Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

I really like this! Turns out that a lot of the modern country I listen has a similar sound to Dwight Yoakam so that's neat.

This really speaks to me personally, but I also understand why some see this as a bit of a caricature. I love that 'Bakersfield Sound' from Buck Owens and Merle Haggard and others - the tex-mex influence, that country shuffle... this kind of 'traditionalist country' really does it for me. There are times when this record feels like someone doing a Merle Haggard record, though he doesn't have the same song quality. Overall this was a great listen for me and I put on a bunch of other Dwight Yoakam to listen to the rest of the day.

Most of these tracks feel straight out of the golden age of country music. Surprising for an album that came out as late as 1988.

Day 29 — Dwight Yoakam — Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room (1988) Listened: April 19, 2026 Genre: Bakersfield Sound / Honky-Tonk Country Vibe: A blend of country, honky-tonk, and Spanish influence with raw lyrics and a distinctively lonesome voice. Highlights: • I Got You • Home of the Blues ★ Buenos Noches From a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses) • I Hear You Knockin' • I Sang Dixie • Streets of Bakersfield (feat. Buck Owens) Impression: Very enjoyable album from top to bottom. Never heard of Dwight Yoakam or the Bakersfield sound and as a California native, I'm proud to have discovered this new favorite corner of country music. Rating: 3.6/5 Keep songs? Yes Revisit album? For sure

3.5/5

I'm a big Dwight fan, he's one of those who helped kick start country and get it out of the Nashville doldrums. As with most revivals he took all the core elements and shook them up for a new sound. Deadbeats, I saw him in 2012 and it was one of the best show I've seen. That said this is not my favourite album, the Tex Mex of Backersfield with Buck, She Wore Red Dresses being a great murder ballad, I Sang Dixie and as close to a murder ballad as you are going to get with What I Don't Know, its the emotional threat which makes it. These are all the highlights. I think it is Pete Anderson's somewhat muted production, maybe. A very good Dwight record but not his greatest.

In which Dwight Yoakam single-handedly recaptures the Bakersfield sound, even dragging the great Buck Owens along for a duet on “Streets of Bakersfield”. Pretty good stuff.

Muy country pero tiene temas piolas

8.5/10

I appreciate all types of music and while country is not at the top of the list this album is fantastic. The lyrics and mixed in mariachi style music are phenomenal. I know Dwight is not an OG country act and I have never listened to much of his music, I definitely will change that after this experience.

Relentlessly bleak and dark. Brilliant instrumentation and vocals.

A great album full of twang and sadness, but presented with style, Dwight Yoakam style.

Probably a three but I wanted to give Dwight Yoakam his due.

I like Dwight Yoakam more than most, primarily because of how his voice sounds exactly like his guitar, and how he manages to honor classic country while sounding somewhat new. I liked this one a lot.

Loved a few country songs. Reasonably good considering its the remastered edition.

Country isn't my genre really but this was pretty good music, I think if it was something I'd put on more often it would be a five. I'm at 4.15 now.

Was surprised I enjoyed this album. Stylistically it changed up a bit but kept the dramatically country tune throughout. Will need to revisit this, only had time to listen half-heartedly today.

Good ole honky tonk music

I wasn't expecting an 80s country album to sound so 70s, but then again that's literally the point of the album. For crying out loud, this guy was called "too country" in Nashville, Tennessee. That's just impressive. The album itself is also pretty impressive. I like the really clear Mexican influence on a lot of these songs, although the lyrics drift into "please stop talking" territory in a few parts of the album, like in What I Don't Know or I Sang Dixie. Past that, it's a great album. Nice storytelling, really fun instrumentals and instrumentation, and a really genuine country feel. This kind of music, sometimes questionable lyrics and all, is what I think of when I think country. and I can give this album a great deal of respect for it.

Honky tonk 80s thriller

Surprised this was on the list, but luckily 90s country is right down my alley.

infectious tunes with one of his signature songs “streets of bakersfield”. his voice almost sounds like a higher pitched, more nasally merle haggard. good listen.

Yup this was fun. Good old fashioned honky tonk two-stepping music. Nothing fancy but hits a sweet spot.

A tier singer, S tier actor. The best.

This album goes crazy at any line dancing bar in the country. Yoakam is a legend.

Surprisingly amazing. Pushes all my country buttons. Let's hop in the pickup, down a bud light or 20 and shine some whitetail.

He has better but still class

This is the kind of music I mean when I say that I like some country music. Bluesy and catchy old-school stuff like this is great.

the duality of a man, in the lyrics of violence and vengeance against a woman, and the suffering and crying when she lefts with another. Despite that, it's catchy music and soulful. Enjoyable country

¡El sonido me parece bueno!

Yeah I really liked this. I could see where Colter wall got his inspiration from. Would listen again.

love some honky tonk

Country

I liked the buck Owen’s duet but overall the 80s production hasn’t aged too well. Low 4. Would do a 3.5 if possible.

Can't complain about bonus nachos

This is the most country country music I've ever heard. I'll keep this one queued because the singer is very talented and the songs are good, but I am not a country enthusiast.

An album i do not recognize for once, and its country so im actually excited to listen to it. The album cover brought me in, it’s so cool. I will admit that country isn’t really something i sit down and listen to that often but this album is actually good. This album reminds me of mexico and the midwest for some reason. If you listened to it before then i hope you know what im talking about. Some songs remind me of mexican songs with the some of the instruments that come up in songs. I’ve never heard of this album or guy ever and i would actually like to listen to more of this type of country. The lyrics are really good, the way he sings it makes it sound like we are in our front porch with a beer or two looking out in the distance (not a bad thing). For some reason i want to hear more of it because i just think of summer or spring after school at 3pm in the country side, just warm with the sun in your face while walking home from school exhausted from the day but the spring/summer breeze settling in as you walk through the countryside. I’ll give this a good 9/10

Very solid country

Another one of those confusing picks because out of his whole discography, this is certainly not his best. Despite that, it's still a great country album. This sound is so similar to the type of country music I grew listening to in the early 2000s, and now I see how that sound was pioneered long before. His voice is smooth and effortless, the band is rock solid and adds a lot of flavor to each track.

There's a fullness to the sound of this that's pretty great to listen to. I think the fiddle shows up perfectly each time. Good voice, good vibe, good country. Glad to have heard it and better than at least half of the list. I believe this guy has emotions in him

I have historically stayed away from country music made after the 1970s. This surprised me. Still has it's feet in the classic country sound. Honky Tonk. Do yourself a favor and check him out in the movies Crank from 2006 and Crank: High Voltage from 2009. Okay, and Logan Lucky too.

