The Songs Of Hank Williams Jr. (A Bocephus Celebration)

Hank Williams Jr. | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 11, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000087L6A
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,820 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hank deserves better!, February 14, 2003

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This review is from: The Songs Of Hank Williams Jr. (A Bocephus Celebration) (Audio CD)

It is a good cd,don't get me wrong. Some great Hank songs and several good covers.But he deseves so much better than this.Trick Pony should not have done "All My Rowdy Friends" and Aaron Tippon should be ashamed of his cover of "Family Tradition".Travis Tritt should have been on the cd and Kid Rock should have been on here too. I do reccomend the cd to all the true Bocephus fans though.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hank Tribute is pretty good, but missing a few things. . ., February 12, 2003

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Rock n' Roll Cowboy (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Songs Of Hank Williams Jr. (A Bocephus Celebration) (Audio CD)

This album is pretty good but it's not as good as I think Bocephus deserves. A true outlaw and a country rock pioneer Hank has influenced so many artists over the years, but few artists have the same sound and attitute that Hank does. Blake Shelton I think could have covered a better song than "Young Country". Montgomery Gentry did a fine job on covering "Women I've never Had" and Marshall Tucker and Lynyrd Skynyrd did good covers too. The best song I think is "Outlaw Women" by Tracy Lawrence, with a swampy feel to it, gave me goosebumps when I first heard it. What this album is missing is Travis Tritt covering a song.If Hank has influenced anyone in music today, it's him. He has done "Lone Wolf" "Old Habits" and "Whiskey On Ice" in concert and it could have been the best if he was put on the CD. Overall this album is average, but I would only reccomend it to Hank fans.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, could have been better, February 25, 2003

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Jason S. Waggoner "Avid Reader" (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Songs Of Hank Williams Jr. (A Bocephus Celebration) (Audio CD)

I'm a longtime Hank Jr. fan, and excitedly ordered this tribute album soon after its release. Overall it's a pretty good CD, but not quite worthy of 5 stars. I've heard Alan Jackson sing "The Blues Man" in concert, and I'm glad it was included here. I agree with previous reviewers that such artists as Travis Tritt, Charlie Daniels, Toby Keith, Kid Rock, and Willie Nelson (perhaps Johnny Cash and Brooks and Dunn as well) should have had songs on this CD. I've also heard Tritt sing "Lone Wolf" in concert and thought his version was pretty good. A more appropriate song for Montgomery Gentry would have been "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight," rather than "Women I've Never Had." A different song should have been found for Trick Pony. Aaron Tippin's version of "Family Tradition" sounded decent, but seemed a bit too fast. Another 4 or 5 songs by some of the artists mentioned above (especially Tritt and Daniels) would make this a 5 star CD. For fans of Hank Jr., this CD is a must.