Yep Roc Records
2008
Bulletproof
About This Album
Steve Earle got slagged off in the country music press for his hard rocking, latter-day MCA offerings Copperhead Road and The Hard Way. He's been vindicated in numerous ways over the years; last but not least is the way contemporary country music has moved toward embracing the big guitars and drum sounds of 1970s heartland rock in the 21st century. Reckless Kelly, from Earle's home state of Texas, seemed to get the rougher rock & roll aspect of Earle's brand of country from the word go. Beginning with Millican in 1998, RK have blazed a trail and created a trademark brand of road-screaming country-rock music that's big on loud guitars, clean popping drums, and tremendously hooky songs. Released in 2008, Bulletproof is Reckless Kelly's standout and apparently the set that puts their name on the wider map. Despite some of its left-leaning lyrics in a highly charged political climate, the band will not be denied its video being screened by GAC and the album entering at number two on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, number 22 on its Country chart, and number 117 on its Top 200 chart. The world of RK -- the band is fronted by guitarist and chief songwriter Willy Braun with brother Cody singing harmony and playing mandolin, fiddle, and harmonica; David Abeyta on lead guitar and lap steel; bassist Jimmy McFeely; and Jay Nazz on drums -- revolves around endless roads inside an America where everything begins to look more desperately the same ("How Was California?" and "God Forsaken Town").
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