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[Dennie]

Today's work truck music....

Harvest Moon -- CD

Neil Young

1992 Reprise Records

When Neil Young seems about to zig, he zags. Two years after 1990's loud Ragged Glory, he retreats to an old world of steel guitars, gentle folk melodies, and pristine country choruses. (That's Linda Ronstadt, who helped make 1972's Harvest a hit album, singing backup on the follow-up.) Young name-drops Hank Williams, Jimi Hendrix, and his old dog, King, in rich reminiscences about the musical ride he and his fans have shared since the late '60s. The album, as Young sings in "One of These Days," is "a long letter to all the good friends I've known." --Steve Knopper

All tracks written by Neil Young.

"Unknown Legend" – 4:32
"From Hank to Hendrix" – 5:12
"You and Me" – 3:45
"Harvest Moon" – 5:03
"War of Man" – 5:41
"One of These Days" – 4:55
"Such a Woman" – 4:36
"Old King" – 2:57
"Dreamin' Man" – 4:36
"Natural Beauty" (recorded live, 1992) – 10:22

 

[Dennie]

Welcome To The St. James Club -- CD

Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman

1990 GRP Records

Still the freshest and most diverse of all the Ripps' albums, January 25, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: Welcome to the St James Club (Audio CD)

From the title track to the last note, "Welcome to the St. James Club" is "The Rippingtons!" If you have no other of their albums, this is the one to buy. One cannot listen to this album and not come away feeling uplifted, upbeat and ready to Ripp! Russ and the Rippingtons tear it up from start to finish and don't miss a beat. While the title track is my favorite, perhaps the sleeper of the album is "Kenya" (also selected for their best of... album); Steve Reid at his best and a tune to play at high volume.

"Welcome to the St. James' Club" - 4:41
"Wednesday's Child" - 4:53
"I Watched Her Walk Away" - 5:24
"Kenya" - 5:23
"Affair in San Miguel" - 5:04
"Tropic of Capricorn" - 4:59
"Who's Holding Her Now?" - 3:53
"Soul Mates" - 4:57
"Passion Fruit" - 4:34
"Victoria's Secret" - 3:25

 

[Dennie]

Abandoned Luncheonette -- CD

Daryl Hall & John Oates

1973 Atlantic Records

Best early Hall & Oates, September 11, 2000
By David Hugaert (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Abandoned Luncheonette (Audio CD)

"Abandoned Luncheonette" features the kind of music at which Daryl & John are most adept-Philly Soul. All the songs here are excellent, with the cream of the crop being "When The Morning Comes", "Las Vegas Turnaround", "I'm Just A Kid (Don't Make Me Feel Like A Man)", the title track, "Lady Rain" and "Laughing Boy". "Everytime I Look At You" is the most soulful track on this CD, which has a "hillbilly" banjo and violin-laden instrumental at the end. This is probably as close to country that H & O ever got! This has to be the best CD in their entire catalog. Oh, and "Abandoned Luncheonette" also contains their first hit single, "She's Gone", which appeared on the Billboard charts on two separate occasions. If you are a fan of soul and/or pop music, you can't go wrong here. Please buy this CD!

"When The Morning Comes" (Daryl Hall) – 3:12
"Had I Known You Better Then" (John Oates) – 3:22
"Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)" (Oates) – 2:57
"She's Gone" (Hall, Oates) – 5:15
"I'm Just A Kid (Don't Make Me Feel Like A Man)" (Oates) – 3:20
"Abandoned Luncheonette" (Hall) – 3:55
"Lady Rain" (Hall, Oates) – 4:26
"Laughing Boy" (Hall) – 3:20
"Everytime I Look At You" (Hall) – 7:04

 

[Dennie]

Pieces of Eight -- CD

STYX

1978/1987 A&M Records

Amazon.com

In some ways, Styx was America's answer to Queen. The Chicago quintet never ascended to the ranks of rock-and-roll royalty, as did their English counterparts, nor are they held in as high a regard today. Nevertheless, Styx fulfilled a Midwestern American hunger for high-flown fantasy typified on Pieces of Eight with songs like Dennis DeYoung and James Young's "I'm Okay" and "Lords of the Rings," with their elaborate arrangements, soaring vocal harmonies, and lyrical pretensions. In quite another direction, guitarist Tommy Shaw writes about basic human needs and working-class values in "Blue Collar Man," while his song "Sing for the Day" is a pleasant air, and "Renegade" a hard-charging rocker. Styx may have seemed somewhat schizophrenic on Pieces of Eight but their legions of fans diminished not a whit, making the album the band's second multiplatinum effort in a row, following The Grand Illusion. --Daniel Durchholz

