Reviews (page 6 of 8)
Some pleasant and simple little country ditties. Didn’t out stay it’s welcome or get upon my titties.
Got a kick out of Wham Bam but the rest I would never listen to again
That Bakersfield sound!
Kinda hokey, but i liked it
This is why we needed the Dixie Chicks.
Not my music, still catchy sometimes
Not enough going on lyrically for me to get stuck into personally, but this was fun
Extremely milquetoast country record with nothing special worth paying attention to. In fact, the few awful tracks in-between the bland, mediocrity are the only ones that stood out at all. Inoffensive to bad / 5
Country/Folk album that can run in the background. Especially when in a saloon etc. Not my cup of tea for listening by myself
A jaunty little record, that's for sure! Yeehaw.
I do not, and never will like honky tonk, but I do prefer country music being this kind of silly cornball stuff compared to what it's doing in the year 2024.
The Band Keeps Playin' On. Streets of Laredo (deep voice) Cryin' Time (written by B.O., but famously recorded by Ray Charles. Act Naturally (live version)(not written by B.O., but recorded by The Beatles in 1965.)
Country. Ni fu ni fa.
Country rollo. No me ha animado.
Maybe interesting for the die hard country fans. I am not a die hard country fan..
2.5, not my style but some of the songs were amusing
Not my thing (too honky-tonk), get the sense it's important, but I don't know enough about country to judge. Not actively bad tho.
There's just something about these old country records and their ability to transport you to a shady New Mexico diner in the 1950s that resonates with me. Maybe it's just the very fact that an album like this has a distinct identity and knows exactly what it is and what it wants you to feel. No, this music isn't my favorite, and I don't go out of my way to seek out great cowboy artists from the 20th century, but every time I hear it, I'm transported, and it reminds me why I love music and why I do things like this exhaustive list! Thanks Buck.
It won’t change your stripes, but it’s worth a couple coins at your local honky tonk’s jukebox.
Me gustó Streets of Laredo, me sorprendió el tono bajo que llega la voz. Me pareció un buen álbum pero no es el estilo de música que más me llama.
Aggressively 60s country, not my vibe
-not huge on country, but this album was perfectly paced, so I will give it that -its decent -lyrically, doesnt do much for me -it does have some good tracks, sure -gets one-dimensional -I dont know what else to say about this -favorite songs: Wham Bam, Fallin' For You, A Maiden's Prayer, Memphis -least favorite song: Streets Of Laredo
some good old timey country. fun lyrics/songwriting
Solid older country album. Catchy tunes and well worth the listen.
didn't connect to this at all
Was really stuck between a 2 and a 3. On one hand, it felt like it was growing on me. On the other, it was a Bit Much. I could pretty much smell the haybales.
The Bakersfield Sound - certainly preferable to the string and sequins of Nashville in the '60s. I keep waiting for the sound of beer bottles hitting the chicken wire...
I like country but this album was kinda meh
Fine, listenable old school country. It didn't strike me as particularly outstanding but it was fine. The title track seemed to be by far the most popular but I didn't really feel it was that much better than the rest of the album.
prototypical country album, not complex lyrically. Solid foundational sound, sounded like George Strait before George Strait.
Not for me 1/5
I love me a bit of country, but even this was a bit much for me. Does he want to be married or not??
кантри, пока не готов
Favorite Tracks: I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail Streets of Laredo Act Naturally
I really don’t like country, but I didn’t hate this album. Will I put myself through it again, nope. Not sure I can even given it 3 stars, I appreciate it’s an important country album, but I’d of died happy having skipped this album.
I think if I had received this album early into this generator project it would have been an automatic 1. But it has expanded my tolerance for country. Specifically country from this era. While I couldn't listen to it on a regular basis, it has a charm to it that I can't seem to shake. I especially enjoyed "Wham Bam". Laughed my ass off listening to that one. I'm not sure if this album is meant to be taken seriously or not, but I couldn't take it seriously. And through that lens, it was a fun ride.
I've Got a Tiger by the Tail is an album by Buck Owens and his Buckaroos, originally released in 1965. I never was a country music fan. However, as I've moved into my 20s, I've really been able to appreciate it a lot more. This record fits pretty firmly into the Bakersfield sound. For those who aren't familiar, the Bakersfield sound is a sub-genre of country music that originated in the 1950s as a response to the over-produced and orchestrated records that were coming out of Nashville at the time. This sound came out of California and no doubt took a lot of influence from early rock and roll, utilizing electric backing instruments. This record in particular seemed to be Buck Owens' first breakthrough hit. Most of the songs revolve around those typical country tropes: Heartbreak, love, etc. The backing band is pretty tight, I really love that dirty telecaster tone. The songs are short and sweet too so they don't overstay their welcome. This obviously influenced future artists such as Gram Parsons and even The Beatles, with Ringo's famous cover of Act Naturally. Where this record falls flat for me is the production. I get that it was 1965, but the stereo panning is bad. Like vocals firmly planted in the right ear bad. Pretty much nothing in the center channel, except for the warbling panning that happens for some reason. Kinda disorienting. The vocals are also just plain recorded bad. They often fall behind in the mix and have some distortion. If it was the mono mix it would probably sound so much better.
