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Post by tim on Dec 14, 2017 1:37:26 GMT -5
I figured since we are already half way through December it would be a good time to jumpstart this thread. What were some of your favorite albums of 2017?! Out of those included in mine I was lucky enough to see over half in concert and hope to catch a few more next year. Below is my list for the year with some noteworthy tracks included.
Favorite Albums of the Year:
1. The Nashville Sound - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit ("If We Were Vampires," "Cumberland Gap," "Something to Love")
2. Trophy - Sunny Sweeney ("Pass the Pain," "Nothing Wrong with Texas," "Bottle by My Bed," "I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight")
3. A Long Way from Your Heart - Turnpike Troubadours ("A Tornado Warning," "Pay No Rent," "Old Time Feeling (Like Before)")
4. Tenderheart - Sam Outlaw ("Tenderheart," "Diamond Ring," "Say It to Me," "Look at You Now")
5. From a Room: Volume 1 - Chris Stapleton ("Broken Halos," "Second One to Know," "Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning")
6. All American Made - Margo Price ("Learning to Lose w/ Willie Nelson," "Nowhere Fast," "Loner,” “All American Made”)
7. The Lonely, The Lonesome, & The Gone - Lee Ann Womack ("All the Trouble," "Bottom of the Barrel," "End of the End of the World")
8. This One's For You - Luke Combs ("When It Rains It Pours," "Memories Are Made Of," "Be Careful What You Wish For")
9. Beginning of Things - Charlie Worsham ("Please People Please," "Cut Your Groove," "I Ain't Goin' Nowhere")
10. Way Out West - Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives ("Time Don't Wait," "Lost on the Desert," "Way Out West")
Honorable Mentions: (in no particular order)
Troublemaker - Jeff Bates Never Gets Old - Joe Nichols Windy City - Alison Krauss On the Rocks - Midland Purgatory - Tyler Childers
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Post by George Strait Junkie on Dec 14, 2017 2:59:26 GMT -5
here are my top 20 albums of 2017
1. On The Rocks - Midland 2. Every Little Thing - Carly Pearce 3. Good Ole Days - Tracy Lawrence 4. Red Like Reagan - Buddy Brown 5. Lowdown & Lonesome - Kendell Marvel 6. Never Gets Old - Joe Nichols 7. Jason Eady 8. Relapse - James Carothers 9. Whiskeytown Crier - Erin Erderlin 10. Sons of the Palomino 11. All American Made - Margo Price 12. That Nashville Sound - Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit 13. Slowheart - Kip Moore 14. Ol' Wheeler - Wheeler Walker Jr. 15. When Was The First Time - Darius Rucker 16. Get Drunk And Cry - Ruthie Collins 17. The Lonely, The Lonesome, And The Gone - Lee Ann Womack 18. Troublemaker - Jeff Bates 19. From A Room Vol, 2 - Chris Stapleton 20. From A Room Vol, 1 - Chris Stapleton
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Post by tim on Dec 14, 2017 3:19:20 GMT -5
here are my top 20 albums of 2017 19. From A Room Vol, 2 - Chris Stapleton I almost included this one for 2017, but figured I'd save it for 2018 since I keep my cut off period as November. December releases are always hard to put on year end lists...I'm sure we'll see Vol. 2 on the best of for next year. Great list of albums overall...only thing missing is some Turnpike Troubadours! edit: forgot to include Jeff Bates! His song "If I Get Drunk Tonight" is killer
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Post by Naos on Dec 14, 2017 3:22:13 GMT -5
I'll need a bit of time, but I assume this'll be exclusively country releases? And even so, I may have a choice or two that falls under the "not so much country" category, so we'll see, I may make a list.
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Post by tim on Dec 14, 2017 3:27:18 GMT -5
I'll need a bit of time, but I assume this'll be exclusively country releases? And even so, I may have a choice or two that falls under the "not so much country" category, so we'll see, I may make a list. Speaking for myself, I would've included We're Not Going Anywhere by David Ramirez (he's on Thirty Tigers) which I'd classify as Folk-Rock-Americana. But yes, for the most part this list is for releases classified as country.
