Reviews (page 6 of 8)
I Got You 3.3 One More Name 2.5 What I Don't Know 2.8 Home of the Blues 2.7 Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses) 3 I Hear You Knockin' 3 I Sang Dixie 2.7 Streets of Bakersfield 3 Floyd County 2.4 Send Me the Pillow 2.3 Hold On to God 2.4 Score: 2.736363636
Am album from 1988 with an old country vibe. I dig it. And it was short too
No
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW 2 sterren. Het is een country album, waar ik best voor open sta, maar dit is niet iets wat ik ooit nog een keer ga luisteren. Gewoon niet heel erg bijzonder en eigenlijk een beetje saai. Ook dat nummer over hoe die zn vriendin vermoord omdat ze hem verlaat? Onnodig makker, onnodig. FAVO: Streets of Bakersfield
*yawns* *stretches* Plinky plunky fiddley wibbly tales of woe.
01) I Got You - 6,5 02) One More Name - 6,5 03) What I Don't Know - 6,0 04) Home of the Blues - 5,5 05) Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses) - 5,0 06) I Hear You Knockin - 5,5 07) I Sang Dixie - 5,5 08) Streets of Bakersfield - 5,5 09) Floyd County - 5,5 10) Send Me the Pillow - 5,5 11) Hold On to God - 5,5 TOTAL: 5,68 (57/100) Current ranking: 254/300 This is my 300th album and the situation is as follows: ★★★★★ - 33 albums ★★★★ - 111 albums ★★★ - 99 albums ★★ - 37 albums ★ - 20 albums My average rating is 3,33 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" is the best, and Joanna Newsome's "YS" is the worst so far. At least in my opinion. And for my mini-anniversary, I got a country album. For me, as a non-American, Country is not exactly a genre that is close and familiar to me. I can't really identify with those country laments and with that culture where it seems normal to put a gun to the head of a woman who leaves you... She wore red dresses but now she lay dead? I mean, really... You poor excuse for a man...
Just awful, Dixie bullshit
I just can't do this. It's crazy how fast listening to songs like this makes me want to kick my wife, crash my dog and shoot my truck.
Not my normal fair, but it's not bad.
Fun country
This was fine as honky-tonk country but perhaps because it wasn't his album that I grew up hearing all the time on long road trips (This Time) it didn't really stand out to me. His voice is still great which makes it inoffensive despite the super grim and bleak subject matter the lyrics entail. Standout is the foot-tapping inducing "Streets of Bakersfield".
I don’t recognize the songs, but I recognize the sounds. It sounds like 80s country. So far this is still not for me. Ok, the intro to “buenos noches from a lonely room” has a very nice intro. I think it’s the vocals that I really don’t like. I liked the last song. I’m torn on this album. I like some of the songs and guitar work, but overall there is something cheesy about the sound that is not sitting well with me.
The Hillbilly King
Ay caramba Im into it
Nope
The guy playing electric guitar is standout on this album. Nice tone, nice phrasing. The Tex-Mex sound from the accordion adds to the title track also. Solid album, no dud songs. The 37 minute run time is just exactly perfect.
If I asked AI to come up with a country album, this would be it. Ooh my love left me. Ooh she’s dead. Ooh I wanna drink. Oooh.
Theres lots of country I like, this I did not
Mér leist ekki á blikinu í fyrsta laginu, en svo skánaði þetta nú aðeins. Raddbeitingin er svaka köntrí og ekki mjög sjarmerandi, en lögin eru basic og fín sem slík, og fiðlurnar hjálpa. Ætla ekki að renna aftur, en gat alveg hlustað á þetta eins og eitthvað annað.
det här är inte bra
Vilken jävla sliskig sörja.
Another total waste of time!
3.36
Really country Too country for me. 3/5
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.
This is average pop music. Nothing special about it.
Я обещал себе, что поставлю 1 следующему хонки-тонк альбому - и вот мы здесь. Но это не такой уже плохой альбом. Песни приятные. Лучшая песня - Home of the Blues.
Not my thing but not terrible I guess
country..... enough said
As American as it gets.
Not a fan of country music. This is no exception.
jumala kiittää goood... gooood.... bless us gooooood... gawd.... Lupaan uskollisuuden Amerikan yhdysvaltojen lipulle ja tasavallalle, jota se edustaa, yhdelle kansakunnalle Jumalan alaisuudessa, jakamattomassa, vapaudessa ja oikeudenmukaisuudessa kaikille. ja kaikille vitun huorille!!! saatana margareetta miksi jätit mut!!!!!!!!! Jumala........ yksi ylhäväinen........ kaikkitietävä katselija......... luoja lumoitsija........ pliiis pliiis pliiis!!!!!!! posauta margareetti lutka pää tohjoksi!!!!!!!! streets of bakersfield
Perfectly fine.
