Blake Shelton

Though Blake Shelton is best known for his countrified power ballads, Pure BS kick-starts like a brand new Harley with the modern roadhouse rock of "This Can't Be Good." George Jones and Jon Anderson cameo on "The Last Country Song," a honky-tonkin' anthem that rails against the development of corporate retail sprawl (dig the stellar pedal-steel picking). Shelton's heartfelt cover of Chris Knight's "It Ain't Easy Being Me" is another standout, as is the infectious, two-stepping "The More I Drink."