A couple surprises for me: 1. I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would 2. Dwight Yoakam will murder you if you cheat on him

Yoakam is one of the few bright spots in modern country music. Always nice to see a country album where the artist wrote most of the songs. Streets of Bakersfield obviously wasn't his but it is a signature song for him along with a few other classics.

Solid

Good stuff from Dwight. Not a country fan but I appreciate what he's done with this LP and his entire career.

Great rock/country vibe, loved the harmonica as I do

Banger, straight banger

This was great! Dwight's bluegrass/Bakersfield sound is not really my genre, but this was performed, arranged and recorded so well, I really didn't mind. I listened to it twice and enjoyed every minute of it. Four stars.

This is Dwight Yoakam at his most focused and quietly devastating. Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room strips away any lingering novelty around his Bakersfield revivalism and delivers a tight, nocturnal country record obsessed with heartbreak, pride, and emotional stalemates. It’s lean, reverb-soaked, and emotionally adult. The production is crisp but never glossy—twangy guitars snap, drums stay restrained, and Yoakam’s voice sits front and centre, equal parts ache and restraint. Songs don’t sprawl; they brood. Even the up-tempo tracks feel tense rather than celebratory, like motion used to outrun regret. Lyrically, this is classic Yoakam territory: dignity eroding in real time, relationships ending not with explosions but with resignation. There’s a cinematic quality to it—late-night kitchens, empty highways, motel-room clarity. You can hear the West Coast honky-tonk lineage, but it never feels like cosplay; it feels lived-in. Why not a 5? It’s emotionally consistent to the point of monochrome. If you’re not in the mood for melancholy with discipline, it can feel emotionally narrow. But judged on its own terms, it’s one of the strongest statements of late-’80s country—traditional without being backward-looking, polished without losing its soul. If you want proof that country can be cool, spare, and unsentimental, this is one of the records people point to for a reason.

Damn, I need to listen to this some more

A solid country album in the classic style.

I like this! This is my favorite type of country music. 4/5

Suena bien, muy bien. ¿Un cruce entre Chris Isaak y Gram Parsons? Es country de la costa oeste. Streets of Bakersfield resucitando al mítico Buck Owens, con un alegre acordeón que le da un lustre encantador, y sobre todo I sang Dixie arrasaron. Abre con I Got You, el tercer sencillo del disco. Un tema honky-tonk trotón, que entra a la primera, como Home of the blues, otra versión en este caso de J. Cash con aires texanos. One more name podría estar en cualquier disco de Gram. What I Don't Know es una joya. Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses) no tuvo el mismo éxito en las listas pero es de lo mejor del lote sobre todo con esos aires latinos que le dan el acordeón de Flaco. Un cierre magistral para la cara A. La B abre con otro ritmo bluesero como es I Hear You Knockin. Hold on to god es la otra joya del disco. Magistral.

This is probably a 3.5 stars for me, but I have no issue giving it 4 stars, because I do think the music is great, and while I believe it is too polished and too close to "Nashville Country," it does have a lot of the roots and Appalachian feel. It's not nearly as good as a lot of other stuff out there that completely shirks Nashville, but it is in between and does have soul that modern Nashville Country doesn't.

I am very late to the Dwight Yoakam game, but better late than never. He’s in my top 5 of country artists, this is not his best album but it is still great. I’ll come back to it.

Honestly was kinda nice for country. 4 stars

Reminds me of the country music I would listen to with my dad as a kid, during the heyday of Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson. I don't remember the name Dwight Yoakam, but I'm sure I heard some of his songs on country radio then, too. Even though I don't recognize any songs on this album, it induces a sort of nostalgia in me. I enjoyed the album. The first track, "I Got You," feels the most like a standard country radio hit, a love song layered with wry humor. The album gets darker until it hits Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room, a murder ballad. It's a good song. I liked the sound of I Sang Dixie even if I don't think it holds up quite as well as a social commentary anymore. Generally positive on this album.

I feel sometimes a person's off stage life gets in the way of the performance... Here's one proof of that. Just play and sing, that's what you do best.

Great musicianship and surprising lyrics

An exquisite blend of 80's pop rock and twangy country.

i love country music. this feels warm, sweet, intimate and ultimately just makes me feel good. got this reccomended to me on a nice autumn day, cant complain!

I like this album. 4 out of 5 stars. Favorite Tracks: What I Don't Know; Send Me a Pillow; Home of the Blues; Streets of Bakersfield

One of the reviews of this album said "Dwight sounds like he was born and always lived in comfort" ... so he never got the raspy voice of Cash or Jennings or Kristofferson. But I think that's exactly the point. Yoakam's "clean" vocals and generally upbeat music (I'm a sucker for tejano accordion) juxtaposed with the lyrics about jealousy, murder, stealing, and drinking yourself death, is a winner in my book! Why did I write so much about this album? Anyway, 3.75 stars

I like it. The title track is excellent.

Nice one

Such a great record. The songs and the vocals are excellent, but it’s really the guitar playing of Pete Anderson that keeps me coming back to these early Dwight records.

3.7 3x liked this more than i expected.. good country album

Honky tonk country

Dwight is one of the few country artists today that I can appreciate. He definitely stays true to country’s roots.

Had to set aside my prejudice against country music, and was rewarded. Great stuff this is.

this sounds so much better than other acclaimed country records that I was surprised it has such a low score here. I guess I don’t know much about this genre. I had a lot of fun!

There's a lot of fun to be had here in simple admiration of how dated this album is. I could say the same thing about any number of late 80s-early 90s Country albums. I've grown to really love the personality embedded in the genre at the time. It's interesting, because I used to drive around with grandfather, who listened to a ton of Country, and as a kid, I hated it. Of course now, I look back on this distinct sound with nostalgia, only realizing as an adult how good those times actually were. Do the lyrics hold up? Not particularly, but neither does 90% of mainstream media from decades past. Does that mean they're not worth listening to, or watching, or trying to understand?

I can understand the low ratings, but I enjoyed this. It got better and better as it went! I was entertained the whole way through and I got introduced to a new artist. Win win.

Easy and digestible. Great vocals and instrumentals Captures the heart of country and blues

Really enjoyable!