Some pleasant and easy-to-listen to country. Not an incredibly stand-out album but one that feels authentic to its genre and remains charming all the way through. Oh, and it’s also a concept album about cheating and a murder which is kinda cool (not the murder, the concept)
From someone who doesn’t really like country music, this wasn’t too bad
Turns into weird Christian country. Didn't like that.
I’m shocked at how much I liked this. It’s still country, I’ll probably never listen to this again, but I enjoyed it
was chill
While I do appreciate the talented musicians, this is not my jam. When I tell people that I don’t like country music this is the type of twangy voice that comes to mind. This album in particular covers many of the stereotypes of country music - drinking, being left by his woman, someone getting shot…..it’s too much. Pass.
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.
Good
Not unlistenable is about as enthusiastic as I can get about this album.
I'm usually not into country music (especially pop country, makes my ears bleed) unless we're talking Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings (outlaw, storytelling country) or George Strait, Randy Travis and even Garth Brooks if the air is just right. But this album is not bad. It becomes a little slow and monotonous with little uptempo, but the lyrics are great. This is a great feeling sorry for yourself with a bottle of your favorite dizzy water. Overall, a good country album!
HAHAHHAHA THIS IS A JOKE RIGHT. This actually sounds like what an AI would make if you asked it to make a boring country album. The moment it started I knew I was in trouble.
Sad songs for sad cowboys
Pretty decent for country music. Didn't sound too '80s except for some of the drums. I recognized Buck Owens singing on one of the songs, so doing this challenge is paying off. Still has some of the annoying country music trappings that I'm not a fan of, like letting his voice crack, and he's got a nasally voice sometimes.
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.
Solid country album. I just don't like them!
Fun music, nicely twangy voice, not so sure about the content. I mean I know Roger Daltrey isn't a pinball wizard; I realize Dwight Yoakam didn't actually kill a girl for cheating. But still, it's little off putting. (I'm less sure what to do with some of the other questionable lyrics.) Otherwise, quite a lot of fun to listen to. 3.5
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
All Dwight is good, but this ain’t his best album by a longshot.
Look it’s not that bad but like nothing here stands out, the vibes are super fucking right wing lame, and his voice ain’t that great. The accordion is cool and there’s a couple nice songs. 3/10 I really can’t decide on 1 or 3 stars but the bad taste of “I sang Dixie” and knowing the people I know who’d like it is helping me make my choice
Country music just hits sometimes and this album was well done. Top talent
Well certainly nothing that makes me think "whoa, here's a country artist/song that doesn't rely on tired anachronistic banal recitations of the same barely legitimated past." Seriously, 1988? And all you could think of was this? I know, lets put some horns and Mexican-to nonMexicans-sounds and call the album Buenas Noches! That'll be intriguing! Yeesh.
It’s great to hear some country mixed up in this collection. DY has a really good voice and the songs are interesting vignettes but it all does blur into one for me.
This was a really easy listen. Good songs, good arrangements. That said, I couldn't get to a 4-star. A solid 3.5, but I guess there is still something about the genre I have yet to embrace.
Musically, this is pretty dope. Some excellent and inventive guitar playing, good melodies and arrangements, etc. But lyrically, this had me either rolling my eyes or cringing. "I Sang Dixie" was particularly offensive.
It's better than Nashville crap, but it's still crap.
California Country
middle of the road 3 stars
another fucking 2 star and i swear i'm ending it
Not a style I'm thrilled about but it's decent
I'll save you the trouble, Dwight got dumped, and he wasted that no-good lyin' cheatin' whore. This seemed to perk him up. Some reviewers mention they like the Mexican influence in this album, I say, if you want Tejano, go listen to proper Tejano. 🤠
The music makes your feet fall asleep.
