Up All Night

Kip Moore | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 24, 2012)
• Original Release Date: 2012
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: MCA Nashville
• ASIN: B007JV98RE
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #504 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #50 in Music > Country > Today's Country

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

"For years, I have been searching for the missing link between blue-collar rock and country music," says noted journalist/historian Robert K. Oermann, who writes for Music Row magazine. "This year, I think I have heard it. His name is Kip Moore. There is fiery, urgent intensity in his voice. His lyrics vibrate with conviction and true grit. The melodies have gripping, heart-in-throat passion. And the roaring, propulsive performances on his debut album sound like signposts on the highway to some Southern-fried Born to Run. Dare I say it? This man just might be the hillbilly Springsteen."

Says Billboard Country Monitor's Tom Roland, "Gritty, earthy vocals layered over powerfully simple arrangements. Moore isn't flashy, but the subtle frame he creates for his blue-collar portraits make the images seem that much more real. It also suggests he's confident in his songs and his performance. Which he ought to be."

Kip chose Up All Night as the album's title because the phrase has multiple meanings to him. "I spent so many late nights writing this record," he says. "I was up until three or four in the morning listening to records and practicing and writing songs and being engulfed in the whole process for years. I had a lot of dark moments along the way and spent late nights crafting these songs. But it can also mean just the late nights on the road having a good time. It means a variety of things, and that's why I went with that title and the song is one my favorites on the album."

Kip, who had a hand in writing all 11 songs on the album, isn't interested in depicting a fairy-tale kind of love. "I am drawn to the real-life experiences between a woman and a man. I try to sing about the way it is, but yet at the same time, what you can hope for between a couple. I don't intend to paint a picture of what it's really not."

Up All Night reveals some of the contradictions that he grapples with personally. Although he's from a large family and enjoys musical collaborations and performing onstage, he's an introvert who is often more comfortable being alone. "There's a combativeness to the music too, a fight within," he says. "With `Faith When I Fall,' I know how bad I need that spiritual realm, but yet I find myself on this other end a lot of times."

Despite its edge, his music remains desperately optimistic. "I am hoping for what I have yet to become," he says. "I feel like it's hopeful for what I've yet reached, how I look forward to feeling, but I haven't gotten there yet".

Product Description

1. Drive Me Crazy
2. Beer Money
3. Somethin' 'Bout A Truck
4. Everything But You
5. Crazy One More Time
6. Where You Are Tonight
7. Hey Pretty Girl
8. Reckless (Still Growin' Up)
9. Up All Night
10. Fly Again
11. Faith When I Fall

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Surprised April 24, 2012

By J. Minnella

Format:Audio CD

I was at a honky-tonk bar in NJ this weekend when we were playing trivia and won a CD. Some guy named Kip Moore. Never heard of the guy before, but decided to give it a try. The album starts off rocking to a brantley gilbert/jason aldean feel. I have listened to the album a couple times through at this point and really like it.

Songs review-

Drive me Crazy- Great way to start off the album, driving beat and good lyrics. Great song to get me to keep listening

Beer Money- My favorite song on the album, if not my favorite song right now. It is an amazing song that will be a top 5 hit within the next couple months. I cant get the chorus out of my head!

Somethin bout a truck-

Decent song. Not my favorite from the album but it is starting to grow on me. Wish the drums were more prevelant through the 4 verses before you get to the chorus

Everything but you-

My second favorite on the album. Songs about him living in Hawaii and it being beautiful, but the beauty doesnt mean anything if you dont have anyone to share it with. Song that a lot of people could relate to.

Hey pretty girl-

My 3rd favorite song, very Bruce Springsteen-esque, reminds me of I'm on Fire.

All in all, this artist should be pretty decent as he becomes more known and this album is a great start

P.S. You will enjoy this album if you like artists like Brantley Gilbert, Eric Church, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Lee Brice, and Jake Owen

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoying this album! July 25, 2012

By Acoustic T.

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I had heard "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" on the radio and thought it was a great song. While listening to Pandora one day I heard several other songs from Kip Moore's Up All Night Album, so I decided to order a copy. I am glad that I did. Many of the songs bear little resemblance to "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck," so listeners who are expecting that same musical tone for the entire album might want to take a closer listen to the sample tracks.

Moore's voice has the grit and drawl that brings authenticity to the songs. Instrumentals are solid: drums, acoustic & electric guitar, pedal steel. Great stuff.

Most importantly for me, this is an album that I can listen to from beginning to end and enjoy every song without skipping a track. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I <3 Kip June 25, 2012

By J. Pantelis

Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase

I love this entire album (which is weird for me). Basically I have a huge Kip Moore crush going on right now.