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'''Kenneth Eric Church''' is a CountryMusic singer and songwriter. Originally known as the guy whose errors gave Music/TaylorSwift her big break - he couldn't shorten his set as the opening act on a RascalFlatts tour - Church has subsequently exploded as a live act in his own right, mixing his story-songs with a hard rocking style owing to Music/BlackSabbath as much as Music/WaylonJennings.
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'''Kenneth Eric Church''' is a CountryMusic singer and songwriter. Originally known as the guy whose errors gave TaylorSwift her big break - he couldn't shorten his set as the opening act on a RascalFlatts tour - Church has subsequently exploded as a live act in his own right, mixing his story-songs with a hard rocking style owing to Music/BlackSabbath as much as Music/WaylonJennings.
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'''Kenneth Eric Church''' is a CountryMusic singer and songwriter. Originally known as the guy whose errors gave TaylorSwift Music/TaylorSwift her big break - he couldn't shorten his set as the opening act on a RascalFlatts tour - Church has subsequently exploded as a live act in his own right, mixing his story-songs with a hard rocking style owing to Music/BlackSabbath as much as Music/WaylonJennings.
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'''Kenneth Eric Church''' is a CountryMusic singer and songwriter. Originally known as the guy whose errors gave TaylorSwift her big break - he couldn't shorten his set as the opening act on a RascalFlatts tour - Church has subsequently exploded as a live act in his own right, mixing his story-songs with a hard rocking style owing to Music/BlackSabbath as much as WaylonJennings.
Music/WaylonJennings.
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* FakeShemp: When Church performs "Kill a Word" live, Rhiannon Giddens' part is sung by Joanna Cotten, a vocalist in his road band.
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* AdvertisedExtra: Averted with "Kill a Word". The album credits backing vocalists Andrea Davidson and Rhiannon Giddens, but the single edit credits only Giddens, and re-arranges the song so that she sings half of a verse by herself.
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* ShoutOut: "Like Jesus Does" has two. The song is [[BookEnds book-ended]] by the line "I'm a long-gone {{Music/Waylon|Jennings}} song on vinyl", and the first verse contains the line "[[Music/DonMcLean I'm a good ol' boy drinkin' whiskey and rye on the levee]]".
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** "Like Jesus Does" has two. The song is [[BookEnds book-ended]] by the line "I'm a long-gone {{Music/Waylon|Jennings}} song on vinyl", and the first verse contains the line "[[Music/DonMcLean I'm a good ol' boy drinkin' whiskey and rye on thelevee]]".levee]]".
** "Record Year" is full of name-drops ranging from Music/GeorgeJones to New Grass Revival to George Thorogood.
** "Like Jesus Does" has two. The song is [[BookEnds book-ended]] by the line "I'm a long-gone {{Music/Waylon|Jennings}} song on vinyl", and the first verse contains the line "[[Music/DonMcLean I'm a good ol' boy drinkin' whiskey and rye on the
** "Record Year" is full of name-drops ranging from Music/GeorgeJones to New Grass Revival to George Thorogood.
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* PepTalkSong: "Mr. Misunderstood" is a song of motivation to an outcast teenager, using stories from Church's real life as encouragement.
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** "Mr. Misunderstood" has a barrage of tempo changes akin to "American Pie".
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* ''Mr. Misunderstood'' (2015)
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** "Smoke a Little Smoke" changed "Dig down deep, find my stash / Light it up…" to "Dig down deep, find my glass / Fill it up…" the first time, and "Find my match" the second time. This is done to mask the fact that what he's smoking isn't tobacco.
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** "Smoke a Little Smoke" changed "Dig down deep, find my stash / Light it up…" to "Dig down deep, find my glass / Fill it up…" the first time, and "Find "Dig down deep, find my match" the second time. This is done to mask the fact that [[TheStoner what he's smoking isn't tobacco.]]
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He first got his foot in the door in late 2004-early 2005 as a co-writer on Terri Clark's "The World Needs a Drink". Although it took him until his third album to score a major hit, Church kept plugging away, building a fanbase and touring frequently. Radio finally granted him a first #1 in early 2012 with "Drink in My Hand", then followed that up with the summertime smash "Springsteen". His fourth album, ''The Outsiders'', followed in 2014.
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He first got his foot in the door in late 2004-early 2005 as a co-writer on Terri Clark's "The World Needs a Drink". Although it took him until his third album to score a major hit, Church kept plugging away, building a fanbase and touring frequently. Radio finally granted him a first #1 in early 2012 with "Drink in My Hand", then followed that up with the summertime smash "Springsteen". His fourth album, ''The Outsiders'', followed in 2014.
2014, and it has generated further hits in "Give Me Back My Hometown" and "Talladega".
