I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

2.5

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.

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.

Maybe good in a Quentin Tarantino movie but not for headphones

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.

yeehaw

Eflaust merkileg plata í kántrýsögunni en mér finnst finnst þetta bara ekki skemmtilegt. Hef heyrt margt betra úr kántrýheimum.

cringe

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.

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

Too twangy for me.

De trilling van de ouderwetse Amerikaanse country-stem. Het hoort in de 1001. Kan dit album zijn. Kan één van de miljoenen anderen zijn.

Country rollo. No me ha animado.

Eh

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.

This album is as country as it can get, in a bad way.

Boring singalong country/folk. Not my thing at all

Not for me.

Shit

What the hell is this

Hmmm, not for me

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.

Plinky plonk country from the 1960s... meh

I didn't hate the Bakersfield sound, but I sure as sugar won't be craving it any time soon.

Too country for me

peak country

Olisin kaivannut lisää kunnianhimoa sanoituksiin, oikeasti nokkelia juttuja eikä tällaista perustarinointia. Sellaiseksi kuitenkin miellyttävää.

joo joo yeehaaw southern uhmm suthrn..rovert lee...kiva juttu. muttta streets of laredo biisissä semmonen kultakurkku hyveli korviani että nostetaan yhdellä tähdellä koko paska suoraan...oolisi voinut koko albuminkin vetää samalla olisi paljon kuunneltavampaa potaskaa streets of laredo

2.5

Meh.

Nope

Haven't made much progress with that Ken Burns documentary yet.

Straightforward honky tonk country album from the sixties. Title song is catchy but not in a good sense. I would not listen to this again.

The songs are in order, seem rather standard country. The vocals are annoying.

I don't think some people understand the concept of Genres and representation. Having said that this isn't my favourite niche. I guess it's the Country version of bubblegum pop? Catchy gimmicky and corny but fun.

Serviu para escutar steel guitar.

Honky tonk country - enjoyed. However, not something I will purchase. 2/5

Unlike my ranking partner, I think the songs I responded to were the slower ones that showcased the steel guitar (and the instrumental). A lot of the songs ran together and didn't have much of their own identity.

Als geinige twist in een Coen-Brothers movie, zou dit nog wel kunnen landen. Maar het is een stuk minder geschikt om uit vrije wil naar te gaan zitten luisteren.

Yeah, not for me. I just can't do country. Not horrible though, interesting 60s rock vibes running through it. Sounds like something from a Tarantino soundtrack. Otherwise, not for me.

I can definitelt see how this was influential but it’s not my style.

A couple of nifty honky-tonk ditties, which gives way to the sense that it's all really just one song performed in a few different ways.

It's alright. Kind of cheesy, jangly fun 60s pop. But I'm not sure why it's on this list. There are 1001 albums that sound like this. There have been great country albums on this list. This is not one of them.

Too Country for my liking, but it does end with the evergreen Memphis Tennessee.

Well, there is not much to say about this album. 60 years old country record isn't really something that would make my heart skip a beat. Boring and generic when listened form modern perspective. The aura of catchy melody and funny lyrics survived for 1 minute of the first song and then was forever gone. I don't have a heart to give it one star, probably because I'm very against country, so to make it fair, two stars.

Nothing wrong with this but one of those things that hasn’t stood the test of time that well as so many people followed and refined the sound

old school country 2.5

first song good. rest is not

Couple of bangers, a bunch of generic sounding country otherwise.

Country rollo. No me ha animado.

This album did not capture my attention and did not convey anything to me; I did not even finish listening to it. Again a lot of monotony.

Too country and silly for me

2 A lot of country recently. I’ve learned to appreciate the genre a little bit more with some of the entries on this list, and with a 1965 release date, it sounds like Buck may have been influential to some of those records with his early honky tonk Nashville sound - though perhaps too influential. It seems like many who followed were just emulating Buck’s sound here, to the point where it even makes his stuff sound unoriginal. Like, any of these songs could have been written and performed by Merle Haggard if I didn’t know any better. I know that’s not Buck’s fault, but it does retroactively make the album less interesting at least for me. Pretty unremarkable all around without a lot of substance, though I did find the song Wham Bam in particular kind of curious - I didn’t realize the term is that old, and while I’m not sure it means the same thing now it did then, it still made the song a little more entertaining nonetheless. Memphis was also a pretty decent closer, and I kind of dug the rockabilly tone it had to it, though mostly because it was a long overdue musical shift. Not terrible, but far from the genre’s best.

