![]() ![]() Young often does slip into some sappiness, reminiscing about times spent fixing the car with his father over a "Flashlight" and remember words of wisdom from his granddaddy on "Old Love Feels Now," yet his writer's eye for telling details and his conversational delivery prevent the tunes from getting treacly, a trait that also comes in handy on the love songs and heartbroken honky tonk, the latter providing such fine moments as the first single "Tomorrow" and the barroom ballad title track. He perfects this trick on his third album, 2011's Neon, a sturdy collection of tunes with no frills but plenty of appeal. Walking a thin line between hard country and its sweeter pop cousin, Young sells hooks and sentimentality without pushing too hard, leaving just enough grit and twang to keep his country grounded. Not the flashiest of singers, Young certainly isn't lacking in personality, something that goes a long way in distinguishing his clean commercial country. ![]() ![]() If Chris Young has a signature, it's his plainspoken likableness. ![]()
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