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3.0 out of 5 stars
A bit too slick, August 30, 2001
This review is from: Sings Bob Wills (Audio CD)
I love Bob Wills and since I have a very nice old LP with Johnny Bush ("Texas Dance Hall Girls") I had quite high expectations on this release. It starts out well with two fine tracks, both duets (Hank Thompson & Willie Nelson respectively). It's not like Johnny and Willie could ever improve on the original version of "Time Changes Everything", but then who could? (Tommy Duncan was the greatest). It seems strange to call this record "Sings Bob Wills" when only a few of the songs were ever recorded or written by the king of western swing. And the band is a bit too slick, with an over-emphazised horn-section. It's a fun album, but it could have been a lot better. It's also awful short (something like 27 minutes!). Get it if you really like Johnny, but if you just want a taste of western swing - buy the real thing instead - which is: Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys feauturing Tommy Duncan.
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