![]() ![]() I’m an old timer country fan the earliest songs I remember while growing up are from the 30’s and 40’s, I’ve watched the genre grow and change. I mean a glowing review for ‘Shotgun Girl” and the song in this review. Like Hoggy for Oz, I read a few Country Music blogs also, there is one I won’t name that I’ve never seen a negative thought presented about any song reviewed ever. ![]() What fans see in this song, I will never know. We’re far enough away from traditional as it is, and this isn’t helping us get back there. He might have a couple good songs among his singles, but an artist needs more than one or two good songs to build artistic credibility.Īnd as far as trends go, let’s hope this “country-rap” craze is short lived. He’s more of a trend follower than most of Nashville, and that’s why his music isn’t going to hold up in the decades to come. I really want to like Jason Aldean but it’s these types of songs that keep me from being a fan. ![]() It isn’t only shameful, it’s almost blasphemy. It degrades a country legend instead of honoring them. ![]() If I were him I wouldn’t want to be associated with this song, in that manner, much less at all. I wonder if George Jones has made any comments about the use of his name in this song yet. I’ll take B+D’s “Red Dirt Road” or Sawyer Brown’s “The Dirt Road” over this song any day. And with much better execution than anyone associated with this song could ever pull off. It’s such a novel concept to sing about dirt roads, I cannot believe it hasn’t been done before. Songs like this are so rare, I’d forgotten what it means to live the country lifestyle. Written by Colt Ford and Brantley Gilbert What a tragedy it would be for the story of an entire people to be lost in time, leaving future generations in the dark about what it was really like to be a son of the south in the early 21st century. I know that country music’s aversion to formulaic songwriting makes such a scenario unlikely, but in this case, it is absolutely necessary. I don’t usually root for a song to be successful, but it is imperative that this one makes an impact, so other artists are encouraged to tell us, in detail, what it means to be a country person in modern society. I can only imagine how vindicating and empowering it will be for these folks to finally hear a song about them on the radio. Hopefully, “Dirt Road Anthem” will be only the beginning of songs that tell us about the country lifestyle and what it means to those who live it. With voyeuristic intimacy, Aldean allows us to walk in the shoes of small town men and women. I was shocked to discover that this subculture of American society thrives beyond the paved roads provided by federal and state governments, a stunning statement of independence from the restrictions that we have attempted to construct around such resilient communities. How fearless of Aldean to allow outsiders this rare glimpse into the social mores and recreational activities of southern youth.įor the first time, we learn that country music legends are so revered that their name need only be mentioned to evoke a deep-rooted value system. With this single, Jason Aldean pulls back the curtain on the mysterious ways of rural southern society. Few songs have come along that serve such a valid sociological purpose as “Dirt Road Anthem.” ![]()
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