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Post by Naos on Dec 14, 2017 4:52:58 GMT -5
Alright, so favourite country albums of 2017. And while some may be better than others, I'm factoring in how much I've listened to the album:
1. Thomas Rhett - 'Life Changes' (Don't hate me, I really liked the record, and I'm not someone who hates pop country) Standout tracks: "Marry Me", "Grave", "Craving You" (ft. Maren Morris)
2. Carly Pearce - 'Every Little Thing' Standout tracks: "Every Little Thing", "If My Name Was Whiskey", "Hide The Wine"
3. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - 'The Nashville Sound' Standout tracks: "If We Were Vampires", "Cumberland Gap", "Molotov"
4. Keslea Ballerini - 'Unapologetically' Standout tracks: "I Hate Love Songs", "Roses", "Miss You More"
5. Angaleena Presley - 'Wrangled' Standout tracks: "Only Blood", "Wrangled", "Outlaw"
6. Dori Freedman - 'Letters Never Read' Standout tracks: "If I Could Make You My Own", "Ern & Zorry's Bitin' Dog", "Cold Waves"
7. Turnpike Troubadours - 'A Long Way From Your Heart' Standout tracks: "Pipe Bomb Dream", "The Housefire", "A Tornado Warning"
8. Alison Krauss - 'Windy City' Standout tracks: "River in the Rain", "Dream of Me", "All Alone Am I"
9. Parker McCollum - 'Probably Wrong' Standout tracks: "Hell of a Year", "Things Are Looking Up", "Memphis Rain"
10. Jason Eady - 'Jason Eady' Standout tracks: "No Genie In This Bottle", "Waiting to Shine", "Barabbas"
Honourable mentions: Jillian Jaqueline - 'Side A' Lauren Alaina - 'Road Less Traveled' Margo Price - 'All American Made' Little Big Town - 'The Breaker'
I just noticed I included a LOT of women, more than most people I usually see, but hey. Those are mine.
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Post by tim on Dec 14, 2017 5:38:49 GMT -5
That's quite an eclectic list for the year! I honestly haven't listened to Thomas Rhett's album (I really have no reason to)...but I really like to see someone who can listen to him and then turn around and give a thumbs up to Alison Krauss or Turnpike Troubadours.
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Post by Naos on Dec 14, 2017 6:16:22 GMT -5
That's quite an eclectic list for the year! I honestly haven't listened to Thomas Rhett's album (I really have no reason to)...but I really like to see someone who can listen to him and then turn around and give a thumbs up to Alison Krauss or Turnpike Troubadours. Well, I'm really a fan of most, if not all genres. Like literally, I have albums from Marilyn Manson (metal), Lindsey Stirling (Classical), Niall Horan (Acoustic pop), and Poppy (Synthpop), all probably making my all-genre list. I like pop country like Jennette McCurdy, Taylor Swift, Hunter Hayes, and then listen to music from Sturgill Simpson, Eric Church, etc. And I'll dabble in everything from metal to J-pop. While I can't recommend most of Thomas's album to you, I'd really recommend "Marry Me". It's a heartfelt ballad, with a nice bait-and-switch to it. A critic on YouTube actually is considering it for his list of best songs of 2017 (not just in country, but all genres), but yet, he loves music from Turnpike Troubadours, Zac Brown Band, Chris Stapleton, etc. If you don't generally like Thomas Rhett's music, than that song is one you might be able to like. I didn't even like his first two albums to be honest, but that album did it for me. I do gotta admit though, out of your Top 10, outside of the ones I mentioned, I don't think I know those acts. Except for Luke Combs because of how huge his singles have been. And Jeff Bates, I think. Besides that, I don't know Sunny Sweeney, Marty Stuart, Charlie Worsham, etc. I do like the ones we share though, excellent records.