Okay. So I do not like country music. Like at all. That being said, I didn't mind this album so much, because there was some breaks from the repetitiveness. Although overall it was rather repetitive. I don't know country music just all sort of sounds the same to me. But like I said some of the songs on this album did stuff a little differently and that was a nice break. I also have enjoyed Dwight Yoakam in some of his acting roles that I've seen so that helped. I am also more inclined to appreciate this style of country music, when compared to modern country music. Because well, this is actual music. Whereas modern country music is nothing more than corporate, paint by numbers pandering. As Bo Burnham said, it's textbook pandering. And it's honestly insulting. So I appreciate the fact that there is actual musicianship here. But with all that being said, I still don't like country music... Like at all.
not for me
It’s good but it ain’t for me, aren’t really feeling it. Favourite got to be Streets of Bakersfield. It was a country album but I do enjoy the easy beats and guitars but it isn’t my cup of tea.
I was never a fan of country music but I'm starting to appreciate it.
Country animado. Ni fu ni fa.
Country. Agradable pero no uau.
A little lacking in lyrical content, but not an unpleasant listen. I could’ve done without the last song which felt like a spiritual left turn that changed the whole vibe of the album.
Shut up man. This is the worst kind of Country and Western IMHO. Extremely plodding, every song has an undercurrent of toxic masculinity, and the actual musicality is limited AF. There are one or two nicer moments, but for a 36 minute album, it doesn't half drag.
E ainda tem mais discos de country. Conheci e só.
Boring
Música country estándar.
Pleasant but didn’t knock my socks off
Is anyone else bothered that the title song is about murder? The music has some creative sparks, but the lyrics are what I would term the "religion" of country music--tropes without introspection or any depth. At least half the songs are about how women have done the singer wrong. No real story telling. Just an overall maudlin or patriarchal point of view. And what is deal with the album cover? Lacks depth.
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room is just average country stuff, we've had some good and bad efforts from the genre, this is an easy 2 that is just okay listening and might be better for Tim driving through AZ today than it was for me on a dreary June morning in Hammersmith :D it's also not exactly the most progressive lyrically either, lots of older country stuff deals with some pretty bad themes but this one isn't one of the better efforts.
Vocals are pretty ropey, lyrics are worse. I'm not a massive country fan at the best of times, but this isn't even good country. And then he goes painfully cringey religious on the last track. 1/5.
I like the “Bakersfield Sound” bit not much of a Yoakam fan.
Solid album. I liked this one generally. The ballads were good, but some of the more upbeat honkey tonk tunes had that 80s drum sound and vocal style that I find hard to like. ***
So stereotypical it borders on parody. I agree with other reviews here… if not for the vocals and lyrics this would be a great country album.
Enjoyed it surprisingly more than expected.
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.
Good little ditty. But it’s still basic country, done before, nothing original nor unique about it. Country needs a spark, otherwise its just retreads.
Really enjoyable Saturday AM listen.
This was fine. Basically exactly what I expected, I guess.
Not my cup of tea. This is like the country equivalent of overblown 80s rock. It's too clean, I like my country with more grit and grime. There should be no need to put a MIDI keyboard clap on a country song lol, though that was probably more cutting edge back then. His "country voice" is a little too exaggerated for me too. Otherwise, it's not really bad per say, but it's not my thing.
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.
Bit rubbish
Some good
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.
2/5
I couldn't find anything to recommend this. The covers are bad, the originals are worse. A kind of Country Karaoke. All the tropes without any of the wit or wisdom. Awful.
Too twee, too twang. Ta ta.
Not essential, there's much better country
I'm not really familiar with this guy. Although I am more receptive to country music than most, this album is not really hitting for me. The material is a bit scattershot. A lot of the instrument parts sound great (yet...why accordion?) however the drums and the vocals are not really doing anything for me. If you don't have a drummer or a singer, you don't have a band.
Perfectly fine for what it is- I just don’t really like country
I really think country, when it’s good, might be my favorite genre. Townes Van Zandt is my favorite artist (who doesn’t have an album on this list basically making the whole thing invalid) so I’m going into this with an open mind. Never listened to Dwight before. Shockingly not terrible. He does shoot a woman in a song which was shocking. I think if you’re going to include an album that represents the birth of pop country in the 80s and 90s this is a good choice. It’s just not like. Great.
This is pure country music with none of the salubrious effects of Delta Blues or Rock 'n Roll that created Alt-Country. It's so typical, straight Grand Ole Opry stuff, it's almost a self-parody. A CM meme. I'll give this two stars only to put it above Marilyn Manson.
Classic country at its best!
Hyvä, nukahin
A pretty standard country record. I grew up with parents that listened to country radio. I know Dwight Yoakam quite well. Yet I didn’t know any of these songs. What’s that about? Anyway I know that part of his persona is that he was a throwback to older style country music. And that’s that this is. Perfectly fine. But I doubt I’ll be rushing to relisten to this. 3/5
I like Dwight’s voice and delivery a lot. I like other of his albums better. And I really hate I Sang Dixie.
