One hit wonder no more: Eric Church

Today's country spotlight will be put on Eric Church. He's been around a while, his first album "Sinner's Like Me" came out in 2006.... the year I became I liscensed driver.... now it seems even longer ago! That era of country music seemed to be the era of one-hit-wonders. Kenny, Tim, Brad, & Keith were hitting their stride and were on top & untouchable....and everyone else was left to fight to the death at the bottom of the countdown. I was afraid Eric Church would be just another one hit wonder- just another "kid from a small town" "bad-boy". "Guys Like Me" and "How 'bout You" barely made it to the top 20, but were both fairly cliche in a rough time to be in Nashville. His second album "Carolina" brought a little bit more honesty and poetry to the table. "Love your Love the Most" showed the romantic side of Eric....although I can't stand the line were he compares loving his lady to loving mustard on his fries... Nascar, George Strait, sure...but mustard... come on! But everyone else loved it because he made it into the top 10 with that one. "Hell on the Heart" and "Smoke a Little Smoke" also made it into the top 10 with fun, upbeat tempo that you can crank up and roll the windows down to. His newest album "Chief" is what's really set him apart from the one-hit-wonders of the early 2000s and made him a a country-household name. "Homeboy" is a unique song about a brother who's in trouble and needs to come back to the farm to make things right. "Springsteen" has stolen the hearts of everyone who's heard it. It's constently being requested on the radio and my eyes are glued to the TV when the music video comes on. His unique voice really shines, the lyrics hurt so good, and the beat is really catchy. I can't get enough.