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"TheFoundation"(Atlantic),therecentmajor-labeldebutalbumby ZacBrownBand,theyoungcountry-rockoutfitthatplayedBowery BallroomonTuesdaynight,islitteredwithreferences,allusions, mentionsandnods.Initssongsnocompassisrequiredfor navigation;everythingisexactlyasitappears.
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Problemis,initslackofobscurityZacBrownBand'smusiccansoundalmostlike parody,whataNorthernermightwritewhenaskedtoimaginewhat'sinthemindofa Southerner.Atoastto"sweettea,pecanpieandhomemadewine"?Check.Ham-handed patriotism,rightdowntoa"firstkissontheFourthofJuly."Yes,sir.And,forgood measure,howaboutcasuallytossed-offone-liners-"Allthemuchachas,theycallme bigpapa,whenIthrowpesostheirway"-thatblithelyskirtthepowerrelationshipsof gender,raceandclassallatonce? Asmuchas"TheFoundation"isabouttheSouth,it'salsoaboutleavingitbehind,a preoccupationwithescapethatKennyChesney(and,byextension,JimmyBuffett)has longwovenintocountrymusic.ButZacBrownBand-Mr.Brown,thefiddleplayer JimmyDeMartini,thebassplayerJohnDriskellHopkins,thedrummerChrisFryar andthemulti-instrumentalistsCoyBowlesandClayCook-alsorecallsAlabamaand theOakRidgeBoys,staractsofthe
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