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[[caption-width-right:350:Left - William "Big Kenny" Kenneth Alphin\\
Right - John Rich]]
Right - John Rich]]
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''Comin' to Your City'' saw minor success in its rocking title track and the tender wartime ballad "8th of November", while ''Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace'' saw the duo's sound growing tired, even if the album produced their only #1 hit in "Lost in This Moment". During this timespan, Rich continued to serve in several capacities as a producer and songwriter for acts such as Music/{{Jewel}}, John Anderson, and Music/{{Alabama}} lead singer Randy Owen. After a 2008 hiatus, both Big Kenny and John Rich recorded solo material, with Rich achieveing a minor hit on the ProtestSong "Shuttin' Detroit Down". Their 2012 reunion album ''Hillbilly Jedi'' bombed, so they exited Warner and instead opted for a series of quietly-performing, independently-released albums. These later albums have found the duo's sound toned down somewhat, but the impact of "Save a Horse" was felt for many years afterward in the genre's shift toward rap and rock influences for most of TheNewTens.
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''Comin' to Your City'' saw minor success in its rocking title track and the tender wartime ballad "8th of November", while ''Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace'' saw the duo's sound growing tired, even if the album produced their only #1 hit in "Lost in This Moment". During this timespan, Rich continued to serve in several capacities as a producer and songwriter for acts such as Music/{{Jewel}}, John Anderson, and Music/{{Alabama}} lead singer Randy Owen. After a 2008 hiatus, both Big Kenny and John Rich recorded solo material, with Rich achieveing achieving a minor hit on the ProtestSong "Shuttin' Detroit Down". Their 2012 reunion album ''Hillbilly Jedi'' bombed, so they exited Warner and instead opted for a series of quietly-performing, independently-released albums. These later albums have found the duo's sound toned down somewhat, but the impact of "Save a Horse" was felt for many years afterward in the genre's shift toward rap and rock influences for most of TheNewTens.
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* GenreMashup: Their style mixes country, hard rock, and hip-hop, as codified by "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)".
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* CallBack: "Party Like Cowboyz" featurse the lyric "I'm feeling like Tonto ridin' a pinto", a reference to their debut single "Wild West Show".
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Prior to the duo's foundation, both members had some experience in the field: William Kenneth "Big Kenny" Alphin had recorded a rock album in 1998 and had performed in a band called [=luvjOi=], while John Rich was bassist and occasional lead vocalist in Music/{{Lonestar}} on their first two albums. The two unlikely musicians began writing together in 1998. After Rich had an unsuccessful solo album, the pair founded the [=MuzikMafia=], a loose aggregation of performers including Cowboy Troy, James Otto, Gretchen Wilson, and Shannon Lawson.
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Prior to the duo's foundation, both members had some experience in the field: William Kenneth "Big Kenny" Alphin had recorded a rock album in 1998 and had performed in a band called [=luvjOi=], while John Rich was bassist and occasional lead vocalist in Music/{{Lonestar}} on their first two albums. The two unlikely musicians began writing together in 1998. After Rich had an unsuccessful solo album, the pair founded the [=MuzikMafia=], a loose aggregation of performers including Cowboy Troy, Music/CowboyTroy, James Otto, Gretchen Wilson, and Shannon Lawson.
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* CountryRap: Many of the songs on their first album, such as "Rollin'" (which features Cowboy Troy) Music/CowboyTroy) and "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" feature strong rap influences.
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* FadeIntoTheNextSong: "Rollin'" fades into "Wild West Show".
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* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: ''Gravity'' was dominated by ballads.
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''Comin' to Your City'' saw minor success in its rocking title track and the tender wartime ballad "8th of November", while ''Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace'' saw the duo's sound growing tired, even if the album produced their only #1 hit in "Lost in This Moment". During this timespan, Rich continued to serve in several capacities as a producer and songwriter for acts such as Music/{{Jewel}}, John Anderson, and Music/{{Alabama}} lead singer Randy Owen. After a 2008 hiatus, both Big Kenny and John Rich recorded solo material, with Rich achieveing a minor hit on the ProtestSong "Shuttin' Detroit Down". Their 2012 reunion album ''Hillbilly Jedi'' bombed, so they exited Warner and instead opted for a series of quietly-performing, independently-released albums. These later albums have found the duo's sound toned down somewhat, but the impact of "Save a Horse" is still was felt to this day for many years afterward in country's ever-growing list of the genre's shift toward rap and rock influences.
