{"product_id":"never-gets-old","title":"Never Gets Old","description":"Personnel: Mickey Jack Cones (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals); Brent Rowan (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Ilya Toshinskiy, Kenny Greenberg, B. James Lowry (acoustic guitar); Jeff King , Pat Buchanan, Troy Lancaster, J.T. Corenflos (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore, Mike Johnson , Russ Pahl (steel guitar); Jeneé Fleenor, Aubrey Haynie (fiddle); Tim Lauer (accordion); David Dorn, Charlie Judge, Tony Harrell, Steve Nathan , Gordon Mote (keyboards); Lonnie Wilson, Eddie Bayers, Shannon Forrest (drums); Brady Tilow (programming); Wes Hightower, Russell Terrell (background vocals).\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Mickey Jack Cones.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN; The Metal Building, Nashville, TN; Westwood Studios, Nashville, TN.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Joseph Llanes.\u003cbr\u003eThe headline-grabbing gimmick on Never Gets Old, Joe Nichols' eighth studio album, is a countrified cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot's 1992 booty classic \"Baby Got Back.\" The fact that Nichols brings in country comedian Darren Knight to perform a riff as his Southern Momma character is a giveaway that Nichols doesn't take this track too seriously -- and the fact that he can't be bothered to find a way to get this to work beyond eight lines from the original is a telltale sign that he didn't work too hard on it -- but it nevertheless captures his considerable charm and skill. From the outset, Nichols distinguished himself by balancing traditional country with modern concerns, a sensibility that's mellowed into the easy touch he shows on Never Gets Old. In tone and sound, the 2017 record is a sequel to 2013's Crickets -- it even contains a new version of that album's \"Billy Graham's Bible\" -- but that only signals how Nichols is beginning to settle into a relaxed middle age. He's not one to rush the tempo -- when things get quicker, as they do on the jangling \"So You're Saying\" and a version of Dierks Bentley's \"Diamonds Make Babies,\" he just brings it toward adult-oriented crossover pop -- but he's also too young to rely only on old ways. Sometimes this manifests in a track with a distinctively modern bent, like \"Tall Boys,\" which is fueled by a rhythmic R\u0026amp;B loop, but it usually amounts to Nichols sounding nimble and connected. Few country singers would sound as believable singing about Tom Petty and Appletinis as Nichols does here. He's an old-fashioned guy who is happy living in the modern world, and that's why Never Gets Old is so appealing: It feels familiar yet fresh. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203036815647,"sku":"4050538299908","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/95a2a9da6613af1d54cfee336a4b7473_7e02762e-6773-4a11-b556-934ce23a930a.jpg?v=1777723810","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/never-gets-old","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}