Gary Allan - Living Hard

Artist: Gary Allan Review: For the past decade, Gary Allan turned out hard-rocking country that sidestepped Nashville cliches. But despite a handful of uptempo cuts --including "Wrecking Ball," a stomper with ZZ Top riffs --on his seventh album, Allan comes off like just another cowboy hat. You can applaud the idea behind "Learning How to Bend," a ballad about dropping the tough-guy act for the right girl, but it sounds like a therapy session scored by Air Supply. Rating: 2 Stars
	Published: 2007-10-28 Provider: Rolling Stone