I Lived to Tell It All

George Jones

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 13, 1996)
• Original Release Date: August 13, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000002P29
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,372 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This album finds George Jones winding down his years on MCA, where his artistry mostly smoldered, never blazing bright as it had at Epic. Whatever the problems in getting the Voice on tape, there's a poignancy here in hearing a silver-haired man in his 60s trade on his rip-'em-up days as a hell-raiser ("Billy B. Bad"), and verge on self-parody in the drinking songs, as empty as returnable bottles. But even on cruise control, Jones remains the kind of singer who inspires awe and wonder, drawing on tensions that start way down in his gut, not just in his head, crawling inside the melody to pull it seven ways to Sunday, and curling his voice upward just when you think he's coming down. Whatever propels George Jones is dark, brooding, and coiled and ready to strike, and no matter how he tries to hide it in the lighthearted tunes, it's here, all right, meaner than the average Possum, and exposing itself with the occasional flick of its tongue. The trick is in knowing what to look for. That Jones. He always keeps you guessing. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, June 30, 1999

By	Susan Bumbalo (Camden, Maine USA) - See all my reviews

Virtually every song is excellent. This is the way country music should be. Along with HI TECH REDNECK, this is his best work of the 80s and 90s.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The real deal, September 22, 2004

By	John Carroll (Alpharetta, GA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

George Jones is the real deal and this album is a testament to his soulful voice. The first few bars of first cut Honky Tonk Song set a tone of straight up country that last the whole record. Lots of telecasters, dobros, pedal steel, violins, and harmonicas create a backdrop for the greatest country singer ever to wail about Hank Williams, women and booze. Back Down to Hung up on You, Hundred Proof Memories, and I'll Give You Something to Drink About are classic country drinkin songs. Billy B Bad and The Lone Ranger help lighten things up. I Must Have Done Something Bad is George Jones teachin class. This is how country music should sound.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the money, August 9, 2000

By	Jacob E. Mull "You don't need a weatherman to... (Hickory, NC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I suggest trying out "Choices" if you want the full George Jones experience as recorded in the 90's. But this album is wonderful. Buy it, its has a few upbeat tracks that make it worth the money.