"Great White Hope" (Young) – 4:22
Lead vocals and lead guitar: James Young
"I'm O.K." (DeYoung, Young) – 5:41
Lead vocals, synthesizer solo and pipe organ: Dennis DeYoung
Lead Guitar: Tommy Shaw
"Sing for the Day" (Shaw) – 4:57
Lead vocals, mandolin, all guitars: Tommy Shaw
"The Message" (DeYoung) – 1:08
All synthesizers: Dennis DeYoung
"Lords of the Ring" (DeYoung) – 4:33
Lead vocals and middle guitar solo: JY
Ending guitar solo: Tommy Shaw
Synthesizer solos: Dennis DeYoung
"Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" (Shaw) – 4:05
Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy Shaw
"Queen of Spades" (DeYoung, Young) – 5:38
Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung
Lead guitar: James Young
"Renegade" (Shaw) – 4:13
Lead vocals: Tommy Shaw
Lead guitar: James Young
"Pieces of Eight" (DeYoung) – 4:44
Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung
Lead guitar: Tommy Shaw
"Aku-Aku" (instrumental) (Shaw) – 2:57
Lead guitar and whisper chant: Tommy Shaw

 

[Dennie]

Nothing Serious -- CD

Roy Hargrove

2006 Verve Records

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Despite the title, this disc--simultaneously released with Distractions, a CD by his neo-soul group, RH Factor--is trumpeter Roy Hargrove's first acoustic jazz recording since 2000 release, Moment to Moment. The leader's full-bodied, bravura tones are as bright and bold as ever, edging more into the stylistic atmosphere once occupied by the former trumpet god, Freddie Hubbard. Hargrove is backed by a quintet featuring ex-Jazz Messenger, pianist Ronnie Matthews, bassist Dwayne Burno, drummer Willie Jones IIII, and alto saxophonist/flutist Justin Robinson. They pull no punches on these no-nonsense tunes, like the Latin-tinged title track, and the John Coltrane/Ornette Coleman-coded "Camaraderie." Special guest Slide Hampton makes his elegant trombone presence felt on his soaring tune, "A Day in Vienna," on the waltzy "Salima's Dance," and the standard, "Invitation." So much for the myth that jazz musicians like Hargrove can't play funk and swing at the same time. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Track Listing

1. Nothing Serious
2. Day in Vienna, A
3. Trust
4. Camaraderie
5. Devil Eyes
6. Gift, The
7. Salima's Dance
8. Invitation

 

[Dennie]

A Real Mother For Ya -- CD

Johnny "Guitar" Watson

19771994 Collectables Records

A True "Funkmaster", December 19, 2008
By zenovice (Ferndale, AR USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Real Mother for Ya (Audio CD)

I first heard Johnny while stationed in Australia, of all places. Luckily, we had a D.J. who was really up on his music - especially Funk and Soul. As soon as I heard Mr. Watson coming from the speakers, I just HAD to know who was making that driving, funky sound. I had to wait for the next supply ship to make it to our "out-in-the-bush-on-the-edge-of-the-world" Naval base (about two months) before I got my own copy of this album, but it was worth the wait. Between Rick James, Parliament, and Johnny "Guitar" Watson, it is a toss-up as to who is the funkiest. But, while the music is great, it is only half of the goods. Johnny's lyrics are the other half, and they are witty, funny, sometimes a social commentary (even then they are still funny and witty). The rest of his band is also excellent, espcially the drummer, whose beat is so perfectly right-on that he could have been born with a metronome up his...well, you get the picture. His bassist is always pretty much in the background, but now and then you get to hear his expertise. Regarding Johnny's playing - his middle name isn't "Guitar" for nothing. He is quite accomplished, and can play smooth and sweet, or he can do some truly heavy-handed plunking. One thing that has amazed me since that night I first heard this album/CD is the wide range and variety of people with quite different musical tastes who have embraced this music immediately upon hearing it for the first time. This stuff is infectious! You can't help snapping your fingers or tapping your toes...and it is always upbeat. And, while the Isley Brothers, and Phillip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire are considered about the best crooners to inspire, ummm, uhhh, errr whoopie-making sessions, when Mr. Watson sets his mind to singing a love song with feeling, he really does it, and does so with passion, verve, and a raised voice. This is not your Barry White, softly crooned, sweetly gentle, love song. Anyway, give it a shot. If you like the funk of the 70's and 80's, there's better than a 9 out of 10 chance that you will be glad you tried this artist.

