Still Feels Good (2007)

If I say Rascal Flatts are the country-music equivalent of Journey, I fear you'll think it's praise. The howled yearning, the florid build to every melody — this is emo-country arena rock with a (slight) twang, with the single ''Take Me There'' being the most endurable...I mean, catchy. But from ''Bob That Head'' — a cheery command to their fans — to the my-love's-purer-than-yours whine of ''Winner at a Losing Game,'' the music of Still Feels Good presents not beautiful losers but manipulative wimps. And ''It's Not Supposed to Go Like That,'' about kids, a gun, and death? Shameless.
DOWNLOAD THIS: ''Take Me There''

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