It is always sad to see a great singer get trapped in the bottomless pit of death which is music row. In a way you kind of feel bad because it's probably not all the singer's fault. On the other hand if they know it's not right for them they shouldn't go through with it, many artists still do. With so many singers speaking out against what is country music today, you have to wonder how much they really enjoy the so called "new sound" they have on their new albums. Chris Young was one that always used to seem fairly Neo-Traditional. He never really had any songs that would make you feel ashamed to be a country fan, unlike some other people today. For the most part he always kept his music sounding like country music. Now his new album A.M. is a complete opposite of everything he used to be.
Now I usually hate whenever modern singers cover old songs. It's usually so clean, polished, and poppy that it just ruins the feel of what the song used to be. Chris Young did a great rendition of Waylon Jennings' "Rose In Paradise." Trying to cover a song by a legend and do it justice is a very hard thing to do. Attempting to fill Waylon's shoes is something that seems quite ridiculous. But with the help of Willie Nelson, Chris delivered a great version of this song.
That was off of his album in 2009. Fast forward to today, and that kind of country would never fly on an album from an artist of his caliber. It saddens me now to see someone who can sing great country music sing such low level pop. "Aw Naw" was released early this year, and from then on you kind of knew you lost him. Most of the songs on his new album are cliche worded, cookie cutter country pop like everyone else is doing. It really sucks to see someone with great talent be wasted just to be a puppet for Music Row.
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