Really good country. Pulls from the classics and makes it his own.
Kinda surprised it took me this long to get a country album. Doesn’t do it for me.
Yup. That’s country.
I was not previously familiar with the artist or album. It's a straight country album. I'm not a big fan of country like this so I couldn't get through it. I can appreciate that the songs do change in feel and instrumentation a little bit so at least there's a little variety. But it is not something I will come back to.
Nope.
This stinks. Is he a monster?
A little too honky tonk for me but there are some dittys.
gross
Country and western doesn't hit quite right when it's pouring down outside.
I'm not sure why you'd pick this out of his first three albums?
Greatly disliked this misogynistic claptrap
Ol Yoakam the local yokel. I enjoyed this, and even kept one, What I Don’t Know.
Country departures are always fun, this one's got some cool Mexican music elements to it, especially on that song with Buck Owens, another guy we've had on the list oddly enough. I know nothing of Dwight Yoakam except that he's got a funy name. As far as album's go, this one's alright. Doesn't do much for me, but still a fairly refreshing inclusion. Favorite tracks: One More Name, Buenos Noches from a Lonely Room, Streets of Bakersfield. Album art: Not entirely sure what we're looking at, think it's just two action shots of Dwight. One his head and shoulders, the other his legs. He seems to have on a mariachi type outfit, which is dope. I was in Cancun recently and we saw a Mexican heritage show, and there was an all-female mariachi band that performed and absolutely killed it, incredible show and music. Made me think I need to do some research to find the best mariachi album ever made, that should probably be on this list (maybe even in place of this one). 3/5
Really solid country album. I listened through twice and really enjoyed it.
This is some good ole honky tonk. Makes me want to tap my boot on the floor with a beer. Classic little guitar licks throughout all the songs. The subject matter is fairly sad like you would expect from country. Overall, super enjoyable country songs with fun guitar throughout and I enjoy Dwight's voice a lot.
Hoy toca un completo desconocido. Siempre me gusta cuando eso sucede, más allá de si el disco me gusta o no. El country es un género muy yankee, que cuesta que pegue en otras latitudes. Noto, si, otro tipo de voz con la de Dwight Yoakam: no tan redneck. Hay canciones que las siento para soundtracks de películas de Tarantino, como "What I Don't Know" o "I Hear You Knockin'". No tengo mucho más para decir.
This was a good country album!
Countryalbum ohne Highlights - es plätschert gemütlich vor sich hin. Na dann: auf die 2nd choice list!
Ja, das finde ich guten, relaxten Country! Mit gefällts.
Pleasant enough but not my thing
I can’t even I couldn’t stand more than 10min
Exactly what I don't like about country music, distilled.
Typical country album nothing sticks out
This feels like Country music just before it started getting very Pop-esque and borrowing from Hip Hop. The record has a lot of twang, but a lot of rhythm as well. The writing is quite quintessential as far as Country music goes. Pretty decent.
A song about shooting his lover in the head because she found somebody else… How lovely. Next time shoot yourself, Mr. Yoakam, so we don’t have sit through more of your terrible music.
Good have mercy on me, I just don’t get any of it.
Definitely a rewind to my youth and listening to this stuff in my living room with my parents. Not something I’d go to but it’s still good stuff! Listen again: I wouldn’t choose it but wouldn’t turn it off if it was on Purchase for my collection: no Favourite Song: I got you
Don’t love his singing style, especially comparing it to Willie Nelson who sings straight. It makes it difficult to get engaged in the songs.
Countryzinho beeem maneiro, curti
6/10
Sappy little love songs all over this thing, the 80s country sound almost masked that for me, it’s fun and has that feel about it. (I like it a lot ). On “I Sang Dixie” it feels like he’s saying being a Confederate is a good thing. Is he saying that explicitly? Not really but it feels like he is. Buck Owens was good, but please leave him out of this.. :(
Some silver spoon country, no soul or heart in it. Lyrics were pretty bad
Not for me. 1/5
From the first note Dwight sang and I heard that classic country twang, I knew I was going to hate this album. It sounded like pretty standard country music from my limited understanding of the genre, and as such getting through the album was a struggle for me.
Loved
Good old country music. I would prefer it if it was shorter because every song sounded the same. Stand-out: Streets of Bakersfield
I’m not much of a country fan but this was pretty good. I give this 3 stars.