'Haunted and tortured by / The rumors about you / Listening in silence / To whispers of truth.' Some cheatin' chick has wound up on his bad side, but instead of merely allowing his jealousy get to him, tho he doesn't exactly monitor his outrage, Yoakam decides to sob some pretty effective poetry: 'I searched til' I found them, / then I cursed at the sight / Of their sleeping shadows / In the cold neon light.' But what makes this such a successful record is that, released in '88 and heard for the first time 2025, it doesn't collapse into a pointless throwback. Instead, the Bakersfield sound, inured by Buck Owens himself, is shown to have more stamina and relevance than I would've guessed. Even the Jesus-dyed conclusion has me cooperating.

It's funny how everything today pointed in the direction of Country Music. I went to work today (even though it was Sunday), and Spotify's recommendations suggested "Amarillo By Morning." When I got home, a Sunday celebrity dance show had a country music theme. I opened YouTube just before opening the day's album, and the site recommended a Gabriel Iglesias stand-up comedy sketch where he talks about Country Music... Did I slept with Willie Nelson and not remember it? Well, anyway, great Country Music album. Never heard of Dwight Yoakam before, but he's good. I'm too lazy to say more about it. I worked on a Sunday for god sake.

Honestly perfect for country ambiance

Ok, who hurt Dwight Yoakam? What an album, never thought I'd be into this! So much nice twangy guitar and smooth vocals. You got your fun songs (I Got You), your sad and sweet songs (Home Of The Blues, I Sang Dixie, Floyd County), a ton of songs about cheating, both sad (One More Name and Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room) and funny (What I Don't Know and I Hear You Knockin'). And a random song about Jesus at the end (Hold On To God). Overall, each song is more or less a 3, but I had so much fun listening along, I'll bump the album up to a 4. Best song: Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Did everyone forget that country music has roots in murder ballads and gospel music? This is peak 80's country and it's good. -1 point for the confederate nonsense. 4/5

Parece más antiguo que el 88, pero muy guay.

This album entirely fits in the ‘music I imagine people from Tremors’ category. Pretty perfect representation of this kind of country - I’d probably listen again too

Nice music

Pre 1989 country music! Great sound and album

80s real country

This is what I picture when I think of classic country, and it was pretty well performed, good songs and also blissfully brief. High 3/Low 4

Some classic twang. I’m all about it!

the album cover goes so hard

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High 3, not a huge country fan but this is nice

Dwight Yoakam? The actor from Sling Blade? Pleasantly surprised with this one. I always lumped him in with Travis Tritt and Brooks & Dunn and Alan Jackson - all that early 90s country that my grandma loved, but I absolutely hated. This is legit country though. Definitely gonna dig into more of his catalog. Thanks random generator. 4.5 stars.

Country calmest me down. Buenas noches is beautiful

I liked this album. Not a country person but it flowed, and was an easy listen

The misogyny and subtle bigotry are of a time and make me feel uncomfortable in the same way I did with 50 Cent's first album, in part because they're also just so good. 3.5/5

Honky tonk country with great instrumentation. The subject matter in the lyrics are quite trad romance. But damn, there's accordions in the title track. Honky tonk aside, Dwight has a velvety voice. Hold On to God is a great sing-a-long track.

I liked it. Good mix of modern and old country music. I know there is a lot of negativity about this album. Some of it is because people immediately dismiss all country music, which I find ridiculous. While there are certain genres that I tend not to like as much as others to completely throw away one entirely is ridiculous, especially something as broad as Country music. Is the vast majority of modern county music pumped out my Nashville bad? Yes but honestly I would say the same thing about modern mainstream rock. But look at the past and on the edges in both genres and there is still some great stuff to find. I also see a-lot about the subject matter of this album. I get that half an album of buildup to a man murdering his cheating wife isn't everyone's cup of tea and would be disturbing to some but I see it as a concept album and a character, not Yoakam being the one to do these actions. Also murder ballads are a big thing in country, from it's early days even to more modern acts like Colter Wall. Honestly if there is a song where the subject matter gives me the ick it's "I Sang Dixie" because any mention of the Confederacy is gross, even if that's not the point of the song. Overall while I wouldn't say this is the best country album of all time I overall enjoyed it. 8/10

Not Hillbilly Deluxe, but it's still Dwight Yoakam.

I had no idea who Dwight Yoakam was so I was pissed when I saw that I had an 80's album to listen to. I was pleasantly surprised!! Very Willie Nelson-esque. I got a little bored towards the end of the album just because of the very 1-2 bounciness of the rhythm but that is very much so what you would expect of this kinda album.

weirdly fucked with this

I'll preface this by saying that you really do have to like classic country and western music to appreciate Dwight's version of it. It's not the pop country stuff that's on the radios today. This is classic honky tonk music. That being said, it's a really good album with a lot of throwback to Buck Owens and the Bakersfield sound. Obviously, he does a duet with Buck on his cover of Streets of Bakersfield. Overall, I really enjoyed hearing this entire album, so many good tracks on it. Can't miss: One More Name I Sang Dixie Floyd County Streets of Bakersfield 4/5

This album was really good and even with some filler songs that don't move me, it had enough bangers on here to warrant a 4 instead of a 3. Also sadly relatable currently 😭

One of 80s country's greatest artists greatest albums

no stand out tracks but just a great environment created and upheld throughout

Best geinig, ik luister niet zo actief naar de lyrics dus misschien snap ik daardoor de meeste haat niet. Accordeon!!!

Muy bien.

I liked this a lot! I am surprised by this development :) usually country that isn't Johnny Cash is like pulling teeth :) I liked the instruments used, and the songs having something going on lyrically

Good.

Kocham country i przez pierwsze parę piosenek miałam mocne aihaaa Pod koniec jednak czułam się jak po zjedzeniu całego bucket of Carmel popcorn i miałam po prostu dość, ale nie żałuję Klasycznekk swego gatunku

A great country voice and a good collection of songs. 4 stars or B+.

I mean, Dwight is not bad if you like country....kind of a rockabilly sound... but he is also like a B-Lister in the grand scheme of things. It kinda seems like Robert Dimery has no idea about the genre of country, so he just randomly picked country records so it had representation on this list. A lot of what he picked for country doesn't really make sense. I mean, it's usually ok, but not peak country music. Favorite songs: Streets of Bakersfield, I Sang Dixie, Hold on to God, One More Name, I Got You, Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses), Home of the Blues, What I Don't Know, Floyd County, Send Me the Pillow Least favorite songs: I Hear You Knockin' 4/5

8/10

I liked

not what i’d usually queue up, but i enjoyed it. makes me realize tho, where has the country been on this list? I think we got some Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson… But that’s it?

I did not expect this to be dark for country music, but I kind of like it. 😅 It was something different for once.

