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Music review: Jason Aldean – ëƵRearview TownëƵ

By Clint Rhodes for The 2 min read
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Music review: Jason Aldean - ëƵRearview TownëƵ
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Rhodes

Six months after his powerful ëƵSaturday Night LiveëƵ performance of Tom PettyëƵs ëƵI WonëƵt Back DownëƵ in remembrance of the Las Vegas shooting victims, Jason Aldean releases a new album that displays a defiant determination.

The spirited ëƵDirt to DustëƵ opens the set with the Georgia native describing the vital transition from work week to weekend singing, ëƵLight it up, let it out, stir it up, turning dirt to dust.ëƵ

Made loud to be played loud, the party anthems ëƵGettinëƵ Warmed UpëƵ and ëƵSet It OffëƵ follow the familiar formula found on ëƵLights Come OnëƵ and ëƵThe Way a Night Should FeelëƵ from 2016ëƵs ëƵThey DonëƵt Know.ëƵ One could say that this is definitely the 41-year-old singer-songwriterëƵs kind of party as he sings about turning an ordinary night into something memorable.

Written by Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line along with Morgan Wallen and Jordan Schmidt, ëƵYou Make It EasyëƵ is the albumëƵs first single and carries a smooth blues vibe as Aldean reflects on the inspiration provided by his better half by declaring, ëƵYouëƵre my sunshine in the darkest days/My better half, my saving grace/You make me who I wanna be.ëƵ

The title track speaks about leaving the limited opportunities of a small town for bigger and better things with Aldean confessing, ëƵNever thought IëƵd ever leave it/It ainëƵt nothinëƵ what it used to be.ëƵ

The theme of moving forward continues on ëƵBlacktop GoneëƵ with Aldean making a hasty exit while singing, ëƵBlacktop gone, four lane fast/Topping off the tank with some never look back.ëƵ

Of course, heartache always manages to spoil the good times.

On ëƵHigh Noon Neon,ëƵ the loneliness of hitting rock bottom is revealed when you find yourself sitting at the bar in the middle of the day trying to drink away her memory.

The heartbreak continues on the closer ëƵDrowns the WhiskeyëƵ with Miranda Lambert joining Aldean only to discover (much like Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart back in 1991) the whiskey ainëƵt working at washing away the memories contributing to a broken heart.

You can bet it will be electric when Aldean hits the stage during a Pittsburgh appearance at KeyBank Pavilion on Aug. 24.

Clint Rhodes is the ëƵ-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at clinton43@me.com.

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