Comments on: Album Review: Willie Nelson – Country Music

By: Doug Adkins

Doug Adkins — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:17:49 +0000

I’m currently doing some country shows in Europe and picked up the CD at a U.S. Military Base…

I drove from the Netherlands to Switzerland last week and the CD played the entire way… Whether you sing all your own songs on a CD or if you sing songs from other writers, the authenticity and delivery of the vocals and music on this CD give something for an artist to shoot for! … at least something for me to shoot for :))… Great Work Willie Nelson!

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Mon, 31 May 2010 16:14:57 +0000

Willie is actually the only country artist who releases albums the way they were done thoughout the 1960s and much of the seventies – three or four albums per year. The old formula for the major stars was one single per album – during the 1960s the following artists albums as follows (and my list may not be complete as it misses albums on minor labels and mostly ignores reissues)

Buck Owens – 28 albums (starting in 1961)
Hank Thompson – 19 albums
George Jones – 36 albums (counting reissues 66+)
Sonny James – 17 albums (starting in 1963)
Merle Haggard – 14 (starting in 1965)
Dave Dudley – 15 (starting in 1964)
Jean Shepard – 13 starting in 1961
Kitty Wells – 27
Johnny Cash – 25
and Willie Nelson 11 – starting in 1962

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Sun, 30 May 2010 10:24:03 +0000

Luckyoldsun,
I can’t imagine. Maybe the opening line was an unconventional way to begin a review, but there’s just nothing offensive about it. In fact, Juli’s not the first person to say it, even in that way. Would you have been less insulted if she had said “socks” instead of “underwear”? I’m really trying to understand the problem. If it’s the “underwear” word…I dunno. If it’s that you’re arguing that he really doesn’t have a larger than average output of material, I’d advise some research on your part, since it’s common knowledge (and commonly joked about) that he does.

By: luckyoldsun

luckyoldsun — Sun, 30 May 2010 05:07:38 +0000

Harvey–
It WAS an insult–to intelligence and taste.

By: Stormy

Stormy — Sat, 29 May 2010 23:26:57 +0000

Or, you know, as far as the second sentance.

By: Steve Harvey

Steve Harvey — Sat, 29 May 2010 23:14:16 +0000

I didn’t actually read the review because the first sentence was just so incredibly stupid and offensive that I lost interest.
Well, maybe if you’d read beyond the first sentence, you would’ve realised that it wasn’t an insult.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 29 May 2010 18:48:04 +0000

Leeann, posting activity on this thread had kinda died after Julia’s first post, so when she mentioned Catherine Britt I had to investigate further! I found her blog posts far more compelling than ole Willie’s recent releases, so I ran with it. You should just be thankful I didn’t toss in any of my de rigueur Obama bashing rhetoric for a change…

Julia, you need to adopt Taylor Swift’s dogged determination and decide you will start and keep writing album and concert reviews until they are 9513 worthy! I will follow your blog to see how things are progressing, and any tips on quality new Aussie artists with a traditional orientation (like Catherine Britt used to be) would be greatly appreciated!

By: luckyoldsun

luckyoldsun — Sat, 29 May 2010 06:10:28 +0000

I didn’t actually read the review because the first sentence was just so incredibly stupid and offensive that I lost interest.
I mean, how many new albums does Willie release in a year–two, maybe?

By: J.R. Journey

J.R. Journey — Sat, 29 May 2010 04:45:43 +0000

Yes, everyone check out Julia’s blog.

I too, agree with this review completely. ‘Satisfied Mind’ is my favorite on the album, but I’ve always been partial to that song. Reminds me of my dad and his brothers. The devil eating KFC and writing sit-com scripts is a very compelling visual as well. Good stuff.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Sat, 29 May 2010 04:20:59 +0000

Why not discuss the contents of Julia’s blog on, oh let’s say, Julia’s blog?