36 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Country to smoke a blunt to,
July 26, 2005 R. Meik "the scrawny geek" (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Seashores of Old Mexico (Audio CD)
One of my favorites... gives me the chills and makes me happy. I'm really not a fan of country/western,, i usually like hip-hop, jazz, or rock... anything that isn't country. But MyGAWD, this is good....
Ahem,,so i know I'm no good at writing reviews, but wtf., I hope this is helpful anyway, because if I could, I'd play the album for you right now and you'd probably dig it.
Now to that review that had the 'maybe for background music' remark - yeah, I don't know, that's weird, cause when I listen to this album, I like to listen to it very loud. Its just so effortless and perfect.
Anyway, I don't normally write reviews,, but this one just doesn't have enough praise and I hope that it gets more.. but oh well, it's a wonderful album no matter how many people know about it.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
A Sweet (and Late) Delight,
August 29, 2003 J. D. Bowie "JD Bowie" (Dennis, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Seashores of Old Mexico (Audio CD)
I heard this on our community radio this week (WOMR on Cape Cod) and I thought that I had heard every Willie Nelson record. This was a sweet (and late)delight. The recording was made in 1987 and both singers are at the top of their form. This is an absolutely effortless album. There is some wonderful duets and some really outstanding instrumental work on this CD. I would have traded the "Yesterday" cut for any number of Nelson or Haggard songs but the remaining cuts are top rate. I would recommend this CD to any Willie Nelson fan and it may turn on a few folks to (Mighty) Merle Haggard that haven't given him a chance. I recommend this one from a true Willie fan.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Golden Nugget!,
November 7, 2007 R. Lapine "ronnyL" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seashores of Old Mexico (Audio CD)
Thanks to Mr Kerouac's ghost for posting his
enthusiastic review of this cd because although
I am a huge fan of Willie and Merle, his review
prompted me to buy it (well ...honestly, the
good price also helped the decision).
And a wise ghost he is because this cd is a gem
and it is rewarding to take a chance on a lesser
known release and be blown away by it. What can
I say? The songs are outstanding, the singing is
beyond outstanding, the musicians are top notch
and the production is sparse and beautifully tasteful.
Im not sure who the guitarist is but there are
some very impressive jazz licks layed down over
some of these tracks which surprise and delight me.
Although Willie is my guiding light, it is Merle's
voice here that puts me over the top. I have always
loved his voice and to me he is bar none the best
country singer of all time ..."the country Sinatra"
for sure.
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