IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HELL

Rodney Atkins' second album, If You're Going through Hell, captures every aspect of Rodney's life, not only as a great singer but as a man who is lucky enough to be living his dream. "Every song I sing is about the world as I know it. Every word is real. I'm not going to sing it if it isn't." The voice is still there, deep and strong, a little rough to the touch, like a fence in a field, but also tender and simmering with quiet feeling. It's a voice that's lived a bit since it was last heard. Every word Rodney speaks because he understands that country music, the way it ought to be played, isn't just about life it is life. And, as If You're Going Through Hell has confirmed, life can come alive when the singer is in tune with the song.