie Nelson.

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I'm Alive with Dave Matthews
So damn easy to say that life's so hard Everybody's got their share of battle scars As for me, I'd like to thank my lucky stars That I'm alive and... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Kenny Chesney does heroes George Strait and Jimmy Buffett proud on his latest set, which has a free-and-easy feel befitting its island inspiration.
  2. It's a slightly more commercial sequel to 2005's similarly mellow and nautical Be as You Are. Lucky Old Sun feels encouragingly personal for Chesney.
  3. Through the album, Mr. Chesney steers the songs toward half-smiles or at least a certain resigned acceptance, but he still sounds less complacent than ever.
  4. This is a quiet, introspective collection, predominantly an effort to find and take comfort wherever it presents itself.
  5. As a beach album, Lucky Old Sun is remarkably little fun.
  6. Chesney's sincerity is never in question, but his songs are uniformly garden-variety and obvious no matter how they are dressed.
  7. The album proves how vapid contemporary country can be: Very. Uh-huh.

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