Generally said, a non typical country offering. Mid sixties in a time when folk music was shifting into 60's era
bro this is to white even for me
Simple plodding country .
Awful.
Purty dang good !
It's good for its genre, but it's real 60's country - from a time and genre when men were supposed to be really macho and not show any real emotions on a record. Sure, the lyrics are all about love, good and bad, but none of it seems heartfelt, and there is no vulnerability. I'd enjoy this as a soundtrack to some comedy movie, but I don't really listen to music that doesn't impact me emotionally at all. Between a 2 and a 3.
This brings me back to my childhood, sitting in the tropical patio of Alan & Kim's house, eating sausages loaded with tomato sauce on white bread and finding ways with my brothers to entertain ourselves whilst the adults drank beer and talked about adult things. This is exactly the type of hillbilly old school American country music Alan would play through his stereo. It was awful. I did, at least, find it interesting that Owens' version of Act Naturally, which appears as a bonus live track on this album, predated the version by The Beatles.
Gotta like a little twang every now and then
It was ok
Fucking wicked. What a rollicking album this is. Fuck me. Stunning.
Love me some country.
My 100th album! Whoooo. This was fun. I love that Buck Owens sound. And he’s such a scamp. Not all my favorite versions of these songs but they’re all great. Songs added to Spotify: 2 Let the times roll, good or sad, your choice.
Pulling the CCR album last week with Looking Out My Backdoor, which mentions Buck Owens, was a summoning ritual for him to appear this week. There’s nothing like a good ol steel guitar. Which made me realize that people our age might like the steel guitar because of…SpongeBob. Of all things. Anyways this was surprisingly enjoyable front to back. Simple, compact, easy country listening
Ansi klassískt gamalt köntrí. Skárra en sumt.
Streets of Laredo is my favorite in the album. Pluckier songs were all fine, wasn't a fan of the slower ones in here.
Surprisingly good
One of the best CW albums on the list from this era. 3.75
Honky Tonkin' country music. It's what you would expect from mid 60's country - pedal steel, acoustic guitars, heartbreak and fear of commitment all line dance together. Best Tracks: I've Got a Tiger by the Tail; Wham Bam; Cryin' Time
I love this older country sound. Sure, the mix is weird and sounds dated, but the songs are written so well (there's a reason every song on this album has a hundred different covers). It's an album that transports you to a time and place, even if it isn't your favorite sound. You can see the lights, the smoke in the air, and the man in the ridiculous suit strumming his guitar on stage. Heck, I can almost taste the cheap beer from here.
2/5. I'm sure that this was revolutionary when it came out, but it just doesn't hold up.
As rootin' tootin' a good time as a man can have Standouts: - I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail - Streets of Laredo (especially the part with the super deep voice chimes in) Album cover: A (bonus points for proudly looking like a human salami in an ornate decorative casing)
Hmm. I liked the old time-y vibe but the music itself wasn't inspiring me.
I love a nice twang. This album has a whole lot of twang. I love this album. Kit is entirely responsible for making me realize I do like country music, so I'm glad we're both here listening. There's something soothing and fun about the sound of these songs. I don't even mind that they all sound basically the same. I've got my foot tapping the entire time. I think my favorite songs were A Maiden's Prayer and The Band Keeps Playin' On. Those country boys knew what they were doing in the 50s and 60s. I'll definitely listen to this again. 8/10
This feels conservative even in the most artistically conservative genre there is. I can't say that it's bad, but I can say that it's terribly, terribly boring. There are folks who really try to innovate country and I can find that respectable, but this is just half an hour and store brand country.
sounds like this type of country is called the Bakersfield Sound - it's a country variation that was used by merle haggard and brad paisley. pretty simple and catchy - the mixing is odd but i like it.
Je ne connais pas assez le genre pour me prononcer, mais la voix est belle et l’écoute met en joie
I know that the 1001 list is very USA/UK-centered, but I must say that for each pair of country albums on the list, we can replace one of them (like this one) with almost ANY album by almost ANY artist from India, Nigeria, or South Africa, for example. I am keeping the list only of native-English speakers rather than thinking about other world music. I know the original book was unavoidably focused on the USA and UK since these countries gave us the majority of good albums worldwide, but the book was updated. The list includes even albums from 2022, so finding suitable replacements for hidden country albums should not be a real challenge. Despite the rant, this album is like any other country album that doesn't have any highlights or something to say anymore, and that was not as influential as any other country album (I must say that there are some excellent and influential country albums that I reaffirm, it's not the case here). The album is very outdated, even for 1965.
Well that could have been worse, it could have had steel guitar. Obviously super talented.
Old school classic country. I feel like my taste is pretty codified here, I'm not that interested in the genre but it does remind me of my grandpa. The vocal harmonies are definitely nice here.
Country rollo. No me ha animado.
