Paradise

Wylie & The Wild West

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 16, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder Select
• ASIN: B00005OAF6
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #192,551 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
For hardworking buckaroo and ranch owner Wylie Galt Gustafson, paradise sounds like galloping fiddle-backed swing, loping barroom waltzes, yodels floating down the canyon, and pedal-steel guitars leaping and flickering like a campfire. With his plangent, magnetic voice, Gustafson pulls familiar Western themes of horses, blue skies, and the romantic cowboy life into a timeless country sound, as at home in the honky-tonk as it is on the range. Though they focus on finely shaped new originals, Gustafson and his band--anchored in his touring group of Ray Doyle, Dave Reynolds, and Duane Becker--let the austere prairie heart of Bob Dylan's "Girl from the North Country" speak with an eloquence and soul rarely heard. Paradise is not only the best cowboy album of 2001; it's among the year's finest country efforts to boot. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Yet, December 31, 2001

By	Greg Coles (Ellensburg, WA) - See all my reviews

Wylie and the Wild West's best effort to date. The guitar pickin' and vocals both have a more relaxed feel than earlier releases by the group. Buy the CD. You won't regret it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars On the Borderline, July 14, 2004

By	Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Wylie Gustafson plays western music that would be at home on a Sons of the Pioneers set or Ian Tyson's post-Ian & Sylvia work. His songs are short, often clocking in under 3 minutes. This tall redhead from Montana has a voice that is melodic and often expressive. He writes some sweet melodies such as "Swinging On A Star" & the title track. Many of the tracks are fairly slow, but he can certainly set a toe to tapping as on "Whoop-Up Trail." While most of these songs are more western than country, the Wild West do have some pedal steel on "Without You" that sounds like a classic country weeper that probably sounds good on one of Wylie's Grand Ole Opry appearances. One of the liveliest tracks is "Hooked On Honky Tonk" about a girl who loves to "jump to the juke box all night long." "The Gal Who Invented Kissin'" is another lively track with a western tango beat. Wylie's version of Bob Dylan's "Girl from the North Country" is a showpiece for one of Dylan's lovely melodies. This is a nice set from an artist keeping our traditional western song alive. Enjoy!

5.0 out of 5 stars Good listening, November 4, 2006

By	Lee A. Mangum "leatherworklee" (Idaho Cow Country) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have other albums of theirs that I like better but this is still good music.