Georgia Hard

Robbie Fulks | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: May 17, 2005
• Label: Yep Roc Records
• Copyright: 2005 Yep Roc Records
• Total Length: 57:15
• Genres: Country/Bluegrass, Country/Compilations, Country/Contemporary Country, Country/Traditional Country, Folk/Compilations, Folk/Contemporary Folk, Folk/Traditional Folk
• ASIN: B000R02HIG
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,137 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular Nashville Robbie, May 19, 2005

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E. C Goodstein (Northern CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Georgia Hard (Audio CD)

I agree with the other reviews-- RF goes to Nashville & channels Roger Miller, Bill Anderson, maybe a little Shel Silverstein, & others. The presence of the fantastic Bergen White directing strings is a part of that. But it's more than just nostalgic-- the songs also ring as contemporary truth. While this may take an adjustment for those used to his harder-edged alternative country, there're still pointed lyrics (check out the Silversteinish "I'm Gonna Take Ya Home"), & some nice veiled (& not so veiled) send ups of curent country & alternative country too. And some really solid songs like "Leave It to Loser" & honky tonk "All You Can Cheat" and most of the others. He does a quiet version of Dallas Wayne's "Coldwater, Tennessee' (RF co-wrote it) which still packs a deadly psychological punch. I think this one features RF's strongest singing--in the past for me a little bit of a minus point. Great album IMO, yet another dimention to one of the most talented 'alt. country' artists.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous record evokes late 60s/early 70s country, May 18, 2005

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Webley Webster (Hillsborough, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Georgia Hard (Audio CD)

Fulks returns to his country roots with perhaps his best effort yet, a wonderful 15-song set that summons the spirits of Johnny Paycheck, Roger Miller, Merle Haggard, and other heroes of popular country 's most recent era of great artistry. There's plenty of Fulks' trademark cheeky wit here, with "I'm Gonna Take You Home and Make You Like Me," "Goodbye Cruel Girl," and "Countrier Than Thou" among the disc's highlights. The humor is supplemented by some of Fulks' finest efforts at serious songwriting, including the title track and "Leave it to a Loser." On both, Fulks drops the comfortable guard of irony and places his faith in the strength of the songs and his ability to deliver them. The results are spectacular.

If country radio sounded anything like this album, the world would be a much, much better place.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Country Album of 2005, August 22, 2005

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Henry Faulkner "Fulks Fan" (Rock Bottom, Population 1) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Georgia Hard (Audio CD)

Mainstream Nashville is just beginning to regain credibility while learning to reconcile the 70's "Outlaw Movement" and Chet Atkin's "Nashville Sound" with bluegrass and honky-tonk roots. While it's good news on the whole, this has only come in spurts from several different artists. On "Georgia Hard" Robbie Fulks delivers the full spectrum in one incredible album. For long-time Fulks fans, this is the album you always knew he had in him: funny, smart, dark, beautiful, and honest. There have been some great albums released this year--"Georgia Hard" leaves them all in the dust.