There’s a fine ballad of prayer, “All I Ask for Anymore”, another song of humility. Fun too is the love song/truck-driving anthem “Hauling One Thing”. Those songs are fun, especially the mock-triumphant “Marry for Money” (as in, “I’m gonna marry for money / I’ll be so damn rich it ain’t funny”). Similarly, “Hillbilly Rich” and “Marry for Money” point the laughs at the place where everybody hurts: the wallet. That song’s backstory is loneliness, but he’s having a joke with it.
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On “Better Than I Thought It’d Be”, over tough rock guitars he playfully acknowledges the rough side of life while trying to look at the bright side, through a series of anecdotes like “I toss and turn half the night / But the other half I sleep all right”. Those two songs set the tone for the album, which balances Adkins’ sense of humor with a more serious side, while exuding contentment all the while. It’s a song of devotion and thanks, to a lover and to God, but more importantly its sincerity doesn’t hold back the song’s upward push or the punch packed by the chorus. At the same time, the song has a humble optimism which fits its big, crashing hook well. The second song, “Happy to Be Here”, takes that swagger and turns it upwards, into a power-anthem, a sure-fire radio hit. With a growl in his voice, singing with a wicked grin on his face, he paints a picture of a naughtier girl than his mom no doubt was referring to and then finishes off the song cleverly by quoting Def Leppard - “pour some sugar on me”. X opens with a swagger on “Sweet”, as he takes his mother’s wish for him to settle down with a sweet girl and responds with his own modern definition of “sweet”. It’s a comfortable album that never slips away, that breezes by while standing tall. It’s marked by consistency in songwriting and performing. X is a headstrong album and enjoyable for it. And he matches his own confident singing with music that’s at least as confident. His tough-guy persona has some thoughtfulness to it, and smoothness. But here he’s seldom in-your-face about anything. There’s a blog devoted to pictures of him shirtless, after all, and he wrote a book titled A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Roughneck. Confidence has always been a big part of his personality as a star, for sure. But Adkins’ persona here is confident and even optimistic. I won’t say that Trace Adkins’ X, his tenth album, has no worry or loneliness in it, sure it does. Other best-selling 2008 country albums, like Alan Jackson’s Good Time, for example, are more carefree on the surface, but less certain if you listen closer. One of this year’s best albums, Jamey Johnson’s That Lonesome Song, dives deep in the depths of it. Keep up with the latest Showbiz exclusives by following Metro Showbiz on Snapchat.Īnd football fans can indulge in all the transfer gossip and more on Metro Football on Snapchat.Country music often thrives off despair. You can follow our new Snapchat show Pop Cultur’d, the go-to place for all things pop culture. If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the .uk entertainment team by emailing us calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you. Their HOPELINK digital support platform is open 24/7, or you can call 08, text 07860039967 or email: between the hours of 9am and midnight.
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