History Music / BrantleyGilbert

* ShoutOut: "My Baby's Guns N' Roses" is chock-full of shout-outs to...well, [[Music/GunsNRoses guess]].

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "You Don't Know Her Like I Do" and "More Than Miles" show that he's more than just the Southern rocker type that is so derided by country music critics.

* HeavyMeta: "Country Must Be Country Wide".

* NotSoDifferent: The theme of "Country Must Be Country Wide" is that the country fanbase is not entirely limited to the South.

Brantley Gilbert (born January 20, 1985 in Jefferson, Georgia) is an American country rock music singer-songwriter. After having modest commercial success in 2009 and 2010 with a pair of albums released on Average Joes Entertainment, Gilbert was picked up by juggernaut Big Machine Records, who re-released the second Average Joes album. The re-release earned a platinum certification on the heels of its pair of lead singles, "Country Must Be Country Wide" and "You Don't Know Her Like I Do". Two more albums have followed on Big Machine: 2014's ''Just as I Am'' produced his biggest hit to date in "Bottoms Up", along with the MassiveMultiplayerCrossover "Small Town Throwdown" (featuring labelmates Music/ThomasRhett and Justin Moore), and "One Hell of an Amen". 2017 saw the release of ''The Devil Don't Sleep''.

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: "Small Town Throwdown" has Music/ThomasRhett ''and'' Justin Moore, both of whom are labelmates.

* GutturalGrowler: Many of his songs have him singing in a low, guttural growl.

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: "Small Town Throwdown" has Music/ThomasRhett ''and'' Justin Moore.

Brantley Gilbert (born January 20, 1985 in Jefferson, Georgia) is an American country rock music singer-songwriter. He has released two albums, both on the Average Joes Entertainment label. His songs have also been recorded by Colt Ford and Jason Aldean. In December 2010, he left Average Joes to join Valory, where he charted "Country Must Be Country Wide". A deluxe edition of ''Halfway to Heaven'' was released on September 13, 2011, two months before "Country Must Be Country Wide" reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. In July 2012 his follow-up, "You Don't Know Her Like I Do", also hit No. 1.

Brantley launched his second Big Machine album in 2014 with the #1 hit "Bottoms Up" and the Top 10 "Small Town Throwdown", featuring labelmates Music/ThomasRhett and Justin Moore.

* GutturalGrowler: Many of his songs have him singing in a low, guttural growl with very poor enunciation.

* PastInTheRearViewMirror: In "More Than Miles" our narrator is on his way to Nashville to try to make it big and left his girlfriend behind, thus "There's more than miles in my rearview" and "I'm changing lanes without my mirrors / 'cause every time I look behind me I see her." By the end of the song he turns around... and then he says, "Now I know what I'm supposed to do / There's still more than miles in my rearview", inverting the trope: he's going back to bring her with him, so Nashville in the rearview represents their ''future''.
* RereleaseTheSong: He originally released "Kick It in the Sticks" in 2010 on Average Joes and re-released it two years later.

* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: "One Hell of an Amen" refers to a soldier killed in action as "going out 21 guns blazing". A 21-gun salute is done with artillery pieces, not rifles, and is reserved for the funeral of a former or current president. The salute performed at soldiers' funerals is referred to as a three-volley salute and never has 21 shooters involved. It's possible Gilbert decided "21 guns blazing" worked better rhythmically, though the distinction isn't exactly well-known.

Brantley launched his second Big Machine album in 2014 with the #1 hit "Bottoms Up".

Brantley Gilbert (born January 20, 1985 in Jefferson, Georgia) is an American country rock music singer-songwriter. He has released two albums, both on the Average Joes Entertainment label. His songs have also been recorded by Colt Ford and Jason Aldean. In December 2010, he left Average Joe's to join Valory, where he charted "Country Must Be Country Wide". A deluxe edition of ''Halfway to Heaven'' was released on September 13, 2011, two months before "Country Must Be Country Wide" reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. In July 2012 his follow-up, "You Don't Know Her Like I Do", also hit No. 1.

Brantley launched his second Big Machine album in 2014 with the hit "Bottoms Up".

* ShoutOut: "My Baby's Music/GunsNRoses" is chock-full of shout-outs to...well, guess.

* ShoutOut: "My Baby's [[Music/GunsNRoses]]" is chock-full of shout-outs to...well, guess.

Brantley Gilbert (born January 20, 1985 in Jefferson, Georgia) is an American country rock music singer-songwriter. He has released two albums, both on the Average Joes Entertainment label. His songs have also been recorded by Colt Ford and Jason Aldean. In December 2010, he left Average Joe's to join Valory, where he charted "Country Must Be Country Wide". A deluxe edition of Halfway to Heaven was released on September 13, 2011, two months before "Country Must Be Country Wide" reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. In July 2012 his follow-up, "You Don't Know Her Like I Do", also hit No. 1.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: The radio edit of "More Than Miles" omits a spoken "damn" before the last chorus.

Brantley Gilbert (born January 20, 1985 in Jefferson, Georgia) is an American country rock music singer-songwriter. He has released two albums, both on the Average Joe's Entertainment label. His songs have also been recorded by Colt Ford and Jason Aldean. In December 2010, he left Average Joe's to join Valory, where he charted "Country Must Be Country Wide". A deluxe edition of Halfway to Heaven was released on September 13, 2011, two months before "Country Must Be Country Wide" reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. In July 2012 his follow-up, "You Don't Know Her Like I Do", also hit No. 1.

* BlackSheepHit: "You Don't Know Her Like I Do"
* BreakthroughHit: Country Must Be Country Wide

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Music/JasonAldean is this to Brantley, having turned twoo of Brantley's failed singles into massive hits.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Jason Aldean is this to Brantley, having turned twoo of Brantley's failed singles into massive hits.