Montgomery Gentry - "Folks Like Us"

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Tracklist:
1. "We Were Here" (Wendell Mobley, Tim Nichols, Marv Green)
2. "Headlights" (W.Mobley,Tony Martin, Bob Dipiero)
3. "In A Small Town" (Brett James, Justin Weaver, busbee)
4. "Back On A Dirt Road" (w/Chris Robertson) (Tommy L.Conners, Jack Williams, Troy Johnson)
5. "Two Old Friends" (W.Mobley, T.Martin, Jessica McCall)
6. "Folks Like Us" (Neal Coty, Ash Bowers, Adam Craig)
7. "Pain" (Chris Stapleton, Al Anderson)
8. "Hillbilly Hippies" (W.Mobley, T.Martin, Brett Beavers)
9. "Better For It" (Craig Wiseman, Jeffrey Steele, C. Stapleton)
10. "That's Just Living" (David Lee Murphy, Ross Copperman)

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Here's how I'd rank the tracks:

1. Better For It (spoiler: the best two tracks here are the Stapleton co-writes)
2. Pain
3. That's Just Living
4. Two Old Friends
5. In A Small Town
6. We Were Here
7. Folks Like Us
8. Headlights
9. Hillbilly Hippies
10. Back On A Dirt Road

It's not a bad album, a little too much partying, but I've always been a fan of MG so some of these are guilty pleasures. This album definitely fits into their wheelhouse and there's no rapping which is (unfortunately) something to be thankful for in Country in 2015

Grade: 7/10

[Kanenrá:ke]

I'm planning on buying this within the next few weeks, but glad to see the two singles lower on your favorites list, that means it's probably like all their albums in having a few hidden gems among a bunch of decent stuff.

[George Strait Junkie]

i like MG's version of "Pain" but i like Blake's version much more

[phil1996]

"We Were Here" has a really nice melody and they both sound great on it. Why that wasn't released to radio, who knows. "In a Small Town" is really good too. "Back on a Dirt Road" isn't very good, the vocals from Chris Robertson do nothing for me and don't fit the song.

"Better For It" is one if the best songs they've recorded in a while, and ten years ago it'd be a smash. "Pain" is brilliant about 1:30 in but then it just dies, as the chorus is just repeated with no real hook. "That's Just Living" is really good lyrically as well, one of my favorites.

It's no "My Town" but it's a pretty damn solid album. Disappointed with "Headlights" being the lead single though.

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Jun 9, 2015 17:50:06 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

I'm planning on buying this within the next few weeks, but glad to see the two singles lower on your favorites list, that means it's probably like all their albums in having a few hidden gems among a bunch of decent stuff.

Yeah I never cared much for the singles, though I have to say there's more good than bad. Folks Like Us is the only track that's just "there" for me. The tracks above that range from good to excellent, and the ones below that are awful

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[onebuffalo]

#13 country CD with 5000 sold. Congratulations, Montgomery Gentry!