![]() Shooter has nine songs, which isn’t a problem in itself. ![]() Like Bocephus, this record is energetic and boisterous, but knows when to be measured to make an impact. For fans who wish for Shooter to keep it more country, the album will be more welcomed compared to some of his other projects that stray well off the country reservation. Shooter is meant to be a fun and rockin’ country record, and should be approached as such, and delivers in kind. Shooter’s also assembled probably the best band he’s had since the early 357’s, with Ted Russell Kamp back on bass, and fiddle player Aubrey Richmond on the front line helping to keep the music grounded in the roots. ![]() ![]() He’s become more pragmatic about delivering on what people expect from him as opposed to shirking expectations like 2nd generation performers sometimes feel the need to do. Now part of the lucrative and mostly Texas-centric booking agency Red 11, when you head to a Shooter Jennings show, you know a bit more of what to expect, which is a mostly country show with some dalliances with country rock and more progressive stuff with Shooter standing behind a keyboard. The album also comes at a time when Shooter feels like he’s settling into who and what he is as an artist, especially live. is also the primary inspiration behind Shooter Jennings’ latest record Shooter, which claims and delivers on the promise of girding its guidance from Bocephus, and bringing that sound and style forward. was saddled with such burdens and ever-present 2nd judgements from a very early age, and was still able to turn in an incredible career that eventually resulted in five separate Entertainer of the Year awards, and one of the most successful runs of any country artist in history. The other polarizing aspect surrounding Shooter is his propensity to follow his heart wherever he wishes to go, whether it happens to involve country music, or traverse another path of influence into the wilds of the music world, or even beyond, sometimes asking fans to navigate into places they’re uncomfortable with, losing some on the journey, while perhaps picking others up along the way. Though country music pedigree may deliver a son or daughter a major shot of attention when they decide to take up the family business, it also comes with unattainable expectations and unfair comparisons always swirling around their output. ![]() This is the result of being the son of a country hero whose legacy looms so large, the history of the man himself could never match the mythos. Just the name “Shooter” elicits strong opinions from people in country music. ![]()
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