kay bee elle: Music Review :: Jason Aldean, Night Train

Jason Aldean is an artist that has progressively climbed the charts throughout his career.

I'll never forget the first time I heard his first single Hicktown. We were on vacation in Cancun and all of the kids were at the "club" at the resort. A beach blonde, shaggy haired boy sang that song on karaoke and he fit it perfectly. I came home from vacation, downloaded the song and have been listening to Jason Aldean ever since. That song peaked at #9 after about 40-50 weeks of being released.

Jason has had a number of hits since then including Why (his first #1), Amarillo Sky, Big Green Tractor, and of course My Kinda Party to name a few.

Jason Aldean's latest single Take a Little Ride made it to #1 in just a couple weeks, infact, I heard on SiriusXM's The Highway that Jason Aldean is the artist who has been at #1 the most in the last 12 months. Pretty Impressive.

I had no doubt that this Night Train album was going to take over the charts just like his previous album My Kinda Party did. But I have to admit I've been interested to see how Night Train does ever since his recent scandal. Jason was photographed flirting and kissing a woman who is not his wife after too much to drink one night while on tour. He made a public apology via Twitter and we haven't heard much about it since.

I have been dying to hear this album, constantly wondering what he was going to do to top My Kinda Party or even Wide Open. I was dying to hear the songs- what they were going to be about, what kind of sound this album was going to have- the lyrics, the instrumentals, everything! I couldn't wait.

I got the pleasure of listening to some of Night Train while tuning into The Highway on SiriusXM (what a treat!). The Highway did an album premier party and had Jason talk about the songs that they played. I was smiling the entire time. I loved all of the songs and didn't know how I was going to wait the 3 days til I could download the whole thing.

The album is amazing!

He continues to impress and make me want more album after album!

Jason Aldean is an artist you, well I, never want to skip over. There are artists that I am a huge fan of but sometimes still find myself reaching for the "next" button when a particular song comes up on my iPod, not Jason. If my iPod is on shuffle and a Jason Aldean song comes on, it always stays. I never get sick of his songs and always love listening to him.

This album is no different. I have been listening to it non-stop since I downloaded it and can't get enough. I found myself tapping my foot and completely sinking into the songs while I had it playing in the background at work. It was definitely a challenge trying to decide which songs I like best on the impressive 15 track list. I could barely narrow it down to five (so I included six videos in this post. Overload? Sorry I couldn't help it. They're worth listening to. Promise!)

One song that defnitely stands out to me is one with something I've never heard before. Jason does a song with Luke Bryan and Eric Church on this album called The Only Way I Know. He called it a "tri-ette" on his premier party with The Highway! That song is great- with three amazing/big time country artists singing together on a track that fits them all perfectly. How can it not be awesome?

I also like "1994" more because of my story with it than for the actual song. The song is co-written by Thomas Rhett, my favorite new-comer to country music (post about him to come soon). While I was listening to the song during the premier party I knew I had heard it before. The first time I heard this song was while I was watching various YouTube videos of Thomas Rhett- I remember smiling and laughing cause the song is just fun like that! Thomas Rhett has performed that song while on tour and started "The Diffie" contest for fans to submit videos of them doing "The Diffie" - pretty much a dance you make up that you think is "The Diffie" (aka country version of "The Dougie"). I liked hearing Jason sing it as well. It's a fun song with a catchy beat, rhythm and chorus... one you can be sure will get stuck in your head.

This album covers the spectrum of fun, upbeat, down home country songs to heart felt stories of lost souls, loneliness and broken hearts- everything you would expect from country music!

I highly recommend Night Train! Jason is absolutely leaving his mark on country music one incredible album at a time, you definitely don't want to miss the train as its sure to not slow down anytime soon!

First Single off of the album- Take a Little Ride