Song Review

Aaron Lewis, ‘Granddaddy’s Gun’ – ToC Critic’s Pick [Listen]
Aaron Lewis, ‘Granddaddy’s Gun’ – ToC Critic’s Pick [Listen]
Aaron Lewis, ‘Granddaddy’s Gun’ – ToC Critic’s Pick [Listen]
Aaron Lewis's new single 'Granddaddy's Gun' should easily become the biggest country hit of his career. The third release from 'The Road' album speaks to an audience that's increasingly being told to quiet down. While the song has appeared on more than one album in recent years, it's Lewis who truly does it justice.
Craig Morgan, ‘Wake Up Loving You’ – Song Review
Craig Morgan, ‘Wake Up Loving You’ – Song Review
Craig Morgan, ‘Wake Up Loving You’ – Song Review
Craig Morgan says he thinks his new single 'Wake Up Lovin' You' is going to be the biggest of his career. The soaring ballad is the singer's first love song to be released as a single since George W. Bush was in office. His vocal performance will cause even his longtime fans to do a double take.
Joe Nichols, ‘Sunny and 75′ – Song Review
Joe Nichols, ‘Sunny and 75′ – Song Review
Joe Nichols, ‘Sunny and 75′ – Song Review
Joe Nichols' voice always has a way of putting one in a trance, and his performance on the new single 'Sunny and 75' is no less effective. He's pure country gold, and when he's paired with a great song, there are few surer things in Nashville.
Casey James, ‘The Good Life’ – Song Review
Casey James, ‘The Good Life’ – Song Review
Casey James, ‘The Good Life’ – Song Review
Casey James' third single from his self-titled debut album is a pleasing three minutes and five seconds, but the toe-tapper is easy to forget. 'The Good Life' lacks the emotional hook that the best carefree country expressions posses.
Sheryl Crow, ‘Easy’ – Song Review
Sheryl Crow, ‘Easy’ – Song Review
Sheryl Crow, ‘Easy’ – Song Review
Sheryl Crow's new country single 'Easy' is as advertised. It's easy to be seduced by Crow's carefree warmth and laid-back style. It's easy to overlook the effective songwriting, and it's easy to fall into her story again and again.
Joel Crouse, ‘If You Want Some’ – Song Review
Joel Crouse, ‘If You Want Some’ – Song Review
Joel Crouse, ‘If You Want Some’ – Song Review
Country newcomer Joel Crouse sings with more confidence than   20 years provides most artists. He's been playing since before he could drive, and writing songs even longer. That experience shines through in his easy delivery of 'If You Want Some,' Crouse's debut single on Show Dog-Universal.
Greg Bates, ‘Fill in the Blank’ – Song Review
Greg Bates, ‘Fill in the Blank’ – Song Review
Greg Bates, ‘Fill in the Blank’ – Song Review
Greg Bates flashes a mischievous sense of humor in his new single 'Fill in the Blank.' The 'Did It for the Girl' hitmaker is proving to be from the George Strait school of music, but he must have taken a Master Class on Tracy Byrd somewhere along the way.