Tribute to Willie Nelson

Tribute to Willie Nelson

ASIN: B0000DIZQW

Track Listings

1. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

2. On the Road Again

3. Always on My Mind

4. Highwayman - Brian Leighton, Pamela McNeill

5. Uncloudy Day

6. Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - Brian Leighton, Pamela McNeill

7. Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning

8. If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time - Brian Leighton, Pamela McNeill

9. Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground

10. Red Headed Stranger

Tracks:

Gimme All Your Lovin' - Lonestar
Sharp Dressed Man - Brad Paisley
Jesus Just Left Chicago/Waitin' For The Bus - Hank Williams Jr.
La Grange - Tracy Byrd
Rough Boy - Brooks & Dunn
I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide - Dwight Yoakam
She Loves My Automobile - Willie Nelson
I Need You Tonight - Andy Griggs
Cheap Sunglasses - The Warren Brothers
Legs - Trace Adkins
Tush - Kenny Chesney
Just Got Paid - Montgomery Gentry
I Thank You - Phil Vassar
Fearless Boogie - Hank Williams III
Sure Got Cold After The Rain Fell - Alan Jackson

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ZZ Top's twangy, hyper-charged Texas-style blues-rock has always been superficially irresistible. The blazing guitar riffs and driving rhythms of hits like "Legs" and "Tush" have made them anthems in topless bars the world over. Yet on this 15-cut tribute, country artists like Lonestar, Dwight Yoakam, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr., and his son, Hank III, not only manage to match the blistering, guitar-driven abandon of ZZ's original hit versions, but also imbue them with a measure of bluesy soulfulness. Some listeners will probably be surprised to discover that these familiar songs do actually have lyrics, since the ZZ boys tend to bury them under a ton of metal. While some of these covers are less than memorable, quite a few are outstanding. Along with the aforementioned artists, Brooks & Dunn (on "Rough Boy"), Alan Jackson ("Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell"), and Andy Griggs ("I Need You Tonight") also evoke a tough tenderness that's often obscured when the Topsters slip their sleek hit-making formula into hard-rockin' overdrive. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews:

A stunning combo of country acts doing zztop.......2005-05-01

Anybody dissing this record just don't get it. I have downloaded and bought a lot music over the years and this is one of the most entertaining listens i can remember in a long time. All the songs are well done and sound super. There is nothing weird on here just great covers of zz top originals. This record kicks off with a bang and just never stops, soulful blues and smoking rock with a little country twang thrown in on occassion. Not one bad song on this disc, how many of your others discs can you say that about!

Pretty cool!.......2003-11-21

I was amazed to find this in an outer Sydney 2nd hand record store! flabbergasted. I couldn't wait to hear it. It's a great fusion of blues and country. If you're a ZZ TOP fan waiting for another release like some of their earlier stuff, this is good, the version of Sharp-dressed man is very true to their roots acutally, and it's sort of though songs like Legs and Rough Boy have been made to sound more like their roots. Good stuff, wish I lived in Texas. Pity no one did Leila, a great country love song.

I wonder if any of these artists were really fans?.......2003-03-22

Well, after listening to this tribute cd my opinion is: stick to the original. Several of the covers are OK, and I have to agree that the only person that "got it" was Willie Nelson. This is coming from someone that is NOT a Willie Nelson fan, but he actually did what the album is about: Making a country version of a rock song, and making it hold up as a country song. Kinda like Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" (a Nine Inch Nails song). Those two versions will never be confused, but they both stand up in their respective categories.
My biggest problem with this cd is that hardly any of the songs have soul. It sounds generic. I think the main problem is that most country singers today use studio musicians, and they play what they are told. So if you tell them to play a country version of a rock song, that's what they do. But they don't make it personal, and that is what is missing.
What are some of the pluses on the album? Well, I have to say that the Warren Brothers did a good job on "Cheap Sunglasses", and I really enjoyed Hank III's version of "Fearless Boogie". "Just Got Paid" by Montgomery Gentry just ROCKS. I was glad of that, because "Just Got Paid" has one of the best guitar riffs ever. Period.
For the most part, this tribute album lacks soul, and in spots the singing is laughable. If you're looking for an album like the Eagles' tribute "Common Thread", you're not gonna find it here. Too bad Travis Tritt coundn't have added a song to this album.

