That Nashville Sound receives many different CD releases throughout the year from indie, bluegrass and artists just off the mainstream radar- or smaller projects like EPs- that we’re doing short mini CD reviews on. We call them That Nashville Soundbites- it’s a feature that will allow us to give some props to some albums and artists that deserve a spotlight on their work.
Release Date: June 2010
Music Label: Top Dog/Atlantic
The Skinny: A few years ago, Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker dueted together on the summertime anthem “When The Sun Goes Down.” He’s landed full on the country radar with the current near-top-ten first release off of this album, “Smile.” The top track of this EP is the Kid Rock duet “Good To Be Me” which seems like it will be a good light rolling rocking summertime follow-up to "Smile." Kid Rock (and then Jesse Lee on the third track) outshine Kracker vocally, but the songs are pleasant, if not the most memorable. The gravel-voiced Kracker pulls off kind of a Motor City country here. The most interesting song is “Livin The Dream.” As Kid Rock did with “Sweet Home Alabama” in his “All Summer Long”, Kracker borrows the chorus from hard rock’s Whitesnake’s 1980’s hit “Here I Go Again.” Being an adolescent rock fan back in the day, it’s a cool fiddle, steel and acoustic guitar take on a classic. Different. But interesting.
Sounds Like: Kid Rock singing Kenny Chesney music- with a hint of John Fogerty
Standout Tracks: Good To Be Me, Livin’ The Dream
The Verdict: Three stars out of five
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