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Acres of Heartache

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Through the fogs of San Francisco emerge a few long awaited stars. John Dilks & the Visitacion Valley boys have captured the charm and finesse of the music held popular in the late 30's and 40's, known as Western Swing. As a hobby, Dilks has a passion for restoring antique furniture, and lucky for us, he is helping restore the foundation of an entire era gone by.

This CD really bring you back to the honky tonk days, when beer was cheap & so were the women. Johnny Dilks & his fellas really know how to get your toes a tappin'

This is a great country music CD. This is real country music in the tradition of Hank, Ernest, Lefty, et al. If you don't know who these people are there isn't much chance you will like this unless you have an open mind.

If you like Big Sandy and his Fly Right Boys or Wayne Hancock, you will be glad you got this one.

Some of the best damn country music ever put down. Johnny Dilks and his band of world-class country pickers do Hank, Lefty, Bob and Skeets proud with this one. Put Johnny Dilks right up there with the greats: Dale Watson, Hank Williams III, Big Sandy, Br5-49, Wayne Hancock, Junior Brown, The Derailers, Mandy Barnett, Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, Moot Davis, Honky-Tonk Hangovers & Deisel Doug and the Long Haul Truckers.

God love these guys! They keep blood in the vains of REAL COUNTRY MUSIC.

This is definitely real country and sounds like it could have come from the 40's and 50's. It is the kind of country music that I can understand if a person doesn't like, but for me I love stuff like this. My two favorite songs are "One Foot In The Grave" and "Mama I'm Coming Home". If you like Hank Sr's music then there is a really good chance you will enjoy this.

Johnny has taken country back to where it never should have left- this is pure class, western swingin' country music at it's finest. If you like old Hank, or Wayne Hancock, or Bob Wills, your gonna like this. If you don't like those artists, go buy a Tim McGraw album and forget you even read this.

As for Johnnys voice, well, I guess...again, Hank Williams is an acquired taste as well. Anyway, I think he sings fine..."and I ain't afraid to turn your diaper down"

Johnny has respect for the legends of Southern Ca, Texas Swing and Hank Williams. His lyrics take us back to an era of Country radio and singles never to be heard again outside Americana. Coming on Thru just hooked me

I wasn't wild about this album the first time I listened to it, mostly being put off by Johnny's nasal voice. But lately it's been getting a lot more play time on my car stereo (usually back to back with Hank Williams' Greatest Hits, an excellent compliment to this album). The music is a great send-back to the country styles prevalent in the early 50's: western swing, honky-tonk sendups, and close harmony. I enjoy the faster - paced numbers more than the ballads, but there's not a track on here I haven't caught myself singing along with lately.

...singing, then this CD is for you! the music is great, and after skipping through a few songs, i was almost wishing that it was all instrumentals. dilks' voice is just too thin and whiney to really make this cd stand out. apart from that, the band really does a great job and the playing is top notch... sadly enough, that wasn't enough to make me *not* return the cd...