With his sweet southern drawl, and guitar skills that rival John Mayer’s, Corey Smith’s music is surprisingly inviting. Like any old country singer, he tells stories in great detail of life lessons, everyday realities, and good old memories. It’s when he starts to passionately sing “F--- the Po-Po,” that we know his music is just a bit different from his country acquaintances.
The songs on “Outtakes from the Georgia Theater” are a combination of country, blues, and soul. But instead of being a mash up of musical genres, Smith somehow blends his love for hard rock and rap into an engaging musical story-time. If this performance is any indication of his newest album, Keeping up with the Joneses, we are sure to be in for a good time with an “$8 Bottle of Wine.”
Listening to Smith sing about getting drunk and having sex, I would never imagine him standing in front of a classroom, teaching high school social studies. But that is just what he did. It is evident that his passion pushed him to continue pursing music, and shy away from the student body. And I am happy he did, because now I want to enjoy a Corey Smith concert in the best way possible, with a beer in one hand, flicking off the cops with the other.
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