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* ''Big & Rich's Super Galactic Fan Pak 2' (EP) (2008)
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! Big Kenny solo releases
* ''Live a Little'' (2005, recorded in 1998)
* ''The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy'' (2010)
* ''Big Kenny's Love Everybody Traveling Musical Medicine Show Mix Tape, Vol. 1'' (2011)
! John Rich solo releases
* ''Rescue Me'' (2001)
* ''Underneath the Same Moon'' (2006, recorded in 1999)
* ''Son of a Preacher Man'' (2009)
* ''Rich Rocks'' (EP) (2011)
* ''For the Kids'' (EP) (2011)
* ''Live a Little'' (2005, recorded in 1998)
* ''The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy'' (2010)
* ''Big Kenny's Love Everybody Traveling Musical Medicine Show Mix Tape, Vol. 1'' (2011)
! John Rich solo releases
* ''Rescue Me'' (2001)
* ''Underneath the Same Moon'' (2006, recorded in 1999)
* ''Son of a Preacher Man'' (2009)
* ''Rich Rocks'' (EP) (2011)
* ''For the Kids'' (EP) (2011)
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* SoloSideProject: During the hiatus at the beginning of TheNewTens.
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* EverythingIsAnInstrument: Near the end of "Wild West Show", the percussionist can be heard shaking a peanut can.
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* StealthPun: Several on their name. "Rollin'" also has the line "Charley Pride was the man in black / Rock and roll used to be about Music/JohnnyCash".
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* EarlyBirdCameo: On Music/MartinaMcBride's "She's a Butterfly".
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* SopranoAndGravel: Most of their songs feature John Rich's high wispy tenor against Big Kenny's theatrical, crooning bass-baritone.
* VocalTagTeam: Big Kenny and John Rich seem to split the lead vocals pretty evenly.
* VocalTagTeam: Big Kenny and John Rich seem to split the lead vocals pretty evenly.
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** "Filthy Rich" has two: "Me and my friends were talkin' 'bout that, ol' Freddy, Bill, and Sonny" (writers Freddy Powers, Bill [=McDavid=], and Sonny Throckmorton). Also, the last chorus performs a LyricSwap by changing the title to "Everybody's trying to get big and rich off somebody else's money".
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** "Filthy Rich" has two: "Me and my friends were talkin' 'bout that, ol' Freddy, Bill, and Sonny" (writers Freddy Powers, Bill [=McDavid=], and Sonny Throckmorton). Also, the last chorus performs a LyricSwap by changing the title to "Everybody's trying to get big and rich off of somebody else's money".
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* AWildRapperAppears: Cowboy Troy on "Rollin'". He comes back, uncredited, at the end of "Kick My Ass".
* AWildRapperAppears: Cowboy Troy on "Rollin'". He comes back, uncredited, at the end of "Kick My Ass".
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One of the more unexpected CountryMusic successes of the first decade of the 21st century.
Prior to the duo's foundation, both members had some experience in the field: William Kenneth "Big Kenny" Alphin had recorded a rock album in 1998 and had performed in a band called [=luvjOi=], while John Rich was bassist and occasional lead vocalist in Music/{{Lonestar}} on their first two albums. The two unlikely musicians began writing together in 1998. After Rich had an unsuccessful solo album, the pair founded the [=MuzikMafia=], a loose aggregation of performers including Cowboy Troy, James Otto, Gretchen Wilson, and Shannon Lawson.
The first break for Big & Rich was penning "She's a Butterfly" for Music/MartinaMcBride in 2003. A year later, Big & Rich were signed to Creator/WarnerBrosRecords. While their lead single "Wild West Show" made some noise, it was the rap- and rock-influenced "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" that turned the most heads in Nashville that year. The unlikely success of the song, combined with Rich's songwriting and production success on Wilson's "Redneck Woman" which blew up around the same time, resulted in the duo's debut album ''Horse of a Different Color'' selling triple-platinum. For a time, Big & Rich were heralded as a new and fresh sound in the genre.
''Comin' to Your City'' saw minor success in its rocking title track and the tender wartime ballad "8th of November", while ''Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace'' saw the duo's sound growing tired, even if the album produced their only #1 hit in "Lost in This Moment". During this timespan, Rich continued to serve in several capacities as a producer and songwriter for acts such as Music/{{Jewel}}, John Anderson, and Music/{{Alabama}} lead singer Randy Owen. After a 2008 hiatus, both Big Kenny and John Rich recorded solo material, with Rich achieveing a minor hit on the ProtestSong "Shuttin' Detroit Down". Their 2012 reunion album ''Hillbilly Jedi'' bombed, so they exited Warner and instead opted for a series of quietly-performing, independently-released albums. These later albums have found the duo's sound toned down somewhat, but the impact of "Save a Horse" is still felt to this day in country's ever-growing list of rap and rock influences.
