Human Remains

Terry Allen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 23, 1996)
• Original Release Date: 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sugarhill
• ASIN: B000000EXH
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,652 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terry Allen Takes You To Texas In a Big Blue Car & Style, August 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Human Remains (Audio CD)

When I first heard Terry Allen (beyond a brief song featured in David Byrne's "True Stories"), I really didn't know what to think. It was in Omaha, Nebraska at an art opening, and here was this guy ... this middle-aged man in dark glasses playing a keyboard and singing country ... Yes, I did have a beer in my hand, and yes, there were a few yee-haw's, but, all in all, it seemed different. There's a smartness to his lyrics most "crying in the beer bottle" country artists can't match. He's been writing clever songs about Texas since the members of Sun Volt were still in grade school, and this album, which I shortly purchased after the show, is his crowning achievement. Featuring musicians like Joe Ely and Lucinda Williams (and yes, David Byrne), Allen manages to capture a flavor that is missing from most "radio-friendly" country artists these days ... artistry. He can turn a simple ballad into a haunting song, the first true test of any ! musician. And he has a wit that's been missing since early Randy Newman. His music is a wide palette, too ... everything from country ditties to rock and roll to heavy metal ... this album is all over the map. So if you're in the mood for something different, try Terry Allen's brand of Texas flair. And cry in a beer and mean it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just The Best, October 1, 2001

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Jeff Chinni (Southlake, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Human Remains (Audio CD)

This is just simply the best Terry Allen you will hear. Teamed with David Byrne and Lucinda williams and Loyde Maines, this is a true sample of Texas Music at its best. Terry Allen can put in words, feelings,thoughts and emotions things that others cant even think. Flatland Boogie "headlights are shining on all we ever need to know" sums it up. A must for any fan of Texas poets. With this one Robert Earl and Steve Earle must both be jealous.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic, May 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Human Remains (Audio CD)

If you are as tired as I am of the slick pop-country world of Nashville, but still want to hear some good ol country, Terry's the man. This is the best country album of the 90's.