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The Complete Hank Williams Jr.

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Ignore the whining from the completists and purists. I was looking for a collection with all of the radio standards that I've sung along with for years, and this one had them all. Yes it might not have all the obscurities that longtime fans love, but for the rest of us it covers all the bases. This is all the Hank Jr. most of us will ever need. A great collection.

I think that the complete hank box set was excellent. Of course I think that anything by hank williams jr. is great. But I believe it could have been better. Maybe have some more of the songs that he wrote on it. Like the new Stormy CD that he just released. All of the songs on that he wrote. I believe it is one of the best cds of his in a while, since born to boogie. But the complete hank is good and I would suggest it be a part of every hank fan's collection.

I was given the complete Hank Williams Jr. set for Christmas and I love every song on it. I love Hank Jr.'s blend of different styles of music ranging from country to rock to blues to jazz. The only songs that I feel should have been on this album were I Got Rights and My Name is Bocephus. But all in all I think this is the best compilation of an artist's career in any genre.

The description "complete" on box sets gets more ridiculous all the time. Only 45 songs from a guy who had 9 of the top 40 albums on the Billboard country chart at the same time?! Those 90 songs would barely be the beginning of a real Complete Hank Jr. Better off getting the bargain price CD reissues of the original albums than a bogus set like this.

Anyone who claims, in written word, that the historical duet between Hank Williams Sr. and Hank Williams Jr. of "There's a Tear in my Beer", does not need to be included on this set of music, should be fired. It's rare that true talents, such as Hank Sr. have offspring who are ,at least, almost as good, even if in a different style. This song and video was a smash and people still talk about it today. It was the father of the Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole's duet of "Unforgetable" Would this guy knock that song on one of their collections? Anyone who is not moved to hear a son, who never really "knew" his father, sing with him and the father sing with the grown son who he never got to see grow up, needs to find the Wizard of Oz and ask for a heart. That said, this is a "Greatest Hits" box set, that means radio songs, and it is a good collection. No it is not complete, but it is a complete greatest hits.

I have been a fan of Hank Jr. since I was little and I love his work. More people need to realize that the Hank Family is real country music. Finally there is a box set out that is pure country music, if you like original country music and like Hank I recommend you get this box set for your collection.

This set may be the complete works of Hank Jr. under Curb rule but is by far the complete set of Hank Jr.'s career. The music is great. This is a great compilation of Hank's work. Each song brings back a memory for me. This is a great compilation but complete it is not. Also see his boxes called "The Bocephus Box" and "Living Proof-The MGM Recordings".

I recently purchased this set from Amazon.com and I haven't listened to anything else since! It's a wonderful compilation of his hits. I wish "I've Got Rights", "My Name Is Bocephus", and "Dinosaur" had been included, but I'm sure a few were bound to be left out. I was blown away by the amount of the songs Hank had written. I knew he was a talented singer, but I never realized that he was such a wonderful songwriter. Of all the Hank CD's and Cassettes I own, this one is the best!

This was a bold, frank, empassioned endeavour from a candid, cunning artist. The lyrics ooze heartbreak and demand compassion. "Kaw-Liga", which borrows musicians from the Bulgarian Philharmonic (I just love it when Yastindov Konstantinplov gets down on the balalaika while Hank strums the dulcimer), is about Hank Junior's previous career as a minced pastrami salesman.

I LOVE Hank Williams, Jr., and this compilation is a staple, but where is Blues Man?!?! Simply the greatest song he's done (in my opinion) - look for it on one of the greatest hits albums (I think it's Vol. 5)