![]() ![]() ![]() He’s a roided-out, tatted-up, tribal Tap-Out truck-nutted horn-flashing Jesus-praising great American meat head who makes no apologies for himself and has built an entire army of fans that are just as hard headed and proud, and will follow Brantley over a bridge if asked. The fact there’s a spirited opposition to Brantley just makes them dig in even more.īrantley Gilbert’s music may not be for you, but it’s hard to argue it’s not 100% him. ![]() Some listen, but those who count themselves among the ranks of Brantley Gilbert fans don’t even take it as a glancing blow. And now after those who rode the Bro-Country wave to stardom are left wondering what is next, and looking quite awkward as they try their hands at something more meaningful, Brantley Gilbert isn’t just doubling down, he’s puffing his chest out and digging deeper into the well of cliché and self-ingratiating affirmation than ever before, flipping the bird at detractors whose only opposition they can muster is to peck away at angry little blogs about how much he sucks. It is he who brought hick hop to the mainstream with his penning of Jason Aldean’s landmark country rap earworn, “Dirt Road Anthem.” It was he who was doing it all before it was commercially viable in the mainstream, and now, even with gray beginning to creep into his mane, he still is, and more unabashedly than ever.īrantley Gilbert is the Godfather of Bro-Country, the Master of Rural Machismo. It is he who perfected the checklist style of country songwriting before everyone else jumped on board. You almost have to give Brantley Gilbert some credit, however begrudgingly. ![]()
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