Exclusive: Eddie Montgomery Shares Track-By-Track Commentary on New Album, ‘Folks Like Us’

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Montgomery Gentry released their album Folks Like Us earlier this month, a rocking ten-track release that showcases the duo’s strengths and a variety of styles. Eddie Montgomery took some time to chat with us about the record, with track-by-track commentary on what each song on the album means to him.

“We Were Here”

Montgomery: The first time I heard that song I just loved it. For one thing, it kind of reminded me of one of the Skynard tunes, it was just real big, a lot of music and having a lot to say about in there, it was just unreal, and in the studio it was cool.

“Headlights”

To me, “Headlights” is like the ultimate groove song. It’s kind of that what we are anyway type of, “follow those headlights down a broken fence line” and you get to where it’s usually at, whether it’s a camp ground or somebody’s got a farm that everyone goes and hangs out on.

“In A Small Town”

“In A Small Town” is just like where I grew up, and I still live, in Danville, Kentucky. I never have moved to Nashville yet. I love it here, I was born and raised here. That song kind of reminds me of it, talking about if you wanna leave it makes you come back.

“Back On A Dirt Road” feat. Chris Robertson

“Back On A Dirt Road” is probably my favorite on the whole CD, I just absolutely love it. Of course, our buddy Chris Robertson and those Kentucky boys, Black Stone Cherry. To me it’s just the ultimate song in your face, a groove tune, where you get out of your truck or you’re going down the street, and it comes on, you just automatically reach over and turn the volume up.

“Two Old Friends”

“Two Old Friends” kind of reminds me of me and T-Roy. Adding it up, this almost our 17th year, and I guess added up when we started playing together we’ve been together 28 years, so that song reminds us of us a lot.

“Folks Like Us”

I think to me, bottom line is it tells about what we believe in more than anything in the world: that’s family, faith, this great American country, our great American heroes, and our party on the weekend.

“Pain”

I’ll tell you, they got me in there singing “Pain” and I was like, I don’t know if I can sing this song or not, ‘cuz it’s such a great big song; I was doing my vocals like man, I don’t know if I can do this or not, and it’s such a great tune, but everybody seems to think I pulled it off. *laughs* I don’t know.

“Hillbilly Hippies”

“Hillbilly Hippies” is just a kind of tongue in cheek song. It’s a great tune, it’s rocking and it’s got that groove to it. It’s in your face, and it’s what a summertime party’s about.

“Better For It”

I gotta say, T-Roy sang his butt off on this song here. Usually we don’t do a whole lot of that type of song, but I mean he just blew it out of the water, he sounds great.

“That’s Just Living”

David Lee Murphy wrote that song. I’ll tell you what, a song’s gonna tell something about a life, that’s one of them, because you don’t talk about your scars, or what else, that’s just living, and that’s him. If you don’t have no ups and downs or you don’t have any scratches or scars, you ain’t tried to live life.

Grab Folks Like Us on iTunes.

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