Hooves of the Horses

Wylie & The Wild West | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 15, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Western Jubilee Recording Company
• ASIN: B00029LO4U
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,420 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb combo of country western folk blues and swing, July 5, 2004

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hooves of the Horses (Audio CD)

Wylie Gustafson's return to rural living in the mid-90s continues to pay dividends in his music. Bred in Montana, Gustafson's act was born of the California scene and tempered by a stretch in Nashville. But years of Eastern Washington ranching and horsemanship has taken his Western-themed music to a more sacred level. He takes a page from the book of Marty Robbins, not only with sweet Western ballads like "Hooves of the Horses" and Mexicali-flavored tunes like "Manolito," but with variety that includes the slinky blue "Leather Lover" and a jazz tinged cover of Bob Nolan's "I Grab My Saddle Horn and Blow."

Covers of Buddy Holly ("Everyday"), Johnny Cash ("Luther Played the Boogie"), and Tom Russell ("The Sky Above, The Mud Below") complement fine originals like the slyly sweet "Mmm... Montana" and the instrumental walking blues, "76." Gustafson crafts songs from cowboy poetry and pulls out his considerable yodeling skill for a cinematic cover of Bob Nolan's "Happy Rovin' Cowboy." The song selections move from country to western to folk to blues to swing with a fluidity that puts this release among the group's best.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Old School Country Music, October 4, 2011

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This review is from: Hooves of the Horses (Audio CD)

Wylie and the Wild West Show country music is a perfect blend of the old school unique lyrics combined with great music. Ideal for the person who enjoys real country and not just the typical "corporate crossover" stuff that all sounds just the same. If you miss the way country music used to sound, then try Wylie. Have several of his CDs and MP3s. It's all good!