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Oct 24, 2012With the exception of the occasional detour into heartbreak ("I Don't Do Lonely Well") or empathy ("Black Tears"), it can feel like he's doing the same stylized smalltown-conjuring over and over, to the point of hollowness.
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Oct 16, 2012Even at his most powerful, singing hard in his nasal voice--it's got impact but not much traction.
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Oct 16, 2012The traditional tones and textures of country music are largely lost in the array of guitar solos that sound like Bon Jovi audition tapes.
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Oct 16, 2012Certainly, Night Train is huge, but its size feels derived by divine proclamation: it is big simply because it was intended to be big but at its core it feels weary, a little hollow, and not at all fun.
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May 16, 2020This album is amazing, its genius how he mixes the rock guitars into his country music.