2.7/5 Best Track: idk
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
Generic country album
A great old country album.
Сидит сейчас такой ковбой или деревенщина рабочий где-то под Техасом, закуривает сигаретку, включает этот альбом и гордо произносит: ЭТО БАЗА.
Not terrible for country. I'm still jot really a fan of it, but it was lightyears better than current country music. 2/5
Sentimental, authentic honky tonk done right.
Dwight Yoakam’s Buenos Noches From A Lonely Room is not my cup of tea. Exploring country is not one of my goals, and although this album did interest me at time, I could never get fully engaged with it. My main issue with it is the stupidity of the lyrics and a distaste for his voice. On songs like One More Name and Streets of Bakersfield, the instrumentals offer much potential, but then he just starts singing. He should stop. All in all, Buenos Noches From A Lonely Room is an alright album. Best Song: I Heard You Knockin' Worst Song: I Sang Dixie
Pleasant but not for me
I prefer Hillbilly Deluxe and think it is a stronger album but I really like late-80’s Dwight Yoakam and am glad he is on this list. He may have harkened back to the sound of an earlier time but he sounded like nothing else that was coming out at that time and I have always enjoyed his early albums.
This record was pretty bad. What is it about the late 80s that gave us such overproduced nonsense?
Gear: Dunu SA6 Mix: ja okay von mir aus Musik: bidde nich Wertung: 🎻/5
its fine i guess. its honestly pretty good but i got sick of it after about three songs. if it was 10 minutes id enjoy it a lot more. id rather just listen to nashville skyline or sweetheart of the rodeo. 6/10
I’ll give it two stars since it’s closer to the old, real style of country and not today’s bro country, which gets negative 7 stars. Still, his voice is hard to get past.
Dwight's guitar playing is always fun to listen to. Some of these songs have not aged well but overall is a fine listen.
Bland.
- Admittedly not a fan of the titular song given that it involves hunting down and killing a woman in her sleep for having the audacity to leave you for another man. - I do not enjoy, or even love, a ton of country. But this all sounds....fine? Somewhat generic. I feel that very little of it stands out at all.
Cool western tunes to listen to in a bar. Or a saloon
Not a fan of this one really.
Very old school sounding country. Really not a fan of the lyrics, and his vocals do not sound all that convincing
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.
what's blud yapping about
Yee-haw
This was okay, but didn’t really do a whole lot for me. I don’t think I would come back to it.
Eh. Not bad for country. Not great either though. 2/5
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
This album was perfectly crafted for a bunch of fat white dudes eating queso in a Tex-Mex restaurant in LA (Lower Alabama). It somehow balances cultural misappropriation and misogyny in a perfect blend accented with just a hint of Grizzly chew. On the track "What I don't Know": "What I don't know might get you killed / Death row in prison don't look half as bad" to the girl he thinks is cheating. Or on "Buenas Noches": "In the dark morning silence / I placed the gun to her head" for the girl who decided to date someone else. WTAF? Why not go full racist on "I Sang Dixie": "Said way down yonder / In the land of cotton / Old times there / Ain't near as rotten / As they are / On this damned L.A. street"? The land of cotton. Are you fucking serious right now? Oh crap, I forgot the veiled anti-semitism in the opening line of another: "I had to buy back damn near everything I own / From a little man whose name is Saul / And has a lot of money to loan". Oh, I see what you did there. Lovely anti-union sentiments just as a footnote. Even for the cheeseball era of country, this stands out as perfectly atrocious. Would not listen again and do not recommend. How do I do less than 1 star for this asshole?
Don’t cheat on Dwight Yoakam. He’ll kill you. And he’s really worried about women lying to him. He killed the red dress woman too? At least he just left the girl in track 6 and didn’t murder her too. Sharon Stone gave him a chance after all that? In other Yoakam yodels, a Southerner died in LA from drinking. Which was bad, because he was too far from home. But “the bottle had robbed him of all his rebel pride?” And here I’d thought the bottle was the only thing that gave people pride in a rebellion that failed over 100 years ago. When Yoakam isn’t singing about killing deceitful women or how much he hates California, he gets really cheesy on “Floyd County” and “Send Me the Pillow” before a super-religious ending with “Hold on to God.” Maybe someone let Dwight know that killing someone in revenge isn’t really godly. Well, maybe godly but not Jesus-y. This is such boring, boilerplate, overtwanged country music. Country is my least favorite genre, but the 1001 doesn’t do a good job of representing it. Garth Brooks, the best-selling country artist of all time (and 2nd highest-certified all time based on certifications of albums and digital singles), didn’t make the list. The top two female country stars of all time, Shania Twain and Reba McEntire, don’t have a single album between them on the list. I don’t really care for any of those artists, but they deserve a spot far more than Dwight Yoakam.
