Hillbilly Joker (Explicit)

Hank Williams III (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 17, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2011
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Curb Records
• ASIN: B004IMDCHE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,400 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not what you think, May 23, 2011

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M. Shuman "rebel proud!" (New Haven, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hillbilly Joker (Explicit) (Audio CD)

After listening to this album I was puzzled was this a joke as the album says. So I did some research and come to find out this is an album that was recorded some time ago. It was originally titled This Ain't Country but Curb records decided not to release it which apparantly is what caused Hank to get his release from Curb records, which has become effective the first of this year. And now that he's gone Curb has released this titled as Hillbilly Joker. As for the album it is not at all like the other Hellbilly records he has released but more like an AssJack recording with a slight country twist.So if you don't like screaming and lining the pockets of some executives at Curb records don't buy this Hank says get it from a friend hint hint.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hank III - Hillbilly Joker, May 17, 2011

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S. O'Brien - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hillbilly Joker (Explicit) (Audio CD)

I have had most of these songs for a decade now in bootlegged form, but even though Curb Records screwed Hank over it is still nice they get an official release. This is mostly III's hellbilly style music which is a mixture of country and metal, but leans more toward the metal. If you are new to Hank III this is the stuff he plays at his live shows in between the country and metal sets. Unfortunately there are only ten songs, but they are all really cool. My only complaint is all the donkey noises added to "Hellbilly". It doesn't ruin the song, but I think I actually prefer my live bootlegged versions I have. All songs were written by Hank III which is always nice, but unlike his Assjack album where he played all instruments this time he used other musicians. He still played acoustic & electric guitar as well as bass on two tracks. It is albums like this that get to show how talented and versatile III is. Can you imagine anyone in mainstream country being able to do anything close to this kind of an album? Not many in the alt. country scene could do anything close to this either. This is one album that just flat out rocks from start to finish in Hank's own original style.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a hangover cure, May 17, 2011

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Kil Roi (Ashburn, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hillbilly Joker (MP3 Download)

Whew! Hank III delivers this one with all the charm of a tire fire. If you like the genre--barbecue pit meets mosh pit--then "Hillbilly Joker" is for you.

The tracks are loud and raucus and Hank handles 'em well. When a song titled "Drink It, Drug It" is the calmest of the lot, you know you're in for a ride. All in all, though, it's a solid effort, with guitar licks that can knock the balls off the last-standing mechanical bull.

It's a relatively short album, 10 tracks barely over a half-hour long. But at that speed, it's plenty. Enjoy.