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Andrew’s Judgmental Album Reviews: Jelly Roll – Whitsitt Chapel (2023)

It’s been a minute, but lets get back on track with the newest Jelly Roll album! Whitsitt Chapel is up for judgment!

Published

11 months ago

June 11, 2023

Long time no see everyone! There was an accident that left me in the hospital for a while, but now I have access to a computer and some alone time; its time to try and get back on the horse! Jelly Roll is someone who I stumbled on right around quarantine time. His particular brand of bluesy southern crooning, mixed in with emotion driven raps and usually relatable topics made me an instant fan. Now I’ve gathered from the one single I heard, its more of a Country Album instead of bluesy southern fried Rap.

He’s pretty much nailed everything I’ve heard him do, so lets see how a full fledged country album lands on the ears!

Artist: Jelly Roll
Album: Whitsitt Chapel (2023)
Label: BBR Music Group
Total Track Time: 43:32

Early topics are definitely a space where Jelly plays well. He’s a master at conveying pain, struggle, and reaching through the airwaves to relate to the listener. Even if the religious aspects (it’s Country music, come on now, you expected it), don’t correlate, his imagery of it just being a place of solace and assistance bleed through in a wider reach of metaphor. This also plays on familiar country tropes with booze, backroads and Jesus, but again, the song structure is beautiful and the lyrics transcend the cliches to form this immaculate rainbow of depression with the pot of gold just visible enough to not succumb to the pain in the song.

“I thought my demons would find me, with blue lights behind me”, is a great line from Kill A Man. The way it flows with the little Country bent surfer melody, is a sound I didn’t know I needed to hear. Jelly is a great ballad singer, and this album has really just been a fantastic experience. I know some people have criticized Jelly with always making music around struggle, pain and demons; but the way he approaches every song is unique. Even if you know the song will unlock a memory or demon you’ve tried to quash down, its poetic and nearly cathartic with how he proves his relatability with every song. Also it can’t be understated, even though this is very much so, a Country album, there’s still elements of the bluesy Hip-Hop he came to some fame with.

1. Hold on Me – 3:36

Starts with an almost Garth Brooks style of twang and guitar bend. The lyrics are poignant but not exactly hard to decipher. A simple song about realizing the person you’re with is good for you, what you need, who you’re holding; but addiction has the hold on you. Which even if your particular addiction you can’t break free from isn’t alcohol, or may be something more intangible; many of us have something holding us back. This is somber and self aware, which there’s no happy ending to this song; but acknowledgment is always the first step.

2. Behind Bars (feat Brantley Gilbert & Struggle Jennings) – 2:57

Now this is one of those beautiful metaphors, because when you hear the line “most my friends are behind bars” you start buying into this being a jail song. But most his friends are named Jose, Jim and Jack…you know, liquor brands, so most of his friends are behind bars. “They’re servin’ time so I can get long gone, Most my friends are behind bars, I’ll break ’em out and pour ’em up real strong”. While its another song about alcohol and demons, the way its arranged resonates in a way that I appreciate and find clever.

3. The Lost – 3:19

Feels almost like a call to his fans and the people that relate to his music. The lost, the broken, the damned are his kind of people. “I’ve been down and out, I’m better with the lost than the found, My solid ground, Is better with the lost than the found”. The song is structured more like a rallying cry, less of a bluesy croon and really keeps a solid tempo to convey the feeling of enjoying his people and coming together to support one another.

Again, if there’s a critique, it really is just that you have to be in the mood to feel, reflect and have emotions churn for 40+ minutes to listen to the whole thing. While the tempos of some songs are quicker and there’s musical breadth, lyrically, its a dark album. So if you want sunshine and something to just tap your foot to; prolly best to look elsewhere. Or you know, if you’re someone who’s life is pretty easy, then this whole album might just sound like whining.

But if you want to just experience what it feels like to be in one of the most compelling group help sessions ever; grab a beer, a chair and give this a spin.