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.
Countrymusik ist nicht meins. Countrymusik in dieser klassischen Urform wie auf diesem Album. Kaum Varianten, eher langweilig.
In general, I'm not a country music lover. This was no exception.
I don't often notice lyrics but man the lyrics are weird in this.
Yee Haaaaa
Country. I don't really like country music for 2 reasons. The first is the music which I generally find boring and repetitive, the second are the lyrics. Some reviews had mentioned the problematic lyrics on some of the tracks and they were correct. Two songs about killing your (possibly unfaithful) girlfriend/wife are two too many. Then there is the one where he steals money from a fellow inmate. But fear not in the last track he professes that he is a good christian boy really. No you are fucking not, you are a fucking hypocrite. And this sort of sums up most country music lyrics to me, they are utterly fake. I just don't believe that most country singers themself believe a word they are singing. Without the murderous lyrics that would mean three stars but as it is only one.
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!
kinda generic; there was some cool parts that sounded like mariachi
Country two days in a row after 4 months of only a single Willie Nelson album. This was much more modern sounding, though its still from the 80s! It was pretty dark and sounds like a fable of a deranged man after a breakup. The music is pretty enjoyable and it was nice to hear some twang after not having any for 4 months. Country is still not my favorite, but I liked the album well enough.
This was a nice listen. I like early Dwight much more than late Dwight. I am not a huge fan of country, but this is the type of music I am looking for where I am in a Country music mood.
Going from good albums back to the muck is tonally jarring. Didn't land.
No
I don't know if this is where modern country truly got its roots, but it has a lot of the worst hallmarks of it, so I'm pointing my barrel it's way anyway. Did not enjoy this in the slightest. Dwight's voice was pretty damn annoying and none of the songs hooked me. Once again, there are like 10 albums absent from this list that deserve the spot more than this record.
Fairly gentle but very listenable country music, not a bad album at all to just sit back and listen to.
Started off not too strong after reading reviews, but came back very strong in the second half with an old country sound with solid instrumentals and lyrics
Good country album for sure, lots of classic sounds in the album overall. Yoakam's voice will start to grate on you after a while though, very nasal in it's sound.
I loved What I Don’t Know, I Sang Dixie & Send Me The Pillow ( although he didn’t write it ). I’m not crazy about him but he is a great performer & even better songwriter.
Not my thing. The twang was too much to give it a fair shot.
It's almost trying too hard to be a country album, if that makes any sense at all. (pls give me a good album i'm on such a bad streak)
Melkein pitäisi antaa ekstratähti siitä että jaan näköjään syntymäpäivän Dwight Yoakamin kanssa. Mutta vain melkein. Ei tällaista kantrijollotusta kestä.
It would be fun to try and play some of the guitar parts, but the listening experience doesn't do much for me.
It's country music which already means I'm going to be grading it poorly unless it really impresses me. It's not actively terrible, but I find so few apects of the genre personally appealing that I had a hard time finishing this album.
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
2- Stars (4/15)
I've always wanted to check out more Dwight than the album Honky Tonk Man, but I just never got to it until now. In the 70s, it seems like county music shifted more towards country rock or folk music, became more focused on influences from Tennessee and surrounding states, and country western fell away from the public eye. Even though Mr. Yoakham himself is from the same area, this album feels more western, feels like it revives some forgotten traditional aspects, even though it still has some tracks that cross into country rock space. I also love the specifically southwestern flair added in many tracks. Lyrically, it's on par with most country cliches: love God, lost love, broke and held down by “the man”, and murder. Wait, what? The titular song and some others were musically beautiful, but WTF is with the lyrics? I enjoyed this album and would listen to it again, if not only to analyze the lyrics a bit more. 3.4, so it's getting rounded down to 3.
I just don't understand the curators of this project sometimes. They seem to have drawn a hard line in the sand with country music and declared that the only country worth listening to was released before 1990. Just a weird take. The genre is still immensely popular with a big chunk of the country, and personally I think the genre has gotten infinitely better over the past 30 years. I'm obviously influenced by when I was born, but I remember more or less hating country as a youngin' other than a few songs, but I've grown to enjoy some more contemporary artists. Anyway, classic country typically doesn't do it for me, and this album is no exception.
