Ryan Hedgecock told me that Jimmy Iovine was the worst thing that happened to Lone Justice, and said that he didn't know anything about country music, either. To Iovine, country was Creedence, which explains a lot about what he was trying to do here, I guess.
I think much more of the album than you do, but your points are well made, and most likely shared by at least half the band to some extent.
Ryan Hedgecock told me that Jimmy Iovine was the worst thing that happened to Lone Justice, and said that he didn't know anything about country music, either. To Iovine, country was Creedence, which explains a lot about what he was trying to do here, I guess.
I think much more of the album than you do, but your points are well made, and most likely shared by at least half the band to some extent.