Frank Foster makes a case for "Good Country Music" on his sixth album. The title alone suggests that Foster has very particular ideas about what constitutes "good country music" and most of that derives from '70s outlaw country, with
Good Country Music bearing a distinct resemblance to
Waylon Jennings, in part. Foster keep things lean and muscular, and he celebrates steaks on the grill, loud music, drinking and driving, and other pleasures of the country. If his songs are rarely forceful, they're always sturdy, and that's his appeal: he doesn't depart from tradition but rather keeps the fire burning. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine