Bryan, Hunt again lead charts
Kip Moore debuted in second on the albums chart with "Wild Ones." "Elvis Presley Forever" was third, one ahead of Hunt's "Montevallo." Zac Brown Band was fifth with "Jekyll + Hyde." Florida Georgia Line stood in seventh with "Any thing Goes,' which moved up three spots.
Kenny Chesney was at 18 with "The Big Revival," up 4. A Thousand Horses jumped 10 to 19 with "Southernality." Kelsea Ballerini moved 5 places to 22 with "The First Time." Chris Stapleton closed out the top 25 with "Traveller," up 6.
On the songs chart, Thomas Rhett remained second with "Crash And Burn." Chris Janson was in third with "Buy Me a Boat," one ahead of Keith Urban's "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16." Carrie Underwood skyrocketed from 36 to 5 with her new single "Smoke Break."
Bryan was sixth on the chart with "Kick the Dust Up," one ahead of his "Strip It Down," which was up four spots. Moore was at 24, up 3, with "I'm to Blame."
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Dailey & Vincent yet again were first with "Alive! In Concert." The SteelDrivers were second with "The Muscle Shoals Recordings." Punch Brothers were fourth with "The Phosphorescent Blues." "Classic Gospel Bluegrass Collection: Power Picks 79 Classics" was fourth. Robert Earl Keen was fifth with "Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions."
On the overall top 200, Bryan slipped to second after being first last week. Disturbed is first with "Immortalized." Moore debuted in 4th. Hunt held 11th, Zac Brown Band 21st and Presley 22nd.
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- 03/21/24: Tennessee enacts law protecting against AI, voice clones
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CD reviews for Luke Bryan
If there's one thing Luke Bryan knows how to do, it's to stay in his lane. And why not? It often leads to great chart position. The Deluxe edition of his seventh album "Born Here, Live Here, Die Here" was born out of the pandemic tour stoppage. It includes six new songs and increases the run time to 54 minutes. The original 10 tracks are mostly in the vein of the pop laced chart toppers "One Margarita" and "Knockin' Boots."
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After taking in Luke Bryan's "Born Here Live Here Die Here," the listener will never guess this full length was released during a pandemic. Maybe that's a good thing. After all, we might need a diversion from the international health crisis now and then. The release opens with "Knockin' Boots," which is how modern cowboys describe sexual intercourse. A few songs later, Bryan gives us the drinking song (and single) "One Margarita." In between, "What ...
Luke Bryan aims to please often, and that rarely goes unpunished. The Georgia native has a strong voice, some songwriting skill and even legitimate farming cred. But Bryan still gets pegged as the face of corporate country - that pandering beast packaging artists for mass consumption. The label can be unfair, but not wholly undeserved - Bryan has a long track record, for instance, of records about chasing girls and Bud Lights. In truth, he married his college sweetheart and they share a quiet, ...
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