Silly but fun. Talented but not my cup of tea.

2,5/5

Nie lubię country

Classic Buck Owens

It's alright, just so quaint and old fashioned sounding. I like the lyrics, and I like the conciseness of the songs, but overall just not a type of music that I enjoy. I'm sure it's very influential, but for me it's 2 stars.

it's not great is it

einfach ned so meins

Not for me.

I'm not a big fan of country. I think Buck Owens executes it well, but it doesn't amuse me.

Country is one of my least favorite genres and music and this album didn't really change my mind much. I can see why people enjoy it but it's not for me. I gave it a chance.

This sounds like stereotype Country and occasionally hints to early Elvis, I'd very much prefer listening to early Elvis over this

Not my style, but an interesting listen

Wham bam, I'll be on my way to the next album.

40/100: To be fair, I will caveat this review by saying that I am by no means a country fan; in fact, I’m pretty against the genre as a whole—especially older country albums such as this one. The few country artists I listen to are the more pop-y ones, basically just Tyler Childers and Zach Bryan. Even then, there’s a handpicked few songs of theirs I genuinely enjoy. With all of that being said, I know a good country album when I hear one. This album is definitely a beast amongst its genre; however, I still didn’t enjoy listening to it, and I don’t see why I should be grading on a curve here.

Because I had to listen to this album I started reading and now know about the origins of the “Bakersfield Sound". It's the typical country music with the typical themes. Here and there the Honky Tonk is going a bit more rock 'n' roll, like in the song 'Memphis,' and there the music becomes bearable. I'm just not a fan of this kind of music. And Lord knows I've tried.

typical country , no interest

Eh

I'm not against country per se. It is just not super... Good. Act naturally was nice

Didn't stand out to me. Streets of Laredo had me listen to Johnny Cash for the first time in a while which was nice :)

Not my cup of tea but can still see the merit in this. The frist and the last song are the best of bunch if I had to chose

Nice but uninspiring

2.5/5

A bit too basic country for me. Not keen.

It’s fine. Not my cup of tea.

Well done. Corny, but fun corny.

Typische country muziek met de typische thema's. Hier en daar zit er een iets meer rock and roll nummer. Die vind wat beter

That's some real twangy country. Too slow pace for me and in a style I couldn't connect with.

This is exactly the type of country music I don't like.

It shouldn't be in 1001, imho.

Not my vibe

I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail by Buck Owens and The Buckaroos (1965) My first experience of Buck Owens was in 1968, watching him Sunday evenings on the television show Hee Haw, where he emceed silly corn pone sketches accompanied by canned laugh tracks. When his musical numbers started up, I looked for something else to do. The TV producers were pulling my leg. My second experience with Buck Owens was the fleeting reference to him in Creedence Clearwater Revival’s song “Lookin’ Out My Back Door” (Cosmos Factory [1970]), a song relating the nonsensical hallucinogenic effects of some unnamed substance. Buck Owens was being mocked, and CCR was pulling my leg. My third (and likely last) experience with Buck Owens was today, when Robert Dimery notified me that I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail is one of the 1001 albums I must hear before I die. I think he’s pulling my leg. I mean, just one look at Buck Owens’ absurdly sequined jacket and homely coprophagic grin pretty much tells the story. But just one listen to his outrageously exaggerated twang and interminably rounded vowels and diphthongs makes me clench my teeth (He doesn’t speak that way; it’s an act). However, I soldier on with determination to give this a serious listen for your benefit, dear reader. Popular country music in the 1960s was a definite niche with a circumscribed audience. It has since matured considerably, but back then, even in my late childhood, I recognized that the songwriting and arranging lacked musical creativity and was carried along only with the aid of with (barely) clever lyrics. It’s a shame, too, because pedal steel guitar and fiddle have shown the potential to be superlatively soulful instruments (“A Maiden’s Prayer”). And the 3/4 time signature (“Let the Sad Times Roll” and “Streets of Laredo”) can be expressive when it’s not boring. The opening title track “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail” is mildly entertaining, and suffices for music historians as the signature song of Buck Owens. But it is sooo corny. And “Wham Bam” was a moderately obscene song based on a dirty joke already circulating in the U.S. Navy. Buck Owens co-wrote it with his ex-wife Bonnie as she was about to ‘wham bam’ off with Merle Haggard. I swear I’m not making this up. Don Rich’s tenor vocal harmony is stuck on major thirds and fifths, but it provides an essential relief from Owens’ most unimpressive solo lead vocals. Doyle Holly’s bass vocal (“Streets of Laredo”) would be even more unimpressive than Owens’ if it weren’t for the supercharged reverb in the lower register. Now the lead guitar and pedal steel riffs are skillfully done (for the genre), which is the only reason this album rates a “2” instead of a “1”. Listen especially to “Fallin’ for You” if you need evidence. On second thought, just take my word for it. Buck Owens’ “Cryin’ Time” is a good song, but please throw away this original and listen to the Ray Charles’ cover instead. Pretend that it was never done by Buck and The Buckaroos. Likewise, the Buckaroos’ cover of Chuck Berry’s “Memphis” demonstrates that they can’t do convincing rock ‘n roll. Listen to this album only after you’re already inebriated. 2/5

