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Hank Williams - Alone with His Guitar Audio CD

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Hank Williams Band: Hank Williams
Title: Alone with His Guitar
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Release Date: 2000-09-19
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Tennessee Border 2: First Year Blues 3: Blue Love (In My Heart) 4: Please Don't Let Me Love You 5: Alone and Forsaken 6: You Caused It All by Telling Lies 7: With Tears in My Eyes 8: Rockin' Chair Money 9: Cool Water 10: We Live in Two Different Worlds 11: My Bucket's Got a Hole in It 12: Teardrop on a Rose 13: Honky Tonk Blues 14: Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine 15: Weary Blues from Waitin' 16: I Can't Escape from You 17: I Could Never Be Ashamed of You 18: Kaw-Liga 19: [CD-ROM Track]

One of my favorites
I really loved it. I got this cd and listened to the whole thing. The cd is very clear and the songs are all good. I believe in taking this cd for what it is, which is a collection of some rarely heard Hank songs. If you're a fan of his "40 greatest hits" then I would recomend this. Hank doesn't disappoint.


the last track is clearly the best.
if you listen a lot you can learn the words and then sing along but be sure not to sing too loudly because your voice is probably not as beautiful as mister hank william's is. there are lots of good songs. it's too bad he had children because their music could never compare to his.


Raw Hank
Thus the preservation of these ten 1949 Shreveport, Louisiana,radio broadcasts plus eight demos. Hank's brief career fortunately coincided with the dawn of affordable tape recording. As the title indicates, he's singing with no accompaniment except for his guitar. "The vocal-guitar demo leaves no place to hide, and it was in this context that Hank was at his most riveting," say the notes. From a practical standpoint, the intimate context also spared him the cost of sidemen.

Thanks to the Grammy winning The Complete Hank Williams, there's nothing new here, yet conceptually this package rises far above mere recycling, starting with the primitive cover art by original Mekon Jon Langford and William Gay's essay (narrated by lookalike grandson Hank III on the enhanced CD, which offers lyric sheet, bio, screen saver and more). The sound is surprisingly clean considering the low-tech recording equipment that was used.

Some demos have lines that subsequent studio versions revised. Even the comic "Kaw-Liga" - clearly a work in progress - conveys heartbreak in the voice. While Hank Sr. 's way with a word is well known, the 11 covers found here - including Roy Acuff, Sons Of The Pioneers and Red Foley songs - are among the peaks. Whereas Ernest Tubb portrayed the disillusioned husband of "First Year Blues" with humor, Williams' version aches with the first-hand experience of his own awful marriage. The white blues never got much bluer than Hank's.


"A MUST" for Diehard Hank Williams & Classic Country Fans!
Now, if you've never listened to Hank, I respect you if this is your choice, but first-timers should really go for the 40-singles CD. I can't believe I'm the first to review this; I expected reams of praise for this album. For all the rest, it's Hank Williams: Unplugged. It's a little raw, just him and guitar of course, but it sounds great, not scratchy at all. Excellent songcraft, voice, and guitar. This is the first album I've reviewed, and don't plan on making it a habit, so trust me, this is one fine album. Hearing Hank do 'Cool Water' is great, so are a bunch of the others. In conclusion, this is a good album.


Great Performances
I've heard a friend's copy, and while I love historic recordings,some of those things on the box were in real bad shape, and maybe should have been edited a little. I'm a big fan of Hank's music,but don't plan on shelling out big bucks for the 10 CD box. Alone With His Guitar is a nice alternative for getting a taste of Hank's radio performances and demos. While not as massive or inclusive as the box,it's a good anthology for slightly more than casual fans.


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