As a former "I listen to all music....except country" type person this is the jam. It's exactly the kind of country I like. It does get a bit too preachy at times. Maybe not preachy but the rely on God thing isn't my thing so it's just a bit awkward. But the songs man. There are some good old fashioned honky tonk badonkadonk type guitar shit on there. That one solo where he ends ok harmonics on home of the blues is insane. The oompa oompa polka type Hispanic music I don't know the name of has some good acornian and whatever else they use. I don't think there are actually any horns on the album but my brain fills them in automatically...weird. but good. I like

Meh

Not my usual cup of tea but it was pretty good. I still wouldn’t listen to it regularly.

An unexpected joy. I'm not a person who "likes everything but country" but neither am I a regular country listener. The often dark lyrics, and spangly guitars are excellent, although the last part of the album has - to my untrained ear - the more stereotypical country sound I expected and was dreading going in. A note on the lyrics, as Ive seen some shocked reactions: I reckon it's all concept. Nothing new I can add to this endless culture conversation, but a famous country artist once sang "it was also the night the skeletons came to life! The bones are their money..." and you better believe none of it was real. Decidedly better than modern small-town-pick-up-truck country which occasionally makes its way over here. In those there's no concept, only fakery. Plus they don't have guitars this sick. If not... don't cheat on Dwight. Seen Dwight Yoakam in the movie "Sling Blade" recently (good actor too) so it's a spot of serendipity that this popped up. Highlight: Home of the Blues (it's a cover, but no slight on Dwight, it's class).

Thoughts before listening: Dwight Yoakam's brand of country is awesome. I am very glad to see him on this list. Review: Yeah...I enjoy this, but I'm not blown away. This is perfectly fine tex-mex flavored country music that was a nice throwback in the late 80s/early 90s when radio country was becoming more and more poop focused. I added a few songs to my playlist, and I will give this 4-stars, mainly to counteract all the "I hate country music" 1-star reviews.

I liked this

Nice, chilled, comforting sound, but didn't wow me

I already liked this kind of music, so this was a pleasant surprise. Will be listening to him more for sure.

Some musics of this album makes me remember of Raul Seixas

Twangy and mournful with a full sound. Great mix of instruments. Great songs. Best song: Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)

Lean, spare and often lovely, this is virtuous, classicist country from a real-deal artist. Maybe there's a touch too much violence but man is the title cut terrific, as well as the Buck Owens cover (with Buck!). First-rate offering from an under-appreciated artist whose heart and head are very much in the right place, and who's cool as hell besides.

I really enjoy this sound of country music. I reminds me a lot of my wife and the music she grew up listening to. It sounds like maybe a more authentic Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, or George Strait. I like the echoey guitar playing and honestly just the instrumentation in general. Lots of cool stuff happening with variety and different effects.

I'm definitely a fan of Dwight Yoakam, but he's never been my favorite. I love the Bakersville sound and I think outside of Merle Haggard, he does it the best. And you can definitely hear it in this record. Especially with the electric guitar, its very "picky" but also fluid. Its that classic Telecaster sound that influenced so much of my favorite music. It makes perfect sense why so many psych band emulate that style of playing. I also love the slide guitar and how its kind of vibrating and almost trippy. His lyrics and voice are fun. I like that he sings about sad things in kind of yodelly country voice. Its kind of exactly what you want and what you expect, but its much darker than the contemporary country of the day. I also really love the honky tonk vibe of this record, its fun and dancy and almost a little whiny, but its not mainstream. Its pretty unique. I like that's he's playing with a sound and taking it in its own direction. I do feel like this album comes in strong and then kind of wanes the longer it goes. By the time, I got the end, I had less stoke. However, I still enjoyed it and it made me want to listen to other similar music. Also, Dwight's part in Panic Room and Logan Lucky are so freakin good. He's acting is pretty cool.

man something about this era of country music just feels good, nothing fancy, basic instrumentals, fun lyrics. You got songs about love and life. Ballads and stuff to dance to.

Classic old school country. The 80s and 90s country music just hits different. Nothing fancy, just slide guitars, twang and songs where you press a gun to a woman’s head and pull the fucking trigger till it goes click. You know… classic country stuff

I was surprised to find I liked this. Old school country.

Classic country. A good listen, if nothing else fancy.

Well this was a surprise. I am not a Country fan.... especially this "new" country which just seems all glitz with little substance and sounds more pop than country. Now Dwight Yoakam's songs, on the other hand, would never be mistaken for anything other than traditional country music and the stories he tells are stark and unapologetically raw. I would have chosen different arrangements; less fiddle and steel guitars and more mandolin and acoustic guitars but with songwriting this strong these minor quibbles. 4 stars

This feels like home. A bit murdery too, but not the creepiest murdery country songs. So, that's kinda a shame

jaunty country - I liked this one

Solid album.

Listened Before? N This guy is awesome. One of my all-time favorite country voices and he doesn't push an agenda. Just old school country and a smooth as butter voice. Awesome record. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: I Got You

Yeah, all right. That was actually pretty good. That's right on the cusp of this bullshit pop country disease we have and the classic, "outlaw" country that came before.

I don’t care for this sort of thing, but this is a good example of it. Dwight Yoakam is a very good singer who is skilled at the traditional country and western vocal affectations.

it was ok for the first few tracks, enjoyed the production quality, but not my thing.

I like it but i think his previous 2 albums are better.

Great stuff.

Dwight Yoakam is the sweet spot of all country for me and this is his most complete album. He’s not Nashville he’s not Bakersfield he’s not honky tonk he’s not rock, but he’s each of those things and more when he feels like it without ever seeming hewn to the rules or expectations of any of them, and without ever seeming like he’s cramming them together without thought. The title track is perhaps the all time masterpiece of the Killin’ Folk What Done Ya Wrong genre of songwriting. He’s a master of sad sack country songwriting. The Pete Anderson guitar work is often imitated and rarely matched by other artists. 1 star deducted for the hymnal.

hell yea dude we're honkin AND we're tonkin I don't love this guy's voice if I'm honest but I do like his inflection and the tunes is there anything like listening to country jams with the windows down at night in the summer when it's starting to cool off

Buenos Noches from a lonely room, that feeling of just sauntering / slowly dancing to stuff like this. It’s not my genre but it’s loveably nostalgic.

Immediately transported to the countryside. Found myself bobbing along happily and tapping my feet.

Haven’t come across a country album that these 1001 list makers have selected that I disliked yet… thank god I’m a country boy, I guess…

i love this guy and hes a great actor !!

