Up all night

"The album ends, like a lot of country albums do, with a song about faith, "Faith When I Fall". It stretches out in the intro, letting a sad but sturdy acoustic guitar play, before a more typical rock-ish modern country sound picks up. It's not a proclamation but a request, a cry for help. "I know there ain't no running from this kind of storm," he sings. It's still generic, but takes a somewhat different turn, which is true for the entire LP".

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"The machinations behind the music are so transparent that it's a bit off-putting, yet the album is executed so well it can nevertheless suck you in against your will. It's big and bright, shameless in its attempt to win you over, and -- given increased exposure -- that eager-to-please nature winds up ingratiating whether you like it or not".

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