not my type

A bit cheesy, but good for what it is.

I'm not in to most country music so this wasn't really for me, but it was interesting to listen to. There were a couple songs I did really enjoy, but mostly not to my taste. 2.5/5 stars

Very samey

Country turned up to 11. I keep trying but old country qnd i don't get along. +1 star for comittment to countryness

Country Kram. Brauch man nicht unbedingt. Gibt ältere Sachen die bestimmt besser sind.

Old school country, this album is not as timeless as others from the era. Favorite Track: Act Naturally Relisten: No

Country twang isn’t my thing but there were a few songs that edged in on rock, which kept things interesting.

5/10

5/10

Never been a big country fan.

So much twang. I can see this being fun if you like this kind of twangy, honky tonk country stuff. Seems like the kind of music that would be cool (briefly) in a Tarantino movie. Enjoyable in bits but a whole record was a bit much for me since this isn't a genre I love.

Country hillbilly californià de la vella escola. La cançó titular és prou entretinguda, així com la versió de 'Streets of Laredo', 'Cryin' Time' o els aires rockers de 'Fallin' for You'... sembla que és tot un clàssic del seu estil... fantàstic, però a mi no m'ha deixat gaire emprempta

Goddamnit i hate country

i did not enjoy this album.. except the thing is shockingly i didn’t wanna rip my ears out. i mean i would never listen to it again but it’s not the worst thing i’ve EVER heard so for that i’ll give a 2… but don’t come up again ❤️

Because I was a kid in the 70s, I watched Hee Haw every time I was at my grandma's house because, well, it was the law. I pretty much digested anything I heard in those days which in retrospect is a pretty great way to start your life don't you think? No preconceived notions, no prejudices, no concept of modern vs old vs popular vs obscure. Oh - Buck Owens was one of the stars of Hee Haw, hence my 12 second autobiography. I'd say soon after - sometime in the late 70s - my personal tastes locked heavily in to rock music and I probably didn't hear a country song outside of a K-Tel commercial for...decades. Honestly I can't properly rate this - as much as it's nostalgic to think of being ~6 and watching terrible shows like HeeHaw...I just can't really appreciate this - I play guitar; I know I can't play slide or pedal remotely like they can on this album, and so give huge credit to the musicianship - but there's a laconic sameness to all of it that I doubt I can ever get into. I'll give it 2 stars for name recognition and apologies to country lovers... 5/10 2 stars.

Enjoyable Honky Tonk. Would enjoy it if it was playing in the background whilst playing Red Dead Redemption or something

It was okay. Upbeat and fun but not a genre I normally partake in.

Country is probably my least favourite genre except for a few artists. This didn't fall into them. 2 stars as I liked a few of the lyrics

"Good 'ole boy" music. 2.5

Buck AND his Buckaroos? As is often the case with Buck, I need to get past the Hee Haw connection. It'll never be my go to for country music, but deserves a place on the list. But just barely. I get his influence. I get that Dwight Yokam thinks Buck Owens hung the moon. But in terms of country music, there are more deserving albums that should be on the list. Still wondering where Hank Williams is, but it's probably just that he died before the album era really took off. And that Hee Haw connection is a bridge too far, probably bumps it down a notch. Actual rating is 2.5.

Not for me, its not especially memorable other than the novelty value

pretty cool but not my style

Puha, det er svært at høre færdigt. Det er ren West Virginia-stemning. Men damnit, der er nogle der er fede. Wham Bam fx. 2 stjerner.