Perfectly fine mid-'60s country album. There's very little that stands out, but also nothing that's really overly bad. Very middle-of-the-road, but a good enough listen. Favorite song: I've Got a Tiger By the Tail Other: Trouble and Me, Wham Bam, We're Gonna Let the Good Times Roll, Cryin' Time, Act Naturally 5/8/24
While I could see versions of these songs being ok I still don’t like it at all. Maybe in the context of a movie it could work. But nah, not for me.
This is the kind of album I love in the 1001 list; the book is so rock-centric that it’s almost entirely American and British artists, and while the “world” music inclusions are great, they’ve been really surface level so far. But I am surprised by the inclusion of an American country artist I had never listened to and barely heard of. And it’s a pleasant album at that; I was expecting something more novelty like Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, and while I’ve Got a Tiger does have some of that novelty, it’s also just about as good quality music and solid earworms. Can’t say I’ll go out of my way to listen to more Buck Owens (and the Buckaroos), but this was a fun listen.
Fallout ahh music. Loved it. Favorite song: Let the sad times roll on
Old country is an area of music that I'd like to get more into, so I'm happy to hear this. He's no Johnny Cash, but this album is chock full of fun little tunes and pretty ballads. The steel guitar rips throughout. I like my country with a bit more of an edge, but I still enjoyed this thoroughly.
It was aight, Alan Jackson is better 6/10
Wasn’t a huge fan at first, but this one grew on me
This one definitely had me tapping my toes. I am not the biggest country music fan, but I have to say I much prefer the classic sound that is heard on this record to anything more modern. Fav Songs: Trouble and Me We’re Gonna Let the Good Times Roll Cryin’ Time
“If you fall out of love with me don’t let me know” so true Buck 😭 He was sure singin’ what he was thinkin’! Proud of Buck for being so vulnerable (for a man) in 1964.
Classic Buck Owen’s. Had I not been to Nashville three times this year I might not appreciate this as much, but - for all its corniness - it’s the best of a genre.
For country this was alright. The lyrics had none of the fakeness most country music unfortunately has. Music was alright to. So 4 stars.
Solid, catchy, yet fairly nondescript country music. This album was released while the world of modern music was rapidly approaching more artistic, experimental territory (The Beatles, other British Invasion bands, Dylan, Beach Boys, arguably Elvis)– and if anything, I imagine this was a return to normalcy for many listeners. But was that necessarily a good thing? Even for 1965, this is some incredibly simple material, barely varying harmonically from the four pop/country chords and showcasing good but unexciting performances on guitar, drums, bass, and vocals. Still, it's fun, positive music. I can dig it. I especially enjoyed Act Naturally, which the Beatles would cover soon after this album's release. 3/5 Key tracks: I've Got a Tiger By the Tail, Wham Bam, Streets of Laredo, Act Naturally
A product of a different era, hard to really judge it but nothing stood out as being memorable to me at all. 2
Catchy.
Fun album but it's been done better by others and there's no depth to it. Very very old school country and has all the trademarks of it, an easy listen but you don't walk away with any new opinions. Nice songs, not spectacular
Odd to hear 'traditional' country music these days. Not unpleasant, but not interesting either.
I'm not a big fan of country music. This is definitely not the worst country record on the list. I like his enthusiasm. Doesn't mean I'll ever play it again. Favorite song: Memphis.
A case can be made that Buck Owens was once the hippest man in rock n’ roll – and then he had to go all Hee-Haw. (See also, Campbell, Glen). Dwight Yoakam's proper homage has done a good bit to redeem the reputation. One loves the playing and all the fun being had here – both musically and lyrically – right alongside the serious high lonesome vibes. All he had to do was act naturally, no?
Yeah it sounds a little corny but it’s authentic Bakersfield and like lots of music I suppose its an acquired taste. This is the genuine article and it is a significant step in the evolution of country and western and rock n roll. Lots of people don’t appreciate Little Richard but there’s no Prince or U2 or Van Halen without him. If you hate Buck Owens, U2,Prince and Van Halen…. You might be Johnny Rotten.
Classic Country, I'm not super into it but Act Naturally is Good.
This album sounds 20 years older than it actually is. I can’t believe people were still making music like this in 1965. Get with the times, Buck.
Country, so....
Good songs, great writing. And country as can be.
Guess I'm a buckaroo, too. Extra star for writing my favorite Ray Charles song, Crying Time. 4.5/5
Jaunty and nostalgic but not really something I would listen to again by choice. 2*
Straight off the back of Anthrax it was a bit of a shock to the system.
I want to get into country to the point where I know what the Bakersfield sound is. Doot doot dooo
Inte min kopp te så att säga. Men jag kan iaf inte kalla de dåligt.
I’m a sucker for pedal steel.
Finns så mycket bättre Country.
