Its raw and emotional. Its freight-train-to-nowhere lonely. Its hard-rockin, no-apologies country music that has traded in its twang for a gravelly growl millions of fans recognize as the voice of Gary Allan. And with Living Hard, his latest release from MCA Nashville, Allan once again proves that, though times may change, the thread of truth at the center of his music remains the same.
"I think the fans are gonna feel that this record is different," he says, "but the most important thing is that what I do is authentic. Ive never pushed for a certain image. Ive just always done my own thing."
This time around, Allan says, that includes letting listeners ride along through his personal landscape over the past year. "The record has taken about a year to make," he says, "and I think the whole thing reflects change. I think every record sort of reflects where Im at, and Ive made a ton of changes this year, just mentally and in how Im approaching everything . Oh," he adds with a grin, "and I think its much more rockin than anything Ive done."


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