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Post by phil1996 on Dec 14, 2017 7:33:44 GMT -5
1. Chris Stapleton: "From a Room - Volume 1" Fav tracks: I Was Wrong, Death Row, Up To No Good Living
2. Lee Brice: "Lee Brice" Fav tracks: The Best Part Of Me, Songs in the Kitchen, Story to Tell
3. Midland: "On The Rocks" Fav tracks: Electric Rodeo, More Than a Fever, Lonely For You Only
4. Zac Brown Band: "Welcome Home" Fav tracks: 2 Places at 1 Time, Start Over, Real Thing
5. Brantley Gilbert: "The Devil Don't Sleep" Fav tracks: We're Gonna Ride Again, Outlaw In Me, Tried To Tell Ya, Baby Be Crazy
6. Chris Stapleton: "From a Room - Volume 2" Fav tracks: Millionaire, Friendship, Scarecrow in the Garden
7. Kip Moore: "Slowheart" Fav tracks: Plead The Fifth, The Bull, Bittersweet Company, Try Again
8. Luke Combs: "This Ones For You" Fav tracks: Lonely One, Honky Tonk Highway, This Ones For You
9. Joe Nichols: Never Gets Old Fav tracks: I'd Sing About You, Never Gets Old, We All Carry Something, So You're Saying
10. Charlie Worsham: "Beginning of Things" Fav tracks: Cut Your Groove, Only Way To Fly, Please People Please
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 13:08:44 GMT -5
In no particular order:
Midland - On The Rocks Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 1 (still need to listen to Volume 2 to get a better idea of it) Sam Outlaw - Tenderheart The Mavericks - Brand New Day Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives - Way Out West Margo Price - All-American Made Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound John Moreland - Big Bad Luv Tyler Childers - Purgatory Turnpike Troubadours - A Long Way From Your Heart
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Post by Troublemaker on Dec 14, 2017 13:55:56 GMT -5
In no particular order:
- Aaron Watson: Vaquero
- Alison Krauss: Windy City
- Angaleena Presley: Wrangled
- Charlie Worsham: Beginning of Things
- Darius Rucker: When Was the Last Time
- Joe Nichols: Never Gets Old
- Kip Moore: Slowheart
- Lady Antebellum: Heart Break
- Lee Ann Womack: The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone
- Lee Brice: Lee Brice
- Luke Combs: This One's for You
- Margo Price: All American Made
- Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives: Way Out West
- The Mavericks: Brand New Day
- Natalie Hemby: Puxico
- Midland: On the Rocks
- Rodney Crowell: Close Ties
- Sara Evans: Words
- Willie Nelson: God's Problem Child
- Zac Brown Band: Welcome Home
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Post by gonecountry on Dec 14, 2017 17:41:12 GMT -5
Top 2: 1. Aaron Watson - Vaquero (standout songs - every darn one, particularly They Don't Make Em Like They Used To, Clear Isabel, Run Wild Horses, The Arrow, Diamonds and Daughters) 2. Josh Abbot Band - Until My Voice Goes Out (not as great as Front Row Story, but still very enjoyable. Standouts - Texas Women, Tennessee Whiskey, Until My Voice Goes Out, I'm Your Only Flaw, Kinda Missing You)
Either I didn't buy many albums or perhaps 2016 was a better year for albums. Two albums from 2016 that I bought in January 2017 that I still play non-stop 3. William Michael Morgan - Vinyl (4/5 of this is a great album, except Spend It On You and Something to Drink About) 4. Jon Pardi - California Sunrise (standout songs - they are all great. The only one I don't care for that much is All Time High)
I still need to buy the new Turnpike Troubadors. I'm expecting to love that one..
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Post by Naos on Dec 15, 2017 0:49:27 GMT -5
I'm curious as to why so many people are liking Luke Combs' album. From what I remember, "Hurricane" was pretty mediocre.
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Post by phil1996 on Dec 15, 2017 9:11:34 GMT -5
I'm curious as to why so many people are liking Luke Combs' album. From what I remember, "Hurricane" was pretty mediocre. Hurricane was one of the biggest hits of the year, so you're in the minority when you say it's mediocre. There's a such thing as having a different opinion than you lol
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2017 9:30:04 GMT -5
1. Lauren Alaina Road Less Traveled Best Songs: "Road Less Traveled", "Three", "Holding the Other", "Painting Pillows", "Crashing The Boys Club", "Think Outside the Boy" "Next Boyfriend" 2. Carly Pearce Every Little Thing Best Songs "Hide the Wine", "Every Little Thing", "I Need A Ride Home" "If My Name Was Whiskey" "Careless" 3. Thomas Rhett Life Changes Best Songs: "Marry Me", "Craving You", "Unforgettable" "Sixteen", "Drink A Little Beer", "Life Changes" 4. Little Big Town The Breaker Best Songs: "Better Man" ( bboat11 I was just joking when I said I disliked it), "Beat Up Bible", "Free", "When Someone Stops Loving You", "The Breaker", "Night On Our Side" 5. Lady Antebellum Heart Break Best Songs: "You Look Good", "Heart Break", "Somebody Else's Heart", "Hurt", "Good Time To Be Alive", "Famous" I don't mind the Luke Combs album but I found it kind of boring.
