![]() In general, the music of “A Guy Walks Into A Bar” is pretty terrible. Even the astutely-added bridge offers some space for a resolution or further insight, but instead it’s filled it up with a wank-off guitar solo. And the idea of the sick jokes life can play, and the way you and others can sometimes see your fate coming but can’t seem to control it, shouldn’t go unrecognized as achievements for the track.īut once again we have a country song that wants to rely on the story to drive it, but is only willing to commit two verses before doubling up on the catchy chorus to pander for radio play. ![]() Farr’s voice doesn’t offer much character, but he does his best to lather the verses with as much emotion as he can. “A Guy Walks Into A Bar” is sort of a slow tempo ballad, and does a fair enough job of sucking you in with a cyclical story about the heartbroken getting spun through the turnstiles of life repeatedly. The punchline title could be easy to dismiss, or could reveal something a little deeper simply because it looks almost too cliché as the title of a modern country song. ![]() So whatever, I’m willing to give him another chance as long as he keeps the inferences to domestic violence on the down low.įarr has a new record on the way later this month through Columbia Nashville, and ahead of it his opening salvo consists of a song called “A Guy Walks Into A Bar.” Once again written by three people, and none of which who carry the first name of Tyler, you immediately start to pick up on the disconnect between inspiration and delivery that plagues most of modern country. “Redneck Crazy” wasn’t written by Tyler, but a troika of professional songwriters like just about every country song is today. Sting’s “Every Breath You Take,” eat your heart out.īut you know, if you make it your business to share your opinions in a public forum, you better be willing and able to press the reset button on any artist and come to new material with an open mind. Even that guy from Staind, Aaron Lewis or whatever, was up Tyler Farr’s ass about how offensive the song was towards women. It wouldn’t have been possible for Tyler Farr to come across as more unlikeable. Then Colt Ford and the cast of Duck Dynasty showed up in the video, machine gunning out rolls of toilet paper at this poor chick’s abode just because she finally figured out Tyler Farr had a big bag of nothing and gave him the boot. ![]() Last time I was paying attention to Tyler Farr, he was touching off a firestorm for singing about parking his truck in his ex’s yard and whipping beer cans at her window. ![]()
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