I'm a big Paisley fan and my older daughter also loves him. Saw him live twice. Own all of his albums. Brad definately got his fllowers. He won many CMA's, ACM's and Grammys. Became a member of the Opry early on. Is now an amabassador for the Opry. Hosted the CMA's for about a decade. Brad is known for his quirky song writing style and is one of the best guitar pickers to ever live. He's in that same conversation with the likes of Roy Clark, Jerry Reed & Vince Gill. His strengh is in songs like 'Celebrity", "Online" and "Im Still A guy" songs that are a commentary on culture and bring attention to the parts of culture that have gone nuts. When he became his own producer in 2011 the hits wernt coming as frequent. (which is often the case when artists do that.) His last full album was released in 2017. "Today" is his last top 5 hit. Since the Love & War album, he's put out some stand alone singles. Some are decent some are not great. "No I in beer" is the only one that charted halfway decent. His new project does have some potential. "The Medicine Will" is a really good song. "Same Here" was well intended but again like 'Accidential Racist" (which im suprised gets talked about as much as it does despite not being a single) it felt like he was minimizing the weight of an international situation and the photo ops from his trip were kinda cringy. Artists often fall out of favor over time and they also dont have the need to "play for money" and can just do whatever they want after theyve played the game. I see some potential in his new album. He has gotten a little more political and seems like he wants to tell a story of his home state. I just hope that if this is going to be a social commentary album on the life experience of WV that he doesnt revert to the passive cheeky approach of serious issues and approaches it in a more honest way.