!Albums
*''Horse of a Different Color'' (2004)
*''Comin' to Your City'' (2005)
*''Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace'' (2007)
*''Hillbilly Jedi'' (2012)
*''Gravity'' (2014)
*''Did It for the Party'' (2017)
!Tropes present in their work:
* CerebusSyndrome: ''Gravity'' was praised for focusing more on the ballads.
* DoubleEntendre: Pretty much all of "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)".
* SingerNameDrop: Many of which double as a StealthPun:
** "Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)": Cowboy Troy's name is shouted before his verse, and one of the other verses has "I'm a crazy son of a [[SoundEffectBleep BAD WORD]] / But I know I'm gonna make it big and rich."
** "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)": "...havin' ourselves a big and rich time."
** "Filthy Rich" has two: "Me and my friends were talkin' 'bout that, ol' Freddy, Bill, and Sonny" (writers Freddy Powers, Bill [=McDavid=], and Sonny Throckmorton). Also, the last chorus performs a LyricSwap by changing the title to "Everybody's trying to get big and rich off somebody else's money".
* SoloSideProject: During the hiatus at the beginning of TheNewTens.
* AWildRapperAppears: Cowboy Troy on "Rollin'".
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Prior to the duo's foundation, both members had some experience in the field: William Kenneth "Big Kenny" Alphin had recorded a rock album in 1998 and had performed in a band called [=luvjOi=], while John Rich was bassist and occasional lead vocalist in Music/{{Lonestar}} on their first two albums. The two unlikely musicians began writing together in 1998. After Rich had an unsuccessful solo album, the pair founded the [=MuzikMafia=], a loose aggregation of performers including Cowboy Troy, James Otto, Gretchen Wilson, and Shannon Lawson.
The first break for Big & Rich was penning "She's a Butterfly" for Music/MartinaMcBride in 2003. A year later, Big & Rich were signed to Creator/WarnerBrosRecords. While their lead single "Wild West Show" made some noise, it was the rap- and rock-influenced "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" that turned the most heads in Nashville that year. The unlikely success of the song, combined with Rich's songwriting and production success on Wilson's "Redneck Woman" which blew up around the same time, resulted in the duo's debut album ''Horse of a Different Color'' selling triple-platinum. For a time, Big & Rich were heralded as a new and fresh sound in the genre.
''Comin' to Your City'' saw minor success in its rocking title track and the tender wartime ballad "8th of November", while ''Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace'' saw the duo's sound growing tired, even if the album produced their only #1 hit in "Lost in This Moment". During this timespan, Rich continued to serve in several capacities as a producer and songwriter for acts such as Music/{{Jewel}}, John Anderson, and Music/{{Alabama}} lead singer Randy Owen. After a 2008 hiatus, both Big Kenny and John Rich recorded solo material, with Rich achieveing a minor hit on the ProtestSong "Shuttin' Detroit Down". Their 2012 reunion album ''Hillbilly Jedi'' bombed, so they exited Warner and instead opted for a series of quietly-performing, independently-released albums. These later albums have found the duo's sound toned down somewhat, but the impact of "Save a Horse" is still felt to this day in country's ever-growing list of rap and rock influences.
!Albums
*''Horse of a Different Color'' (2004)
*''Comin' to Your City'' (2005)
*''Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace'' (2007)
*''Hillbilly Jedi'' (2012)
*''Gravity'' (2014)
*''Did It for the Party'' (2017)
!Tropes present in their work:
* CerebusSyndrome: ''Gravity'' was praised for focusing more on the ballads.
* DoubleEntendre: Pretty much all of "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)".
* SingerNameDrop: Many of which double as a StealthPun:
** "Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)": Cowboy Troy's name is shouted before his verse, and one of the other verses has "I'm a crazy son of a [[SoundEffectBleep BAD WORD]] / But I know I'm gonna make it big and rich."
** "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)": "...havin' ourselves a big and rich time."
** "Filthy Rich" has two: "Me and my friends were talkin' 'bout that, ol' Freddy, Bill, and Sonny" (writers Freddy Powers, Bill [=McDavid=], and Sonny Throckmorton). Also, the last chorus performs a LyricSwap by changing the title to "Everybody's trying to get big and rich off somebody else's money".
* SoloSideProject: During the hiatus at the beginning of TheNewTens.
* AWildRapperAppears: Cowboy Troy on "Rollin'".
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