Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots - The Critics Give It 5 Stars (2016)

As the most popular country DJ in the U.S. in 2016, it was perhaps inevitable that Bobby Bones would release a record: it's the next move in multimedia domination. Never mind that Bones only became a country dude upon the urging of his corporate benefactors in 2012 – he's now the voice of bro country. Appropriately, The Critics Give It 5 Stars not only provides a send-up of Luke Bryan – it doesn't sound a thing like Bryan, but it's the thought that counts – but the sense of humor is designed for a town where the local bar is a Buffalo Wild Wings. Sure, Bobby and the Raging Idiots josh on hip-hop, but they take more shots at country rednecks, so they're equal-opportunity offenders. They'll poke nerds in the ribs, but only in the guise that Bobby is the geek, too, but most of the jokes are targeted at broad, obvious targets that won't take offense – reality TV, corporations, and Nickelback. Thanks to some high-profile guest stars, The Critics Give It 5 Stars can take the form of pleasing country-pop – Charles Kelley lends "She's a 10, I'm a 2" a streamlined sheen, Brad Paisley turns "I…Like You" into an ingratiating music-box novelty – but usually The Critics Give It 5 Stars is happy to be nothing more than the bumpers on drive-time radio.

Tracklist:

01. Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots - She's A 10, I'm A 2 (w Charles Kelly)
02. Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots - If I Was Your Boyfriend
03. Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots - We Can't Stand Each Other (w Carrie Underwood)
04. Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots - How We Think Every Hip Hop Song Starts
05. Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots - Starbucks!
06. Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots - Starbucks! Country Version (w Kelsea Ballerini)
07. Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots - I … Like You (w Brad Paisley)
08. Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots - Reenactments With Fake Luke Bryan
09. Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots - Red, White And Blue (f Lindsay Ell)
10. Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots - Netflix Love Song (w Lindsay Ell)
11. Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots - Fishin' With My Dad (Intro)
12. Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots - Fishin' With My Dad (f Garth Brooks)
13. Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots - Everyday Is A Good Day (f Lindsay Ell)