Bandera

Charlie Robison | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 6, 1996)
• Original Release Date: August 30, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vireo Records
• ASIN: B000005GG9
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,497 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Red Letter Day

2. She Leaves Her Heart At Home

3. Good Neighbor

4. Desperate Times

5. Where Do You Hide Your Heart

6. Always

7. Barlight

8. That's Good

9. I Don't Feel That Way

10. Only the Blues

11. Out Of Your Mind

12. I Am a Pilgrim

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING! Best Austin country CD I've ever heard !, October 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Bandera (Audio CD)

Every review I saw about this CD was that it was just a great record-nothing but 'rave' comments. After buying it during a visit to see friends in Austin, I have to agree! I have never bought a record (out of hundreds over the years) that I can remember enjoying any more than this one, "Bandera". It is absolutely a superb album from start to finish. Lloyd Maines production is a strong plus. Do yourself a favor-if you like John Prine or Robert Earl Keen, you will flip over this CD. An absolute must for any true lover of original Austin progressive country. This guy is a great songwriter and singer-he even sounds like Prine on a few tracks. 5-stars!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I keep playing this one, October 23, 2002

By 

Anne M Jensen (Barrow, AK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bandera (Audio CD)

I happened to hear Charlie Robison on "Austin City Limits" one night, and promptly ordered all his CDs. It's true that "Bandera" is less polished than his later two CDs, which are also great. However, *this* is the one I keep popping in the CD player. "Desperate Times" is quite a song, "Red Letter Day" really sticks in my head .... In fact, there's not a bad track on it.

If you like folks like Townes Van Zandt, Billy Joe Shaver, Guy Clark, Waylon Jennnings, Lucinda Williams, etc. you oughta like this one.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good debut from a great songwriter!, September 27, 2000

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Michael Curtis (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bandera (Audio CD)

As another reviewer wrote, Charlie does have a different sound here than on his 2nd (& better, IMO) CD "Life Of The Party". The music & his voice are twangier. There are some awesome tunes here. My fave from this CD is the 4th track - "Desperate Times". It's a true story about one of his old high school buddies who "went bad". :-) Anyway, I would suggest that you get Charlie's "Life Of The Party" CD first. Then, go back & get this one.