The Band Perry notches first chart topper
Zac Brown featuring Alan Jackson was third on the song chart with As She's Walking Away. Rascal Flatts remained fourth with Why Wait, while Jason Aldean was up two to fifth with My Kinda Party. Tim McGraw broke into the top 10 as his new single, Felt Good On My Lips, moved from 11 to 9.
Kenny Chesney was a big mover with Somewhere With You. The song climbed from 15 to 11. Taylor Swift's new single, Back to December was up 4 to 22.
Paisley was on the chart for a second time with by far the biggest mover. This is Country Music, which he unveiled last month at the Country Music Association awards skyrocketed from 52 to 29.
Newcomers dominated the bottom of the chart. Craig Campbell was at 27, up 2 with Family Man. James Wesley remained at 28th with Real, and Thompson Square stayed in 30th with Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not.
On the album chart, Keith Urban was down one to third with "Get Closer." Sugarland was up one to fourth with The Incredible Machine," switching spots with Jason Aldean and "My Kinda Party." Alan Jackson debuted in seventh with "34 Number Ones." Swift was up 3 to 15 with "Fearless" in its 107th week on the charts. Lady Antebellum jumped 9 places to 19 with its self-titled debut. Paisley moved from 27 to 22 with "American Saturday Night." Luke Bryan also was up 5, to 28 with "Doin' My Thing." And Trace Adkins also shifted up 5 - to 30 - with "Cowboy's Back in Town."
On the bluegrass chart, Dierks Bentley continued at the top with "Up on the Ridge." The Isaacs retained second with "Christmas" and Punch Brothers third with "Antifogmatic."
On the overall top 200, Swift jumped from 9 to 4; Rascal Flatts was 13th, Urban 14th, Sugarland 17th and Aldean 22nd.
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CD reviews for The Band Perry
Sports fans may be familiar with the term "sophomore slump," where a player has an excellent rookie season, but then struggles mightily in his second. With "Pioneer," The Band Perry demonstrates that the phrase can carry over to the music world as well. Where the group's debut was quirky and showed real potential, their second release takes some artistic steps backwards while developing a more mainstream sound.
The lead single and opening track, Better Dig Two, also ...
Image-wise, the siblings of The Band Perry are aiming squarely at the youth market. Sister and lead singer Kimberly has a Taylor Swift thing going on, with big curly blonde hair, while brothers Neil and Reid could be Jonases as easily as Perrys. Their musical style trends young, as well. There's an element of bluegrass in the music, but it's often more of a grace note on top of the pop-rock guitars and drums that remain the focus of the album.
Lyrically, the songs also offer a ...
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