CHRIS CAGLE - PLAY IT LOUD CD

Release Date: 01-Sep-2007 Cat No: GUM5036 Genre: American Country

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Pop-country star Chris Cagle's debut album PLAY IT LOUD finds the young singer purveying a brand of country that manages to sound mainstream while maintaining a slightly left-of-center edge. While the occasional radio-ready production touch or pop-conscious hook does pop up, Cagle's overall approach is somewhere between the smart-guy semi-traditionalism of Brad Paisley and the hell-bent country-rocking sound of original outlaw Hank Williams, Jr. Chugging rhythm guitars and four-on-the-floor rhythms are just as important as steel guitar in the arrangements here, but the unmistakeable twang in Cagle's voice makes him more "country" than many of his peers in and of itself. Such tunes as "Rock the Boat" and the title track show Cagle's knack for hard-hitting, uptempo numbers, but the likes of "Who Needs the Whiskey" demonstrate Cagle's winning way with a ballad as well.