Songs That Prove Artists Are Capable Of More

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I'm bad with titles...


Anyway, I was taking another listen to Canaan Smith's "Bronco" and was just thinking how this song was miles better than anything else on the record. So that got me thinking, who are some artists that you feel are lackluster, but have that one song that proves they can do better?

Some picks of mine:

Chase Rice- "Jack Daniels And Jesus"

Canaan Smith- "Bronco"

Jason Aldean- "Don't Change Gone" (I don't think his career as a whole is bad, but this album surely needed a lot of work...)

Tyler Farr- "Suffer In Peace" & "I Don't Even Want This Beer"

Just some starters, fire away! :)

[sabre14]

Brett Eldredge - "Raymond"
Austin Webb - "Slip On By"
Fast Ryde - "Make It Rain"
LoCash - "Best Seat In The House"

[Uncle Lumpy]

Keith Urban / Tonight I Wanna Cry

Carrie Underwood / I Told You So

Jason Aldean / Laughed Until We Cried

Luke Bryan / Drink A Beer

Love & Theft / Whiskey On My Breath

Sugarland / Stay

[.indulgecountry]

Randy Houser - Like a Cowboy
Brett Eldredge - Raymond
Jason Aldean - The Truth
Brantley Gilbert - One Hell of an Amen
Eric Church - Talladega

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Rascal Flatts- I Have Never Been To Memphis
Carrie Underwood- Just A Dream
Lady A- Love Don't Live Here
Zach Brown Band- Colder Weather
The Band Perry- If I Die Young
Jason Aldean- Black Tears
Taylor Swift- All Too Well
Tim McGraw- Diamond Rings & Old Barstools
Keith Urban- Tonight I Wanna Cry

[codyj100]

Jason Aldean - The Truth
Florida Georgia Line - Dirt
Gloriana - Kissed You (Good Night) 
Thompson Square - Glass
Jake Owen - What We Ain't Got (Jake is not bad at all. but I was not a big fan of the Days of Gold era or "Real Life"). 
Love & Theft - Whiskey On My Breath

[Andy]

Chris Young - Drinkin' Me Lonely
Randy Houser - Anything Goes

[sabre14]

Trace Adkins - "High"
Trace Adkins - "I Came Here To Live"
Trace Adkins - "I Wanna Feel Something"

Shame that "Swing" and "Ladies Love Country Boys" were sent to radio and only one of the above songs from Dangerous Man were. I love some of Trace's diddies, but man his label has left some real gems as album tracks.

[Daryl the Beryl]

Any of his singles pre-High Noon, Jerrod Niemann

[Andy]

Josh Turner - Long Black Train

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Jul 5, 2015 21:10:17 GMT -5 Andy said:

Josh Turner - Long Black Train

Really? I mean taste is subjective and all but Josh Turner? Couldn't do a better one

Anyway here is one.

Jason Aldean The Truth

[Kanenrá:ke]

Jul 5, 2015 21:26:14 GMT -5 raylatch98 said:

Jul 5, 2015 21:10:17 GMT -5 Andy said:

Josh Turner - Long Black Train

Really? I mean taste is subjective and all but Josh Turner? Couldn't do a better one

Anyway here is one.

Jason Aldean The Truth

The thread is titled "capable of more" doesn't mean the artist mentioned is bad per say.

I agree wholeheartedly with Andy, I think Josh could do a lot better if he didn't have to try to fit in with the mainstream. Still love most of what he does put out, but there's better in him and I know it.