Track Listing
1. Real Mother for Ya, A
2. Nothing Left to Be Desired
3. Your Love Is My Love
4. Real Deal, The
5. Tarzan
6. I Wanna Thank You
7. Lover Jones

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music.....

By The Time I Get To Phoenix -- Remastered CD

Glen Campbell

1967/2001 Capitol Cornerstone Series

Forgotten Grammy Winner, July 1, 2001
By Dave Blank "parabolamcfeeney" (West Hollywood, CA United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: By the Time I Get to Phoenix (Audio CD)

Of the 43 collections that have won the Grammy for Album of the Year, this is probably the most underrated. While most people remember the phenomenally successful title cut (written by Jimmy Webb), the album itself seems to be all but forgotten. While other higher profile albums such as the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour and Simon & Garfunkel's Bookends were also nominated the same year (1968), it was this unpretentious catalogue of songs that won the coveted prize. It was certainly Glen Campbell's finest studio recording, and he sings each song with his unique brand of conviction and wistfulness. While the showpiece is the much-loved ballad "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", it is the lesser known songs such as "I'll Be Lucky Someday", "Tomorrow Never Comes" and "You're Young and You'll Forget" that give this album its resonance and poignancy. Most of the songs are laced with tinges of regret, but this album is anything but a downer, primarily because of the bittersweet yearning of Campbell's vocals and the spare but melodic arrangements (by, among others, Al de Lory and Jimmie Haskell). When talking about music in that turbulent year of 1968, one readily thinks of Hendrix, the Doors, the Stones, the Beatles (of course), Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, even music from The Graduate and Hair. Glen Campbell wouldn't be placed on most people's list of memorable music of that era. True, he wasn't a rock artist, but his contribution to music is just as important---providing a bridge (and, some might argue, a balm) between the easy listening (and more sentimental leanings) of contemporaries such as Bobby Goldsboro and O.C. Smith, and the rebellious, harder edges of the rock music so prevalent then. No question, Campbell was beloved by his music industry peers (or at least those who were Grammy voters) because of his soothing voice, his lack of cynicism and his cleancut image. Seen from that perspective and that he was a well-respected session player (playing with the Beach Boys and Sinatra, among his impressive credits) who also had the strong backing of the Nashville contingent of voters, it seems justifiable, in retrospect, that this collection won Album of the Year. That alone should be reason enough for Capitol to re-release this album on CD. It's also excellent on its own terms---even if it is not as well remembered as Carole King's Tapestry, Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water or Sgt. Pepper's--three other Grammy winners from that era that are undeniablly considered classics, and all easily found on CD even now.

Side 1:

"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:42
"Homeward Bound" (Paul Simon) - 2:37
"Tomorrow Never Comes" (Ernest Tubb, Johnny Bond) -2:27
"Cold December (In Your Heart" (Alex Hassilev) - 2:27
"My Baby's Gone" (Hazel Houser) - 2:50
"Back in the Race" (Glen Campbell, Vic Dana) - 1:56

Side 2:

"Hey Little One" (Dorsey Burnette, Barry De Vorzon) - 2:30
"Bad Seed" (Bill Anderson) - 2:18
"I'll Be Lucky Someday" (Lee Martin, Dick McBride, Bob Wills) - 2:24
"You're Young and You'll Forget" (Jerry Reed) - 2:15
"Love is a Lonesome River" (Glen Campbell, Kella Christian) - 2:05

 

[Dennie]

Traffic From Paradise -- CD

Rickie Lee Jones

1993 Geffen Records

Amazon.com

Traffic from Paradise is cause for celebration, for it contains flashes of Rickie Lee Jones' old alchemy, which turned beat poetry into pop hooks. Few melodies are as captivating as the one Jones sings against the skeletal acoustic guitar and bass backdrop of ""Stewart's Coat.'' On the uptempo, swing-folk ""Jolie Jolie,'' another nothing-held-back love song, her mumbly voice bends notes and smears them like a muted jazz trumpet. On her version of David Bowie's ""Rebel Rebel," she brings out the wounded insecurity lurking in the heart of every nonconformist. Traffic from Paradise is only the second album of original songs from Jones in 10 years, and the singer credits Leo Kottke for jumpstarting her stalled interested in songwriting. Kottke cowrote two of the new album's songs and plays guitar on six of them. --Geoffrey Himes

