Jul. 14, 2010 - Issue #769: Musician’s Survival Guide
Rabbit On My Wheel
» Ridley Bent / Supplied
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Open Road, 2010
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Rabbit On My Wheel shamelessly indulges in every annoying pop-country music trope in existence: entirely conventional instrumentation, bolo ties and schmaltzy lyrics about well-trodden themes like women, booze, loneliness and heartbreak. It succeeds by executing its insidious agenda better than anything you can hear on mainstream county radio today. An immaculate sound mix, moving vocal harmonies and rippin' six-string and pedal-steel solos combine with Bent's trademark raspy, thin singing and elegant songwriting to make this an album that without doubt achieves what it sets out to do. You can debate whether Bent's target is one worth aiming for, but not whether he hits his mark.
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