A cute and simple listen - went by so quick, in a good way.

17th June 2021 Listened throughout the day on the day of our Civil Service Live session. Very slow work day, did minimal. Off to bowling with Andy! Didn't mind it, but they do all sound a bit similar once you start getting to the end of the album. 2.5 if I could.

meh

Mighty twangy! Very skillful music, maybe you wouldn’t sing so many songs about your woman leaving you if you treated her better

3.5

The Beatles act naturally cover was stuck in my head for the rest of the day, not a bad thing, just slightly annoying

Pretty boring. 3-4/10

I liked how upbeat the album was but in the end it's still just country which isn't really my genre.

Country, but not bad!

Old style country music concentrate, Closed my eyes and could have been at the Opry. Nice but not something I would listen to again.

Glad I listened to this, won't listen again as Ana album but glad for the education.

BAF. Lähes paskuuden kuninkuusluokkaa mutta ei ihan riitä

This was entertaining, better than most country music. But, it is still county music. It is a shame on me that I can't see past that in my score.

Slide guitars

Possibly the worst version of Chuck Berry's Memphis Tennessee I've ever heard! Interesting to hear the original version of Act Naturally though, albeit live. I hadn't realised that Ringo actually recorded it again as a duet with this man in '89. Proving the saying that two wrongs don't make a right! Anyway... Wham Bam thank you, Buck...I'll be on my way.

Nails on a chalkboard. Cornball and trite. I’m questioning the musical universe in which this is one of the 1001 best albums.

a few more of these and I'll be giving up on the 1001 albums. 1.

Gash

Hate the sound of the western slide guitar or whatever it is Simple songs. Bit like Unsettling Nursery Rhymes. If he called it that id have more respect for it Wont be putting this on again.

Vintage,cousin shagging, redneck rubbish.

Awful.

Yeah I think I’ll pass this one

JL : 1, Let the Sad Times Roll On A : 1, Let the Sad Times Roll On

Nope. Can't even pretend I like this even a little. Bailed a few songs in.

Det her album er ikke den stjerne værd som jeg skal give det

I'm English - so my only interaction with country music is the occasional line dance. ----------------- I can't tell if this is good or bad for the genre - it sounds exactly like you'd expect. Rhyming baby-baby lyrics, slide guitar that sounds like it's drowning, basic as all hell rhythm section - at least Buck has a decent voice. If it was playing in the background on Fallout 3 I'd probably not complain, but in any other setting it just does nothing for me - well apart from [Streets of Loretto] - that told a cool story. Sorry Buck. 1.5/5 1*

Nope... sorry, but no, sorry :'-(

1001 albums is beginning to feel like too many

I just didn't like country

There are way too many country albums on this list.

Nah.

On par with Robbie Williams. But also racist.

This is the country sound that I can live without. Novelty music the uncool.

Not my thing

Too much twang for my ears

2/10 2/10 No flare Drive to camping

Medio viejón. Me gustó que este Act Naturally. Pero nada que me haya interesado.

It's a bad version of a bad genre

Fucking state of this...no thanks Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ in part Revisit ❌️ ★☆☆☆☆ (2/10) Total reviewed : 313 Already owned : 69 Purchased : 15 To buy : 4 Nope : 225

wham bam just feels like misogyny. really dislike this genre of country / rock or whatever it is

Predictable and repetitive country nonsense. Going for the nursery rhyme approach of repeated lyrics and childish hooks, which is presumably why many of these songs became famous despite their dire simplicity.

I was offended by the suit even before pushing play... and then it got worse.

I wish that tiger would have ate him before he could release this album

The longest half hour

The epitome of classic American country music. Ear grating.

Yeah, nah. I'm sure there's good reason this is an important album.

Fuck Buck

No me gusta el county ni un poquito... Y este disco no fue la excepción.

No thank you, I’ll be on my way.

Similar to bluegrass, this kind of country music is a genre that avoids any progress or development.

If I ever needed a reminder of why I can’t stand country music, here’s the perfect example of everything I find annoying about it. Cheesy music, saccharine lyrics (I love my baby, I miss my baby, my baby has left me), sluggish tempos, sentimentality instead of poetry – or at least virtuosity.

Ja country vôbec nemusím. Ak by sa dalo dať 0, tak dám 0...

