Asleep at the Wheel, Willie Nelson - Willie and the Wheel
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Free Music Review: One of the Best Country Recordings in Years
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of the best country recordings in years. Congratulations to everyone who worked on the recording for doing an outstanding job.
Asleep at the Wheel are masters of the Western Swing repertoire, but they can also play standard Big-Band songs, rockabilly, honky-tonk country, blues, hot fiddle tunes, and more. And of course Willie Nelson is similarly versatile. This is a great matchup of talent.
There is a lot of energy here with expressive, joyful singing, dynamite arrangements, great songs, and red-hot musicianship throughout.
When I studied guitar with Eldon Shamblin many years ago, he told me that it is not possible to play Western Swing without knowing music theory. I think that's true, because of the arranging factor. Western Swing music features a good mix of arranging and improvising.
Most of the songs here are classics-and are good evidence that contemporary music often sounds thin and forced compared to the great songs of yesteryear.
If you like Bob Wills, Milton Brown, Hank Penny, Adolph Hofner, and similar musicians, you'll love this recording. And if you like good music but are new to Western Swing, please give this CD a try. There aren't many musicians who can play hillbilly jazz, and it is a real treat to hear it played right. Great stuff and every song is a gem.
Free Music Review: This one HAD to happen!
Hit: 5 Stars
Good things come to those who wait. This album has been decades in the making, and if you're a fan of western swing, Willie, and/or Asleep At The Wheel, you're gonna love this one. Western swing is just one of the genres Willie Nelson's explored over the years, and he's darned good at it. Asleep At The Wheel has remained true to their western swing roots since the early seventies...both Willie and the Wheel are legends in and out of Austin. Willie sounds like he's channeling Tommy Duncan on the Bob Wills standards "Bring It On Down To My House", "Right Or Wrong", and "Corrine Corrine". I also especially like "Oh, You Pretty Woman", "I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None 'O This Jelly Roll", and "Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon". On the whole, the whole album brings back some very fond memories for me of some well-spent nights listening to the likes of Bob Wills, Ernest Tubb, Hank Thompson, and other western swingers. If this is roots music, it's obvious that Willie and the Wheel didn't get far from the roots of their raisin'!Free Music Review: A match made in heaven! One for the ages!
Hit: 5 Stars
As a western swing fan, this is one release that aroused my interest. My buddy brought it over this weekend and it just floored me so I ran out and bought it. Willie is in excellent "old leather" voice form and Asleep At The Wheel is slicker than ever in this salute to western swing classics. Some of these songs date as far back as 1929's "Hesitation Blues", Milton Brown's Sweet Jennie Lee from 1932 along with Brown's Oh, You Pretty Woman (1934), Shame On You, originally from Spade Cooley (1944), I'm Sitting On Top Of the World, originally done by the Mississippi Sheiks (1930) and later by Bob Wills and many other classic gems. These 12 cuts should be put in a time capsule to show what real top quality western swing sounded like, so 100 years from now someone will listen and say.."Man..that stuff was really good!" This is one disc for the ages. It's a match made in heaven..but its here now! Should be a Grammy winner..if life was fair.Free Music Review: Willie And The Wheel
Hit: 5 Stars
This is over the top good,if you are a lover of country type swing.
Very well produced and the Band is in top form.
In some ways . . this is what I have been wanting . . . and it delivers the mood people seek.
My big thing now is AMERICANNA.Levon Helm does it best on DIRT FARMER.The re-release of Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Ponies(Evergreen) has stole my heart and is the premire americanna cd on the planet,by far.
The new Jefferson Starship TREE OF LIBERTY has some excellent americanna music on it.Alot of the big country stars usually have some type of americanna song .Reba,George,Trace all have "it" but ol Willie has been there all this time.Hope we get a couple more from him before he retires.
Free Music Review: A lifetime in the making
Hit: 5 Stars
Willie and the Wheel is the type of music country fans used to listen to. I can hear Bob Wills and Ernest Tubb's influence throughout the CD.
Willie is at his best on every track.
Particular favorites for me are "I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jellyroll", Oh! You Pretty Woman", "Corrine Corrina", and "Won't You Ride in My Little Red Wagon", though to be honest, there's not a bad track on the CD.
I'm fairly new to Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel but I'm rapidly becoming a huge fan. I'm hoping the tour comes anywhere near Asheville, NC. I'll be there.
If you're a country swing fan, then Willie and the Wheel is music you'll treasure.
I fully recommend.