Guest Blogger: Katie #2

Kenny Chesney is an artist that affects many people. He is a country music star that knows how to entertain people. I would say his songs have a good feeling to them. They are not slow songs that have a lot of meaning, but they are a little more upbeat country still with meaning. Some of my favorite songs by Kenny are “Beer in Mexico”, “No Shoes No Shirt No Problem”, “Reality”, “I Go Back”, and many more. I went to his concert this summer No Shoes Nation and it was so amazing. It was my first concert so I have nothing to compare it to, but all I got to say is Kenny Chesney knows how to entertain. I would say I don’t have a favorite album of his because I just random songs from each album. I like some from his old albums and some from his newer albums. He is defiantly a great artist. I would say his music is very good compared to other artists. I love that his songs are not twangy. Some of the country nowadays are getting to be very annoying and don’t have a lot of meaning. Kenny knows how to put meaning into songs and make them a more upbeat country song. I compare Kenny Chesney to Tim McGraw or Luke Bryan. They are both very successful male artists and they don’t have a lot of twang in their music either. Kenny Chesney’s song reality is something that a lot of people can relate to. “Reality, yeah, sometimes life. Ain't all that it's cracked up to be. So let's take a chance and live this fantasy. 'Cause everybody needs to break free from reality.” This is talking about how sometimes you just got to stop living in reality and just relax. He is saying sometimes you need to live in reality but other times just go live in another world. The critics that I read are all positive towards Kenny Chesney. “There were no gimmicks, huge set designs or wardrobe changes. The concert was genuine. It was authentic. Chesney proved you don’t need any of that. You just need good music” says Sarah Olah of the Morning Call. This is describing exactly how he is as an artist. He is not a performer that is all fancy and does every new cool thing. Chesney just goes out there and sings. “For close to two hours, Chesney bounded across the stage, working the crowd and bro-ing down with the guys in his band” says Frank Deblase. I agree because Kenny knows how to get the crowd going. I would say Kenny Chesney is worth your time and money. He is a great entertainer with great music.