JCHReview: Luke Bryan - Do I
June 4th 2009 05:29
After making a name for himself with singles such as the up-tempo and rowdy “All My Friends Say” and the bucolic “Country Man”, Bryan in “Do I” has returned with a sound that we hadn’t yet encountered from him.
“Do I”, co-written by Bryan with Dave Haywood and Charles Kelly of Lady Antebellum is a slow reflection. It is the kind of song that might sound great coming from the Lady Antebellum but comes off as slightly forced from Bryan. Not because Bryan does not have the capacity to slow it down, but because this is not the kind of slow it down track that Bryan should be delving into as the first “exposed” single of his career.
With that said, Bryan’s vocals are both distinctive and domineering whereas the subtle backing vocals of Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott add some much necessary depth. This vocal meeting unfortunately fails to meld well with the song requiring a much more understated lead vocal as Bryan neglects to offer any sense of despondency in his voice despite the song’s subject content. Put simply, this is the kind of song that should be released by a different kind of artist.
Right off the bat this is something that I would not have expected to hear from Bryan and while a more vulnerable side of Bryan is definitely worth exploring (especially to the country radio audience), “Do I” should not be the avenue to do so.
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