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Rascal Flatts - Still Feels Good
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| These buffett-style party boys know what makes them the biggest group alive: songs about trucks and songs about girls. Lord knows why they try to get serious with a bonus cover -- download only -- of the Beatles' "Revolution." (Do people in Nashville carry pictures of Chairman Mao these days?) That's just a glitch among party jams like "Bob That Head" -- but don't get the wrong idea from that title. It's a song about a truck....full text |
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| Sputnikmusic |
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You don't have to be an avid CMT viewer to know that Nashville trio Rascal Flatts have been taking a lot of flak lately. The biggest point of contention they've faced is pretty much the biggest point of contention any artist or group faces throughout his, her, or their careers: genre classification and all the fanatic pigeonholing that ensues. A lot of county purists have been trashing the band for not being "real" country, especially with 2006's Me & My Gang. Not to stereotype, but purely on a tongue-in-cheek basis, the best way I can describe this criticism to a majority of the Sputnikmusic populace - metalheads, especially those who have accidentally clicked on this review for whatever reason - is in the form of an analogy: country : real :: metal : tr00 Rascal Flatts, then, are polarizing figures to purists, casual country fans, and non-country listeners. The reason for this is attributed to the band's gradual deviation from the staple characteristics that are typically associated with the genre. To explain, the market for country has evolved, expanding to reach a more widespread audience. Accordingly, this mainstream sound equates to a hybrid of country and pop. Together with Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts appear to represent this mixture. The three aforementioned artists' rampant successes in the mainstream seem to legitimize this assertion....full text |
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Rascal Flatts fifth album "Still Feels Good" is a perfect follow up to "Me And My Gang", with a perfect title, an affirmation that "The Gang" is still quite happy making their kind of country music and that it "Still Feels Good". Rooney, DeMarcus and LeVox are like everybody's "boy's next door neighbors ... just average Joes", charming and seemingly unaffected by all their success and mounting number of awards. This low key, humble approach to their career is one big reason Rascal Flatts is the reigning 2006 CMA, ACM and CMT Vocal Group of the Year. "Take Me There" the album's first single release was written by Kenny Chesney, Neil Thrasher and Wendel Mobly. It has a great instrumental section, filled with awesome guitars riffs. It is the story of the deep love a man has for the woman in his life, so deep that he wants" everything about you and I want to go down every road you've been, where your hopes and dreams and wishes live ... I want to know the girl behind that pretty stare". It showcases the harmonies that we have become so accustomed to brilliantly....full text |
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