Folks Like Us
| Montgomery Gentry
Folks Like Us
Folks Like Us is the eighth studio album by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released on June 9, 2015 via Blaster Records. "Headlights" and the title track were released as singles.-Wikipedia
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The Washington Times
Montgomery Gentry shine on 'Folks Like Us'
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Country Standard Time
On "Folks Like Us," the guys show that they can still tear up a stage alongside acts half their age. The sound is updated just enough to intrigue those who were too young to know them during their heyday, while the things that listeners have loved about the band since the '90s are still present. This album sounds as if it were specifically designed with cranked amps and loud crowds in mind.
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Country Rebel
MONTGOMERY GENTRY STAY TRUE TO THEIR PATRIOTIC, AMERICAN ROOTS WITH ‘FOLKS LIKE US’ The album is full of great songs and critics have raved about the tracks saying that the songs are “packed with attitude and personality.”
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Napster
Their "boot-wearin', God-fearin'" demographic has seen better days, but between he-man harmonies and huge guitars -- grooving almost Santana-style in "Back on a Dirt Road" -- they still make the pain feel real.
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Perss of Antlantic City
On "Folks Like Us," the duo of Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry add muscle to their musical arrangements, thanks to hot producer Michael Knox. But lyrically, they stay focused on small towns, religion, patriotism and partying on dirt roads - albeit from a more grown-up point of view.
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Oldies.com
. . . Folks Like Us finds the duo of Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry keeping up with the times, with songs about beer, trucks, and bumpin' club mixes, but the bulk of the album reveals they're still playing the sort of music that made them famous with their tales of good-hearted small-town guys with just a bit of a rowdy streak, set to a solid country-rock beat.
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Taste Of Country
Montgomery Gentry’s "Folks Like Us" is an unencumbered, straight-forward, blue collar country jam that recalls some of the duo's best catalog hits. The rocker will resonate with anyone with a “Get the job done” mentality.
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AllMusic
Four years removed from 2011's Rebels on the Run and still on an indie label, Montgomery Gentry doesn't evidence much desire to change on 2015's Folks Like Us. Some slight changes are evident here and there . . . but Montgomery Gentry are comfortable where they are, alternating rocking country with strong sentiment.
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This Is Country Music
Overall, a few mishaps turn this record into a good one instead of a truly great one. However, this record does have some awesome tracks that shouldn’t be overlooked.
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Kurrent Music
The duo relies on their usual Southern Rock meets Country sound they’ve always had for this record, refusing to give in to the Bro Country and R&B trends plaguing mainstream radio today. As a whole, the album is alright, not bad, but not stellar either.
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BlogKitch
Folks Like Us employs both party songs and more introspective songs, and works very well as a result. If you enjoy your country with a little rock, go out and pick up the new Montgomery Gentry release. Folks Like Us won’t disappoint.
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Sounds-Of_South.DE
"Folks Like Us" is now the 8th studio work by the popular duo Troy Gentry and Eddie Montgomery, and, wow, what is the power of this disc, what are they rocking. Pure country rock steam!
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Rolling Stone
Unsurprisingly, there are no hip-hop interludes on the duo’s eighth LP, Folks Like Us, out today — just a collection of songs written by Nashville’s heavyweights like Chris Stapleton and David Lee Murphy that talks about hillbillies, dirt roads and small towns. It’s like Montgomery Gentry have always done, but with a little extra pep in that electric guitar step.
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Country Music Chat
On Folks Like Us, Montgomery Gentry tell stories about those make-or-break moments, such as “Better For It,” which details what the love of that right person can do, as well as the gripping “Pain,” which contains some of the best vocal work that Eddie Montgomery has done in his sixteen years of recording.
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