Imagine sitting--drunk on broken dreams--in a dusty, empty honky tonk with this album playing on the jukebox, dust motes playing in the slanted, sunlit air, the lonesome music echoing off the over-decorated, uncaring walls. Lost somewhere north of Los Angeles, close enough to know the big city's a real sumbitch.

I like country

I'm not a country fan but I enjoyed this a lot. Maybe Dwight Yoakam reminded me of classic country artists like Willie Nelson or the George's (Jones or Strait). Or maybe it's because he honed his craft in California and has ties to Buck Owens, and I enjoyed Buck and his Bakersfield sound quite a bit. I love how his lyrics are a little dark and demented, whether the accompanying sound is uptempo or a soft ballad, and how he brings in some cool twang and other country sounds via slide or steel pedal guitar in addition to mandos or fiddles. The best of the soft ballads are One More Name, the title track (favorite of this style), and I Sang Dixie. The best of the uptempo songs are I Got You, What I Don't Know, Home of the Blues (favorite of this style), and Streets of Bakersfield (although if it wasn't for Buck maybe this would be rated a bit lower). I wouldn't mind at all hearing more from Yoakam.

Am album from 1988 with an old country vibe. I dig it. And it was short too

Fun country

Ay caramba Im into it

I got excited for brass from the latin inspired title only to find a bog standard country album. Ugh. It's brilliantly executed of course, I just don't like it.

With the intro of the first song I was totally expecting to hate it. I mean, I enjoy outlaw country but this seemed like the progenitor of today's terrible bro-country. But man, once the singing started it was great. Funny, full of pathos, telling a relatable story. And of course the influence of mariachi music on Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room was a welcome surprise. So, so good.

Always on the edge of listening to Yoakam as he was a little to "big" more alt. country tastes. But he is good. Real good.

This album is like a McDonald's of country music. You keep going back because you like it. It's not especially great but by no means is it bad. It's comfortable, pleasant and satisfying. I like Dwight Yoakam and I'm a sucker for the Bakersfield sound so I enjoyed this.

yeeeeehaw

Mint

California Country

Solid album. Thanks to (Bruce reco'd) "Cocaine and Rhinestones" I have gained an appreciate of the Bakersfield sound that comes through in different doses on this album.

I went into this album fully expecting to not enjoy it. Country music usually sounds so silly to my ears, to the point where it is almost comical. However, I found my enjoyment to be increasing more and more as each track went on. There is some really nice guitar playing to be found here, as well as some interesting storytelling. I’m happy for this album to have disproved my expectations.

I've been a Dwight Yoakam fan since the 90s, but never really noticed until listening to the final track that he has a very bluegrass vocal style. Paired with music heavily influenced by the Bakersfield sound, he was a standout on country radio in the 80s and 90s. Each track stands on its own as a distinct song, but arranged here together on this album, they tell a story. The whole album was enjoyable.

Classic country at its best!

Really solid country album. I listened through twice and really enjoyed it.

Ja, das finde ich guten, relaxten Country! Mit gefällts.

Pleasant enough but not my thing

Countryzinho beeem maneiro, curti

Loved

Total nurture bias, but this is comfort food for my ears. It might not be for all, but it just sits right with me.

feel-good classic country twang

Sentimental, authentic honky tonk done right.

There is something about the way the drums are mixed on this album that is just a little too crisp and sounds very late 80s to me. That counteracts and very strong set of songs a bit and slightly undercuts this album’s reputation as an arbiter of alternative country. Still, that’s a bit of a nitpick. I really enjoyed this album and can see how it helped spawn a lot of stuff that I also like.

Dwight Yokam is pretty dope, I won’t lie. A damn fine guitarist with a penchant for solid songwriting. I own his first album and could definitely see this join my country collection. B

I don’t get down with country often. I gotta say I like the twangy-ness here. I found What I Don’t Know and I Hear You Knockin’ to be my favorites.

Pretty good album with a more 80’s country sound

Riktigt bra! Nu har jag börjat gilla country!! Favoritlåt från albumet var What I dont know why. Albumet får 4/5 stjärnor. Riktigt bra låttexter!

Fairly gentle but very listenable country music, not a bad album at all to just sit back and listen to.

Fantastic bluesy country 4.5

I'll admit I started singing Guitars Cadillacs Hillbilly Muuusic in the middle of multiple songs that weren't that one, its not even on this album. Still enjoyed it

The past and future coolest man in country music and damn near the top in any genre. Just classic – both in terms of authenticity and allegiance to the tried and true forms, and in freshening the sound a bit. Not a loser in this bunch of songs, and nobody seems to like his job more than Dwight Yoakam does his. Only possible criticism is that it's a tad too cool, and edges slightly toward being a museum piece (which may be a feature rather than a bug, depending on one's views).

A good album, I really like the style of music. I liked the songs House of Blues, What I Don't Know and I Sang Dixie.

Down home fun

I know of Dwight Yoakam, but I couldn't say whether I've heard any of his music before. Everything on Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room was new to me. What I do know of Yoakam is that he has a place in country music that sits closer to classic country (Willie Nelson, Buck Owens) than it does some of the rhinestone county of the 70s and the pop version of country that hit in the 90s. There are multiple ties back to old-school, classic country. I enjoyed hearing the lap steel guitar and fiddle that was present throughout the album. "Hold On to God" is firmly rooted in the old school country version of gospel music. "One More Name" sounded like a song that was meant to be danced to, with a slow waltz. My favorite track was the title track, with the norteño accordion playing a prominent roll. "What I Don't Know" was good music, but I'm having a harder time with the once overlooked misogyny. The lyrics do tie Yoakam's music back to older country roots, but I'm having a harder time with those old murder ballads these days. Country music is not my first choice in general, but I could listen to this again. Rounding up to 4 stars.

I'm pretty sure the purpose of the 1001 albums list is for you to figure out how inoffensive country music is.

Though not my first choice of styles... especially as it seems a bit flamboyant country with even a mariachi kind of vibe to it. Still it is pretty catchy and i really like the lyrics... 1st four songs are bangers, and there's enough that is good/interesting that it was a fun listen.

