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Here comes the hubris. Rascal Flatts managed to keep it at bay through most of the 2000s, even as they turned into the biggest act in country music, but with their sixth album, Unstoppable, they succumb, trading their "aw shucks" persona for a title that Michael Jackson somehow missed in his King of Pop phase and acting like superstars, not boys next door made good. That humble streak always kept Rascal Flatts relatable, even when they went multi-platinum and drifted into colorless country-pop, and without it the group sounds a little bloated. Of course, it doesn't help that almost nothing about Unstoppable is modest, not the sounds, not the sentiments -- only the songs, which can't withstand these muscle-bound arrangements, whether they're sports-bar party anthems like "Summer Nights," glistening, tightly wound crossover pop like "Close" and its breezy counterpart "She'd Be California," or arena ballads like the first single, "Here Comes Goodbye." Despite a lot of driving, sequenced rhythms, most of the record feels as if it belongs to the latter category, thanks to how every track comes across as waves of gleaming sound, topped by the group's harmonies but with no strong supporting structure. This overwhelming smoothness would be pleasant if the album weren't so puffed up, if Rascal Flatts weren't so certain of their own invincibility that they didn't realize they didn't have either the tunes or the charm this time around...and that they didn't realize that pride comes before a fall.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Neil Thrasher, ComposerLyricist - Jason Sellers, ComposerLyricist - DANN HUFF, Producer - Rascal Flatts, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Jenkins, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Lyric Street Records, Inc.
Clint Lagerberg, ComposerLyricist - Chris Sligh, ComposerLyricist - DANN HUFF, Producer - Rascal Flatts, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Lyric Street Records Inc.
Michael Dulaney, ComposerLyricist - Jason Sellers, ComposerLyricist - Jay DeMarcus, ComposerLyricist - DANN HUFF, Producer - Rascal Flatts, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Lyric Street Records, Inc.
Neil Thrasher, ComposerLyricist - Jason Sellers, ComposerLyricist - DANN HUFF, Producer - Rascal Flatts, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Lyric Street Records, Inc.
Tim Nichols, ComposerLyricist - Jason Sellers, ComposerLyricist - DANN HUFF, Producer - Rascal Flatts, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Jenkins, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Lyric Street Records, Inc.
Hillary Lindsey, ComposerLyricist - Jay DeMarcus, ComposerLyricist - DANN HUFF, Producer - James Slater, ComposerLyricist - Rascal Flatts, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Lyric Street Records, Inc.
Michael Dulaney, ComposerLyricist - Neil Thrasher, ComposerLyricist - Gary Levox, ComposerLyricist - DANN HUFF, Producer - Rascal Flatts, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Lyric Street Records, Inc.
Brett James, ComposerLyricist - Gary Levox, ComposerLyricist - Busbee, ComposerLyricist - DANN HUFF, Producer - Rascal Flatts, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Lyric Street Records, Inc.
Michael Dulaney, ComposerLyricist - Neil Thrasher, ComposerLyricist - Wendell Mobley, ComposerLyricist - DANN HUFF, Producer - Rascal Flatts, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Lyric Street Records, Inc.
Jeffrey Steele, ComposerLyricist - DANN HUFF, Producer - Kara Dioguardi, ComposerLyricist - John Shanks, ComposerLyricist - Rascal Flatts, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Lyric Street Records, Inc.
Allen Shamblin, ComposerLyricist - DANN HUFF, Producer - Rascal Flatts, Producer, MainArtist - ROB MATHES, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Lyric Street Records, Inc.
Album review
Here comes the hubris. Rascal Flatts managed to keep it at bay through most of the 2000s, even as they turned into the biggest act in country music, but with their sixth album, Unstoppable, they succumb, trading their "aw shucks" persona for a title that Michael Jackson somehow missed in his King of Pop phase and acting like superstars, not boys next door made good. That humble streak always kept Rascal Flatts relatable, even when they went multi-platinum and drifted into colorless country-pop, and without it the group sounds a little bloated. Of course, it doesn't help that almost nothing about Unstoppable is modest, not the sounds, not the sentiments -- only the songs, which can't withstand these muscle-bound arrangements, whether they're sports-bar party anthems like "Summer Nights," glistening, tightly wound crossover pop like "Close" and its breezy counterpart "She'd Be California," or arena ballads like the first single, "Here Comes Goodbye." Despite a lot of driving, sequenced rhythms, most of the record feels as if it belongs to the latter category, thanks to how every track comes across as waves of gleaming sound, topped by the group's harmonies but with no strong supporting structure. This overwhelming smoothness would be pleasant if the album weren't so puffed up, if Rascal Flatts weren't so certain of their own invincibility that they didn't realize they didn't have either the tunes or the charm this time around...and that they didn't realize that pride comes before a fall.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:38
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Rascal Flatts
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Lyric Street Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2009 Lyric Street Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Lyric Street Records Inc.
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