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* IntercourseWithYou: "Like a Wrecking Ball":
-->I'm gonna find out what that house is made of\\
Been too many nights since it's felt us make love\\
I wanna rock some sheet rock\\
Knock some pictures off the wall\\
Love you baby like a wrecking ball
-->I'm gonna find out what that house is made of\\
Been too many nights since it's felt us make love\\
I wanna rock some sheet rock\\
Knock some pictures off the wall\\
Love you baby like a wrecking ball
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* SongStyleShift: "Cold One" breaks into a fast guitar solo near the end before resuming its original tempo.
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* SongStyleShift: "Cold One" does this twice. The first verse is slow and twangy before the more mid-tempo, rocking chorus. Then after the second chorus, the song breaks into a blisteringly fast guitar solo near the end before resuming its original returning to the moderate tempo.
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** "Smoke a Little Smoke" changed "Dig down deep, find my stash / Light it up…" to "Dig down deep, find my glass / Fill it up…" the first time, and "Find my match" the second time. This is done to mask the fact that what he's smoking isn't tobacco…
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** "Smoke a Little Smoke" changed "Dig down deep, find my stash / Light it up…" to "Dig down deep, find my glass / Fill it up…" the first time, and "Find my match" the second time. This is done to mask the fact that what he's smoking isn't tobacco…tobacco.
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* SurprisePregnancy: Averted in "Two Pink Lines". The young couple in the song is worried because the woman is two weeks late. At the end of the song, the test comes up negative, and she leaves.
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'''Kenneth Eric Church''' is a CountryMusic singer and songwriter. Originally known as the guy whose errors gave TaylorSwift her big break - he couldn't shorten his set as the opening act on a RascalFlatts tour - Church has subsequently exploded as a live act in his own right, mixing his story-songs with a hard rocking style owing to BlackSabbath Music/BlackSabbath as much as WaylonJennings.
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* SongStyleShift: "Cold One" breaks into a fast guitar solo near the end before resuming its original tempo.
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* LoveNostalgiaSong: "Springsteen".
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* LoveNostalgiaSong: "Springsteen"."Springsteen" and "Give Me Back My Hometown".
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* ShoutOut: "Like Jesus Does" has two. The song is [[BookEnds book-ended]] by the line "I'm a long-gone [[WaylonJennings Waylon]] song on vinyl", and the first verse contains the line "[[DonMcLean I'm a good ol' boy drinkin' whiskey and rye on the levee]]".
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* ShoutOut: "Like Jesus Does" has two. The song is [[BookEnds book-ended]] by the line "I'm a long-gone [[WaylonJennings Waylon]] {{Music/Waylon|Jennings}} song on vinyl", and the first verse contains the line "[[DonMcLean "[[Music/DonMcLean I'm a good ol' boy drinkin' whiskey and rye on the levee]]".
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* EpicRocking: Though his lengthy set got him in early-career trouble, none of the studio versions qualified until the multi-part suite "Devil, Devil" appeared on ''The Outsiders''.
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* EpicRocking: Though his lengthy set got him in early-career trouble, none of the studio versions qualified until the multi-part suite "Devil, Devil" Devil", clocking in at 8:03, appeared on ''The Outsiders''.
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I figured \"distinctive style\" needed to be clarified, at least a bit. And some \"Outsiders\" tropes because why not?
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* ''[[LiveAlbum Caught In The Act: Live]]'' (2013)
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* EpicRocking: Though his lengthy set got him in early-career trouble, none of the studio versions qualified until the multi-part suite "Devil, Devil" appeared on ''The Outsiders''.
* GenreRoulette: ''The Outsiders'' spans power balladry, pop-country, scraps of ProgressiveMetal, occasional hip-hop beats, and what critics call "a song seemingly written for Music/{{Haim}} by a ping pong ball" under the banner of CountryMusic.
* GenreRoulette: ''The Outsiders'' spans power balladry, pop-country, scraps of ProgressiveMetal, occasional hip-hop beats, and what critics call "a song seemingly written for Music/{{Haim}} by a ping pong ball" under the banner of CountryMusic.
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* ProgressiveRock: Parts of ''The Outsiders'', especially "Devil, Devil" and the ending of the title track.
* RebelliousRebel: Church definitely plays to this image - why else dedicate an album to "the outsiders"? - given further credence by a more rock-oriented sound than most contemporary country artists.
* RebelliousRebel: Church definitely plays to this image - why else dedicate an album to "the outsiders"? - given further credence by a more rock-oriented sound than most contemporary country artists.
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He first got his foot in the door in late 2004-early 2005 as a co-writer on Terri Clark's "The World Needs a Drink". Although it took him until his third album to score a major hit, Church kept plugging away, building a fanbase and touring frequently. Radio finally granted him a first #1 in early 2012 with "Drink in My Hand", then followed that up with the summertime smash "Springsteen".
