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Radio staple "Small Town Southern Man" fits neatly next to the Georgian's long line of hits, with a hooky chorus, raw fiddles and plenty of pedal steel. The title track of Alan Jackson's most recent album, Good Time, delivers exactly what it promises."Good Time" blares through the speakers with plenty of mid-tempo honky-tonk sass and a less-than-subtle nod to Brooks and Dunn's early '90s line dance classic "Boot Scootin' Boogie." And with that, all fears of another slump of a release from the '90s neo-traditionalist giant disappear. Not since 2002's Drive has Jackson been this true to form.The clincher is that Jackson finally boasts complete songwriting credits, having penned and arranged all 17 sprawling tracks -- uncommon in the genre. Other songs branch out stylistically, evoking George Jones ("I Still Like Bologna,") Brad Paisley ("Long Long Way"), and even Jimmy Buffett ("Laid Back 'n Low Key").Is it troubling that Jackson has slightly eschewed his "Don't Rock the Jukebox" days to sound more like his modern contemporaries. The strong set on Good Time disagrees, and still sounds more "real country" than the last Kenny Chesney album did.
I ALWAYS HAVE LIKED ALAN JACKSONS MUSIC. THIS CD IS VERY GOOD BECAUSE ALL THE SONGS ARE VERY GOOD NOT LIKE SOME WHERE YOU YOU GET MAYBE TWO OR THREE.IF I WERE YOU I WOULD BUY THIS.
This one took a little while to grow on me. I think the only song I don't care for is the last cut. After having put out "Precious Memories," I have to say I'm disappointed that Alan would produce such a off color song such as this. My favorite is the cut with Martina McBride. This album and "What I Do" are probably my favorite albums by Alan Jackson. "I Wish I Could Back Up is also up there as a favorite. However, it has and I can't keep it out of my Cd Rom. "If Jesus Walked The World Today." I think this song is a little sacreligious.
The "Small Time Southern Man" is classic Alan Jackson. Kind of reminds me of "Little Man." "This Time" really makes one think about life and what really matters. Other than that one, a definite 5 star album. I definitely recommend it.
I think that Alan Jackson is a great song writer, and this just ads to his long list of great songs.
The rest of the songs are typical Alan Jackson, which to me is great. I purchased this CD because of the song "Sissy's Song". My sister died recently and this song helps me deal with her loss. The song Good Time makes you happy and feel like having a good time. I enjoy this CD and highly recommend it to all Alan Jackson fans.
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