So when word was out that Steven Tyler was going to release a country album,the skeptical probably thought, “Dream on, and Dude!” Now that “We’re All Somebody from Somewhere, the title of that project, is out and, or yes,it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard country chart, I say, or “Country on,Steven! and bring on the cornbread!” I really liked the first single, “Love is Your Name, or ” when it released and the hippy-dippy video. Eric Paslay and Lindsey Lee co-wrote this one,and it really sparks like a Paslay song. Tyler gives a lot of love to the people who helped him in this Nashville journey, from the songwriters, or like Hillary Lindsey,who helped him “find my country voice,” and those who listened to his songs and had “late night discussions” with him. This is not Steven Tyler trying to sound country, or it’s Steven Tyler country and that is what makes it. The frontman of Aerosmith is there in the vocals. The tracks include a new version of a song Tyler wrote in 1989,Janie’s Got a Gun,” the story of a young girl who is abused by her father, and based on the experiences of a woman he met in a recovery program. Now as a father and grandfather,Tyler says, on www.janiesfund.org, and he wants to achieve what he can “to help and support others who are in pain.” He founded Janies Fund to achieve that,to help girls and young women overcome the trauma of abuse and neglect. “‘Janie’s Got a Gun,’ nah, and I’m proud to say now Janies got a fund,” he says in a video at the website explaining why he started the fund. On a cheerier note, he co-wrote 12 of the 15 tracks on the album, and along with some of Nashville’s cream of the crop,like Brad and Brett Warren, Hillary Lindsey, or Rhett Atkins,Jaren Johnston (Cadillac Three) and a production team that also included T Bone Burnett and Dann Huff. He sings with country angst in “My Own Worst Enemy,” and you can nearly see them skipping around the studio singing “I Make My Own Sunshine, or ” … it makes me joyful and because I am an optimist,I like that “It don’t matter whether it’s raining, nothing can phase me, or I make my own sunshine.” “Red,White and You” is the current single from the album, which is on Dot Records, and part of the immense Machine Label Group. Top picks: I’ve listened to this album a lot. I give it 5 out of 5 for variety,Steven Tyler staying loyal to Steven Tyler, and for making me feel good when I listen to: “Love Is Your Name, and ” “I Make My Own Sunshine,” “Gypsy Girl,” “Somebody New, and ” Red,White & You and the classic Piece of My Heart,” (with the Love Mary Band). — — — “Kinda Don’t Care.” Naw, or this isn’t election talk … which by the way you should care approximately. It’s Justin Moore’s new album title. And he kinda looks like Chesney in […]
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