This was an excellent new traditionalist album. Dwight Yoakam perfectly captures the sound and spirit of the genre while leaning into its honky-tonk elements and showing that he mastered the slow ballad as well. Yoakam was not part of the Nashville scene, something he publicly scorned, giving his music a less pop minded feel though it is still very polished. The first half of the album is thematically unified with the story of a jealous lover ending in murder. The rest of the album is similarly bleak despite the cheeriness of some of the music. Overall, this album succeeds because of its commitment to traditional country music and its lyrical cohesiveness.

yee haw

Solid country album

"Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room" is the third studio album by American Country singer and guitarist Dwight Yoakam. Yoakam was part of the "New Tradionalist" country movement which was a shift away from the polished sound coming out of Nashville at the time. The album was produced by guitarist Pete Anderson with the first part of the album exploring a concept theme of descent into the depths of honky-tonk hell concluding in a murder. The album reached #1 on the US Country Charts and #68 on the Billboard Top 200. The third single released "I Got You" opens the album. Country guitar and beat. The fiddle. We get a guitar solo. Yoakam is crooning. He starts the story by trying to make ends meet but at least he has his girl. Well, that optimistic start ends quickly in the second song "One More Name" as the narrator hears his girl mentioning other names while sleeping. This is a waltz, so much slower. The story concludes in "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore a Red Dress)." This is a murder ballad as the narrator tracks down and kills his girlfriend who's with another guy. An acoustic guitar, a rattle and in comes Flaco Jiménez on the accordion. Very Tex-Mex. This reminds me a lot of Gram Parsons and is one of the best songs on the album. The fiddle opens and dominates "I Sang Dixie." One of Yoakam's best known songs. Electronic and slide guitars. A man meets a US Southerner who is dying in LA and sings dixie to him. The man tells him to get back to the South. Yoakam gets one of his idols Buck Owens to join him on a duet on Homer Joy's "The Streets of Bakersfield." We get all the instruments here...slide guitar, fiddle, accordion. The album ends in a more upbeat way in "Hold On to God." Sort of country gospel. Outstanding backing vocals by the Lonesome Strangers. This is a really good album. Yoakam's voice is great with the twang thing and his crooning. The music is very country at its backbone but there's a waltz, a Tex-Mex flair with the accordion and song homages to Johnny Cash and Buck Owens. A lot of this album that reminds me of Gram Parsons of that's a very good thing.

Pleasantly surprised with this album. All good songs. I actually knew two of them despite not recognizing the artist name. This is very similar to the catchy pop country style that was dominant in the 90s without being overly produced like a lot of them.

Wow, that was such a soulful album. Not a genre I’ve listened to much, if at all. But I really enjoyed it!

I loved this album. Great country.

Really liked this one. Good old fashioned country music with excellent musicianship

Your typical (but very high quality) 80s country album. This has hints of pop country a few years before Shania, but mostly the recognizable guitar & fiddle affair. Not my style, but I didn’t hate it. Low 4

I'd have to listen a few more times to give it a fair shake.

I'm only familiar with a couple of Dwight Yoakam songs, and neither one of them is on this album, sadly. I'm pretty picky about my country music, so I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about this album. I really loved the arrangements on this album. While the lyrics tend to maintain the same bleak tone throughout the album, the overall sound varies from song to song, which keeps things interesting from start to finish. There was plenty of guitar twang, fiddle, piano, and pedal steel guitar that helped create this album's unique sound. I loved the addition of the accordion on a few tracks as well, to add some tejano flare. To top it all off, Dwight's voice was the icing on the cake. His unique twang has such a sincere quality to it, and nothing about his singing feels phoned in. The lyrics on this album were incredibly unique as well. The album started off with the honky tonk humor of "I Got You," where Dwight bemoans financial misfortunes with some seriously redneck hyperbole and 'bless-your-heart-isms' (I made that phrase up). As funny as that song was, I really hope there was nothing meant by "a little man whose name is Saul," because it sure reeks of antisemitism. From there though, the album doesn't really return to anything humorous, as the lyrics delve into heartbreak, infidelity, and a shocking murderous twist at the end of the title track. Maybe it's just the fact that racism seems to be going mainstream again these days, but "I Sang Dixie" sure hasn't aged well, and the idea of honoring anyone with "rebel spirit" is pretty off-putting. Overall, despite some questionable lyrics, this album was really great. It's exactly what I want in a country album: authenticity, great twang, and a good mix of influences. It was really interesting to read up about Dwight Yoakam being spurned by Nashville and the country music industrial complex, and I really dig his mentality, and I can see why this album made the list. It seems like the divide between Nashville (aka, post-9/11 faux-patriotic bullshit) and the rest of country music is still raging today, making this album even more relevant.

So I’ve always found this style of country singing - with the catch in the throat - a rule turn off. So it says something about the strength of these songs that I really enjoyed this. Good tunes, dark lyrics

Enjoyed this in the background. A bit sad that a talent like this goes dim after years of individual success as well as paired with other talent. Excellent choice to make the list

Very high-production value country with a real compressed studio pop to every twang, the album nonetheless has a neo-traditional sound, highlighting classic folk instruments - fiddle, mandolin, banjo, accordion, lap steel - on the solos paired with a classic bright clean telecaster with dialled in slap echo+tremelo providing in the main licks and a big reverby drum sound. The vocals are straight from the nose in a classic kind of pinched 'high lonesome' style and the lyrics are textbook stuff all about the women that break your heart and the trucks that break your back. The accordion tracks especially bring a Tejano/cumbia sound to the Bakersfield style while the melodic phrasing and harmonies are often straight-up bluegrass. Overall, an odd combination of polished and rootsy that I can imagine annoyed a lot of people invested in the authenticity aura of country but it sounds good and is a musically fun strut through some bleak themes. Favorites: I Got You, What I Don't Know, Buenas Noches, Pillow

I had a nice review that i saved for this but it’s gonebutbasically I really really enjoyed this. It was a truly beautiful album from an artist I’ve never heard before and he resally was fantastic. I do apologize as I am a little drunk writing this at the moment but for me this is a borderline 5 stars not there quite but damn are we close. A lot of great sounds and a really just great listen -B (arley listened… jk)

Love this era of country so much

It was refreshing to get a country album after so many rock albums. There are some fun songs on this album. It's classic 80s country, which, for the record, I hated in the 80s but came to appreciate in the 2000s. This will never be a favorite for me, but it's a solid take and it's good to see different genres on this list. 4/5

liked this one

Now this is what I love about this app. No way I'm ever on my own accord checking out a 80s country album from an artist I'm not familiar with. Loved most of the songs on here. Still an adjustment to properly enjoy the slow soft country ballads though. Can't shake the feeling that I'm an alcoholic that's lost his family in a bar in some shithole highway town. Other than that though - absolute ripper. Also love that he loved his pants so much he needed the whole pair on the album artwork itself. Props.

