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- Summary: The country singer seeems to enjoy pushing buttons (albeit with a sense of humor), and he continues his recent forays into politicized music with this latest LP, which features songs such as "American Soldier" and "The Taliban Song."
- Record Label: DreamWorks
- Genre(s): Country
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Top Track
American Soldier | |
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I'm just trying to be a father Raise a daughter and a son Be a lover to their mother Everything to everyone Up and at 'em bright and early I'm all... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 4 out of 7
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Mixed: 3 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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Keith is happy to be a dirty old SOB, cracking jokes, drinking beer, and flirting with the ladies, and that makes Shock'n Y'All a fun, rough, rowdy album that wins you over despite your better impulses.
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Missteps like the hair-band guitar riffs in ''Whiskey Girl'' or the goofball testosterone of ''Sweet'' hinder the CD a bit.
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The hilariously blasphemous Jesus number, '80s-AOR-chorded tough-girl ode, Margaritaville-calypsoed frat-band lookback, and outlaw drawler about Willie's deadly herb all movingly balance muscle with vulnerability.
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Its hard to remember that he once wrote well-crafted ballads of romantic infatuation.
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While, lyrically, Keith's material aims for the lowest common denominator, even songs like the shameless arena-rock ballad "American Soldier," are a pleasant change from Nashville's typical assembly line product.
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If he approached these songs with the slightest hint of subtlety, he might get his point across, but he's happy just hammering everyone with his trailer-park politics.
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BlenderKeith has a gift for wrapping angry thoughts in man-of-the-people plain-speak, with a Lynyrd Skynyrd-meet-Jimmy Buffett friendliness. But underneath, there's often a set of mean cliches. [Dec 2003, p.138]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 13
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Mixed: 0 out of 13
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Negative: 6 out of 13
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PhilMDec 17, 2005Once again Toby comes through with a great mix of music. Love it!
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DebbieHMar 9, 2004
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NADINEBDec 19, 2003This is a great CD
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annabellewMar 16, 2004
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FirHousenJan 10, 2004
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FirHousenJan 10, 2004
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timduffyDec 17, 2003this music actually causes iritable bowl syndrome.
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