Don't Rock the Jukebox – Alan JacksonSeptember 18th, 1991 ![]() or ![]() iTunes Price: $9.99 Genre: Country Released: 1991 Customer Ratings (15 Ratings)
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Don't Rock the Jukebox – Alan JacksonView More By Alan Jackson Our ReviewAlan Jackson followed up his successful debut with 1991’s Don’t Rock The Jukebox, a well-rounded song collection that solidified his neo-traditionalist stance. The essentials of his sound — particularly the deep-twanging guitar leads and high, undulating pedal steel lines — gain more definition here. The connection Jackson feels with an earlier generation of Nashville heroes is made more explicit as well. George Jones is referenced twice — first in the infectious title track and again in the more low-key “Just Playin’ Possum” (the latter title referring to Jones’ nickname) — and the shade of Hank Williams is raised in the eerie “Midnight In Montgomery.” Jackson draws upon these and other inspirations to deliver impeccably-crafted story-songs like “Dallas” and genial toe-tappers like “Love’s Got A Hold On You.” His celebration of the common man, a theme developed on future albums, finds expression in the empathetic “Working Class Hero.” Jackson's unaffected charm throughout helps make Don’t Rock The Jukebox a honky-tonk revival classic.. Customer Reviewshonky-tonk (4 stars)I've always liked the honky-tonk,it's the love ballads that make me want to hurl. Alan Jackson's honky-tonk music is right up there with the best. BiographyBorn: October 17, 1958 in Newnan, GAGenre: Country Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s After Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson was the most popular male country singer of the '90s. An heir to the new traditionalist movement of the '80s, Jackson's approach was rooted in classic honky tonk yet remained comfortably within the contemporary mainstream. Jackson's hallmark was consistency — he wrote many of his own hits, and his way with a hook was part of the reason he never really hit a commercial dry spell, even into the new millennium. He also projected a modest, wholesome, down-to-earth...
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