Have you ever seen one of those signs in the waiting room of a doctor’s office or at the dentist that says that great care takes time. It thanks you for your patience. Some bands also take their time in between hits, but then when the hits come you get reminded of why they were pretty good in the first place. Lady Antebellum is one of those bands for me.
They caught my attention last week, when someone played me “You Look Good” without telling me who it was by. It’s their latest single and I was actually surprised that it’s been out for several months. I think it’s such a great song for the Spring season. With Summer coming slowly in sight, and perhaps some summer holiday flirts on the horizon, this song embodies the anticipation.
It’s a pop-rock song that kind of reminds me of a little bit of blues, somehow. I would categorize it with other great summer songs to play when you are cruising in your car with the sunshine pouring down on your face. Songs like Kid Rock’s “All Summer Long” come to mind, which was so based on “Sweet Home Alabama” (I think by Lynyrd Skynyrd, but am not actually sure. It was before my time).
I am one of those people who only knows Lady Antebellum by “Need You Now”, which was released in 2010. Somehow I never heard anything by them since, even though I am fully aware of the fact that they have been successful ever since. It has a lot to do with the fact that I considered “Need You Now” a pop song and later heard they were a country band. I kind of figured they weren’t worth checking out anymore. However, “You Look Good” is changing my mind now. I’m fully considering checking out what I’ve missed now, because I may have gotten the wrong impression.
“You Look Good” is catchy and the thing that stands out to me is the fact that I think both lead singers provide such a great vocal performance. It’s the thing that caught my attention on “Need You Now” too. Another thing I like about them, so far, is their frankness in their lyrics. In “You Look Good” they’ve got great angles to say the same thing that we’ve all heard over and over again, just not quite like this. All I can say is “You Look Good” sounds good.