Final Judgment: 9.25/10

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu News Report! (5/1/24)

The Gerudo Sisterhood is (not) fine.

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17 hours ago

May 1, 2024

Steven Mitchell

Mayday! Mayday!

The Triforce Anniversary did not go their way, and now The Gerudo Sisterhood sits down to talk it out. Will things (not) be okay again?

The Gerudo Sisterhood meet up.

In Gerudo Town, Riju sits in the throne room, Buliara by her side. Aveil, Nabooru and Urbosa arrive together. Riju asks where Tali and Shabonne are, and Aveil says she has no idea. Nabooru and Urbosa also don’t know, no one’s heard from either all month. Did she go back to sand seal racing? Nabooru checked around the track, checked the Great Dunes, no one there had seen her, either. Is Tali feeling that guilty about the spear? Everyone watched the tape back, it was by accident, she has nothing to feel bad about.

The group argues about that a bit. Tali went out there when she wasn’t supposed to. And even if it was an accident, she should still apologize, shouldn’t she? That’s a good point. Well, for now, they’ll just have to wait until Tali comes to them. For now, everyone needs to turn their attention to what’s coming: ThunderStruck.

The Gerudo Sisterhood double check the match card.

An Open Challenge for the Death Mountain Championship starts things off. Nabooru and Aveil tried to get that spot, but it seems someone already called their shot. Who do they think it was? Urbosa says, “Does it really matter? The Sisterhood will be right on the heels of the winner either way.” The others are all for that. Then The Dark Forces seem to be making moves. Cia has Ganon by her side, but who will Ruto have? Between Fin Balure and Bad Croc Scaly, she’s got strong choices, and Arrow Club could even parlay this tag match into a shot at the Termina Championship.

How’d Arrow Club figure out how to avoid Blood & Thunder this year? That’s anyone’s guess, but watching the UnderWorld Order battle it out with the rest of the Dark Forces will be just as much fun for the Sisterhood as it will be for the HPW Trios Champs. Kevin Gibdo, Volga, Zant and Wizzro aren’t exactly the friendliest bunch, but hopefully they give ReDead, Scaldera, Gomess & Death Sword the beating they deserve for all their underhanded moves. And it’d keep them from getting another chance at the HPW Trios titles at that.

The sore spot is the Triforce World Championship match. Yunobo has his shot at the title, and again Tali’s involvement in the Triple Threat cost the Sisterhood. But Link’s a three-time HPW Triforce Champion for a reason. For one, he won the Hyrule Warriors match, and he won the Eventide Challenge. Buliara points out that the other reason is that he lost the title along the way. If things come in threes, then will he lose a third time? Personally, Riju hopes not. She only survived that Beat the Clock Challenge against Link, and wants to settle things in a proper match. That’s also something the Sisterhood can get behind.

There’s thunder in the distance and they all look out the window to see a storm rolling across the desert. Thundra Plateau awaits, but who will rumble their way to victory?

My Thoughts:

Hooray for a hype article! Just imagine this as a really cool vignette video you’d see a major company put out. Also, I did need to keep the story of the Gerudo Sisterhood going, don’t want that slipping through the cracks. I’m feeling some intrigue as we move deeper into the Spring, this should be fun.

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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Hockey Talk- Power Players [043024]

Hockey Talk reviews the action from the first round of the 2024 NHL Playoffs and looks forward to some intriguing matchups looming in the second round.

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2 days ago

April 30, 2024

David Ungar

On this week’s edition of Hockey Talk, the guys take a look at the first round of the 2024 NHL Playoffs. The best teams and highest seeds flexed their muscle during the opening round of the playoffs. Out East, it was Chalk City as the Rangers, Hurricanes, Bruins, and Panthers took firm control of their respective series. The West, on the other hand, was far less certain as most of those series were shaping up to be tough, hard-fought, battles to the very end. Which teams impressed the guys the most and which likely second round series are they most excited about? Tune in and find out!

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