Travis Tritt- "Set in stone'

 

Southern rock meets country at the face of Travis Tritt. Dave Cobb is the man who helped Tritt return in a way similar to artists like Chris Stapleton, getting the Southerner out of him along the soft spot for soul music, gospels and melody.The popularity of country meets the edge of Southern rock and from the opener "Stand our ground' the arenas ask to singalong the roaming Southern guitars and the honky tonk piano.The same title song is another example of outlaw country about the legacy of the older generations against the odds and the mainstream, in a mid tempo, stripped down emotional song, with Tritt's voice giving the chills to the listener."'Smoke in a bar' is a slap at the face of political correctness and the neo fascism regime they try to enforce.' Ghost town nation' is a great country song in the way SKYNYRD would wrote and perform it."They don't make them like that no more" is a honky tonk barnstormer. 

 

 

More laid back the 'Southern man" and "Better off dead' show the 'sensitive' side of Tritt and his love for the old good traditions of the South, honesty, openness and solidarity, exactly what movements like Me2 and BLM are against, as thir based on hate and discrimination, instead of justice and education. "Open line" and "Ain't who i was' brings out the more straightforward country self of Tritt and are good companions for nights soaked in whiskey. The album is closing with "Way down in Georgia" and the harmonica brings the sweet smell of South at the surface. Travis Tritt combined tradition and contemporary Southern rock in an excellent album, easy listening as is easy drinking a fine Southern bourbon. For those who know about good music only.

 

 

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