It was nothing against them, it was just that we wanted to go another direction. Huff worked to make the new album sound more like Rascal Flatts' sound in concert. He also encouraged the band to take new musical risks. After mostly singing and not playing his guitar much on the first three albums, Rooney played all nine guitar solos on Me and My Gang , in part thanks to instruction from Huff. In , to support Me and My Gang , Rascal Flatts mounted another huge tour, with stops at several large amphitheaters.
Of the 24 shows in the tour's first leg, 21 were sellouts. One reviewer was unimpressed with the New York show on the tour, though. Kelefa Sanneh of the New York Times noted that LeVox took many trips backstage and seemed to have trouble sustaining his voice for a whole song.
De-Marcus took over the spotlight at one point by taking over the drums to play a solo, then singing the Eagles song "Hotel California. The band members have often spoken bitterly about the press' insistence on calling them a boy band, and their hopes of transcending that pigeonhole. To be sure, there are a few exceptions to the critical disdain. Chuck Taylor of Billboard , for one, raved about the No. Billboard 's Michael Paoletta declared that Rascal Flatts "showcase mighty chops.
The fact that women outnumber men about 15 to 1 among Rascal Flatts concert ticket-buyers does not help them shake their reputation. DeMarcus' wife, whom he married in , is a former Miss Tennessee. LeVox is also married, and has two daughters, Brittany and Brooklyn. As progressed, DeMarcus produced an album by longtime classic-pop-rock stars Chicago. Rooney was pursuing a side project with a band in Los Angeles, California.
The band was preparing to star in a television concert to celebrate the start of the National Football League season. Billboard , November 16, , p.
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