Personnel: Russ Paul (acoustic guitar, steel guitar); John Willis (acoustic guitar, mandolin); Jaime Hanna (electric guitar, strings, background vocals); Kenny Greenberg, Brent Rowan (electric guitar); Hank Singer (fiddle); Steve Nathan (piano, Hammond b-3 organ, Wurlitzer organ); Glenn Worf, Michael Rhodes (bass instrument); Chad Cromwell (drums); Eric Darken (percussion); Jerry Flowers, Jon Randall, Wes Hightower, Russell Terrell, Perry Coleman (background vocals); Dan Dugmore, Robby Turner. LIVING HARD has a newfound bluesy rock edge that`s a bit different from Gary Allan`s previous, more traditionalist strain of Nashville country, but it feels more like an exploration of a slightly different sound than a naked pop crossover attempt. Tough outlaw rockers like "Wrecking Ball" sit comfortably next to power ballads like "Learning How To Bend" and winsome love songs like "She`s So California." While the album seems less intensely personal than 2005`s TOUGH ALL OVER (which was written and recorded in the aftermath of his wife`s suicide), a strain of emotional loss still reverberates through many of these songs; even the soaring first single, "Watching Airplanes," has a melancholy edge. However, these songs are tempered by the rebellious title track and the wry bad-boy anthem "Like It`s A Bad Thing."
Track Listing:
DISC 1
Watching Airplanes
We Touched the Sun
She`s So California
Like It`s a Bad Thing
Learning How To Bend
As Long As You`re Looking Back
Wrecking Ball
Yesterday`s Rain
Trying To Matter
Half Of My Mistakes
Living Hard
Album Information
Release Date:
10/23/2007
Type:
Performer
Genre:
Country
Label:
MCA Nashville
Producer:
Gary Allan; Mark Wright
Catalog Number:
B000896202
Original Release Year:
2007
# of Discs:
1
Studio/Live:
Studio
Mono/Stereo:
Stereo
Runtime:
41 : 1
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Just another great Job by Gary Allan!!!! if your a fan of his this is him at his best., if your new to Gary Allan this is Gary Allan, country to the core with a great mix of southren rock!
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This album is a bit different from the others in that it's more on the rock-n-roll side. Definitely edgier than his previous ones. I thought it was good, but not as memorable as his other albums. I am a loyal Gary Allan fan. So no matter what kind of album he makes, I will support him. Keep living hard, Gary!
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