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Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie Audio CD

A fair review of the Willie Nelson "Shotgun Willie" 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 Willie Nelson reviews here, or go back to the Willie Nelson tabs.

Willie Nelson Band: Willie Nelson
Title: Shotgun Willie
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Release Date: 2008-04-29
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Shotgun Willie 2: Whiskey River 3: Sad Songs and Waltzes 4: Local Memory 5: Slow Down Old World 6: Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer) 7: Devil in a Sleepin' Bag 8: She's Not for You 9: Bubbles in My Beer 10: You Look Like the Devil 11: So Much to Do 12: Song for You

shotgun willie
i bought it for my husband. the cd is wonderful. we have the album from back in the days. .


Pure Willier
Willie at his finest, with terrific singing and guitar playing. One of the great country music cd's ever. Ranks right up there with Phases and Stages and RH Stranger. After listening to this you have to wonder how was Willie not a instant superstar, had to wait till Stranger album. Puts today country music to shame.


Classic Willie
It is a fantastic recording from a time when outlaw country was in it's infancy. I was surprised to learn that this was an album with less than impressive initial sales. Though there aren't as many songs with the outlaw attitude, the sound is there and if you like the Waylon and Willie material you will like this one. .


The start of something new
dont expect all of the songs to be shotgun willie cause theres some slow ones too but they're just as good. This was the begining of the outlaw county music trend in the 70's and its great.


Shotgun Willie doesn't run dry...
I consider him on par with Frank Sinatra or Sam Cooke in terms of singing skill. There have been better voices in country music, but never a better vocalist than Willie Nelson. He knows exactly what he wants out of each line to maximize the effect of the lyric, and his phrasing is inventive and unique. Although he is widely lauded for his song-writing ability, it is his delivery that makes the songs stand out. Shotgun Willie is no exception.

Unlike Red-Headed Stranger or Phases and Stages, there is no unifying concept to hold the album together. This is just Willie being Willie. He's so relaxed and comfortable with the material that the tempo never really makes it above a laid back toe-tapper. And who cares? I could sit back and tap my toe to music of this caliber much longer than the 40 minute running time. Another difference from his string of concept albums is the variety of songs here. Tougher than Leather, for instance, seems to run together a little bit, and even his finest conceptual efforts repeat musical themes throughout, making them more of an overall experience. On Shotgun Willie, every track can stand alone. There is no filler. The title track is wry and amusing with an accompanying horn section that sounds just at home as the strings backing Willie on "Slow Down Old World", or the honky-tonk piano and fiddle on "Bubbles in My Beer". "Whiskey River" is worlds apart from his raucous live version, but none-the-less effective. By the time he chuckles on the second verse of the track, you are so engrossed that you chuckle along with him, even though you're not sure what's so funny.

That's not to say that the songs aren't cohesive, because they are. The arrangements are lovely and uncluttered regardless of what instruments are utilized. Willie's humor is evident on many tracks (particularly on one of my favorites, "You Look Like the Devil in the Morning"). And the covers stand along side the originals in seamless harmony. These are all Willie's songs now. Despite the sad lyrical content (these are by and large break-up songs), this is a joyous album to behold. The only song that breaks the playful mood is the final track, a cover of Leon Russell's "A Song for You". This one may have you spilling tears in your beer, but only because the stark vocal performance is truly affecting.

Shotgun Willie may be Nelson's finest hour (Stranger provides the strongest argument otherwise). There isn't a superfluous moment on this album, and you might find yourself leaving it on repeat throughout the day. In fact, I'm going to start it up again, right now.
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