Pat Green splits with BNA

Home

Christened by some Texas Music purists as a sellout, apparently Pat Green bears no ill will. As one of the first breakout successes, no doubt paving the way for others in the process, Green has nonetheless, come back to his roots with a CD that should lay these criticisms to rest. By the time of its release, "Home" had already spawned two number one hits on the Texas Music charts, "Girls From Texas," a duet with Lyle Lovett, an ode to Texas female "hottitude," and ...

Songs We Wish We'd Written II

Pat Green was once the King of the Texas/Red Dirt music scene, and if "Songs We Wish We'd Written, Part II" is any indication, he's making a bid to re-claim his crown. The Waco native was maligned by the sub-genre's fans for the supposed sin of "selling out" to Nashville - something that actually paved the way for other Texas artists. Green followed up the 2001 "Songs We Wish We'd Written" - a collaboration with fellow Texas Tech alum Cory Morrow ...

What I'm For

Despite his Texas roots and a career that started over a decade ago in the clubs and honky tonks across the Southwest, Pat Green still can't shake the comparisons to heartland songwriters like John Mellencamp and Tom Petty. Maybe Green is cool with that, because his latest album does little to establish an identifiable sound. And Dann Huff's production clutters several cuts with overblown rock guitar riffs. The song "Country Star" may be a wink-and-nod ode to being a ...