Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night
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Artist: Brad PaisleyEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-06-30
Music Label: Arista Nashville
Soundtracks:
- American Saturday Night
- Everybody's Here
- Welcome To The Future
- Then
- Water
- She's Her Own Woman
- Welcome To The Future(Reprise)
- Anything Like Me
- You Do The Math
- No
- Catch All The Fish
- Oh Yeah, You're Gone
- The Pants
- I Hope That's Me
- Back To The Future
Music reviews of American Saturday Night
Music Review: Superb Follow-Up to 5th Gear
Rating: 4 Stars
I'll be the first to say that I am no 'country' guru; it is the slimmest genre in my excessive collection of CD's. I certainly don't abhor it, but I am very particular about who it is that I purchase when I go and buy a country CD. Brad Paisley is one of those artists that makes me want to embrace more country music than I do. Paisley has mad guitar skills and is one of the most creative artists of our time, country or not. He has a knack for humor that he conveys well within his lyrics. Furthermore, Paisley manages to 'crossover' enough that even though his albums are 'country', they appeal across the board to anyone who wants to hear prodigious guitar playing and a solid vocal performance. I'm not saying that Paisley's 2009 follow-up to 2007's 5th Gear is the 'second-coming', but I think it is one of 2009's strongest and most enjoyable albums. American Saturday Night never misses a beat in my eyes and if there is one 'sour note', it is atoned for within seconds. Paisley remains on top of his game throughout with not one iota of filler material lurking anywhere.
The album opens strongly with title track "American Saturday Night" which finds the country-singer dabbling in Billy Joel vocal harmonies ala "Uptown Girl". The result turns out to be phenomenal. The songwriting is top-rate by all means and the chorus is incredibly memorable. Lines referencing 'toga parties', 'Canadian bacon on pizza pie', 'Coronas', and 'margaritas' make "American Saturday Night" a fun-loving opener. "Everybody's Here" has a soulful, pop sensibility to it. It's still country, but it's as if Paisley wanted to go outside of the constrictions of country. I could hear John Mayer singing this (without the twang mind you!)
"Welcome To The Future" turns out to be one of the best of American Saturday Night. It opens with what sounds like video game sounds (produced by synthesizer I would assume). Of course, Paisley goes on to reference 'Pac Man' and 'phones'. Greatest about the lyrics are the fact that Paisley contrasts the past (his 'grandfather writing letters to his grandmother in WWII') with the future ('video chat to Tokyo'). It's reprise appears later (track 7). The production is top-notch, further making "Welcome To The Future" quite the stimulating listen.
"Then" opens up with melodious piano, contrasting the energetic mood set by "Welcome To the Future". "Then" serves to be a sensitive ballad which finds Paisley sounding among his best of the entire album. "Water" then flips the mood completely by making the lyrics once again light and humorous. Sure, the lyrics are a bit absurd, but never in a bad or overly 'tongue-in-cheek' way. "Water" is incredibly fun to listen to without ever being annoyed.
"She's Her Own Woman" finds Paisley at his most soulful the entire album. With swirling organ, bluesy guitar work, and a six-feel, "She's Her Own Woman" is easily one of my very favorites. Vocally, Paisley is spot-on. Lyrically, near-perfection is definitely achieved. If there is no other five star performance on American Saturday Night, "She's Her Own Woman" is definitely that track.
Following a reprise of "Welcome To the Future" (track 7), "Anything Like Me" lays well with a slightly lighter, acoustic timbre. "You Do The Math" follows-up with a driving, ultra-countrified sound. Again, the guitar playing is phenomenal. On the first verse, Paisley's voice is understated, via some sort microphone stimulation/vocal effect. Again, nothing to quibble about - solid. "No" is sensitive and somber, throwing out Paisley's normal humor. While it should seem too heavy for an album as light and fun as American Saturday Night, it has the opposite effect; it proves to be a great addition and asset. It is great to hear that Paisley so well balances the 'serious' with the 'humor'; few people could pull off this feat.
"Catch All The Fish" is as addictive as Paisley's previous "Ticks" or "Online". Uptempo and 'feisty', for lack of a better adjective, "Catch All The Fish" is a novelty cut that you just can't stop listening to. "Oh Yeah, You're Gone" follows the showstopping "Catch All The Fish" and while it doesn't usurp it, it is as potent as everything else on American Saturday Night.
"The Pants" again showcases Paisley affinity for humorous songwriting. No, it isn't necessarily outright laughable, but Paisley's references to things (i.e. 36 X 32) is 'comic relief'. A hilarious chorus aids in making "The Pants" easily shine within the track list of American Saturday Night. "I Hope That's Me" is as solid as the rest while closing track "Back to the Future" revives the ideals and ideas of "Welcome To The Future". This time however, it is completely instrumental.
Overall, American Saturday Night is easily one of 2009's best and most consistent efforts. Unfortunately, the numbers don't reflect the overall quality of this album, but what numbers do these days, especially in the music business? If you want a great country album, you should definitely check out American Saturday Night. 4 solid stars Brad Paisley!
Description of American Saturday Night
2009 album from the Country superstar. A Grammy-winning instrumentalist and the reigning, three-time ACM and two-time CMA Male Vocalist winner with 13 career #1 singles to his credit, Paisley has amassed album sales in excess of 10 million units, including his two times platinum 2005 ACM and CMA Album of the Year, Time Well Wasted. American Saturday Night features the hit single 'Then,' produced by Frank Rogers.Country CDs
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