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Release Date: Jan 25, 2005; Lead Performance: Kenny Chesney; Genre: Country/Bluegrass
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Kenny Chesney has borrowed Jimmy Buffett's subject matter for years, and now it looks like he's after Norah Jones' tempos. The country hunk's ultra-mellow new record Be as You Are makes beach living seem like one long hammock nap. Problem is, his sun-baked characters — the Boston transplant, the wistful barmaid, and especially the earnest narrator — are too lazy to be interesting. Bummer. Chesney deserves props for straying from Nashville conservatism, but he's still a long way from ''Margaritaville.''
Posted Jan 24, 2005
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