Très belle découverte j'adore

Swinging country music. I don’t remember listening to Dwight Yoakam but knowing him as Julia Roberts’s ex-husband. This is a good country album, catchy. Kind of higher than a 3.5 and slightly below a 4. I’ll round up because I wasn’t expecting much and got a lot more than I expected.

Very solid entry in the "sad sack" genre of modern but very roots-oriented country. I'm not sure it brings anything much new to the table. But so proficient that's maybe a nit pick.

Cool old school country vibe with some great musicianship.

i will likely never become a regular listener of Dwight's brand of country, but man he does it well. great voice, great music.

Not really a country guy but I dug it

Nice to get some country on here. Dwight Yoakam has such a unique voice. I liked learning about his history a little, and how he does everything on his own terms.

That fiddle, and that voice, are the soundtrack in my mom’s Ford Escort in 1991! I enjoyed the first half of this Dwight Yoakam album and thought the second half was kind of corny and stale. Good memories…my mom loved this brand of country music. The golden age of country for me, too.

I don't like this style of music, but for some reason, I enjoyed this album quite a bit. It's still old-skool country to me.

Sounds more of a rock album than I would have expected - maybe cos he was not in Nashville. Still plenty of country music tropes though, from listing all the ways his life sucks (in the opener) to clear threats to kill a cheating lover (in a couple of songs!)

This was interesting. I had never really listened to country before so it was nice to get a chance to.

Dwight Yoakam! I haven't heard that name since I was a kid. I know it's country, but I don't think I've ever heard him before. Only thing I really know about him is that he was going out with Sharon Stone when basic instinct came out, and dumped her when everyone else saw her moot hahaha. Ok, that was way more old school than expected. I really enjoyed it? Some was upbeat, some slower numbers, some of it even sounded like volksmusik... of all things. Great production, plus he can sing and play really well. Pleasantly surprised. 4/5.

Surprisingly, I liked it quite a bit despite not being a huge country fan - overall pretty solid.

Some good ol honky-tonk.

Good old country

An excellent slice of some great country music. Dwight has a classic voice and some great songs.

The cover of Home of the Blues is better than the original in every way, the solo is very inventive with the use of harmonics. Good album with great guitar work.

I have learned more and more over the years that the country style rooted in Bakerfield honky-tonk is most likely my favorite style. This album hits all those notes, along with some Tex-Mex accordion sounds as well. Really enjoyable record.

I wasn’t in the mood, but could tell this was a great album.

Great ole country, sad songs by Dwight

4.25

good country album

Happy, relaxed country. A good time.

This album makes want to marry my cousin...

Really enjoyed this album. Chicken Pickin at it's best. Love the slide guitar and the fiddle. Found his voice pretty agreeable as well. Helps me start to bridge that gap between Folk/Americana/Traditional music and contemporary pop country.

som country muito agradável, curti

dark songs of honky-tonk life, beautifully crafted

Country boy, yee haw

wow i did not think i could like country music. my favourite song would be the one with the same name as the album.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWW

Went damn hard.

This was another album that I liked in general but can’t really pick out a specific song I really liked. It was just a solid blues, country, honky think revival album. Fav song: I got you

Really Starting to enjoy this one.

4.0.good

That was fun ...

Good

только добрался, на 4 точно будет! такое true кантри

Favorites: One More Name, What I Don't Know, Home of the Blues, Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room, I Sang Dixie, Streets of Bakersfield, Floyd County, Hold on to God.

Very good. Has a vibe to it that I really enjoy.

idk honky tonk country? Surprisingly good. At least 8/10

I'm not into Country and so this guy was new to me. But a pleasant listen. 2,5

Yoaked

Eh. This one's okay. Dwight Yoakam's Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room is a pretty standard country album all things considered. The music here sounds pretty good, but for being the best part of the album, it's still pretty average. Dwight's singing is alright. I don't have anything against his voice, but I don't love it either. The writing isn't my favorite. I'm not a fan of the songs like "What I Don't Know" where Dwight basically sings about killing an unfaithful partner. I'm not against country songs about killing people, but all I'll say is that "I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die" and "But if I find out that you've been cheatin', what I don't know might get you killed" have very different energies behind them, and I think one is clearly better than the other. Other songs like "Streets of Bakersfield" are definitely better, but still not amazing. I really don't have much to say here. It's an average country album. 3/5. Now can I please get something better than a 3/5?

I enjoyed most of this album a lot but the whole domestic violence thing kind of took some of the fun out of it

Liked it until the domestic violence 🙃

Actually not bad for a country album, still didn't particularly love it.

Not bad, but definitely not my jam.

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

I am a fan but don’t this album too well.

Country twang One more name She wore red dresses Streets of bakersfield

A pretty straight forward country album, very upbeat. I'll give it a high 3

Had no idea what genre this was (from the artist or album name or the cover) before it started. But it ticked all the “country” tropes from the very first note to the last. Which is fine for about 4-5 tracks. Beyond that, very samey. Feels like this is how Disney would have done a country album. And I bet all his other albums sound exactly the same.

Can't fault this one, but it's really not my cup of tea.

Love Dwight, but he has better albums. Still some great guitar licks in here though.

Pretty decent Country album here from Dwight. Great opening track, likely my favourite. Pretty wild he straight up murdered that girl in the title track. Some good country lines throughout, musically could have been more interesting. 3 stars

I don't mind me a little 80s country. Had some polka aspects at times which isn't bad as a Midwestern boy. 3/5

not the biggest fan of country, and much of this is fairly typical country of the era. At least that's better than 70s over-produced country or modern "pop" country. Overall, it wasn't too bad - at least until that final way too religious tune.

Nice enough

I think this is as old country as newer country gets. Distinct vocals. Great guitars. Great sound. Although it's not my cup of tea, I totally understand the vibe for those looking for a sing-along or a story.

Too much country in this list. That said, this was okay.

NICE TO SEE YA BACK IN BUCEES

Enjoyed it overall. Standout songs: One more name I hear you knockin' Streets of Bakersfield

Me gustó bastante, es un country piola. No suelo escuchar este tipo de música, pero la verdad super entretenido y agradable al oído. 7/10

A lot of these songs kind of all sound the same to me. I actually like this era of country music, but this isn't the best.

Inoffensive country. Doesn't really bring anything to the table, but it's not harsh to listen to. Wouldn't be surprised if I heard songs like "I Sang Dixie" or "Floyd County" in a store somewhere. Very ear-friendly, but a bit too safe for my liking.

