I have said before that Eric Church is one of the best artists in mainstream country, and I'll still stand by it. He always had a rebellious attitude so he fit right in with music row's new fake "outlaws." I'll admit unlike his friends Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, etc. he does actually make unique, non-safe music that isn't poppy or talk about trucks. The thing is it isn't always country either. It doesn't have to be super country to be good, but to make music that isn't country at all and get it played on country radio isn't fair. Even the pop country truck songs try to hide a little steel guitar or something to make it somewhat fit the genre it's in. With Eric's new song "The Outsiders" there is little to no effort in trying to make it a country song. It is just a rock song put into country because Eric is known as a country singer. He has every right to try new things and experiment with his music, but like in the case of Taylor Swift's music, country isn't the place for it.
The song itself isn't all that great. It is different but
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