Luke Bryan - Crash My Party

 

Here is what I thought of Luke Bryan's album, “Crash My Party.” Remember – all scores are out of a possible 10 points.

“That's My Kind Of Night” - Hmm. This is the first time I have heard Luke and I have to say I am not impressed. The lyrics come off campy and his vocals seem to be missing something. Score: 5

“Beer In The Headlights” - Much better. Lyrics are catchy, music moves along nicely and the vocals are better. This is a sure fire radio hit. Score: 8

“Crash My Party” - Not much to gig on this track. I liked the vocal delivery as well as the lyrics. The only point I took off was for using the word “girl” too much. Score: 9

“Roller Coaster” - The imagery of this song is not super strong. Luke's vocals are above average, but not outstanding. I will say this – the music had me swaying the whole time. Score: 7

“We Run This Town” - This song lacks energy and sparkle. Luke seems bored with his vocals and the whole vibe was just blah. Next. Score: 5

“Drink A Beer” - This ballad is brilliant. The song is about losing someone you love. But what the songwriters did was make it non-gender specific so the listener can make it about anyone they lost. That, along with Luke's emotionally real vocals and the tender music make this track a standout. Score: 10

“I See You” - Another fantastic track. The music is edgy, the lyrics are compelling and the vocals are impressive. I particularly liked the guitar work on this song. I would love to hear this on the radio. Score: 10

“Goodbye Girl” - A very sweet ballad. But for me it is too sweet and too forgettable. I guess he had to put this one on the album for the ladies. Nothing but a filler track. Score: 5

“Play It Again” - The musical side of my brain loved the vocals on this track. Luke's voice is heaven and I could listen to this one over and over. The practical side of my brain wasn't buying what Luke was selling. Who sits by the radio waiting for a song to play? Itunes is .99 a track and you can listen to is as much as you want. Score: 8

“Blood Brothers” - Meh. Perhaps this one fell on my deaf ears seeing how I don't trust people and don't appreciate what the title represents. The music is OK and Luke's vocals are standard so it is an OK track but not one that made me feel anything. Score: 5

“Out Like That” - The lyrics on this one made me laugh out loud – and not in a good way. Specifically, the use of the phrase “drips drops.” C'mon Luke is this the best song you could find? This one is a major miss – when I laugh AT a song it is over. Score: 0

“Shut It Down” - Another filler track. Nothing to hear here folks, move it along. This love song bored me and make me want to hit the FF button. Score: 4

“Dirt Road Diary” - It isn't often that I feel more butch that the songs I listen to, but here it is. A dirt road diary Luke? Oh my. The lyrics are God awful and the vocals are not much better. What a shame you had to end an otherwise great album with this clunker. Score: 0

Average Track Score: 5.9 Would I recommend this to my friends? Sure. But I will tell them to just ignore the last three songs.

Escalader,
Jim

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