Ignore All The Other Reviews.......2002-06-23

If you are a ZZ-TOP fan SECOND and a country fan FIRST, this is one of the greatest albums ever. If you are not a country fan, you likely won't enjoy this album, as many other reviewers can attest. The problem is you get ZZ-TOP fans who are expecting some sort of a Rythmeen concoction (Which happens to be my favorite ZZ-TOP album). It's nothing of the sort. It's pure country. Lonestar SOUNDS like Lonestar. Brad Paisley is 100% Paisley. As are Willie, Kenny Chesney, Tracy Bird et al. They ALL sound great on this album, and all manage to make the songs their own.
Buy it because you like Dwight Yoakam, Phil Vassar, Bocephus, but not because you want to hear ZZ-TOP. ZZ-TOP already has their OWN albums out. ;) Leave bluesy, humbucking, grungy goodness to the TOPs. That's what they do best. Country needs to be played by Country.
Y'all take care, now,

WYK
Austin, TX

"Hank Sr, Patsy Cline,Conway Twitty...It Aint".......2002-06-23

If you like most of what Nashville has been putting out over the last decade or two and grew-up on country and rock, this will be a nice addition to your collection. If you like traditional country and only traditional classic country and are somewhat close-minded about various musical genres and believe that covers of other peoples music is supposed to sound exactly like the famous or popular version, this would be a waste of your money. I am 42 and have been into the "modern" era of country since about 1978. I have a great deal of respect and admiration for the classic country of days gone by , and truely like a lot of the "old stuff" from the 50s and 60s. While I like nice soulful ballads, I really prefer the harder-edged stuff, the Johnny Cash, Hank Jr, Waylon, Willie, the Derailers, Swingin' Steaks, the "Outlaw" thing, Rock-a-billy, as well as most of the "modern pop" brand of country. I was raised on rock, top-40 AM radio, some hard some pop, I even tapped my foot and would have liked to dance in the (thank God) short-lived Disco era, but give my ears some hard fiddle playin' and some serious guitar work, and I can hear things in my neck and back go crack. Each of the artists on this CD were obviously ZZ fans back in the day. I own most of what ZZ ever did. I own at least one CD from every artist on this tribute CD. These country sangers did ZZ justice. Boo hoo...don't buy this because it doesn't sound like the original? Bee Ess to that! Even a Hank Sr (may God bless him) concert or a Hank Jr concert didn't sound like a Hank Sr record or a Hank Jr record. "Country" people will like it. "Rock"ers will like it. Even toothless old Grandma in her porch chair would turn off her Conway and say "Crank them ZZ wannbes, boy!" Buy it. Turn it up. You will move...and if old enough, might even hear things go crack in your spine and back.

Twisted Willie: A Tribute To Willie Nelson

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This is one of my 'desert island' discs
Enjoyable
So Great I bought it twice!
The singer ain't singing
Almost as good as Willie himself.

Twisted Willie: A Tribute To Willie Nelson
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Justice Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Time Of The Preacher - Johnny Cash
Three Days - L7
Shotgun Willie - Tenderloin
Bloody Mary Morning - Supersuckers
She's Not For You - Mark Lanegan
Devil In A Sleepin' Bag - The Presidents Of The United States Of America
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Customer Reviews:

This is one of my 'desert island' discs .......2006-03-21

I'm a huge Willie Nelson fan and I love all sorts of music so this was a real treat. I bought it when it came out about a thousand years ago and it was money well spent. When I pull it out of the case, and listen to it, it never disapoints. If you get a chance to pick it up for $5 do it. You won't regret it.

