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- Summary: The fourth full-length studio release for the country rock artist was produced by Jay Joyce.
- Record Label: Capitol
- Genre(s): Country, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country
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Positive: 10 out of 11
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Mixed: 1 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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Feb 11, 2014On his fourth studio album, the terrifyingly creative The Outsiders, Eric Church pulls off what so many before him have tried: successfully merging the bedrock sounds of country music (plinking banjo, crying Dobro and a Hank Williams twang) with those of seemingly disparate genres like rock, heavy metal and especially R&B to create an utterly unique product.
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Feb 10, 2014Mostly he surprises, whether rapping in "That's Damn Rock & Roll" or constructing "Roller Coaster Ride" like its name, driving to a chorus so suddenly airy you can feel your stomach drop. As with all of The Outsiders' thrills, it's both thumpingly obvious and exquisitely executed.
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Feb 10, 2014Mostly, this is the kind of record critics imagine Kanye keeps making: a freakish statement of confidence and power from an artist in full command of his gifts.
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Feb 10, 2014The reckoning continues on the superb follow-up The Outsiders.
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Feb 10, 2014Church gets to have it both ways on The Outsiders, writing several irresistible hits while boasting repeatedly to the press about the ten some-odd surefire number one singles he decided, alongside producer Jay Joyce, to not include on the album.
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Feb 21, 2014This might be cynicism, but pop music is as much about the sizzle as it is about the steak, and no one plays both ends against the middle as efficiently as Church.
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Feb 20, 2014An album with a radical spirit but a conservative heart.
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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Mixed: 1 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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