Lonesome, On'ry And Mean : A Tribute to Waylon Jennings

Guy Clark (Author), Kris Kristofferson (Author), Junior Brown (Author), Dave Alvin (Performer), Norah Jones (Performer), Robert Earl Keen (Performer), Nanci Griffith (Performer), Radney Foster (Performer), Carlene Carter (Performer), Allison Moorer (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• ASIN: B001CBNGWK
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Editorial Reviews

Though his outlaw persona defined the late Waylon Jennings in the minds of many, this tribute underscores the expansive range of both his artistry and his influence. As with Dualtone's Dressed in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash, producers Dave Roe and Chuck Mead (from BR549) go beyond the obvious in both artist and song selection. Guy Clark's laid-back acoustic rendition of "Good Hearted Woman" makes the song sound like one of his own, while the sophistication of supper-club piano informs "Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)" as interpreted by Norah Jones. Punk-rock renegades John Doe and Henry Rollins, roots-rocker Dave Alvin, and country mainstays Cowboy Jack Clement (in a trans-generational duet with Pam Tillis) and Kris Kristofferson all find a kindred spirit in Jennings. With "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way," Robert Earl Keen subjects one of Jennings's best-known anthems to the album's most radical rearrangement, but many of the interpretations are more faithful to the originals. Junior Brown's "Nashville Rebel" could pass as a Waylon soundalike, and Radney Foster slips as comfortably into "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" as if it were favorite flannel shirt. --Don McLeese Track Listing 1. Good Hearted Woman - Guy Clark 2. You Ask Me To - Nanci Griffith 3. Amanda - Dave Alvin 4. Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You) - Norah Jones 5. Let's All Help the Cowboys (Sing the Blues) - Cowboy Jack Clement 6. Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line, The - John Doe 7. Nashville Rebel - Junior Brown 8. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Robert Earl Keen 9. I've Always Been Crazy - Carlene Carter 10. Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) - Gillian Welch 11. Storms Never Last - Allison Moorer 12. I Do Believe - Kris Kristofferson 13. Lock, Stock and Teardrops - Alejandro Escovedo 14. Waymore's Blues - Steve Earle 15. Lonesome, On'ry and Mean - Henry Rollins

Customer Reviews

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars head and shoulders above the average tribute album., July 8, 2008

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Industry Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - This stands
Mojo (04/01/2004)

...Perfect for melancholy night drives, although Norah Jones' 'Wurlitzer Prize' will make you so weepy, you may crash your pickup... - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (04/18/2003)

3 stars out of 5 - ...A collection of punks, folkies, country singers and Tex-Mex crooners celebrates both the romantic and rebellious sides of the late Texas outlaw legend Waylon Jennings...
Rolling Stone (05/29/2003)