I don't typically go for county. There are some neat moments.
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).
Nice classic country sound and a good voice.
I wish more country music still sounded like this. The perfect amount of twang/yodel in the voice. Fun honktonkin' boot scootin' fun. Turns out I've been sleepin' on Dwight
I’m so sorry but I can’t
Country. Agradable pero no uau.
not a huge country music fan. This was okay. I enjoy more upbeat country than this.
Totally forgettable. Hit most if not all of the country music stereotypes (though not sure I heard reference to a hound dog).
I prefer his work in Crank
There is definitely country music worth listening to, but not this album. I'm reminded of Mars Attacks, Slim Whitman's Indian Love Song - that album is on the verge of destroying humanity.
Don’t know him but I don’t like him. Far too country for me. Kind of enjoyed the Mexican elements but his tone is so annoying we can add this to the one star club.
Ordentliches Country Folk-Album mit klarer Stimme und passenden Songs. Falls ich mal wieder durch Wyoming und Montana reise werde ich die Platte nochmal ausgraben. “Streets of Bakersfield” könnte auch die englische Fassung vom Almdudler “Straßen in Bischofshofen” sein. Schön zu hören aber keine “Pikes”.
Don't mind a little honky-tonk
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.
2.5
Country and western……. Just not my chaps and stetsons. Predictable line dancing fodder.
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.
Not bad, not great. There were a couple songs I enjoyed more than others, like the title track.
Better than I thought it would be, but it's still country.
not my thing.
i really just dont care i really really just dont care its so difficult to listen to i really just dont care
As far as Country goes, I have heard worse. But also much, much better. 2.5/5
Nawet niezłe. Nie znam się na country. Takie amerykańskie disko polo? 3/5
Not bad. Twang got to me towards the end, but a few nice songs that made me think about warm weather.
Pretty much straight down the middle, decent country music that hardly registered with me at all and I'll almost certainly never listen to again. Favorite track: Home of the Blues
lyrics: terrible drum sound: terrible vocals: terrible session players: excellent the two stars go to the session players and the session players only. if any of you genuinely think this album is a pleasure to listen to thanks to Dwight’s contributions i cordially invite you to kill yourself.
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.
I've had a few country albums so far and all I've learnt is that I don't like country. This didn't have anything to change my mind.
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.
I enjoyed the fiddle and the accordion
4 / 10 Country lento, aburrido y soso. El primero que quito.
Not bad for country music.
yee haw
Well produced.
Solid country album
As I'm not usually a fan of the genre, I find it hard to be completely objective. I was intrigued by the idea that he was rebelling against the Nashville establishment, as all the best country stars (Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, etc) had done before him. But I really don't hear anything special here. Experts in the genre will likely hear something that I'm missing but all I hear is run of the mill honky tonk with shamefully toxic lyrics. 'Streets of Bakersfield' is the only song I found noteworthy and pretty decent here but that's not enough to justify being on this list.
Not my normal listen but was interesting
Lads this is just a bit TOO Country
Got very repetitive after the first few songs. Not really my cup of tea either
Country with occasional rock’n’roll. Good use of violin and guitar, although I’m not fond of the country slide guitar sound (or “yee-hah” country in general).
"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.
I was going to make a joke about how this album hits all the country music tropes (broken down old cars/money trouble/cheating spouse) at lightning speed, but I’m pretty sure I just listened to someone confess to murder in the disguise of a country music album.
At first I really struggled. But then after a while you find yourself being indoctrinated and wondering how much a pedal steel guitar would cost. That said. I'm still not a country music fan.
Very country, chill vibe. Not my type
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.
I will never “get” country music. I’ve enjoyed some here and there, but I can’t understand how some people straight up live or die by that kind of music. And I don’t boast about my intuition for no reason. Because I saw this album this morning, and was able to tell from a mile away that I wasn’t going to like this. I couldn’t have predicted just how much I wouldn’t like it though. This is bad. That’s the least that I can say. When it comes to country music, there is a certain kind of very generic and poppy country that I really hate. And this falls in line with that. If you were to look up “free no copyright country background music” on YouTube, you would probably get something equivalent to this. It’s a total slog, and completely mind numbing. You couldn’t pay me to try and pick things that are different from song to song. The only mildly interesting piece of music here is the title track, because it differs slightly from the sound of the rest of the album. My biggest gripe with this is really the singer. This is gonna sound horribly mean, and all respect to this guy, because god knows I can’t sing the way he does, but this would be so much better if he just shut up. If this was an instrumental album, it would be bumped up a couple points. The root of all bad country music for me is almost always the vocalist. And on this, he hits these really awkward twangy high notes that grind my gears. If you don’t like country music, don’t listen to this. But even if you do like country music, you still shouldn’t listen to this. Rating: 2/10
There's several better Dwight albums than this
My brother loves this album. Too country for me.
