Hey, being a critic is great, no matter how many crappy movies I have to sit through. That doesn't mean I have to pretend to like those movies, though.

You're right that there were rock elements on Shooter's past albums (which I refer to as "outlaw country and Southern rock"), but nothing compared to what he does here. And there's a big difference between a song like "God Bless Alabama," which is country laced with a few electronic elements, and most of the rest of the album, which is full-on rock/industrial (and a pretty poor example of it).

But that's all a matter of opinion. One thing that's not is who wrote the words that King says. That all comes from Shooter. As King told the L.A. Times: "He sent me a draft, and it was just about perfect. I altered a few things and expanded some of it, but he knew exactly what he wanted." (http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/27/...)

I have reviewed Up:
http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2009/...

Not my favorite Pixar movie, but certainly not a waste of money, either.

I certainly don't approve of inciting people to violence (or a lot of the things Anselmo has said in the past), but to dismiss an entire genre of music as "ugly" is completely ignorant.

I was commenting more on Strait's age than on his gender, and I didn't mean it as a slight against Taylor Swift or Carrie Underwood, both of whom I like. I'd love to hear more women on country radio, whatever their age.