Tough All Over by Gary Allan

Pros: Great songs, Great Album
Cons: Couple of songs could be better.

I am not sure why Gary Allan doesn’t get more recognition for his ability to put out a good album and some really great videos. It seems as if he is always forgotten on any of the Country Music Awards shows, no awards, no performances and yet one ...

Pros: absolutely everything
Cons: absolutely nothing

I’ve heard that pain breeds hope. In times when it’s almost too much to bear and you cannot see making it through something, focusing on something that allows for outlet of emotions can bring about a peace of mind not otherwise available. Never ...

Pros: Every song is a winner
Cons: What he had to lose to make a record this great.

Like a performance in a movie, oftentimes a vocal performance by a singer is impacted by personal experience. While this happens every so often in popular music, country music often finds artists “digging deep” for inspiration. Gary Allan suffered more, ...

Pros: "Best I Ever Had," "Tough All Over," "Life Ain't Always Beautiful."
Cons: None.

Gary Allan's latest album, Tough All Over, is pretty hard to listen to at first considering that most of the album's theme is missing someone and going through depression after the loss of his wife. Gary Allan's voice conveys his own ...

Pros: The Mix of hope and nothingness gives Tough All Over a great edge
Cons: Falls down on a couple of tracks, but only a couple.

Overall Perception Tough All Over album is definitely skewed by something dark, but it’s really the fact that hope also has a place on this album that gives it an edge: the difference between the two is where Tough All Over lives. The album is a ...