Country singer/songwriter Toby Keith released a new studio album Bullets in the Gun Oct. 5. Keith released his first four studio albums for Mercury Records before exiting in 1998. These albums all earned gold or higher certification, and produced several chart singles. Signed to Nashville DreamWorks in 1998, Keith released his next three albums, produced three more number ones each, and all of the albums were certified multi-platinum.
When DreamWorks closed in 2005, Keith founded his own label in which he has released five studio albums on this label. He has also charted more than forty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including nineteen number one hits and sixteen additional Top Ten hits. His longest-lasting number one hits are "Beer for My Horses" (a 2003 duet with Willie Nelson) and "As Good as I Once Was" (2005), at six weeks each.
As an artist who is known for really good music, this new album is a bit disappointing for an avid country music fan. Most of the songs on the album sound exactly the same, and do not make an effort to set themselves apart from any of Keith's previous work. The music is not very indicative of the work of one of the biggest and best country music stars of the last two decades.
Only two of the songs on the album stand above the rest by being a little more distinct and enjoyable. The first is the title track, "Bullets in the Gun," a rough 'n' tough song with driving chords and a fiery-hot edge to it. The second is a more easy-going song called "Trailerhood," which sounds much more hillbilly and "out in the boonies" than the rest of the album.
While this album is not exactly one of Toby Keith's best, one should not be deterred from enjoying some of his older and better music. For those who are fans of Keith and country music, there is much sympathy for having to enjoy only a few of his new songs while the rest will most likely either put you to sleep or give you a headache.
When DreamWorks closed in 2005, Keith founded his own label in which he has released five studio albums on this label. He has also charted more than forty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including nineteen number one hits and sixteen additional Top Ten hits. His longest-lasting number one hits are "Beer for My Horses" (a 2003 duet with Willie Nelson) and "As Good as I Once Was" (2005), at six weeks each.
As an artist who is known for really good music, this new album is a bit disappointing for an avid country music fan. Most of the songs on the album sound exactly the same, and do not make an effort to set themselves apart from any of Keith's previous work. The music is not very indicative of the work of one of the biggest and best country music stars of the last two decades.
Only two of the songs on the album stand above the rest by being a little more distinct and enjoyable. The first is the title track, "Bullets in the Gun," a rough 'n' tough song with driving chords and a fiery-hot edge to it. The second is a more easy-going song called "Trailerhood," which sounds much more hillbilly and "out in the boonies" than the rest of the album.
While this album is not exactly one of Toby Keith's best, one should not be deterred from enjoying some of his older and better music. For those who are fans of Keith and country music, there is much sympathy for having to enjoy only a few of his new songs while the rest will most likely either put you to sleep or give you a headache.
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