Nah
Wow, that was such a soulful album. Not a genre I’ve listened to much, if at all. But I really enjoyed it!
I like I Hear You Knockin and I kind of like the instrumental parts of What I don’t know (and also the way the singer dances when he performs it live)
get out of here.
Very Country, not really my deal. At least it's old country.
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Es un álbum country normal
I loved this album. Great country.
Really liked this one. Good old fashioned country music with excellent musicianship
Fairly unremarkable, pretty generic country music. Just not my genre
Not a country fan but tried to give it a shot. I couldn’t get engrossed in it
Country isn't my fave, but this wasn't horrible
Country. Fein gemacht.
beautiful
Not really a fan of country music, but I liked this one.
Classic country sound. Love the guitar twang, but feel the norteno accordion treatment is where the gold lies. I long for the radio hits ("little ways" "guitars cadillacs") but good overall. 3.4
Not a fan
It's fine as far as country music goes, but really not my thing. 2 stars.
Nope can’t do the country music
One one hand, I'm glad to see something other than Radiohead or House. On the other, Dwight Yoakam? Seriously?
Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room showcases Dwight Yoakam as one of the hottest stars in the New Traditionalist movement, a departure from Nashville's slick productions towards a more roots-based sound. Yoakam's sniping at Music City in the media didn't endear Yoakam to industry insiders and some fellow musicians, including Nashville veteran/genius Steve Earle. Despite the controversy, the album is best remembered for containing Yoakam's first two number one hit singles. It is a fine example of honky-tonk, bringing the genre back to prominence. However, while it receives acclaim for its finesse, I'm not that partial to this type of country. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 0 STAND OUT TRACK - None
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
A few fun songs but overall nothing special, just a country album. Luckily, I love country
ew
I'd have to listen a few more times to give it a fair shake.
Booooo
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.
I Got You- 3.8/5 One More Name- 2.8/5 What I Don't Know- 3.7/5 Home of the Blues- 3.5/5 Buenas noches From a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)- 2.2/5 I Hear You Knockin'- 1.9/5 I Sang Dixie- 1.3/5 Streets of Bakersfield- 2.9/5 Floyd County- 3.3/5 Send Me the Pillow- 2.1/5 Hold On to God- 2.5/5 Total- 2.7/5
Country album from 1988. Prefer the sound to most country but still not my vibe really.
Country vibes didn’t really grab me.
Like someone doing country as a spoof but is also good
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
Decent country album. Got a little too religious for me at the end there
gotta say, im not usually a country western fan but this album is excellent. Love his sound- much more traditional and not as "bubble gummy" as other popular country artists. Heard his name but never his work until this. Solid album.
Thought it was kinda fun tbh. Don’t listen to much country, but cheesy I guess but I could feel some emotion. Nice cover of home of the blues. Just reminds me of walk the line soundtrack
Mér finnst kántrí ekkert spes. Sumt er fínt en það eru samt svo fá lög. Ég er allaveganna ekki línusdanskall.
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
Solid country music.
no country please no no no
he sang about shooting his girlfriend if he caught her cheating… i think i need to do a better listen of some of these singers (male) and just give them 1 stars or 0 if possible cause singing about violence against women will never be art or good. so from here on out, any rampant misogynist and sexist songs, just straight stop listening and the least amount of stars.
1970s country is peak for me, the 80s is country music in decline. I actually don't mind Dwight, he picked up with Buck Owens left off in many ways. This album is alright, it has a few his but a lot of middle of the road stuff.
Boot scooting nah thanks
Twangy, occasionally violent, forgettable. I liked the Buck Owens cover though.
I tried to enjoy it but the mixture of 80s production and C&W makes the record sound like the aural equivalent of a packet of wotsits - a little to cheesy for my palate.
Ow, no need
"Oh we got both kinds. Country and Western". And they're both shit
I was going to give it an extra star for being short, but I hate country.
I mostly remember Dwight Yoakam from Panic Room... he plays a good villain, was kinda fucked up. As for this album, not my thing, found it boring, didn't need to listen before I die.
Nice
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