Review: Kenny Chesney's 'Life on a Rock' could do without 'Lindy'

The country singer's tune about a homeless man in his new album has nothing of substance to say.Is a reductive engagement with social issues worse than no engagement at all? That was the question raised by "Accidental Racist," Brad Paisley and LL Cool J's astonishingly simple-minded meditation on American race relations. Many critics assailed the song for handling its topic as a (white) child might. But others offered cautious praise for the song's willingness to address race at all, a perceived...

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