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Nashville Rebel

Waylon Jennings - Nashville Rebel Audio CD

A fair review of the Waylon Jennings "Nashville Rebel" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Waylon Jennings reviews here, or go back to the Waylon Jennings tabs.

Band: Waylon Jennings
Title: Nashville Rebel
Rating:

Release Date: 2006-09-26
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Jole Blon 2: My Baby Walks All Over Me 3: That's the Chance I'll Have to Take 4: Stop the World (And Let Me Off) 5: Anita, You're Dreaming 6: Time to Bum Again 7: (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me 8: Green River 9: Nashville Rebel 10: Mental Revenge 11: Love of the Common People 12: Chokin' Kind 13: Walk on out of My Mind 14: I Got You - Anita Carter, Waylon Jennings 15: Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line 16: Yours Love 17: Just to Satisfy You 18: Something's Wrong in California 19: Brown Eyed Handsome Man 20: Cedartown, Georgia 21: I Ain't the One - Jessi Colter, Waylon Jennings 22: Singer of Sad Songs 23: It's Sure Been Fun 24: Six White Horses 25: People in Dallas Got Hair 26: Taker 27: Mississippi Woman 28: Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) 29: (Don't Let the Sun Set on You) Tulsa 30: Sweet Dream Woman 31: Ladies Love Outlaws 32: Under Your Spell Again - Jessi Colter, Waylon Jennings 33: Lonesome, On'ry and Mean 34: Pretend I Never Happened 35: You Can Have Her 36: Honky Tonk Heroes 37: Black Rose 38: We Had It All 39: You Ask Me To 40: This Time 41: It's Not Supposed to Be That Way 42: Slow Rollin' Low 43: I'm a Ramblin' Man 44: Rainy Day Woman 45: Amanda 46: Bob Wills Is Still the King 47: Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way 48: Waymore's Blues 49: Door Is Always Open 50: Dreaming My Dreams with You 51: "T" for Texas 52: Freedom to Stay 53: Good Hearted Woman - Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson 54: Suspicious Minds - Jessi Colter, Waylon Jennings 55: Can't You See 56: Are You Ready for the Country 57: MacArthur Park (Revisited) 58: Jac-A-Diamonds 59: Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) - Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson 60: Brand New Goodbye Song 61: Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You) 62: Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson 63: There Ain't No Good Chain Gang - Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings 64: I've Always Been Crazy 65: Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got out of Hand 66: Greatest Cowboy of Them All [#] - Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings 67: Come with Me 68: I Ain't Living Long Like This 69: Clyde 70: Theme from the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) 71: Storms Never Last - Jessi Colter, Waylon Jennings 72: Shine 73: Just to Satisfy You - Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson 74: Women Do Know How to Carry On 75: (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson 76: Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will) 77: Breakin' Down 78: Take It to the Limit - Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson 79: Conversation - Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Jr. 80: I May Be Used (But Baby I Ain't Used Up) 81: Never Could Toe the Mark 82: America 83: Waltz Me to Heaven 84: Highwayman - Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson 85: Drinkin' and Dreamin' 86: Working Without a Net 87: Will the Wolf Survive? 88: What You'll Do When I'm Gone 89: Rose in Paradise 90: Rough and Rowdy Days 91: Wrong 92: I Do Believe - Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson

5 stars with a big but
The sound is excellent, and the notes for the set are equally good. I now have listened to Nashville Rebel beginning to end 4 times. It is hard to argue with the selections, especially as the widow and son participated, but that is exactly the source of my 'but. '

Over the years, Waylon has risen in my rankings. 20 years ago, I saw Willie Nelson as the greater Country artist. Now, I place Waylon ahead of many that before I was absolutely certain were his superiors (Merle Haggard is another example). My 'but' is not a call for the deletion of any tracks on this set; rather, because Waylon's body of work is so powerful, I assert that 4 discs cannot do him justice. Save for completists (and how many of us can afford to be completists for even a couple of recording artists with long careers?), fans will rarely purchase more than a definitive box set and perhaps 2 or 3 albums widely recognized as fully demonstrating the artist's mastery (for Waylon, those 3 should be Honky Tonk Heroes, Dreaming My Dreams, and Waylon Live). That means that over time, even most ardent fans will lose contact with much of the best of a great singer's career.

For that reason, I wish that this box set contained at least 5 discs. Surely at least 95% of the people who purchased this 4 disc set for $[. . . ] would have purchased a 5 disc set for $[. . . ].

As many who read these reviews may know little about Waylon save his biggest hits, here is a list of excellent Waylon recordings that belong of any definitive box set. Most of the list is in approximate recording/release date, but I will start by saying that Waylon's songs on the soundtrack of the 1970 film Ned Kelly (starring a badly miscast Mick Jagger) are some of the greatest largely unknown Waylon recordings. Six of them ("Ned Kelly," "Shadow of the Gallows," "Lanigan's Widow," "Ranchin' in the Evening," "Blame It On the Kellys," and "Pleasure of a Sunday Afternoon") deserve much wider hearing. In them, we hear Waylon's deepest roots: the folk singer in a long line back across the Atlantic to Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

That said, here are other Waylon recordings I think definitely belong as part of this definitive box set: "Destiny's Child," "Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town" (not the hit that Kenny Rogers and the First Edition had, but an equally great performance), "Don't Waste Your Time," "A Good Hearted Woman" (the original studio recording, which regrettably has been totally displaced by the 'duet' live version), "Old Five and Dimers (Like Me)," "I Can't Keep My Hands Off You," "Louisiana Women," "Pick Up the Tempo," "Heaven or Hell," "If You Could Touch Her At All," "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" (superior to the later Willie version hands down), "Slow Movin' Outlaws," "Looking For Suzanne," "The Broken Promise Land," "Baker Street," and "Nowhere Road" (duet recorded for the re-release of Wanted: The Outlaws - Waylon and Willie doing Steve Earle is a must).

If I can count correctly, that is 22 songs. Jessi and Shooter could pick another 2 or 3 and release a chronologically ordered CD called Nowhere Road: Addendum to Nashville Rebel. It would serve Waylon well, and it would sell to virtually everyone who owns the box set.

A Must Have!
Another good thing is this 4 disc set is chronological,, so you could listen to the whole thing and you are basically hearing his career progression. This is a must have for any Waylon fan! All the great songs, some old rare ones, some previously unreleased. R. I. P. Hoss, You are missed!.

if you dont have any waylon, and you remember liking his songs, buy this now!
i cant say enough good things about this set, and its good music!!!!!. hardcore country fans of course know this, but it escaped me for years, born in 1975, in the magee mississippi, that gave me my music roots, i never much liked radio country, even in the 80s, our heros were hank sr, jimmy rodgers, carters, maybe cash or willie sometimes, but this set has reminded of how good country music was even up to the 60-80s
i play everything from hardcore, to jazz, to jazzcore, to an upright and slide steel, and this is the missing link of my chain, nothing pop about this, this is the real thing, i recommend this set to any fan of good music,, cause thats exactly what this is, and you cant beat the price,
the box set is very well made, one of the nicest designs and feels ive ever seen, w a even better 140page booklet with lots of really cool photos of waylon w dif musicians from the 60s-90s.

Best damn outlaw in the business
It is well put together, including all the classics and more. If you are even a somewhat fan of Waymore, you'll be a huge fan after you listen to this box set. Many have tried to imitate, however theres only ONE Waylon Jennings, the best damn outlaw the world will ever see! .

a real masterpiece
a box like this can't be ignored. a perfect overview of the whole career of music.

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