CD: Halfway to Heaven
Artist: Brantley Gilbert
Release Date: March 16, 2010
Label: Average Joe's Entertainment
Georgia boy, Average Joe Entertainment's Brantley Gilbert, is taking Nashville by storm and his latest cd, "Halfway to Heaven", proves that he has what it takes to wear two hats in country music, songwriter and singer. He wears them both quite well from what I've heard on this cd. The tracks were written with some of country's lyrical best like Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins, Jeremy Spillman and others.The cd features 12 tracks, that range from boot stompin' and bass thumpin' to tugging on the heartstrings. This is a huge testament to the fact that Brantley Gilbert is a diverse artist, not just one side of the fence or the other. Brantley seems to be a country music outlaw, one that rides the borderline of what's mainstream in Nashville and one that's not willing to follow all the rules. Jason Aldean, move over, you're not the only new outlaw in town.
"Hell on Wheels" is a fine example of what I mean by his being an outlaw of sorts. He sings of telling those with a 'badge or a big mouth that they have no business running with the big dogs, riding 95 down the highway sideways, duct tape on his license plate and a six gun in the dash'. If that's not screaming "Hell on Wheels" and outlaw, then you're not listening close enough. The second track, "Bending the Rules and Breaking the Law", is his lyrical memory of growing up, making mistakes and realizing that those mistakes are what made him who he is today. I agree with BG on this one, 'I wouldn't change a thing.' "Halfway to Heaven" shows the other side of Brantley Gilbert, the more personal side, the heartfelt side. He tells the story of a near death experience that took him 'halfway to Heaven' and realizing that faith and God do exist and that if you have both, it will make you a better person. "Saving Amy" is probably my favorite of the more tender songs, a song that speaks of the survivor left behind after an accident, the spirit of the one who loved her watching over her to make sure she's moving on in her life. This cd is full of good music from track 1 to track 12.
If you like your music rockin' with a touch of honesty and diversity, then I would recommend getting a copy of "Halfway to Heaven". Great cd, love it!
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