For his part, Aldean chafes at the “Bro Country” label because it represents only one side of his multi-faceted catalog of music. And when Aldean released his self-titled debut album in 2005, his brand of rocked-up guitar-based country was something new - and a bit risky - for the genre.īut the sound caught on quickly, and Aldean is often credited with creating the template for today’s popular so-called “Bro Country” sound, with its rocking tunes and male-oriented, just-having-a-good-time lyrics. Maturity is one thing, but sounding fresh doesn’t hurt, either. So I think it’s a little bit about showing some maturity as far as an artist.” I think from a song standpoint, some of the coolest songs that we’ve ever recorded are on this record, if you believe in songs like ‘Two Night Town’ and ‘Burnin’ It Down’ and also ‘Too Fast’ things like that.
“There are a couple of big tempos, but not a lot. “The one thing that’s not on this album that we’ve typically had a lot of over the years is those big, big uptempo ‘She’s Country,’ ‘Hicktown’ kind of things,” he says.
In a larger sense, Aldean also feels he dialed back on the kind of turbo-charged rockers that have been his musical signature. The song “Sweet Little Something” pairs a pulsing synthesizer and banjo as primary instrumentation in its verses - a move that helps make this bouncy rocker a true collision of pop and country. The rocker “Just Gettin’ Started,” which topped Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, uses some synthetic percussion to give its quieter moments a modern feel. “I think you just kind of want to grow a little bit with each album, and I feel like this was one of those albums that probably shows it more than any other album that we’ve done probably,” Aldean says. “Old Boots, New Dirt” was his most adventurous album. With each of his six studio albums, he has sought to walk the line between maintaining his signature sound and cutting songs that take him in new stylistic directions. It’s not just the choice of singles that has given Aldean a reputation as a bit of a risk-taker. If you’re able to go out and grab a few people that normally wouldn’t listen to country music and sort of draw them in to what we’re doing over here, I think that’s a good thing.” “But I also think when you record music, you want as many people listening to it as possible. “I think a song like that is going to reach a lot more people just because you’re reaching out into maybe the pop world and grabbing some people over there - not that I want to be a pop singer by any means,” says Aldean, a native of Macon, Ga. Aldean sees plenty of upside in pushing the envelope in country radio. It sold more than 4 million and remains the biggest-selling song in digital history for a male country solo artist. The song, co-written by Aldean and fellow star Brantley Gilbert, went on to became Aldean’s biggest song. The 2010 single also generated mixed opinions before being green-lighted as a single. “Dirt Road Anthem,” which featured a pair of rap segments to go with its easygoing country sound, is another example of the adventurous side to Aldean’s music. “Burnin’ It Down” isn’t the only time he’s gambled on a song that tested country radio’s status quo. So to me it was a no-brainer, but it was one that I really had to go to bat for pretty hard.” There was no doubt when you heard that song, and still when you hear it, you know what it is, you know who sings it, what the song is, and that, to me, is half of the battle. It’s like it was something that was really different and sort of unique. “It wasn’t going to just blend in to the 39 other songs that are on the radio. “I felt like it was something that was really different and something that we really needed for the album, and something that wasn’t going to be confused with any other song,” he says.
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