Post by StevePulaski on Oct 14, 2014 15:46:20 GMT -5
"Drunk Americans" - Single (2014)
By: Toby Keith
By: Toby Keith
Rating: ★★★½
Toby Keith describes "Drunk Americans," the first single off of his forthcoming eighteenth studio album which, at this time, has no announced title, as a combination of his songs "I Love This Bar," "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue," and "American Ride." To me, "Drunk Americans" reminds me the most of the former, "I Love This Bar," one of my all-time favorite Keith songs. It's one of those songs that doesn't see people in labels, colors, or any other device use to further judge and separate people; it preaches the gospel of acceptance and inclusion while forgoing ideas of exclusion by inviting every character in earshot to indulge in the pleasures of getting hammered.
The song is about as simple as you can get, but it manages to exercise everything Keith has been about in a musical sense for his entire career. The vocals are tough and rugged, playing to the raucous and enhanced instrumentation as Keith belts out the kinds of lyrics that have made him a staple in the country community. He's loud and proud and can barely contain his excitement on "Drunk Americans," describing how he has torn down any judgements and has reserved a special seat at the bar for somebody simply looking for a damn good time.
Needless to say, this is a promising start for Keith's eighteenth studio album, and hearing that the remainder of the album's songs were written by him and only him, makes my mind flourish for the possibility of this forthcoming album to ooze everything I love about Keith and his country nature.