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Genre:
Country
Release Date: 05/29/2007
Hailing from Macon, GA,
country-rocker Jason Aldean absorbed a variety of musical influences in his youth and he happily incorporates them into his unusually personal style -- one that eschews Hat Brigade purity in favor of a greasy, gritty sound that draws on influences from all around the South and maybe a few points north as well. Following on the heels of both his surprise win as the Academy of
Country Music's Top Male Vocalist and gold sales of his debut album,
Relentless finds
Aldean messing around with his sound a bit: the guitars are heavy and aggressive, and where others might incorporate lonely pedal steel he has a tendency to bring in a raunchy electric bottleneck guitar; the big chorus on
"Who's Kissing You Tonight" is all Nashville, but the chugging twin guitars on the album's title track are more in line with vintage
.38 Special than anything you're likely to hear coming out of Music City. And if
"My Memory Ain't What It Used to Be" never quite seems to get off the ground, the roaring
"Johnny Cash" and the more subtly uplifting
"No" both make up for it. And his duet with
Miranda Lambert on
"Grown Woman" is a slow-burning gem. (If you need more cowbell, consult the brilliantly rollicking
"I Break Everything I Touch.")
~Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
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AldeanFan
from Ohio
This one's a HIT!!
This CD is an A+! Amazing songs, amazing voice to sing the songs and an amazing band to provide the instrumentals! This album will definately keep a smile on your face.
A reviewer
from Ft lauderdale, Fl
Just amazing
Honestly, when jason first came out i didnt think he was too great, besides the hicktown song, but he has matured into a great artist with different types of songs, while still holding on to that hardcore southern sound. Keep it up JAY! awesome cd bro.
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