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Enjoyable.......2005-12-15

I am a huge Willie Nelson fan so I bought this cd not knowing what to expect; alternative artists doing Willie Nelson songs, i thought to myself, "What do these artist really know about Willie Nelson besides that fact that everyone has heard on the road again?" Well even if they dont know much about him, they do a good job covering his songs. The cd starts out with this powerful electric guitar riff breaking into a great rendition of Time of the preacher; Johnny Cash on vocals does the song lots of justice. L7 does a good job making Three Days pretty heavy. The rockabilly version of Shotgun Willie is one of the jewels of this disk and Tenderloin does a remarkable job. When Jerry Cantrell preforms I've seen all the world I care to See, you can hear a sencerity in his voice that put you in a mood that Willie must have been in when he wrote the lyrics. One of the original outlaws Waylon Jennings almost makes I never cared for You, his own with his unmistakable voice. Angel flying too close to the Ground is very bizarre and as much as i like Kris Kristofferson, i have never listened to it all the way thru. The worst song, which happens to be a great song by Willie, is Still is still moving to me by Jello Biafra. Just like everything that involves Jello, the band is good, but he has such a horrible voice it makes it unlistenable as his voice sounds like Katherine Hepburns'. All in all this is a good cd and i would recommend giving it a listen.

So Great I bought it twice!.......2005-07-14

I had this CD when it first came out years ago, and then lost it. I looked everywhere...even online file sharing, and could not find it anywhere. Enter Amazon.com! This is one of the best CD's ever!!! Everyone recognizes Willie's vocal style, but with this album, you really get a feel for his writing style too. This album is out of print and will be very collectable...so buy it while you can! My fav songs: L7, Presidents of the USA, and Jesse Dayton.

The singer ain't singing.......2005-02-14

This is one of the best tribute albums I ever heard. The idea was to make a record with some renegage rock bands covering Willie Nelson songs. For the most part, the idea works very well. They managed to find songs that fit the artists pretty well (mostly using lesser known Willie Nelson songs). Some of my favorites are by L7, Supersuckers, The Presidents of the United States, Jello Biafra and the Reverend Horton Heat. But the real highlights are by elder statesmen Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings. Now, Johnny and Waylon may not fit into the "renegade rock band" mold, but when the results are this good, who cares? Anyway, the performances by the two old country outlaws are quite different than what you would expect from the two gentlemen. Cash is accompanied by a feedback drenched guitar on his track, and Jennings is accompanied by just an acoustic guitar. Of course, their vocals are as great as you would expect from these legends. Like I said in the beginning, this is one of the best tribute albums I ever heard.

Almost as good as Willie himself........2004-03-03

These aren't the most recognizable "Willie Nelson" songs, but the covers are mostly good. Actually I'm pretty impressed with the selection of bands on here. It's as fine as the 1989 "Neil Young" tribute album. Not every one of these are winners, but I really like the covers by "Mark Lanegen", "L7", "Jerry Cantrell", "The Reverend Horton Heat", and of course "Johnny Cash". The only real problem with this disc, like all tributes, is that it just makes you want to hear the real thing, which of course "Willie" is.

Average customer rating:

Artists is misleading - Only one artist

Tribute to Willie Nelson
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Tribute Sounds
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DIZQW
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
On The Road Again
Always On My Mind
Highwayman
Uncloudy Day
Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning
If You Got The Money, I've Got The Time
Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
Red Headed Stranger

Product Description

1. On The Road Again
2. Mamas Don't Let You Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
3. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
4. Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning
5. Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
6. Highway Man
7. Mendocino County Line
8. Uncloudy Day
9. Red Headed Stranger
10. If You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Artists is misleading - Only one artist.......2006-10-02

This is not a Various Artists tribute to Willie as indicated. The artist is njust one woman singing his songs and not doing a very good job of it. her name is Pamela McNeill and I had never heard of her. I would not have bought it if I had realized this.

Time Slips Away: A Bluegrass Tribute to Willie Nelson

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Time Slips Away: A Bluegrass Tribute to Willie Nelson
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Cmh Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AE8GDY
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

Hello Walls
On the Road Again
Red Headed Stranger
Good Hearted Woman
Crazy
Uncloudy Day
Always on My Mind
Me and Paul
Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
Funny How Time Slips Away
Smokin' Willie [Original Track]

Product Description

1. Hello Walls
2. On The Road Again
3. Red Headed Stranger
4. Good Hearted Woman
5. Crazy
6. Uncloudy Day
7. Always on My Mind
8. Me and Paul
9. Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies
10. Grow Up To Be Cowboys
11. Funny How Time Slips Away
12. Smokin’ Willie (Original composition)

Format: CD

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