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He first got his foot in the door in late 2004-early 2005 as a co-writer on Terri Clark's "The World Needs a Drink". Although it took him until his third album to score a major hit, Church kept plugging away, building a fanbase and touring frequently. Radio finally granted him a first #1 in early 2012 with "Drink in My Hand", then followed that up with the summertime smash "Springsteen".
"Springsteen". His fourth album, ''The Outsiders'', followed in 2014.
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* RhymingWithItself: "Give Me Back My Hometown" rhymes "hometown" with "hometown" on the chorus.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: As mentioned, he co-wrote Terri Clark's 2004 single "The World Needs a Drink".
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: "The Outsiders" shows that he can easily go into 6-7 range.
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* ''The Outsiders'' (2014)
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* SignatureStyle: Many of his songs have strong rhythm sections and loud guitars, often coming across as a mix of Southern rock and funk. There's also Jay Joyce's love of studio trickery and/or non-standard instrumentation, such as the harps on "Homeboy" or vocal filters on "Creepin'". In 2012, Jay started producing for other country singers, often taking the same approach (e.g. "Pontoon" by Little Big Town).
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* SignatureStyle: Many of his songs have strong rhythm sections and loud guitars, often coming across as a mix of Southern rock and funk. There's also Jay Joyce's love of studio trickery and/or non-standard instrumentation, such as the harps on "Homeboy" or vocal filters on "Creepin'". In 2012, Jay started producing for other country singers, often taking the same approach (e.g. "Pontoon" by Little Big Town)."Creepin'".
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* ShoutOut: "Like Jesus Does" has two. The song is [[BookEnds book-ended]] by the line "I'm a long-gone [[WaylonJennings Waylon]] song on vinyl", and the first verse contains the line "[[DonMcLean I'm a good ol' boy drinkin' whiskey and rye on the levee]]".
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* CoolShades: He is rarely seen without aviator sunglasses.
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Kenneth Eric Church is a CountryMusic artist known for his distinctive style and influences.
He first got his foot in the door in late 2004-early 2005 as a co-writer on Terri Clark's "The World Needs a Drink". Although it took him until his third album to score a major hit, Church kept plugging away, building a fanbase and touring frequently. Radio finally granted him a first #1 in early 2012 with "Drink in My Hand", then followed that up with the summertime smash "Springsteen".
!Albums:
* ''Sinners Like Me'' (2006)
* ''Carolina'' (2009)
* ''Chief'' (2011)
!Tropes present:
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Two of his singles have had drug references removed:
** "Smoke a Little Smoke" changed "Dig down deep, find my stash / Light it up…" to "Dig down deep, find my glass / Fill it up…" the first time, and "Find my match" the second time.
** "Creepin'" changed "Your cocaine kiss and caffeine love" to "Your caffeine kiss and nicotine love".
* DrowningMySorrows: "Drink in My Hand"
* ListSong: "Love Your Love the Most" is basically a list of stuff that he likes, capped off with "But I love your love the most".
* LoveNostalgiaSong: "Springsteen"
* SignatureStyle: Many of his songs have strong rhythm sections and loud guitars, often coming across as a mix of Southern rock and funk. There's also Jay Joyce's love of studio trickery and/or non-standard instrumentation, such as the harps on "Homeboy" or vocal filters on "Creepin'".
He first got his foot in the door in late 2004-early 2005 as a co-writer on Terri Clark's "The World Needs a Drink". Although it took him until his third album to score a major hit, Church kept plugging away, building a fanbase and touring frequently. Radio finally granted him a first #1 in early 2012 with "Drink in My Hand", then followed that up with the summertime smash "Springsteen".
!Albums:
* ''Sinners Like Me'' (2006)
* ''Carolina'' (2009)
* ''Chief'' (2011)
!Tropes present:
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Two of his singles have had drug references removed:
** "Smoke a Little Smoke" changed "Dig down deep, find my stash / Light it up…" to "Dig down deep, find my glass / Fill it up…" the first time, and "Find my match" the second time.
** "Creepin'" changed "Your cocaine kiss and caffeine love" to "Your caffeine kiss and nicotine love".
* DrowningMySorrows: "Drink in My Hand"
* ListSong: "Love Your Love the Most" is basically a list of stuff that he likes, capped off with "But I love your love the most".
* LoveNostalgiaSong: "Springsteen"
* SignatureStyle: Many of his songs have strong rhythm sections and loud guitars, often coming across as a mix of Southern rock and funk. There's also Jay Joyce's love of studio trickery and/or non-standard instrumentation, such as the harps on "Homeboy" or vocal filters on "Creepin'".
