

“Blame It On You” (Kurt Allison, John Edwards, Tully Kennedy, Michael Tyler, Brian White) had to follow up the first track, so it had large shoes to fill. This is a bit heavier, and it’s luscious.
What a song! Heavy duty lyrics about a guy with a tattoo that helps him “remember” a woman, and tequila that helps him “forget” her, those are a thinkin’ man’s lyrics, right? Soft, slow, fiddle-crying ballad backing them up, right? No. The opening track “Tattoos and Tequila” (Michael Dulaney, Neil Thrasher) will kick your ass into submission and force you to listen to the album immediately. I threw the earphones in and let it roll. Aside from the few tracks that were released early, I had no clue what I was getting into. Several were penned by writers he has trusted for years. Not one song on the album was written by Jason Aldean. Like every Jason Aldean album, 9 was produced by Michael Knox. Might just be me, but 9 sounds pretty sleek, and it makes me cautiously optimistic that once I round that curve and see the tenth album coming at me, that’s where the really big stuff might be waiting. I think there’s something slick about going the numerical route just before you reach that even ten. Come along with me, I’ll give you a few of my thoughts.
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Has he passed his prime? Is it possible he’s going to go in a new direction to keep young fans interested, or will it be the very same Jason Aldean we’ve heard before? After hearing all 16 tracks it didn’t take me long at all to make my decision on how to categorize this project. He’s a superstar, plain and simple.Īldean is set to release his ninth album, appropriately titled, 9, on November 22nd and one might wonder what to expect. REVIEW: 9 by Jason Aldean (Broken Bow Records/November 22, 2019)īroken Bow Records is a very successful label with a host of highly talented artists, but even the label has acknowledged that Jason Aldean is one of the key reasons they’ve achieved everything they have so far.
