Artist: Jake Owen Album: Days Of Gold Bitrate: 258kbps avg Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz Label: RCA Genre: Country Size: 79.75 megs PlayTime: 0h 40min 55sec total Rip Date: 2013-12-05 Store Date: 2013-12-03 Track List: -------- 01. Days Of Gold 3:21 02. Searchin' 3:11 03. 1972 3:26 04. Ghost Town 3:29 05. Life Of The Party 3:04 06. Good Timing 3:16 07. Tall Glass Of Something 2:55 08. One Little Kiss (Never Killed 2:59 Nobody) 09. What We Ain't Got 3:39 10. Tipsy 3:39 11. Drivin' All Night 3:56 12. Sure Feels Right 4:00 Release Notes: -------- Be sure youÆre near a good, clean air source before you begin Jake Owenæs new single æDays of Gold.Æ Words like ôuptempoö or ôrockinÆö donÆt even begin to describe the pace the singer keeps up for over three spellbinding minutes. æEight Second RideÆ is a ballad comparatively. Banjo warfare atop a steady, rising pull from a harmonica (countryÆs most underused instrument) serves notice to the timid. Owen leads a thundering heard of guitars and percussion, driving the pace instead of merely keeping up. HeÆs never sounded more confident. ôBut just me and my good friends / Jug of wine lilÆ sip, out here baby you just never know / These are the days of gold,ö he sings to close the first verse. Most lyrics are difficult to comprehend even after repeated listens, but what heÆs saying isnÆt really the point. The song is about the glory days of youth, and the energy (then and now) is whatÆs important. Inevitably, people will think the song is called æSouthern SummerÆ because thatÆs the most understandable part of the chorus. ôItÆs a southern summer / WhiskeyÆs in the air, dogs on the burner / Beers ice cold, gotta pretty little lady to hold / Southern summer / And that sunshine shining down like DaddyÆs silver dollar / Hop on the old dirt road and the days of gold,ö Owen sings. Little nuances, like how Owen rides the word ôhold,ö make the song special. The aggressive, almost reckless production is going to offend those who like their boots shined and their womanÆs knees covered. No, æDays of GoldÆ isnÆt for everyone, but itÆs definitely for Owen, and his vocal performance doesnÆt make waste of the opportunity. ôLittle bit of you / Little bit of me / Whatcha gonna do / WhatÆs it gonna be / We can get wild, we can get free / You can shake it for me baby like a tambourine,ö he sings with heavy vocal effects, before offering something about watermelon seeds and sweaty backs. OK, lyrically heÆs not pressing emotional buttons, but the power of this song overcomes that. ôIÆll be buzzinÆ on you honey like a bumblebee,ö he says, closing with a laugh that leads to one more chorus and a second frantic guitar solo. æDays of GoldÆ isnÆt a song, itÆs a statement. ItÆs a show-closer, and if OwenÆs new album comes with songs that match this authority, heÆll be soon closing shows for much larger audiences.