I've heard of Buck Owens and was relatively excited to check him out, but I have to admit I got very little out of this album. I'll still say it's somewhat enjoyable but it certainly doesn't benefit from its simplicity. Everything about this album is simple and boilerplate; the lyrics, the themes of the lyrics, the singing, and especially the backing instrumentation. There are some alright moments here, like the title track and I like the sparkling guitar that opens up "Let the Sad Times Roll". The deeper vocal delivery on "Streets of Laredo" was something as well. When it comes down to it though, I was bored and was in a perpetual state of "waiting for something to happen". It didn't even have that effect older albums typically do where they shoot me back to their time. I will compliment it by saying that emits this very somber, longing, yet simultaneously minimal and monotonous "satisfaction with what's here" kind of vibe. It's the reason why I found this album, as a whole, to still be decent listening. I'm sure its significance is there in the honky tonk genre; it's just a significance I wasn't capable of appreciating due to how drab it all felt. Again though, I didn't flat-out hate it.
I've Got a Tiger by the Tail is an album by American singer, song-writer Buck Owens and his Buckaroos band. It was Billboard's first Album of the Year featuring country music. The music on this album is a combination of country music developed in Bakersfield, California, along with rock and "hillbilly music" (folk and country from the regions of the Appalachian mountains and the Ozarks). It's a distinctive honky tonk sound that took the US by surprise in 1965. This is a fun, foot tapper of an album. It's some of that classic country from the previous generation, which still holds up today. This may not be the greatest country album, but it's an early star of the genre and influenced albums to come. Give this classic a listen!
It definitely yees my haw, but is it definitely something I need to hear before I die?
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Wham bam, Fallin’ for you
Not my type of music - but still enjoyed
B- I've Got A Tiger By The Tail 3 Trouble And Me 3 Let The Sad Times Roll On 3 Wham Bam 3 If You Fall Out Of Love With Me 3 Fallin' For You 3 We're Gonna Let The Good Times Roll 3 The Band Keeps Playin' On 3 Streets Of Laredo 3 Cryin' Time 3 A Maiden's Prayer 3 Memphis 3 I found this very calming.
I have a very low tolerance for country. All I can say about this album is that it is short and isn't completely unlistenable. However, I swear they tried to sneak the same song in 2 or 3 times. I would rather listen to this than any country album released in the last 30 years, but I would also rather not listen to any country. I bet this has a lot of historical significance, but I know next to nothing about country musical history. This is a pretty bad album cover too. 1.5
It's dated, but I like the sound. For the life of me, I'm not sure why they have Act Naturally as a live song. For that, I'm gonna deduct a star from my rating.
Suprisingly fun, though it is certainly a pretty dated country style. Definitely a country twang with a rock and hillbilly angle. I could pass on Wham Bam, but the rest are straightforward and catchy.
Big fan of the style - not the execution.
The ‘best’ country album so far. Best meaning it didn’t make me want to cleave my ears off after 30 seconds. I actually got through two tracks of not horrible before I wanted to cleave my ears off.
Simple, straightforward country music performed well. Mostly I, IV, V chords. I probably heard these on “Hee-Haw”. These are most likely good songs….if you like country music. But since I’m not much of a fan of the genre, I’ll pass.
This is why I love using this site. I knew one of the songs from Remember the Titans but you hear maybe 20 seconds of it. Never thought to actually go listen to the full album.
I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail is a the epitome of the Bakersfield sound. While its kitschy aesthetic might strike some as cheesy, it has tight arrangements, Don Rich’s sharp guitar, and Buck’s signature twang make the 32 minutes pass reasonably fast. Essential if that's your kind of thing, but it wasn't for me.
Enjoyed it, never heard this album before
Meni je ovo super 😊
“First comes matrimony then comes alimony” some of the best country pickin in the world!
Usually out of my wheelhouse, but very enjoyable. Some good ol' country hits the spot every once in a while.
Not every day can be good. I shouldn’t even expect every day to be consistently somewhat decent. There is always going to be a day or two where I have to listen to a stinker. But it doesn’t change how disheartened they make me feel. Some albums, much like today’s, just get me down. And they honestly make me regret ever starting this. There was a long period of my life where I didn’t know if I could name an album I had heard that was legitimately bad. This list has given me quite a few of those at this point. And this record is no different. If you asked someone to create the most generic and copy-paste country music ever, like something you might hear in a video game or kids cartoon, they would probably produce something close to the material on this album. It is so mind numbing that I can’t even pretend this didn’t completely go in one ear and out the other. In a decade like the 60s, where artists started to really push boundaries for the first one, this is just disappointing to hear. It just seems to lack any real substance or creativity. And I don’t really care how influential it might be to other artists of the same genre. Because this is still bad, and all of the other artists are far better. This is bottom of the barrel level country music. Rating: 3/10
Ok
Very fun album! I enjoyed a lot of the songs.
I normally like this type of music but this album sucks
It's old-school country. Very old-school, very country. The Chuck Berry song was pretty good.
Simpatico! 'Street of Laredo' che brividi!
Fun but typical honky tonk.
I'm really surprised this is as late as '65. Enjoyable, but definitely only because of growing up with my step-father.
When I’m in the mood for this, it totally hits the spot. 4/5
No. Just no. I hate it but maybe someone out there doesn’t.
This album is so full of clichés, my eyes hurt from the constant rolling. The lyrics are especially bad, but the music is nothing to write home about either. Johnny Cash did it better. 1.5/5
fun album of 60’s era country with early elements of rockabilly. the galloping sound of the drums reminiscent of a horse is a nice touch.