"Pink Flamingos" – 6:31
"Altar Boy" – 2:27
"Stewart's Coat" – 4:31
"Beat Angels" (Sal Bernardi) – 4:11
"Tigers" – 5:48
"Rebel Rebel" (David Bowie) – 4:39
"Jolie Jolie" – 4:26
"Running From Mercy" (Jones, Leo Kottke) – 6:01
"A Stranger's Car" – 2:53
"The Albatross" (Jones, Kottke, John Leftwich) – 3:12

 

[Dennie]

I heard You Twice The First Time -- CD

Branford Marsalis

1992 Columbia Records

Branford rediscovered April 27, 2007
By Swing King
Format:Audio CD

This album won a 1992 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, a jazzy blues album with musical guests and the late Kenny Kirkland (p), Jeff "Tain" Watts (d), Robert Hurst (b), B.B. King (on "B.B.'s Blues"), John Lee Hooker (on "Mabel"), Linda Hopkins and brother Wynton Marsalis (t), among others. I was surprised this album has only two reviews, as I consider this one of Branford's more satisfying recordings to date. On "B.B.'s Blues", B.B. King really wails away far into the song with some clever guitar work. On "Mabel", John Lee Hooker helps out on guitar and sings some down home blues.

As goes with any recording I have heard him on, the late Kenny Kirkland shines through here with his penetrating rhythmic piano backgrounds and solos. Bob Hurst provides some very nice throbbing and attacking beats on bass for the tracks, and Branford wails away on saxophone with ingenious phrasing that melds naturally into every selection. "The Road You Choose" features Linda Hopkins, with soulful gospel styled singing to an upbeat tempo. This album won itself that 1992 Grammy Award because it offers great sound from top-quality performers.

Track Listing
1. Brother Trying to Catch a Cab (On the East Side) Blues
2. B.B.'s Boogie
3. Rib Tip Johnson
4. Mabel
5. Sidney in da Haus
6. Berta, Berta
7. Stretto from the Ghetto
8. Dance of the Hei Gui
9. Road You Choose, The
10. Simi Valley Blues

Personnel:
Branford Marsalis (tenor, soprano & alto sax)
Robert Hurst(bass)
Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)
Kenny Kirkland (piano)
Russel Malone (guitar, track 3 only)
Reginald Veal (bass, track 3 only)
Herlin "Homey" Riley (drums, track 3 only)
B.B. King (vocals & guitar, track 2 only)
John Lee Hooker (vocals & guitar, track 4 only)
Wynton Marsalis (trumpet, track 5 only)
Delfeayo Marsalis (trombone, track 9 only)
Linda Hopkins (vocals, track 9 only)
Joe Louis Walker (guitars, track 9 only)
Earl Gardner (trumpet, track 9 only)
T-Blade (rhythm guitar, track 9 only)
Bernard Purdie (drums, track 9 only)

 

[Dennie]

Cloud Nine -- CD

George Harrison

1987 Dark Horse Records

Why can't they keep the good stuff?, October 28, 2002
By Jason D. Rowe "homesick" (Rochester, NY USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Cloud Nine (Audio CD)

First of all, it's a bloody travesty that this album is currently out of print. I know George was supposedly remastering his entire catalog at the time of his death, but that is no excuse for the record companies. They ignore the best of the past and just shovel mass produced garbage down our throats. This is a real artist, with real emotion...unlike todays f--- you so it pays music. All sides of George are presented here: wit, happiness, integrity,spirituality,sadness,recollections of the past, optimism for the future, all in his characteristic style. Beautiful piano, electric and acoustic guitars, nice resonant bass, simple drumming with George's slide work weaving in out out of the melodys...not one weak track here. I love this album because George, regardless of his fame and fortune, seems more human and closer than ever..From Cloud 9 to the upbeat end this is a constant album...besides All Things Must Pass, this is his best in my opinion. Don't worry if its from the 80s either..this is the 80s the way it should have been, with style..In the end the songs are what really matters anyway. Oh one more thing, this album will make you feel good! The majority of the songs are upbeat with a few exceptions but they are just as good anyway..so it's a very positive mature album that will brighten up your day..besides George's work with the Travelling Wilburys (check out Vol. 1) this is the best of 80s George.

All songs by George Harrison, except where noted.

