![]() He started out writing these bro anthems for the likes of Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett and Florida Georgia Line before becoming a guy who just sings his own bro anthems, most of which were heard on Saturday, such as "Hey Y'all," "This Is How We Roll" and "Brought to You By Beer." That last one came complete with a yakety coda from Swindell. ![]() Which brings us to grinning galoot opener Cole Swindell, a name that recalls some moustache twirling villain trying to extricate the deed to your ranch but actually turns out to be this aw-shuckster no party animal worth his spitting tobacco could ever take offense to. And the fact that he isn't grinning like a damned fool throughout the entirety of his set means he's gonna sing at least some songs with some gravitas behind them that goes beyond not packing enough beer in the cooler. His calculus of how much country to leave in without seeming old hat is a better than average ratio. Nowadays at most country concerts, including Saturday’s Ak-Chin Pavilion performance by Jason Aldean, you also can factor in a little bit of rap, a little bit of R&B, a little bit of metal and a little bit of dubstep and all you're left with is a teensy weensy little bit of country and a lot of everything else.Īnd maybe that's why Aldean is such a modern country standard-bearer. No one ever accused Donny Osmond of being a visionary but he surely predicted the future when he erased the dividing line between a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll.
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