ERIC CHURCH'S SOUL REVIEW .

 The second chapter of Eric Church's seventh album was released last Friday. Soul is also made of nine songs, but the energy totally changes from one part to another. This is funnier to listen to and The Chief seems to be enjoying it too while singing and playing these songs.

This album is all about energy , sound and performance. Eric Church carries a vivid, soulful and wild show, exhibiting a wide vocal range (falsetto and deeper voice) throughout the whole album . This time the lyrics aren't personal or even deep . They are funny, getting in the 'bad guy' character or the 'break it kind of guy' . The only exceptions may be Lynird Skynird Jones(that is about the tragic life of  a biracial man born after an affaire in a concert of the band Lynird Skynird ) and Hell of a View , the most chart successful song from the project (top 5 on the billboard hot country songs chart). This the best attempt for a love song. It's a love letter to his lover and to what they represent together: 'chasin' life instead of dollar bills'.  Church `plays the bad guy in this piece too ('I was no daddy's dream'/ 'Was Not your momma's prayer'), but there is a feeling of gratitude, appreciation for the trust and the acception of his lover towards him that makes the track moving. 

By half of the album , after Hell Of A View, the songs get monotonous and uninteresting (especially Jenny) . 

The album is fun and happy and shows Church experimenting with the risky fusion with funk and soul. The confident Breaking kind of Guy is a really funny song and the first track is a proper opener to the album, introducing the vibe that will peak on the following pieces. 

This double ('&' is only for the Church choir) album is overall a good album, especially for a mainstream country artist. The project has really interesting and bright singles that point out the uniqueness of Church (his mix with classic rock, the thoughtful lyrics...), but in Soul he got too much in the character of the 'break it kind of guy' that some depth in lyrics was missed. This second part feels more necessary to Eric's artistry. The mixture with funk and soul was risky and the vocals were too and these two things are carried out excellently on the record, but Heart had all the passion and the fire in lyrics too (Rossian Roulette and Stick That In Your Country Song).




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