I like some Buck Owens songs but these mostly weren’t them.
This is the kind of stuff I signed up for when I started this listening challenge, as I would've NEVER listened to it otherwise. I'm glad I did! I didn't necessarily find a new genre I'll be listening to all the time, but it was an enjoyable listen and it broadened my horizons
3.3 stars rounded down. The standout tracks are "Let the Sad Times Roll On", "Streets of Laredo", and "Memphis". I heard echoes of influence in "Memphis" that reminded me strongly of Jim Croce's "Operator." I mean there can be two songs about a brokenhearted man babbling sadly to a phone operator a woman whose moved on, but I would not be surprised if Croce hadn't heard Buck Owens. The songs and album are tight, brief and enjoyable.
It might’ve been the best country album ever, it just sounded like all other country
I’m sorry, this sucks. I did enjoy the song wham bam though for its lyrics. I mildly dig the honky tonk parts of some of the tracks, but god damn that whiney country twang just pisses me off. 1.3
Enjoyed it while cooking
super fun I like this, feels a bit old/dated tho and I don’t love the variety of old it feels but overall good 7.5/10
Exactly the vibes I was looking for this morning. Very nice old country, pretty crisp recording, and his voice isn’t overly nasal. 8/10
4/10 - Some of the songs sound literally the exact same. The lyrics on some of the songs are also just weird. Especially Wham Bam.
Thought I would hate it but it was ok. Generally not a fan of this style though 6/10
Solid, pretty fun listen 6/10
It's good to have these old time tunes on the list. Interesting to see how times and thinking about music evolve.
As twangy as Apple pie and banjos. Always reminds me of George Costanzas's porn name, Buck Naked.
This is that old-time country that sits well. Simple, finely crafted little sub-3 minute songs for sad boys. The original emo. Kinda square. I like it.
Perhaps this is coloured by being a Brit, but if you said to me "imagine some honky tonk music", this is what it would sound like. Pretty fantastic. The Bakersfield Sound, right?
Niet mijn ding, maar af en toe nog wel ok muzikaal
I say this with respect: this album is Muppet-Show-core
Buck was trollin on this one
Nice honky-talk. Def had my tapping my foot. I recognized a good amount of tracks that were covered by artists later on. 3
I haven't got any country on the list for a 100+ albums. And it was good times. It's just another example for me that all country music is pretty much the same. They play the same tunes and sing the same lyrics.
Boring
Early Country and Western isn't that different from the contemporary version, but somehow seems even more cheesy. I guess it was a simpler (but also much worse) time. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Wham Bam Date listened: 15/03/24
Its a little bit too twangy for me, but its not bad.
I absolutely loved this. This era of heartbroken country songs gets me every time. These are the kind of lyrics I wish I could write. From Tiger to the cover of Memphis, this kept me interested throughout. Would recommend.
Well this was a lively one. I love the crossover from country and rock 'n' roll. Everything sounds fresh - the rhythm, the Johnny Cash bass and the light touch percussion. The vocals are fun. It made me want to dance.
Yeehaw
It wasn't really my thing, I could tell there was feeling in the songs but I can't really relate to them
Buck Owens and band mate Don Rich were the real deal and this is some fine country music. I love the Bakersfield sound!
It wasn't anything special, but I can see how it was foundational for what came next. Definitely can appreciate someone who can fit 14 songs in 32 minutes. Nothing felt boring at least. It does feel like these songs were covered better by other artists.
Love the classic country music and this one does not disappoint!
2.85
3.5
I would give it a 2.5 if I could but it gets a 2. It was catchy and poppy as well as twangy.
Premium country music. It's such a fun listen.
Bakersfield…
It was good. But I've heard so much better in this genre that got a 3. So this is a 2. But not in a bad way. Just compared to the other amazing country records.
Cheesy C&W that does the usual stuff the songs are string and it held my attention on my commute.
Pretty generic l, somewhat repetitive C+W
Not a fan of this one really!
Eh
7/10
Nice surprise
This sort of country needs to stay in the country...
It's country. Bakersfield country. It was great in the 60s. It should have stayed there. Sample fodder.
country clasikisimo de este de beber moonshine que te deja ciego de un tarro. Muy bien y muy buen tonge roll por parte del artista
Good old boy country twang going on here. Nothing special to it and you can always check out anything from Hank Williams if you're interested in the real deal.
Country rollo. No me ha animado.
This kind of music used to make me cringe but "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" demonstrates how much country music contributed to rock 'n' roll. Thankfully rock vocals evolved away from this vocal style that is still present in modern country music. I have to say that the instrumental was my favorite track from this album. Act Naturally goes hard, too, of course.
This has been one of my favorites for a long time. Always love me some Buck Owens!
3-
I liked the old country feel of this album.
Lots of familiar songs
downloaded 1,3,4,5,6,8 and 10. i seem to like country, not used to this..
too old twangy country
it was a enjoyable but not sure if i agree that it should be on this list
Country b classic
Sååå nice country hans sound är gyllene som solnedgången.... några låtar är fö sexist fö mig sku va 5 annars
Ok for a country album
Not my thing
Whatever
Brilliant playing, solid songcraft. Having grown up with Hee Haw on television, I knew he was skilled but this album demonstrated the Bakersfield Sound eloquently.
