Comments on: Single Review: Kellie Pickler, “100 Proof”

By: Motown Mike

Motown Mike — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:12:23 +0000

I hope at some point on this album she goes with the gutsy choice and releases “Stop Cheating on Me”. If she pulls that one out of her hat I’ll be a fan of hers for life! I semi-promise that one too!

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:30:43 +0000

…sonically rather pleasant, but not a lot more.
i could imagine that it might find some love with radio programmers, if played during rush hours. it could have a kinda soothing effect on people sitting in traffic jams. moreover, it might put one or the other idea in their heads – actually, just one.

By: Dan Milliken

Dan Milliken — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:22:22 +0000

I was just kidding about the ‘smug’ thing. I just think it’s an unintentionally funny situation – basically the two couples are hanging out, then one of them starts causing a scene, so the other couple goes home and (it’s implied) has sex. Oh, Leslie Satcher!

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 03:31:06 +0000

I like this one well enough, but it’s not one of my favorites off the (very strong) new album. It never really struck me as smug, and I doubt it was intended to come across as such. To me, it just sounded like the contrast the two couples’ relationships serves to deepen the narrator’s appreciation for what she herself has.

Likewise, I am slightly bewildered by this single choice. I agree that “Unlock That Honky Tonk” would have been a brilliant canidate for a single. As for “Rockin’ Chair Song,” I love it so much that to see it released to radio almost sounds too good to be true. But it’s such an effortlessly likeable cut that I’m sure it could gain Pickler some amount of traction at radio if given the shot.

Even if she never does become a fully established radio presence, I hope she can at least carve out a respectable career as an album artist. I’m fairly optimistic that her output will continue being interesting from here on out.