Rascal Flatts - Me And My Gang Review

Even before the release of their fourth studio album "Me and My Gang", pop-country trio Rascal Flatts managed to snag top spot on the country singles chart with their hit "What Hurts the Most". The radio friendly love song sets the tone early and although the album fails to produce anything that can compete with it there are a number of surprises that keep the listener interested and waiting for more.

It's the songs separating the onslaught of slow paced inspirational and love songs that are the real gems on the album. The run away guilty pleasure is the hoe-down ready "Backwards", which is fun and uplifting even if it does epitomize every country music stereotype you can imagine. The title track gets top marks for trying with some fun funk undertones and Bon Jovi style voice alterations (think "Living on a Prayer") but is otherwise fairly weak, while the albums runner up "Yes I Do" provides the biggest surprise with a mellow reggae beat throughout the verses.

Yes I am a huge fan haha