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THE BEST COUNTRY ALBUM EVER

DAVIS J BEAM III | LUGOFF, SC United States | 10/20/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"THIS IS BEST COUNTRY ALBUM EVER...THIS IS REAL COUNTRY,NOT THAT GARTH BROOKS junk...I AM 29 YEARS OLD AND I QUIT LISTENIN' TO COUNTRY MUSIC THEY PLAY ON THE RADIO NOW YEARS AGO....I HAVE BEEN A WAYLON FAN ALL OF MY LIFE AND HE IS THE BEST COUNTRY SINGER EVER...YOU CAN LISTEN TO THIS CD FROM BEINNING TO END BECAUSE IT HAS NO FILLER MATERIAL.....THANKS TO AMAZON.COM FOR OFFERIN' THIS HARD TO FIND CD FOR SALE"

It Don't Get No Better Than This

Give me a break | Denver, Colorado United States | 08/14/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is my favorite country album of all time! This is what it's all about -- when country singers were real outlaws. Listen to this album and you know Waylon has lived it. I didn't know that Lonesome On'ry and Mean was available on CD. I have the record. It's definitely worth $.... Too bad Nashville sold out and releases a bunch of garbage these days. Sorry Faith Hill and Tim McGraw - you can't touch this."

Waylon shows his independence

Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 05/26/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"After years of doing things RCA's way with mixed results, Waylon secured a new contract with the same label that allowed him much more independence. The two albums that make up this twofer were the first two albums recorded under this contract.Lonesome on'ry and me, the first album, is often overlooked because of the brilliance of Honky tonk heroes, the second album here, but has much to commend it although it contains mainly covers. These include Me and Bobby McGee (a Kris Kristofferson song that has become a country standard and has also been covered by rockers such as Janis Joplin), Good time Charlie's got the blues (a Danny O'Keefe song that has also been covered by Elvis Presley, Conway Twitty, Willie Nelson and Dwight Yoakam among others), San Francisco Mabel Joy (a Mickey Newbury song that has also been covered by Kenny Rogers, Joan Baez, John Denver and David Allan Coe), Pretend I never happened (Willie Nelson), You can have her (originally an American top ten pop hit for Roy Hamilton). Johnny Cash co-wrote Gone in Denver but although I am a huge Johnny Cash fan, I cannot trace a recording by the man in black. Two singles (Pretend I never happened, You can have her) made the country top ten.Many regard Honky tonk heroes as Waylon's best album of his entire career. I'm not sure about that but it's certainly a contender. Billy Joe Shaver wrote seven of the songs and co-wrote two others. The only song he didn't have a hand in writing is We had it all, which has also been recorded by several others including Dobie Gray, Tina Turner, Dolly Parton and Conway Twitty. It was released as a single but barely made the country top thirty. You asked me to, the only other single from the album, made the country top ten. Surprisingly, the title track was never released as a single. Even more curiously, this album did less well than its predecessor as a new release - however, I'm sure that subsequent sales have reversed that situation.This twofer includes two bonus tracks - Slow rolling low (another Billy Joe Shaver song) and the single version of You asked me to. In America, these two albums have both been released separately. Whether you buy the two separately or paired on this British twofer, Lonesome on'ry and mean is highly desirable albums for Waylon fans while Honky tonk heroes is essential."