Probably a good representative of where country was at in the late 80's. Leaning country-pop, but still some of that twang to it. I understand that Mr. Yoakam wasn't too popular with Nashville at the time too, instead crafting his own thing separate from the country capital of America. This album breezes by and is crafted pretty well. The singles shine and the rest is pretty bleak at some points (if you're into themes of adultery and the like...) It was tolerable.

Alright 3/5

- Really nothing much to say here, just a nice easy listening album

Good

I didn’t find anything remarkable about it. And I do enjoy this genre of country.

Review - this is a good fun country album. Score - 6.5/10 Need to listen? YES

Good classic country album, always liked Dwight yoakam and this was a good one!

7/10. This one has that classic country heartbreak feel—lonely, dramatic, and very clear in its mood. Not every track sticks, but the atmosphere is well done.

Not everyone likes country, I get it. But Dwight doing a concept album should be celebrated. But then again.... it's Dwight doing a concept album. Mid artist, Mid album idea.

There’s a strange tension running through this album. On the one hand it’s impeccably made country music - tight Bakersfield snap, proper songs, no wasted motion, enough accordion and rhythmic bounce to periodically threaten a full toot-toot outbreak. On the other, the emotional world it describes is bleakly unstable. These aren’t songs about grand romance so much as people trying to remain psychologically operational inside chronic insecurity. What surprised me was how Californian the whole thing felt once I settled into it. Not Hollywood California, but migrant California - highways, temporary rooms, drift, labour, emotional transience, people carrying “home” around inside themselves because the physical version has long since dissolved. Steinbeck with an overextended credit card. The Buck Owens influence is obvious in the sound, but the emotional weather feels much later and more exhausted. The album is full of movement, but very little liberation. Characters leave, drift, pack suitcases, stand at junctions, circulate through bars and streets, but rarely seem to arrive anywhere stable. Relationships aren’t treated romantically so much as infrastructurally - load-bearing emotional arrangements keeping people functional in a coercive economic landscape. That’s why the loneliness lands so hard. The songs understand that when continuity collapses, ordinary life itself starts to feel unstable. What kept fascinating me was the contrast between the emotional content and the musical presentation. “Streets of Bakersfield” is basically social exclusion and hobo precarity delivered with enough rhythmic uplift to keep the dance floor alive. A lot of American roots music seems built around this contradiction - despair transformed into socially usable momentum. British melancholy often stops and observes itself. This music keeps moving because stopping might mean total collapse. And yet, for all the insight and emotional realism, I never quite stopped feeling the limitation of the form. The album observes hardship brilliantly, but ultimately accepts the conditions as given. Endure, continue, sing, hold on to God, get through another morning. There’s very little sense that the wider machinery producing all this insecurity could itself be altered. That’s probably the point where my instincts diverge from the tradition. Still, as musical anthropology, this was deeply rewarding. Not a record I’d revisit often, but one that revealed a coherent emotional civilisation underneath a genre I’d previously kept at arm’s length.

musica country, un 3 porque no estuvo mal ni bien

Singing voice like a hound dog baying for it's supper! That's country music. I like it but I guess I've been more open to country but more the blues based or rockabilly style than the POP with TWANG. It's the singing voice can get you. Yoakim's voice is pretty par for course. Streets of Bakersfield is pretty good with accordion. Gives it a mariachi band vibe to it. 3

His voice is great, the production quality is top notch, but this isn't my thing. '80's and '90's country is just too manufactured sounding for my tastes when it comes to country and western music.

Never guessed this would be country

I only like very few country singers, and Dwight Yoakam is now one of them. It was a pretty chill country album with clear Mexican rancheras influences. Will definitely listen to again when I'm in the mood for country, which is rarely.

Happy to see a 80-90s country album on a list that has almost none. This was good but not my favourite Dwight album b

I got my country music roots working in a townie bar in Emmitsburg, MD for 2 years - I’m no expert, but I think I know the difference between roots country / good country & trash country. This feels like real country music. If A Thousand Miles from Nowhere were on this album I’d have a hard time not rating it higher

Being 80s Country, I was prepared to be turned off to this. Since I sort of equate that time period in that genre with sort of "rock with twang." But this was more traditional and thus better than I expected.

I mostly enjoyed this. It was a nice mix of more traditional sounding country, bluegrass tinges on a gospel song, and occasional mariachi vibes - all paired with mostly lovely instrumentation and great vocals. I'm trying to wrap my head around, tho, why some of the violence against women in country music doesn't tend to strike the chord that it does in hip hop. Does it feel more like a fantastical story & less real? Is there a tongue in cheek quality to country while rap is aiming for a gritty true-to-life feel? Some of the lyrics here felt a little more chilling than Johnny Cash singing 'I took a shot of cocaine & shot my woman down' for some reason....but still didn't rub quite the wrong way that Eminem singing about murdering his ex does. An interesting question I don't know I have the answer to.

I've seen Dwight Yokum live. I know he has good music. Most of the songs on this album aren't the ones I would call 5 star. Are the quintessential 1980s/1990s country and do they immediatelyhold a place in my heart just because of that? 100%. Are there better DY albums that could have made the list? 100%.

6 - AVERAGE

Just above average C&W

Un género q no había escuchado mucho

tranquilo, chill

By all standard metrics, this is an exceptional country music album. It's got honky tonk, fiddles, accordion, yodel-y vocals and a Buck Owens cover. But it all leaves me cold. I feel all those things are done to the extreme; almost to the point of parody. I also feel that's just a sign of late 80's county. That's when country music started getting a lot of polish. It feels very slick and over produced. Some of it feels like they said "Turn the treble all the way up and fire the bass player! We want to make sure this sounds good on AM radio" Dwight Yoakum is a real talent and a credit to the genre. I'm giving 3 stars but honestly I kind of hated this so don't listen to me.

Favorite Track: Streets of Bakersfield

I mean, hell yeah

Me pareció un buen disco de country, entretenido y con buenos tracks, pero tampoco me voló la cabeza ni encontré algo especialmente novedoso como para considerar su lugar en esta lista. No me la pasé mal, pero Yoakam tampoco me pareció el gran descubrimiento.

I'm not a fan of country and western music so don't really know how to assess this. Is it best in class? Maybe so, but Dwight Yoakam is not a name I'm familiar with so perhaps not. The big names in this genre are bound to make an appearance on this app but meantime I couldn't hear anything here to make me want to give a high score.

A reasonably enjoyable listen, but frankly it felt pretty indistinguishable from a lot of other country music. Standard, overly polished, and ultimately lacking in originality.