by
Luke Bryan
- Record Label: Capitol Nashville
- Release Date: Mar 10, 2015
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Mar 20, 2015All the new songs find Bryan looking back over his shoulder at all the fun he's had over the years. Even when the songs get a little funky, as they do on the descending blues riff of the title track, there's a slight melancholic tinge
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Mar 20, 2015The strongest tracks are the greasy acoustic boogie of “Checkin’ Out” and the emotional hangover of “You and the Beach,” which finds a breakup lingering like a bad sunburn.
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Mar 20, 2015The tunes are infused with banjos, B3s and other instruments without sounding cluttered. It’s nicely done, but you would hope for better material.
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Mar 20, 2015There's a little heartbreak here and there, but drinking--a constant theme, naturally--helps wash it away.
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Jul 1, 2015There are no musical clangers, and occasionally the guitar work is more ambitious than it needs to be. Bryan’s voice, when it is low and slow, is more exciting than his bro-holler, but both are pleasure for pleasure’s sake--and pleasure is enough reason to listen to this collection.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 58
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Mixed: 0 out of 58
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Negative: 50 out of 58
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