Love, love, 💕 Buck Owens! Love old country!
I just don't like his voice.
This is what I think when I think twangy country
Great
Well, it was definitely country.
Prime dust bowl honky-tonk. I love this kind of music, but I haven't listened to a lot of albums, so this was a cool experience. Already listen to "Act Naturally" a lot and now I'll probably throw "Let the Sad Times Roll On" and "The Band Keeps Playin' On" into the mix. Thanks, Buck.
Probably a pretty polarizing album; either you love this kind of old honkey tonk country music or you don't. I tend to love it.
I like this album a lot more than expected. Simple songwriting, fun harmonies, something about the production quality itself is enjoyable. His voice comes through clear and bright like it was recorded today. Big in Vegas is an actual slapper.
this is just very basic country and unless the melody or lyrics are really strong it just doesn't work for me. but none of this matters because this man wrote "cryin' time" and it's one of my favorite songs ever. holyshit. anyway, back to the review, most of it is nice but that's about it. favs include - tiger by the tail, fallin for you, cryin' time, streets of laredo. it's a very easy listen and overall enjoyable as well. the songs are short and to the point. almost all of them under 3 minutes. i like trouble and me and sad times as well. it's a decent to strong 6 to a light 7 for me.
What a big fucking yawn. Country is definitely not my thing. [0133/1001]
Buck Owen’s is one of my favorites, love that Bakersfield sound!
Not my favorite country artist, but he was a major influence for some of my favorites. I enjoyed this album and enjoy listening to other artists play this music on other albums.
This was the #1 country album in 1965. A lot of rockers were paying attention and we had the birth of country rock. (Even if rock kind of started in country.)
Good pure and simple drinking music.
Beautiful
Pretty okay. Another hardcore honkey tonker, but a bit of a snooze fest really.
fy fan vilket junk
Never was much of a “Buck fan”. His music was just too twangy for me. Watched “Hee-Haw” on a regular basis but he was perhaps my least favorite singer/personality.
Too country
sonically nice, so so repetitive. annoyingly repetitive but if you zone out the music and voice is nice.
Very good vocals and music overall. Just not my style.
Solid country and western. The lyrics are solid along with the accompanying instruments and overall musical quality. I can imagine this shaped the genre for generations, and I hear many influential styles. Some of the songs hit, others were slow love songs. I think I would rate this as a relisten 3
What catchy tunes!!!
Twangy and up beat or twangy and sad. The album kept a quick pace. Favorite track was Memphis.
Fun
Some good songs
Not for me
4/10 quaint old timey sound. honestly not a bad listen
Nope
Buck Owens - I've got a Tiger by the Tail Classic country music. Buck Owens is so good at what he does and his Buckaroos only make him better. The Bakersfield sound is alive and well on this album. It reminds me of my dad as this is the kind of country he'd listen to and sing along to. And on the song The Streets of Laredo, one of the Buckaroos come in with his deep bass vocals and it reminds me of my dad singing in church. Such a great memory. 5/5
This would be so much better 4 beers deep, I’ve been wanting to listen to some proper good country, this is great.
Very nice album. Catchy.
meh
I don't know why I like it, but I do. I guess it's just kinda fun.
Classic shit
Always wanted to try listening to country but didn't know where to start. This was a great introduction. Short and heartfelt songs could be covered by punk bands
not a country enjoyer, but so far this is the gold standard for it
I am now the guy Credence warned you about. A fantastic set of older country tunes.
2.5
Some classic country that is really catchy! Covers the typical country tropes but has a good catchy voice in the process of singing them. Some songs are more annoying but overall a really fun classic lesson. I don't know how essential it is but it's good.
Попали в настроение, прям кино в голове смотрела про ковбоев, пока слушала
Some good ole honky tonk right here.
You are kidding me this is in the most essential 1,001 albums to listen to before you die. When was this list created ffs?
LP
Album country. Meilleur que John Prine, mais les chansons se ressemblent et je suis pas un top country fan. Je m'achèterai pas des billets pour le festival Lasso.
I enjoyed this. Reading about Buck Owens I like that in some ways it’s sounds kinda blue grassy but with no fiddle. Very listenable and the hooks remind me of bluegrass artists like The Dillards
Buck Owens is one of the leaders in Bakersfield country, a rockabilly-infused simpler form of country that rivals the overly-commercial Nashville pop-country sound, and would later dominate the industry. It's an ok sounding record, but nothing stands out except for the titular intro, which isn't even that impressive. I admit tracks like "Memphis" show the strong rockabilly influence, but he has so little ideas that half the songs just copy each other. "Fallin for You" is the most embarrassing copycat of the title hit. Thankfully he knows there's not much to his songs; that's why they all end after just 2 minutes. I'm not sensing much emotion anywhere, even in the supposed sad songs. It sounds rehearsed and artificial. "A Maiden's Prayer" is one of my favorites just cause they stopped mindlessly following Owens's voice and started making a bit of actual music. I almost want to give an extra star for the innovation factor as rebellious for its time, like I did with the Marty Robbins Gunfighter Ballads release, but at least Robbins had good storytelling and immersive instruments, whereas Owens has shit lyrics and is still fairly derivative of rock, country, and pop styles before him. It's just a unique blend.