I think these are my other examples:

Andy Griggs - "Practice Life"
Billy Currington - "Walk A Little Straighter"
Blaine Larsen - "How Do You Get That Lonely"
Blake Shelton - "Austin"
Brett Eldredge - "Raymond", "One Mississippi", "Signs"
Chris Young - "Drinking Me Lonely"
Craig Campbell - "You Can Come Over"
Craig Morgan - "Almost Home"
Crystal Shawanda - "You Can Let Go"
Danielle Bradbery - "Talk About Love"
Danielle Peck - "I Don't", "Do It For Me"
Darius Rucker - "Wagon Wheel"
Doug Stone - "I'd Be Better Off In A Pine Box"
Doug Supernaw - "I Don't Call Him Daddy"
Dustin Lynch - "Cowboys And Angels"
Easton Corbin - "This Far From Memphis"
Eric Paslay - "She Don't Love You"
The Farm - "Be Grateful"
Frankie Ballard - "Don't Tell Mama I Was Drinking"
Gwen Sebastian - "Met Him In A Motel Room" & "Suitcase"
Hunter Hayes - "Rainy Season"
James Otto - "The Ball"
The JaneDear Girls - "Pretender"
Jason Aldean - His first album + "The Truth"
Jason Michael Carroll - "Angel Of Broken Hearts"
Jessica Simpson - "Do You Know"
Jessie James - "Military Man"
Jimmy Wayne - "Stay Gone"
Joanna Smith - "We Can't Be Friends"
Joe Nichols - "Brokenheartsville", & "She Only Smokes When She Drinks"
Joel Crouse - "Ruby Puts Her Red Dress On"
Jon Pardi - "Write You A Song", "That Man"
Josh Abbott Band - "Oh, Tonight" & "I'll Sing About Mine"
Josh Thompson - "Comin' Around"
Justin Moore - "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away"
Katie Armiger - "Leaving Home, "Better In A Black Dress", "Safe"
Katrina Elam - "Home Running Away"
Keith Anderson - "The Clothes Don't Make The Man"
Kelleigh Bannen - "Whisky Rain", "Church Clothes"
Kelsea Ballerini - "Peter Pan", "The First Time"
Kira Isabella - "Quarterback" "Coke Can"
Kristen Kelly - "He Loves To Make Me Cry"
Kristy Lee Cook - "Airborne Ranger Infantry"
Krystal Keith - "Daddy Dance With Me"
Lady Antebellum - "Love Don't Live Here"
Laura Bell Bundy - "Curse The Bed"
Laura Bryna - "I Don't Have A Thing To Wear"
Lauren Alaina - "The Locket"
Lauren Lucas - "Riverstone"
Leah Turner - "Pull Me Back"
Lexi Larsen - "You Can Leave"
Lila McCann - "Down Came A Blackbird"
Lisa Shaffer - "Just One"
LoCash Cowboys - "Best Seat In The House"
The Lost Trailers - "Underdog"
Love And Theft - "Town Drunk", "Whiskey On My Breath"
Lucy Hale - "Nervous Girls"
Luke Bryan - "We Rode In Trucks"
Maggie Rose - "Looking Back Now"
Mallary Hope - "Love Lives On"
Marie Sisters - "Real Bad Mood"
Mica Roberts - "Things A Mama Don't Know"
...
And I'm falling asleep while typing...goodnight for now lol

[.indulgecountry]

I guess the parameters of this thread are not concrete but I took the intent of the thread to be something along the lines of a song that is a cut above the rest for an artist who is otherwise not recording the most high quality material, i.e. Otherwise, I think it just becomes a list of 'favorite/best song by artist A that I love.' But I digress.

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Yeah my intent was more along the line of what .indulgecountry said, picking an artist whose discography is otherwise bland/bad but has that one (or several) songs that prove that they can do better than their average stuff. I don't mind where the threads gone though and actually enjoy everyone's picks so far and actually agree with a lot of them! :)

[Kanenrá:ke]

Jul 6, 2015 0:57:29 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

I guess the parameters of this thread are not concrete but I took the intent of the thread to be something along the lines of a song that is a cut above the rest for an artist who is otherwise not recording the most high quality material, i.e. Otherwise, I think it just becomes a list of 'favorite/best song by artist A that I love.' But I digress.

Not sure if my post was what you were referring to but my list doe for the parameters you state. I like or even love most of the artists I listed, but to take one example: Danielle Peck, I can listen to all her material and I enjoy it all they're catchy, well sung, and I like the production. But 99% of her material either come off to me as just filler done well except for the two songs I posted. "I Don't" showed originality and I felt like she connected with the lyrics and brought depth to them that was missing on the rest of the album. From her second album "Do It For Me" stood out for the same reasons. Take away those two songs and she's a good singer but I don't hear anything that would show signs of her having potential to be a legend in the genre. Meanwhile those two songs I felt they did show she's capable of more that just a filler career.