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Post by bjer127 on Dec 15, 2017 20:21:31 GMT -5
Here are my year-end lists, no particular order. Too hard to rank. All in all, I think 2016 was a better year for albums, but still had some good ones
Top 10 Albums of 2017 Midland - On The Rocks Chris Stapleton - From A Room (combining both) Aaron Watson - Vaquero Joe Nichols - Never Gets Old Luke Combs - This One's For You Ray Scott - Guitar For Sale Sunny Sweeney - Trophy Brad Paisley - Love & War Joey Feek - If Not For You Wheeler Walker - Ol Wheeler
(I actually struggled to come up with 10 great albums, whereas last year I had troubles narrowing down to 10)
Top 10 Best Songs (single OR album track) Lady Antebellum - We Got A Good Fire Going (why why why can't they record a sound like this, I like it BETTER than Don's version!) Chris Stapleton - Second One To Know (total jam, I listened to this non stop this year) Aaron Watson - They Don't Make Em Like They Used To Luke Combs - I Got Away With You Ray Scott - Growin Old (had special meaning for me this year) Sunny Sweeney - Bottle By My Bed Wheeler Walker - Summers In Kentucky (this is actually a great song) Midland - Out Of Sight (no infectious, I hope it's a single) Blake Shelton - I Lived It (should be a single) Chris Stapleton - A Simple Song
Disappointing/Underwhelming Albums Zac Brown Band - Welcome Home The Cadillac Three Legacy (seems to miss something their last album had) CHris Janson - Everybody (still a solid album, but misses a lot of the steel and traditional sound of his debut) Eli Young Band - Fingerprints (wasn't expecting much, but was hoping for more red dirt) Little Big Town - The Breaker (a let down IMO, given the stellar lead single) Chris Young - Losing Sleep (1 or 2 OK songs, but really??)
Most Anticipated for 2018 Jon Pardi's 3rd album New Alan Jackson/King George Bros. Osborne follow-up New albums (hopefully) from Kacey, Brandy Clark, Ashley Monroe, Sturgill, Cody Jinks, Cody Johnson, Billy Currington, Chesney, McGraw, Brent Cobb, Craig Campbell, Dierks, etc
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Post by CoJoFan on Dec 15, 2017 20:37:53 GMT -5
^Where in the world can I hear the Lady A version of that Don Williams song??? Anyways these are my 5 favorite albums of 2017!
1. Midland - On The Rocks 2. Luke Combs - This One’s For You 3. Chris Janson - Everybody 4. Rascal Flatts - Back To Us 5. Blake Shelton - Texoma Shore
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Post by George Strait Junkie on Dec 16, 2017 1:53:02 GMT -5
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Post by zjames on Dec 18, 2017 21:41:50 GMT -5
My Essential Albums of 2017
Charlie Worsham - Beginning of Things Chris Stapleton - From A Room Vol. 1 & 2 Dori Freeman - Letters Never Read Jason Eady - Jason Eady Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound John Moreland - Big Bad Luv Lukas Nelson & The Promise Of The Real - Lukas Nelson & The Promise Of The Real Margo Price - All American Made Marty Stuart & His Famous Superlatives - Way Out West Midland - On The Rocks Natalie Hemby - Puxico Sam Outlaw - Tenderheart Sunny Sweeney - Trophy Turnpike Troubadours - A Long Way To The Heart Tyler Childers - Purgatory Zephaniah OHora With The 18 Wheelers - This Highway
I'm sure some I haven't listened to yet would have made this list, such as Allison Krauss & Lee Ann Womack.
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Post by Uncle Lumpy on Dec 19, 2017 12:21:08 GMT -5
Top 15
1. Sons Of The Palomino / Sons Of The Palomino 2. Kendell Marvel / Lowdown & Lonesome 3.Erin Enderlin /Whiskeytown Crier 4. Rhonda Vincent & Daryle Singletary / American Grandstand 5. Lee Ann Womack / The Lonesome , The Lonely & The Gone 6. Kevin Moon / A Tribute To Vern Gosdin 7. Josh Thompson / Change: The Lost Record 8.Allison Krauss / Windy City 9. Teea Goans / Swing, Shuffle, and Sway 10. Chris Stapleton / Live From A Room: Volume 1 & 2 11. Gretchen Wilson / Ready To Get Rowdy 12. Jeff Dugan / Hold On 13. Brian Mallery / Keepin' it Country 14. Andrew Pope / Stoned On The One 15.Rodney Crowell Close Ties
Honorable Mentions (decent but flawed)
Wade Hayes / Old Country Songs Alex Williams / Better Than Myself The Steel Woods / Straw in the Wind Jason Eady / Jason Eady Ray Scott / Guitar for Sale George Jones / & The Smoky Mountain Boys Deryl Dodd / The Long Hard Ride Will Hoge / Anchors Glen Campbell / Adios Various Artists / Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams Joe Nichols / Never Gets Old Midland /On The Rocks/Big Machine Records Gethan Jenkins / Where The Honkytonk Belongs Tony Jackson / Tony Jackson Doug Supernaw / Greatest Hits Jimmy Fortune / Sings The Classics Tracy Lawrence / Good Ole Days Luke Combs / This One’s For You Willie Nelson / Gods Problem Child
(Holy shit! I spend to much money on music!)
