Gringo Honeymoon

Robert Earl Keen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 26, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sugarhill
• ASIN: B000000EX5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,049 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #2 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Singer-Songwriters
  • #14 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > Folk Rock
  • #59 in Music > Indie Music > Country > General

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A piece of Texas, June 24, 2000

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Viktor V Pregel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gringo Honeymoon (Audio CD)

Robert Earl Keen exemplifies the best aspects of country music- fantastic songwriting, great storytelling and musical talent. Gringo Honeymoon is perhaps his best album. Songs such as Tom Ames' Prayer and Raven and The Coyote transport the listener to a time when America was wild and untamed. Other efforts, such as Gringo Honeymoon and Merry Christmas From The Family , speak about the lives of Americans who live below the radar screens of the media and popular culture. It is surprising that Keen does not have more exposure outside of his native Texas. Still, Gringo Honeymoon is a rare gem- an album that is good from beginning to end. Considering the pre-fab nature of the majority of today's country music, it is refreshing to listen to an album that is as good and as honest as this one.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite album, November 8, 2000

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Kyle Maxwell (Irving, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gringo Honeymoon (Audio CD)

I've listened to Keen for a long time now; this is by far my favorite album. Not well-known because he's not "radio-friendly", he has a tendency to write music that's in that nebulous area somewhere between country, folk, blues, rock, etc. Layered melodies, lyrics that express complex emotions -- things that don't necessarily fit popular country music -- are all mainstays of his work.

"Gringo Honeymoon" contains a number of tracks that reflect a desire to hang on to fleeting moments and eloquently express complex emotions. "Lonely Feelin'" manages to perfectly convey that lonely feeling you get on a rainy afternoon witout becoming syrupy or sentimental. The title track is a relaxing tune that well fits the feeling of a young couple finally escaping the madness and enjoying one of the happier times in their lives. "The Raven and the Coyote" and "Lynnville Train" deal with complicated emotions and themes rarely dealt with in recent American music (the despair of a defeated soldier, etc.) Again, he makes all these things quite accessible without becoming condescending or overly sentimental.

If you're not familiar with modern Texas country music or "Americana", this is one of the best introductory albums I can imagine. If you are, then you should already know that this is an essential part of your collection.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beware you may become addicted to REK, January 11, 2000

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Dustin Oliver (Greenville Tx.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gringo Honeymoon (Audio CD)

I first saw REK on a Austin city limits re-run sometime in 1994. I enjoyed every song he performed, and his storytelling was great. I then went, and bought my first REK Cd Gringo Honeymoon. I have listened to that Cd Mucho times since then. I now have all of REK's Cd's. I believe Gringo Honeymoon is REK's best. No. 2 live is also great so you can experience a little of his humerous storytelling, but you have got to experience him in concert to appreciate his talent. REK, and his band are the best live musicians I have ever heard. He use to be the lone star state's best kept secret, but he has since attracted a huge following.