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Probably my least favourite style of music. Couldn't finish the first song.
Solid...I kind of enjoy this type of country...reminds me of my grandfather. 3/5
I can't help but enjoy classic country
dit is fr heel geinig
no.
This was great! The first song had me tapping, grinning and singing along in no time. I can tell this guy had a huge knack to write great country songs! I'm eager to check out more. 8 out of 10
Maybe good in a Quentin Tarantino movie but not for headphones
Hated it!!!
Not my thing but can see how it influenced others or whatever.
It sure was country. Some of it I didn't mind, but there were a few moments that annoyed me. It's whatever. Not the worst country I've heard, but not the best. My favourite song was Act Naturally, but I of course prefer the Beatles version.
Hell's teeth this is bad. I get it, there probably wasn't loads to enjoy in the Deep South in 1965, but then maybe you shouldn't have burned all those Beatles records? It's so one-paced, the lyrics are unbelievably vacuous, and the mix is all over the place, to the extent that I had to check the sound settings to make sure something hadn't gone wrong. Nope, that's just the way Buck likes it. It's short, which is to its credit, and every now and then you can hear something slightly more than the most basic blues guitar (there's a tiny hint of a good lick in Memphis, swamped out by the dreadful recording quality) but there's not a lot more to say for it. Speaking of The Beatles, as I wish we were, the original of Act Naturally is on here. It's so dreadful that for the first time in my life, I wished Ringo was singing.
I was surprised I enjoyed this album as much as I did. I usually don't enjoy such straight-forward country albums, but I enjoyed how not seriously Buck Owens lyrics were. Country feel with a bit of silly. 4/5!
It sure is a signature sound, can’t take that away from Buck. 2.5/5
yeehaw
Þetta er alveg my jam. Smooth old school country og Buck má eiga það að hann var með góða rödd. Kenndi sér sjálfur allt sem hann kunni í tónlist og maður verður að virða það. Þekkti að mestu bara til Buck Owens vegna 'Lookin' out my back door' með Creedence.
Eflaust merkileg plata í kántrýsögunni en mér finnst finnst þetta bara ekki skemmtilegt. Hef heyrt margt betra úr kántrýheimum.
cringe
I'm sure it was a classic in its day but it hasn't aged the best.
Wham Bam!
It was short, but not a great listen for me. Very country, like I'm pretty sure it was even poking fun at itself in a few places. To be honest, that's all that's saving this from a 1 star review, as it's just not of any interest to me whatsoever. By the halfway point I had heard everything I was going to hear and the rest was just a blur.
Entirely too country for me. While I understand the influence Buck Owens had on the development of the quintessential country style, I really wish he hadn't.
Another one of them ‘had it’s moments’ albums but he’s no Red Sovine.
Unfortunately not something I can really listen to seriously. Maybe more tolerable than modern country, it still can't be separated from the feeling that I am in a Southern-themed restaurant or attraction and this is on the speakers. Reading about honky-tonks and Bakersfield was interesting though. I wonder if this is some precursor in a line of influences in American or country music and at what point it would lead to an artist or group I like, because it seems like there would be at least two degrees of separation. 3.5/10
Turn on "mono audio" in the playback settings on spotify for a MUCH better listening experience.
Too twangy for me.
Old country twang.
Best leuk hoor, een aantal deuntjes klinken bekend, verder het gebruikelijke jankgitaargeluid en zang met een snik in deze rechttoe-rechtaan countryplaat. Dus waarom moet ik deze nou eigenlijk zo nodig nog tijdens mijn leven gehoord hebben? Vertelt u het me maar.
De trilling van de ouderwetse Amerikaanse country-stem. Het hoort in de 1001. Kan dit album zijn. Kan één van de miljoenen anderen zijn.
Leuk om weer wat te lezen en te leren over muziek: dit keer over Bakerfield sound, dat de tegenhanger van Nashville was blijkbaar. Zijn tijdsgenoot Merle Haggard hebben we al eerder gehad, dat heeft geen blijvende indruk achtergelaten. Ik denk dat ik Buck iets leuker vind, maar meer dan 3 sterren ga ik er nu ook weer niet van maken. Maar ik vind dit dus wel lollig. Het heeft wat Johnny Cash vibes, is vrolijk met een snik. En de pedal steel komt regelmatig voorbij. Ik heb hierbij zin om keihard hieeeeeehaaa te roepen. Het neemt zichzelf niet zo serieus en dan vind ik toch een pluspunt tov de snobplaten die we zo vaak te horen krijgen. Een fijne dikke 3.
Country rollo. No me ha animado.
Ya me sentía del KKK. Basura.
