The majority of American country artists in Europe achieve less than a fraction of the success in their own country. Especially the very sweet and not very original country from Nashville has hardly any wings. 'Success in Nashville does not guarantee success in Sliedrecht,' your reviewer wrote about this when discussing Lady Antebellum from 2010. The group from Tennessee was an exception to the
… rule for a long time, because the Netherlands also fell for their country pop. But as it turns out a few records later, this mainly has to do with the pop sound of the trio, which contains less and less country. 747, the group's sixth record, has to do with 's characteristic harmony vocals, Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott, who do add a country undertone to some songs (Freestyle, 747, Just A Girl). The other songs simply fall under the heading of 'pop / rock'. That sounds a bit boring, but fortunately it is not too bad. Lady Antebellum knows a little too well how a pop song should be put together for that. (JE)more