"Cloud 9" – 3:15
"That's What It Takes" (George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Gary Wright) – 3:59
"Fish on the Sand" – 3:22
"Just for Today" – 4:06
"This Is Love" (George Harrison, Jeff Lynne) – 3:48
"When We Was Fab" (George Harrison, Jeff Lynne) – 3:57
A celebration of The Beatles and the 1960s.
"Devil's Radio" – 3:52
Masters of Reality recorded their version of the song for "Songs from the Material World: a Tribute to George Harrison" album
"Someplace Else" – 3:51
An earlier version of this song appeared in the 1986 film Shanghai Surprise.
"Wreck of the Hesperus" – 3:31
"Breath Away from Heaven" – 3:36
An earlier version of this song appeared in the 1986 film Shanghai Surprise.
"Got My Mind Set on You" (Rudy Clark) – 3:52

 

[mazersteven]

1. Misery
2. Give a Little More
3. Stutter
4. Don't Know Nothing
5. Never Gonna Leave This Bed
6. I Can't Lie
7. Hands All Over
8. How
9. Get Back in My Life
10. Just a Feeling
11. Runaway
12. Out of Goodbyes with Lady Antebellum
13. Last Chance
14. No Curtain Call
15. Never Gonna Leave This Bed (Acoustic)
16. Misery (Acoustic)
17. If I Ain't Got You (Live)

Maroon 5 is back with its third studio album entitled Hands All Over, produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange (AC/DC, Foreigner, The Cars). The album, a killer hybrid of rock, pop, funk, and R&B, showcases the band's considerable strengths: buoyant, unforgettable melodies, sleek, stylish grooves, charged lyrics about turbulent relationships, and crisp, dynamic performances. Band member Jesse Carmichael comments on the new album, "Mutt really helped us play to the best of our ability. And it drove us to be bigger and better than ever. Everything he does is huge." Huge is a great way to describe Hands All Over, starting with the hard-rocking title track that is heavier than anything Maroon 5 has ever done. Says Valentine, "It doesn't sound like anything we've ever done." Another stylistic departure for the band is "Out of Goodbyes," a stunning country ballad that features musical and vocal contributions from Nashville chart-toppers Lady Antebellum. "We've always loved country music", Levine says, "and they brought that necessary twang to it with the lap steels, ambient guitar, and Hilary Scott's pretty voice. Other highlights include the deeply groovy "Don't Know Much About That," the propulsive "Stutter" ("a great showcase for Adam's voice," notes Valentine), and "Misery," which will thrill long-time Maroon 5 fans with its funky guitars and high-stepping melody. Be sure to get your hands all over this unbelievable album.

 

[Dennie]

My last one for the evening.....

Gaucho -- CD

Steely Dan

1980/2000 MCA Records

Amazon.com

The multiplatinum success of Aja made Steely Dan, the musical conceit of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, a household name. But that prosperity came bundled with a fateful triple-whammy for rock's dyspeptic duo: unrealistic commercial expectations, a critical backlash spawned by punk's nascent mewling, and the long-simmering meltdown of their artistic partnership. But the cool, perfect sheen of 1980's Gaucho tipped its hand to none of it. Ironically, those fashion victims who sniffed up their sleeves at Don and Walt's decadence-tinged Me Decade manifesto couldn't have had a clue that just maybe Gaucho's typically oblique protagonists had uncomfortably blurred from the third-person to the first this time 'round. At least that's what Becker and Fagen hint at in their smart-assed notes to this digitally remastered, definitive edition (all original artwork and printed lyrics restored) of the final album before their 20-year hiatus. Pristine and sonically polished (three years and seven studios worth), time has served Gaucho well. Even its sense of laconic detachment now seems but a logical bridge to the two-decade removed Dan of Two Against Nature. To their credit, Becker and Fagen didn't trash the first half of Steely Dan's legacy on Gaucho, they simply burnished it to oblivion. -Jerry McCulley

Side one

"Babylon Sisters" – 5:49
"Hey Nineteen" – 5:06
"Glamour Profession" – 7:28

Side two

"Gaucho" (Becker, Fagen, Keith Jarrett) – 5:30
"Time Out of Mind" – 4:11
"My Rival" – 4:30
"Third World Man" – 5:18

 

[No-L]

NICE!!! I saw them in concert many times back in my college days. Met them all - nice guys on top of the mind-blowing talent.

 

[Dennie]

NICE!!! I saw them in concert many times back in my college days. Met them all - nice guys on top of the mind-blowing talent.

