From a technical standpoint, this isn't bad. The production is fresh and uncluttered, the melody flows nicely throughout the song and Rose sounds as good as ever. But I really can't get behind the lyrical content here.
Just because it's being sung from a female perspective doesn't change the fact that it's yet another checklist of cliches. Beer? Check. Trucks? Check. Tailgates? Check. And yet I find "Girl In Your Truck Song" to be an even weaker lyrical effort than most radio fare, the reason behind that being that "Girl In Your Truck Song" doesn't exist to be another party in a truck anthem, but to promote them. The last thing this genre needs is someone promoting what has become a tiring theme these days, and especially not from an artist who has proved to be a bright spot on radio playlists.
Maggie Rose has proven she has what it takes to be a quality, true country artist, so it's a damn shame it came to this, because she is clearly more than just a girl in a truck song.
Grade: C
Listen: "Girl In Your Truck Song"
Just because it's being sung from a female perspective doesn't change the fact that it's yet another checklist of cliches. Beer? Check. Trucks? Check. Tailgates? Check. And yet I find "Girl In Your Truck Song" to be an even weaker lyrical effort than most radio fare, the reason behind that being that "Girl In Your Truck Song" doesn't exist to be another party in a truck anthem, but to promote them. The last thing this genre needs is someone promoting what has become a tiring theme these days, and especially not from an artist who has proved to be a bright spot on radio playlists.
Maggie Rose has proven she has what it takes to be a quality, true country artist, so it's a damn shame it came to this, because she is clearly more than just a girl in a truck song.
Grade: C
Listen: "Girl In Your Truck Song"
