American Saturday Night Songs Ranked
American Saturday Night is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released on June 30, 2009, by Arista Nashville. Like all of his previous studio albums, it is produced by Frank Rogers. The first single, “Then,” has become his fourteenth Number One on the Hot Country Songs chart. iTunes released songs from the album weekly as part of the countdown to the album’s release. “Water” was released on June 9, 2009, followed by the title track on June 16 and “Everybody’s Here” on June 23. The second radio single is “Welcome to the Future.” The title track was released as the third single on November 16, 2009. As of the chart dated January 8, 2011, the album has sold 714,812 copies in the US. It earned a 2009 Academy of Country Music Awards nomination for “Album of the Year”. In 2012, MSN.com listed American Saturday Night as one of the 21 Essential 21st-Century Albums. Here are all of the American Saturday Night songs ranked.
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10. I Hope That’s Me
“This is one of those career changing albums. If it’s done wrong it can ruin a career. Done right and you can become immortal. Its clear that Brad Paisley is growing up. And he shows it on this one.”
9. Catch All the Fish
“Catch All The Fish” is as addictive as Paisley’s previous “Ticks” or “Online”. Uptempo and ‘feisty’, for lack of a better adjective, “Catch All The Fish” is a novelty cut that you just can’t stop listening to. “Oh Yeah, You’re Gone” follows the showstopping “Catch All The Fish” and while it doesn’t usurp it, it is as potent as everything else on American Saturday Night.”
8. Everybody’s Here
“Everybody’s Here” has a soulful, pop sensibility to it. It’s still country, but it’s as if Paisley wanted to go outside of the constrictions of country. I could hear John Mayer singing this (without the twang mind you!)”
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7. Oh Yeah, You’re Gone
“This is a truly great album in every sense of the word. It rocks, it cries, and it looks deeper than the surface. It looks at society, at emotions, at relationships, at God and it does it with a minimum of cliches. No one makes me feel less like an idiot for crying at country songs than Brad Paisley.”
6. Anything Like Me
“Anything Like Me” shows Brad reflecting on his youth while wondering about his son’s future. Brad Paisley is now at the top of his game. The previous albums showed his special talent, wit and superb guitar picking. He has made a route of his own, piece by piece, culminating with this album.”
5. You Do the Math
“You Do The Math” follows-up with a driving, ultra-countrified sound. Again, the guitar playing is phenomenal. On the first verse, Paisley’s voice is understated, via some sort microphone stimulation/vocal effect.”
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4. Welcome to the Future
“Welcome To The Future” turns out to be one of the best of American Saturday Night. It opens with what sounds like video game sounds (produced by synthesizer I would assume). Of course, Paisley goes on to reference ‘Pac Man’ and ‘phones’. Greatest about the lyrics are the fact that Paisley contrasts the past (his ‘grandfather writing letters to his grandmother in WWII’) with the future (‘video chat to Tokyo’). It’s reprise appears later (track 7). The production is top-notch, further making “Welcome To The Future” quite the stimulating listen.”
3. Then
“Then” opens up with melodious piano, contrasting the energetic mood set by “Welcome To the Future”. “Then” serves to be a sensitive ballad which finds Paisley sounding among his best of the entire album.”
2. Water
“Water” then flips the mood completely by making the lyrics once again light and humorous. Sure, the lyrics are a bit absurd, but never in a bad or overly ‘tongue-in-cheek’ way. “Water” is incredibly fun to listen to without ever being annoyed.”
1. American Saturday Night
“The album opens strongly with title track “American Saturday Night” which finds the country-singer dabbling in Billy Joel vocal harmonies ala “Uptown Girl”. The result turns out to be phenomenal. The songwriting is top-rate by all means and the chorus is incredibly memorable. Lines referencing ‘toga parties’, ‘Canadian bacon on pizza pie’, ‘Coronas’, and ‘margaritas’ make “American Saturday Night” a fun-loving opener.”