Very Cool, I bet they put on a great show! :handgestures-thumbup:



Dennie

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music....

The Long Run -- CD

Eagles

1979/1990 Asylum Records

Product Description

The long-awaited followup to Hotel California and the Eagles' last studio album proved a considerable disappointment, though it sold in the expected multimillions and included the hits Heartache Tonight, The Long Run, and I Can't Tell You Why.

Side one

"The Long Run" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) – 3:42
Lead vocal by Don Henley
Slide guitar by Joe Walsh and Don Felder
Guitar Solo by Joe Walsh
Organ by Don Felder
"I Can't Tell You Why" (Timothy B. Schmit, Henley, Frey) – 4:56
Lead vocal by Timothy B. Schmit
Guitar solos by Glenn Frey (played by Don Felder in live performance)
Fender Rhodes Piano by Glenn Frey
Organ by Joe Walsh
"In the City" (Joe Walsh, Barry De Vorzon) – 3:46
Lead vocal by Joe Walsh
Slide guitar by Joe Walsh
"The Disco Strangler" (Don Felder, Henley, Frey) – 2:46
Lead vocal by Don Henley
"King of Hollywood" (Henley, Frey) – 6:28
Lead vocals by Don Henley & Glenn Frey
First guitar solo by Glenn Frey
Second guitar solo by Don Felder
End guitar solo by Joe Walsh

Side two

"Heartache Tonight" (Henley, Frey, Bob Seger, J.D. Souther) – 4:27
Lead vocal by Glenn Frey
Slide guitar by Joe Walsh
"Those Shoes" (Felder, Henley, Frey) – 4:57
Lead vocal by Don Henley
Talk box guitars by Joe Walsh & Don Felder
Solo by Joe Walsh
"Teenage Jail" (Henley, Frey, Souther) – 3:44
Lead vocals by Glenn Frey & Don Henley
Synthesizer solo by Glenn Frey
Guitar solo by Don Felder
"The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks" (Henley, Frey) – 2:21
Lead vocal by Don Henley
Background vocals by "The Monstertones" featuring Jimmy Buffett
"The Sad Café" (Henley, Frey, Walsh, Souther) – 5:35
Lead vocal by Don Henley
Guitar solo by Don Felder
Alto saxophone by David Sanborn

 

[topper]

(rel. 2009)
.... :handgestures-thumbup:

This is the first disc by Joe I bought.
(just a few weeks before PaulyT started the Bonamassa thread)

I now own seven . . . . , ,,

 

[PaulyT]

I approve heartily. (Obviously. )

I'm mostly resisting the temptation to bug everyone at the GTG with more of Joe's music. I'll get my chance eventually.

 

[No-L]

Have a Bonamassa fan GTG. All three of us will be there.
:laughing-rolling:

 

[topper]

(2010 release ~ Alligator Records)

:handgestures-thumbup:

 

[Dennie]

Greatest Hits -- CD

Waylon Jennings

1990 RCA Records

Amazon.com

These cuts capture Waylon Jennings in the first flush of his status as a country music superstar, after he gained control of his music in the early '70s. When he began to produce or coproduce his own records, it should be stressed, his music didn't change much--his "Good Hearted Woman" from 1972 (to cite the only pre-Outlaw cut here) is of a piece with later hits like "Honky Tonk Heroes" and "Luckenbach, Texas," from their ramblin'-man themes to Waylon's booming baritone and his music's burping bass lines. What was different was the rock-influenced Outlaw ad copy pushing his career, a rebellious new image he cultivated in country chart-toppers like "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" and "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys," a duet with Willie Nelson. That new frame made all the difference. Jennings had always been great but now, on eight of the nine tracks here, his singles went all the way to the top of the charts. --David Cantwell

1. Lonesome, On'ry and Mean - Waylon Jennings, Young, Steve
2. I've Always Been Crazy - Waylon Jennings, Jennings, Waylon
3. Honky Tonk Heroes - Waylon Jennings, Shaver, Billy Joe
4. Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) - Waylon Jennings, Emmons, Bobby
5. I'm a Ramblin' Man - Waylon Jennings, Pennington, Ray
6. Amanda - Waylon Jennings, McDill, Bob
7. Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys - Waylon Jennings, Bruce, Ed
8. A Good Hearted Woman [Version] - Waylon Jennings, Jennings, Waylon
9. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Waylon Jennings, Jennings, Waylon