Every artist I mentioned in my list I feel the same way, they all have the potential to be great, but most of their work doesn't live up to their potential IMO. Josh included. Doesn't mean I don't love them though.

:)

[sabre14]

Jul 6, 2015 0:46:41 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

Jul 5, 2015 21:26:14 GMT -5 raylatch98 said:

Really? I mean taste is subjective and all but Josh Turner? Couldn't do a better one

Anyway here is one.

Jason Aldean The Truth

The thread is titled "capable of more" doesn't mean the artist mentioned is bad per say.

I agree wholeheartedly with Andy, I think Josh could do a lot better if he didn't have to try to fit in with the mainstream. Still love most of what he does put out, but there's better in him and I know it.

I think these are my other examples:

Billy Currington - "Walk A Little Straighter"
Brett Eldredge - "Raymond", "One Mississippi", "Signs"
Chris Young - "Drinking Me Lonely"
Craig Morgan - "Almost Home"
Dustin Lynch - "Cowboys And Angels"
The Farm - "Be Grateful"
James Otto - "The Ball"
Joe Nichols - "Brokenheartsville", & "She Only Smokes When She Drinks"
Josh Thompson - "Comin' Around"
Justin Moore - "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away"
Keith Anderson - "The Clothes Don't Make The Man"
Kristy Lee Cook - "Airborne Ranger Infantry"
Lady Antebellum - "Love Don't Live Here"
LoCash Cowboys - "Best Seat In The House"

Definitely agree with these. These artists have had many good songs but these are examples of what they could be recording on a more regular basis.

I was never a big fan of "Cowboys And Angels" but if I had known in 2012 that it was only going to go downhill from there for Dustin's output, I would have appreciated it more.

I love The Farm's album but "Be Grateful" is fantastic. The only problem I had was that it didn't really fit in with the rest of the album. I'm glad they took that outside cut though.

I love the Keith Anderson song but to me that wasn't even the best song on the record. "I'll Know When I Get There" might be one of the best country songs in my lifetime (no really, it's that good) and I still believe "Plan B" should have been a single. They never should have re-recorded "Three Chord Country" with Steven Tyler, let alone release it to radio and "Somebody Needs A Hug" being released was a joke (OMG, how was "Adaliene" not released?!). Keith only had two studio albums with Sony but they did him no favors with some of their single selections.

[Andy]

Jul 6, 2015 0:46:41 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

Jul 5, 2015 21:26:14 GMT -5 raylatch98 said:

Really? I mean taste is subjective and all but Josh Turner? Couldn't do a better one

Anyway here is one.

Jason Aldean The Truth

The thread is titled "capable of more" doesn't mean the artist mentioned is bad per say.

I agree wholeheartedly with Andy, I think Josh could do a lot better if he didn't have to try to fit in with the mainstream. Still love most of what he does put out, but there's better in him and I know it.

Yeah, this is exactly what I meant. I'm not saying Josh Turner sucks or anything; he's had plenty of good songs, but he's also recorded a lot of unambitious and fluffy (albeit listenable) material. He's a good artist who occasionally shows flashes of greatness (LBT, Another Try, Pallbearer, Cold Shoulder, etc.). Just my opinion of course.

[phil1996]

Chase Rice: Jack Daniels and Jesus
Brantley Gilbert: Stone Cold Sober, Halfway To Heaven, Saving Amy, 17 Again (tons of album tracks)
Jason Aldean: The Truth (I think every single member of Pulse is with me on this one)
Thomas Rhett: Beer with Jesus
Randy Houser: Power of a Song
Florida Georgia Line: Smoke
Cole Swindell: Dozen Roses and a Six Pack
Sam Hunt: Make You Miss Me
Trent Tomlinson: Angels Like Her
Big and Rich: Holy Water