Concert Preview: Luke Bryan Just Wants To Entertain Fans

 Country star does not care what the critics say

Musician Luke Bryan performs during 2014 Stagecoach: Country Music Festival in California Empire Polo Club on April 27, 2014 in Indio, California.

EDMONTON - Luke Bryan, one of the reigning kings of country music, has been accredited (or vilified) for being a principal instigator of the current trend towards "bro - country” , a fuzzy designation constructed lyrics about parties , beer , girls in daisy dukes, and trucks. Many of the trucks.

Throw in the love of Bryan as the hip- hop music and have a Berlin Wall that strongly divides fans, critics and even other musicians - as Zac Brown, who crashed Brown No. 1 hit last September That's my class hours ( from his latest album Wreck My Party ) as "the worst song I 've ever heard. "

Friend of Bryan Jason Aldean immediately intervened to slap by Brown, all simmered underground until Bryan Brown and hugged out in the Country Music Awards in November.

Bryan kept going. Her latest single, Play It Again, hit # 1 in late March.

The Bryan himself is a nice guy , unpretentious that says nothing more than the desire to strap on a guitar and entertain people . It is also easy to treat; no need to register with your agent, publicist or personal manager.

Here are some highlights of a recent phone conversation:

Report: record huge sales side, you've undoubtedly had a rough ride in a particular group of critics from Wreck My Party came out.

Bryan: . . . “Yeah, I do not know I think embroiled in what they hear on the radio is one thing, however, I never understand the criticism does not really know the country, but then criticize from a polarized scenario always there is a man who knows, and it's always Willie Nelson ...

Journal: O Johnny Cash.

Bryan: " Yes , and I love Willie and Johnny Obviously , I'm not saying they are not the country, but has been a bit more since then Look, I know critics have a job to do , but I must say that I am in this for fans. If I have a fan wanting to hear a song, or a critic, I go with the fan. "

Journal: Do you think it is unfair that you are categorized as someone who just put out songs fluffy Create Party?

Bryan : " Well, I have to lean on some holiday music records , but even in Crash My Party have a song like drinking a beer that is quite a deep song speaks of the loss cannot be 12 songs on . . Party in each album. Ebb and flow of emotions is necessary. "

Journal: Although people will always choose a couple of songs as indicative of everything that you do.

Bryan: Yes, and it is unfair. See George Strait - which has been around for four decades. And if you really want, you can elect five silly songs like fireball (George Jones) you can claim is what all is about. But it is not true. It has so many hit songs to choose from. It makes more sense to look at the range of travel.

Journal: Well, if you are still around 20 years, the critical view is likely to change. See Ray Price. When he was putting chains on his songs in the late ‘60s, many critics hated and regretted the death of honky -tonk . It has now venerated as the old school.