Little Big Town - "Little White Church"
By: Bobby Peacock
Little Big Town has built its reputation on a gritty, snappy sound that manages to bridge the gaps among country, rock and bluegrass, most notably in its four-part harmonies and shared vocals that bring to mind Fleetwood Mac or an earthier Eagles. This sound brought the quartet a pair of sleeper hits in "Boondocks" and "Bring It On Home," but afterward, the hits started peaking lower and lower, and the band's second Equity album managed to whiff twice. With "Little White Church," Little Big Town seems to be back on its feet again.
Like many of their songs, "Little White Church" is the product of the band and their producer Wayne Kirkpatrick. Karen Fairchild handles lead vocal duties on it. She is emphatic and commanding when telling her man that he needs to stop playing games and follow through with his promise to marry her. The lyrics are a bit simplistic in parts — stale rhymes such as thing/ring, song/long and baby/crazy — but there are a few flashes of true originality, such as "I might be cheap, but I ain't free." The title phrase gets repeated a few too many times, as well; nevertheless, the imperfect lyrics are strengthened greatly by the song's energetic performance and uncluttered production.
Little Big Town's last album was most likely a victim of executive meddling more than a change in sound: when it first came out, Equity was on the brink of closure, and by the time Capitol acquired the album, the label was more focused on Darius Rucker and Lady Antebellum. There is certainly a strong fanbase for the band's unique sound, and it's refreshing to see that radio hasn't given up on them quite yet.
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READER'S COMMENTS
dark chocolate says:
Posted: Saturday, April 23, 2011
Its lyrics are created well and we should listen first.
Chaser Cruz says:
Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Listening to the album will be a great idea to rate what kind of music it offer. By listening to it, you will determine what kind of music the album focuses.
Chaser Cruz says:
Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Listening to the album will be a great idea to rate what kind of music it offer. By listening to it, you will determine what kind of music the album focuses.
lingda says:
Posted: Friday, September 3, 2010
Little Big Town's last album was most likely a victim of executive meddling more than a change in sound: when it first came out, Equity was on the brink of closure, and by the time Capitol acquired the album, the label was more focused on Darius Rucker and Lady Antebellum.
Courtney Waldon says:
Posted: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
It's baffling to me that these guys will write some incredibly profound lyrics and when those singles come out people go, "hmm...that just doesn't work for me. I can't understand why I should like this song. blah blah blah blah blah blah blah." But when they pull it back a little for the sake of having a fun song on the radio, appeasing their audience, people are like, "oh, that's too simple." I know you weren't knocking the whole song. I just think if rising acts like Lady A can take base rhymes like "how/now" and "door/before" to number one for weeks on end, a veteran group like LBT ought to be cut the same slack. Plus, the video for this song is just badass. Rock this tune all summer long... their album comes out Aug. 24! Get it and love it, Bobby Peacock. I don't work for them I swear, Courtney
Susancai says:
Posted: Thursday, May 20, 2010
I think we should listen to the album, then we can rate it.
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