 Gary Allan See If I Care
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Some singers, by dint of accent or upbringing, wear country like unsheddable skin. But a gifted, versatile singer such as the California-born Allan who chooses the idiom is a rare find. "Tough Little Boys," about the frailties of fatherhood, would make just as much sense as an indie-rock moper. On the astounding title track, a sad ode to an ex ends with a sudden kiss-off that explains the song's emotional schizophrenia. JON CARAMANICA (RS 940, January 22, 2004)
Gary Allan is one of the few New Traditional country singers who makes growing older and raising kids seem as cool as knocking back some longnecks in a beer joint on Read More
a weekday night. On the more up-tempo rockers, he dips deep into the Bakersfield honky-tonk sound.
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