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Delightful, Unpretentious

M. Wilson | Atlanta, GA United States | 11/11/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album of mostly covers and unreleased originals is a wonderful collection that shows Dwight getting back to the basics. Here, he tackles bluegrass, texas swing, and roadhouse rock...and traditional country. It's altogether a really satisfying disc. It doesn't hang together as well as some of his other albums, given some of the abrupt shifts in styles....but it's also doesn't sound pretentious or forced like "Under the Covers" did at times. This is actually one of the least self-conscious Dwight recordings in a while. If you want to hear Dwight at his personal best on his own songs, check out This Time or Gone...but if you want to hear Dwight kicking back and cutting loose on some great covers, then this one's a must have....and it's actually more fun than Population Me. All the songs here are very well done."

A compliation in new-cd clothes

Susan Jurist | La Jolla CA | 11/02/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I love this CD, but you need to be aware that 9 of the 10 songs have been previously released on a variety of tribute or "with friends" type CDs. If like me you are a tribute album junkie, you may already own a number of songs in this collection (for me, 5 out of 10)That said, given the people with friends or deserving tribute, these are great songs sung by a great interpreter of other's music. The others in this case run from the Grateful Dead and Elvis, to Bill Monroe and Bob Wills, to Kinky Friedman & Merle Haggard. Dwight's version of the Dead's "Truckin'" is alone worth the price of the CD.This is one CD going into permanent rotation in my car CD player. If you don't already own the music, and you like Dwight's singing, this CD is a must."

Odds 'n sods from tribute and compilation LPs

hyperbolium | Earth, USA | 12/27/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"While this may technically be a contractual obligation album, pulled together to finish off a debt to Reprise, it's a great buy for Yoakam's most ardent fans. By pulling together ten guest appearances made on various tribute and compilation albums, this provides a second look at some of Yoakam's stellar non-LP tracks. It serves as a terrific complement to the similarly constructed "Dwight's Used Records" issued in 2004.



As with "Used Records" this collection shows off the breadth of Yoakam's work, and the variety to which he can fruitfully apply his trademark pipes. It also helps separate the singer from the songwriter, as all ten tracks are covers. The highlight of the collection is Yoakam's yodeling take of Tex Owens' "Cattle Call," from the soundtrack of "The Horse Whisperer." Other great cuts include the bluegrass "Borrowed Love," with the legendary Earl Scruggs picking the banjo, and a subdued, yet swinging arrangement of Bill Monroe's "Rocky Road Blues." Kinky Friedman's "Rapid, South Dakota" fits Yoakam's heartbroken, wit's end delivery to a tee, as does Merle Haggard's "Holding Things Together."



While this is not quite as full as "Used Records," it's still an essential volume for anyone building a complete picture of Yoakam's recording career."