Eh
Classic country
This grew on me more after a few listens. I've never delved too far into Country so it was a little jarring initially, but I could see why this is an important record to the genre. I thought the guitar work was pretty nice, and there's lots of toe tapping melodies. However I don't feel like records like this have aged too well.
Pretty fun listen, had a good time working my way through it
C'est du country qui se laisse écouter, mais rien d'impressionant non plus. Ce n'est pas tellement mon genre, ça sonne un peu trop "Yeehaw !" à mon goût. 6/10
This album is as country as it can get, in a bad way.
No.
I listened to Buck Owens a lot round about 2004 He’s from the same place as Merle Haggard who was my dad’s fave, so I started looking into the ‘Bakersfield’ sound a bit. It sounds a bit ‘old’ now I guess, but his influence on ‘country’ music through to the 80’s-ish Was unmistakable, especially the sound of his band. As the book blurb mentions - this music is also famous for making the Fender Telecaster (the only guitar Fender made at the time) famous both as an instrument but also synonymous with that ‘country’/Bakersfield sound. It was a California marriage haha. The same thing happened a bit later with the Strat and Dick Dale. That ‘birth of loud’ book I mentioned before goes over this whole thing nicely. All the ‘sliding’ vocal stuff is a bit off-putting to some (most? Haha) nowadays
Good classic hick country
Boring singalong country/folk. Not my thing at all
My love for Buck Owens is an example of the full circle I’ve had with Country. Hee Haw was a Saturday evening staple in my house when I was a kid and I hated it. At the time it just seemed lame but I think maybe my subconscious knew that playing the South as full of Bumpkins was offensive. We’ve tackled the peculiar nature of Southern Pride elsewhere, but that’s certainly what I don’t like about the show and it’s legacy now. What I did enjoy as a kid were the musical guests. Basically anyone who was anyone in Country music did a performance on Hee Haw. It was hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark who would tell bad one liners dressed in overalls and straw hats. I didn’t realize as a kid that these guys were titans of Country Music. As I got older, I started to despise country because of Hee Haw, the conservative politics of the genre as a whole, and because I was ashamed of my heritage. Mind you, this was before I understood the systematic way racism was downplayed and further institutionalized in school. In college, the punk kids all respected Cash and the other outlaws and I started to reevaluate the genre as a whole. But even then it was another decade before I let my affinity for Country music (and R&B) be something I was comfortable enough to openly display and talk about. I’ve really come to know the Bakersfield sound in the last decade and have become obsessed with Owens, Haggard, and especially the songwriting of Harlan Howard. A lot of this comes from a tribute album by Vince Gill: www.allmusic.com Vince Gill, Paul Franklin - Bakersfield Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic Discover Bakersfield by Vince Gill, Paul Franklin released in 2013. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. www.allmusic.com www.allmusic.com Those old deep seated biases against Owens and the politics of Haggard late in his life kept me away from the music far too long. Fortunately my admiration for Gill as a guitarist (he’s a bit vanilla as a singer) changed that. What’s really interesting is when it came time to really start exploring Owens is just how much of this album I knew. Many of the songs like the title song and Streets of Laredo were burned into my brain from that younger age (and probably countless covers) and those earliest memories of actually enjoying the music before I allowed outside influences (including my Dad who displayed an open dislike of the “old timey” music, specifically Hank Williams and Bob Wills, that his dad had liked - which is a topic for another day as Bluegrass … through its first exposure to me in high school… would play its own role in me accepting my love of country music). This album has as much to do with the sub genre becoming popular as any other. Years before Outlaw became a crossover thing, Owens and the gang from California added rock to the country sound. This is its own cyclical thing in that both the Beatles and the Stones would play Bakersfield music which in turn influenced their sound and we know how influential both those acts were. It’s a great record and if you think you hate country music, you should maybe check that bias at the door before listening.
Country is niet echt mijn ding, 5/10
Not for me.
The Californian studio system caught Buck in transition between ante-album song form and the polished pop sound soon to arrive in country music. Thus, Tiger lives on the edges between voices, tunes with simple structures and just enough variation to unsettle. We aren't far from the title track in the end, but we do feel town changing around us as we walk.
While it is just fourteen songs that sound the same, it was fun to listen to. I love the slide guitar here. It has its charm. Cute little country record!
Good. A classic? Solid 3 to 4.
Full of the Bakersfield sound
Good, classic country
I knew more of these songs than I expected! Definitely a good guidepost country record.
Shit
What the hell is this
YEEEEEEEEHAWWWWWW!!!
Hmmm, not for me
KKona Yeeeee Haaaaw brother!
Interesting
Not the worst thing on this list ….
Vieillote chanson country plate
Kinda lame
Overall it’s not “bad” but I really didn’t vibe with this. Honestly I couldn’t wait for it to be over halfway through, and was bored by most of the songs.
Good old authentic country music. I don't love the genre, but this is 100x better than today's popular country. Favorite track: We're Gonna Let the Good Times Roll.
Plinky plonk country from the 1960s... meh
Not really my cup of tea but the first time I've listened to all the lyrics on an album all the way through.
Better than I expected but dang, those country singers sure have a lot of relationship problems.