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Post by soulfulwings on Dec 19, 2017 12:57:08 GMT -5
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Post by wilddustin on Dec 19, 2017 18:07:16 GMT -5
1. Sunny Sweeney - Trophy 2. Brett Young - Brett Young 3. RaeLynn - WildHorse 4. Little Big Town - The Breaker 5. Shania Twain - Now 6. Lee Ann Womack - The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone 7. Darius Rucker - When Was The Last Time (Had very little interest in even listening to this album and it ended up being one of my favorites for 2017!) 8. Kelsea Ballerini - Unapologetically 9. Alison Krauss - Windy City 10. Trace Adkins - Something's Going On
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Post by tim on Dec 19, 2017 18:13:55 GMT -5
7. Darius Rucker - When Was The Last Time (Had very little interest in even listening to this album and it ended up being one of my favorites for 2017!) Not sure why but I never gave this one a listen...and I happen to like both of the singles released so far. I have to say when I saw him in concert last year he really surprised me; I got free tickets for the show but he was so good that the next time he's in town I will certainly pay to go see him again.
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Post by Censor on Dec 20, 2017 16:13:52 GMT -5
10. Alison Krauss - Windy City- "Losing You"
- "All Alone Am I"
- "River In The Rain"
09. Kelsea Ballerini - Unapologetically- "Roses"
- "Miss Me More"
- "Get Over Yourself"
08. Lady Antebellum - Heart Break- "Heart Break"
- "This City"
- "Think About You"
07. Sara Evans - Words- "Marquee Sign"
- "All The Love You Left Me"
- "Like The Way You Love Me"
06. Lauren Alaina - Road Less Traveled- "Next Boyfriend"
- "Three"
- "Road Less Traveled"
05. Shania Twain - Now- "Home Now"
- "Where Do You Think You're Going?"
- "Roll Me On The River"
04. Reba McEntire - Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope- "Hallelujah, Amen"
- "Sing It Now"
- "Angels Singin'"
03. Faith Hill & Tim McGraw - The Rest Of Our Life- "Break First"
- "Devil Callin' Me Back"
- "Love Me To Lie"
02. Little Big Town - The Breaker- "Better Man"
- "Free"
- "The Breaker"
01. Lee Ann Womack - The Lonely, The Lonesome, & The Gone- "Hollywood"
- "Mama Lost Her Smile"
- "All The Trouble"
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Post by phil1996 on Dec 26, 2017 17:00:02 GMT -5
How dare me for forgetting about the Josh Thompson album. Thank you Uncle Lumpy for noting that. Probably would be about #5 on my list. What a rock solid country album. So well written. Fav tracks: Change, Daddy Had a Beer, Something's Gonna Get Us All, Coming Around.
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Post by someguy on Jan 7, 2018 11:36:29 GMT -5
1. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - The Rest Of Our Life 2. Shania Twain - Now 3. Reba McEntire - Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope 4. Walker Hayes - Boom. 5. Luke Bryan - What Makes You Country 6. Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume One 7. Lady Antebellum - Heart Break 8. Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume Two 9. Zac Brown Band - Welcome Home 10. Little Big Town - The Breaker 11. Sara Evans -Words 12. Midland - On The Rocks 13. Lee Ann Womack - The Lonely, The Lonesome And The Gone 14. Thomas Rhett - Life Changes 15. Blake Shelton - Texoma Shore
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Post by CoJoFan on Jan 8, 2018 20:51:34 GMT -5
I forgot this one in my original post. Another favorite of mine from 2017 was Josh Thompson’s Change: The Lost Record.
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Post by phil1996 on Jan 9, 2018 9:25:36 GMT -5
I forgot this one in my original post. Another favorite of mine from 2017 was Josh Thompson’s Change: The Lost Record. Really was a "lost record" for you and I it seems. What a great old school sound. Kind of like Pardi. It's modern but for some reason sounds sooo country. Daddy Had a Beer is tremendous. Not a song on the album I dislike.
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Post by austin on Jan 11, 2018 9:40:52 GMT -5
Thomas Rhett, Life Changes Sara Evans, Words Shania, NOW Walker Hayes, boom.
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