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Looking at the raw transcripts from this era is a fascinating exercise. It captures Johnny Reid at the precise moment he decided to detonate the genre walls that had been built around him. The conversations surrounding his album Revival were less about promoting a record and more about documenting a full-blown artistic declaration of independence. This wasn't a pivot. It was a schism.For years Nashville had tried to figure out what to do with the Scottish-born Canadian with the powerhouse voice. Was he a country singer? A balladeer? A pop-crossover act?