Lubbock (On Everything) [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

Terry Allen

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 24, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1979
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Sugarhill
• ASIN: B000000EXB
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #41,283 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars talk about an original, November 16, 2000

By	m_noland "m_noland" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

There's a beer company that is currently running an ad campaign that features a bunch of old jocks who are supposed to be "originals" and somehow drinking this beer is supposed to make you "an original" too. Naw, that ain't original. This is original. This CD defines original. The graphic on the picture dictionary entry for "original" ought to be the cover of "Lubbock on Everything."

I can't imagine who would have played this when it came out. Country radio wouldn't touch this with a barge pole. Same for rock. Maybe a "progressive country" station or two in Texas. Its a wonder that it even got made in the first place. Still have never heard it on the radio, web or otherwise.

I bought this disk because a buddy of mine from Texas swore that this was "like, the greatest record ever made" and forced his band to cover "The Girl Who Danced Oklahoma." I don't know if its the greatest record ever made, but it certainly fits into a handful that I have heard (Conlon Nancarrow, Captain Beefheart) that reflect one pretty unique vision.

The instrumentation is pretty conventional country, and Allen has an adequate, limited voice, and a West Texas twang. But, Lord, what songs. The man has a real eye for characterization, and the parody of "Wreck on the Highway" ("Truckload of Art") complete with dobro and yodeling may be the funniest song that I have ever heard.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Genius, September 30, 2003

By	Clark Stevenson (Mesquite, TX United States) - See all my reviews

I practically grew up listening to Terry Allen and Lubbock (On Everything) is the crown jewel in his canon. The Great Joe Bob (A Regional Tragedy) is the inspiration for songs written by Steve Earle, Robert Earl Keen and others. If I had three CDs to take to a desert island, I'd take two of these in case the first got scratched. True piece of Americana.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank God for Terry Allen, November 27, 2001

By	filmnoirfan "filmnoirfan" (Japan) - See all my reviews

This really is one of the greatest American recordings of all time. Intelligent, humorous, and simply damn good music. When I first discovered this album I listened to it every day for weeks. Surprise your friends for Christmas with this album; it will blow them away.

A masterpiece.