Montgomery Gentry’s New CD

It’s been a while since we’ve had new music from Montgomery Gentry.  But the long wait is over.  “Rebels On The Run” will be released on Tuesday October 18.  Eddie & Troy were in Nashville last week to talk about their new music:

How have the events of the last year affected this new music? (Eddie) This new record label has been great.  They let us do anything we wanted.  We went in and it was like doing our first album again, it was a blast.  No one telling us we had to change anything, we just were who we are. (T) I think it goes back to original Montgomery Gentry, but lyrically, it’s still all about family and freedom, the ups and downs of everyday life.  We pay tribute to our military.  It’s just better this time around.  Eddie & I were more hands on in the process.  (Eddie) We sing about the good, the bad, the ugly, and the party on the weekends.  You can hear the energy in the music.

Have you played these songs live yet? (Troy) We’re playing 3 of the songs live now, and after the first of the year, we’ll add more. (Eddie) People are loving them now.  It’s awesome when you can play more stuff from the new CD.  We want to make something that if someone’s gonna buy it, you can play the whole album from start to bottom.

What are you hearing from the fans on social networks? (Eddie) If you’re talking about Twitter, they’re probably trying to figure it out because my spelling is so bad.  T-Roy always says spell-check’s even given up on me.  If I’d gone to English class, I would have been alright.  (Troy) Everybody’s excited to get new music from us, they’ve been very supportive and very patient, but everybody’s very excited about new music.  (Eddie) We had a program director say to us, even though we haven’t had a CD out, our old stuff is still getting a lot of airplay. 

One song that seems very appropriate given Eddie’s experiences last year is the song “Empty.”  Talk about that one: I wasn’t going to sing that one but Troy talked me into it.  When you find out you have cancer on your birthday, and then a few weeks later find out you’re getting a divorce, and it’s right around Christmas time, it’s pretty tough.  But I’m glad I sang it, the only thing is it does make you think.  I’ve been sitting in my house “empty,” and I know how true it is.

 Update us on your health, Eddie:I can’t thank everybody enough for all their cards, letters and emails.  They check on me all the time.  They want to know how the divorce is going, and I tell em I can’t wait til mine’s done.

Tags: montgomerygentry

Category: NEWS