COUNTRYMAN
| Willie Nelson
COUNTRYMAN
Countryman is the fifty-third studio album by Willie Nelson. Ten years in the making since 1995, Nelson's first ever reggae album merges the gospel and spirit found in both country and reggae. -Wikipedia
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BBC
2004 - putting classic Willie Nelson tunes through a reggae filter is an experiment that could have gone horribly wrong...but instead it sounds simply glorious
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Pitchfork
2005 - the results prove more listenable than Nelson's recent genre outing Milk Cow Blues, but these songs generally sound half-baked
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Rolling Stone
2006 - Nelson’s vocals sound like they’re in a different world than these slick, overly tinkered-with instrumental tracks. Don’t hold your breath for Willie in Dub.
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All Music
But as a whole, the songs on Countryman sound woefully out of whack, neither good reggae nor good country
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Pop Matters
2005 - Nelson can't be faulted for the effort, and there are some good songs, but the 'regguntry' mix sadly is a hit and miss affair.
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Galley Winter
2005 - The rhythms are naturally groovy and soulful filled with the bouncy standard bassline and staccato guitar you’d expect from a good Reggae jam.
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Exclaim!
2005 - Dont laugh, this album kicks ass.
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Independent
2005 - An unexpectedly pleasing alliance of styles.
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Now Toronto
A failed experiment.
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