You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band's previous release, was a pleasant surprise for me. I was impressed by the range of styles- a little country, reggae, and some jamming thrown in for good measure, making it a solid collection of songs good for repeated listening. Uncaged presents a different vibe- there's definitely more of a country flavor, although there are songs done on ZBB's consistent themes ("Jump Right In" and "The Island Song" are getaway songs that sound ideal for cruise line ads, and there are several heartfelt ballads such as "Goodbye In Your Eyes). Uncaged isn't as memorable as YGWYG simply because it doesn't seem so, well, uncaged, as most of the songs are slow-to-midtempo, and unlike YGWYG, there isn't a single song in which ZBB really cuts loose.
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