This is #day609 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… sometimes I've got the feeling this list is roughly a competition between country and post-punk. While the latter is one of my go-to genres, this particular album isn't the most tolerable kind of country under the sun. Tell me about honky tonk, Fender Telecasters, and all that... I'm indifferent. I guess I'm back to square one with these country records. This is a 1 out of 5. Looking forward to #day610.

some of it was really awful- Streets of Laredo- the rest was crap

1. tiger - 0 2. trouble - 1 3. zad - 1 4. bam - 1 5. fall - 2 6. you - 1 7. roll - 1 8. band - 2 9. laredo - 1 10. crying - 1 11. prayer - 2 12. memphiz - 1 13. heart -1 14. naturally - 1

Listened while at home. Excruciatingly boring. Would rather be listening to literally anything else.

two 60's country records in a row should be ILLEGAL

You cannot look me in the eye and say this is music made by grown adults for grown adults.

I don't mind this style of music; beyond me what's supposedly of value in this particular album, though, beyond being fun enough the year it came out.

Next

Buck Owens and his Buckaroos - I've Got a Tigeroo by the Tailaroo is a fine by ultimately pretty unremarkable countryroo music albumoroo. (I guess this pioneered some kind of country subgenre. Would never have guessed.)

Is this the worst album I’ve ever heard? Probably not but most of the songs I hate probably were influenced by this sound. Best track was the instrumental song which really illustrates how so much country is worse than the sum of its parts.

i thought it would be fun to honk and tonk but this is just irritating

I do not know "the Buck Owens story" (if any, lol) - I am coming at this "totally uninformed" ("blank slate baby, Descartes me as you will"). "Tiger by the Tail - clean mix, harmony singing, kewl. Is there a double entendre here? Second half lyrics say the tiger drags him into the light, rather than into the dark, meh. Musically, second half of song adds almost squit nothing to the first half - just a quick flourish at the very end. Is this album going to be indescribably tedious? (Spoiler alert: yes.) La la la. 'Memphis' is exciting (from a low base) for the appearance of the 5/6/7 boogie. Is it going anywhere? No, plse die now. Overall, the mix is clear (grats to engineers); nice slide guitar, tick. The lyrics and musical arrangements, however, are consumately shallow, repetitive, tedious, like a nightmare of endlessness. The drums are twee to a painful degree. May I give (cue French accent) zero points?? No, minimum one star. Okay, it's BAD, 1/10.

I recognize that this sound was super influential, and not just within country music, but classic country like this just isn't for me.

Entiendo por que esto en su día fue brutai, pero a día de hoy es demasiado difícil de escuchar

Bullshit

I couldn’t do it! I was half way through the second song but had to stop! This is everything I hate about this sort of music and I just couldn’t bare it.

Quand c'est non c'est non, la country ça ne veut pas...

НЕ НА КЪНТРИТО

sentimenteel amerikaans gezever

I think the record club is broken. The snow and cold must have done it in. All I've gotten in the past week is trash.

Nope

Oh dear, country!

"This influenced all country!" Well I don't enjoy country, so this guy is now an enemy.

Country, 35 eme album =>1/5

I’ll never like country

Yeah, no. It's just some country.

Wow. One thing I don’t like is country music and the next two things are steel guitar and a Les Paul guitar. This one has it all! Even listening to Memphis and Act Naturally was rough.

skip

Not into country music, so this album is not for me at all

Im sure this was influential for country music but it didn't influence me to like county music. In fact I like modern country more than this

Country still sucks. Maybe you can't keep a woman because you treat them like shit.

Woof

Listens: 1 Standout Tracks: We're Gonna Let the Good Times Roll Man do I really dislike Country music. This was ultra twangy, tacky, stereotypical country music. And just as well, the sound on this album is described as hillbilly music. God. Shoot me in the head. Hard pass.

Not for me. 1/5

bad album

Didn't like it, not my cup of tea

This was the worst kind of country music, the twangy, woe-is-me, honky tonk.

Nooooooo!

Oh, dear. Now that's country. Well, at least it was with upbeat songs overall. The slower country has been difficult for me.

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If I can guess where the next chord is going, if I can imagine what the next melodic line is going to be before it has been sung or played, then I don't really want or need to listen, do I? Maybe it wasn't the case at the time, but to me now listening in 2025, this is formulaic, predictable and unexciting music.

Errr, no.

There are songs similar to this that I have nostalgia for because my grandfather had them on a jukebox when I was a kid, and they were silly... I have no such nostalgia for these songs, and so I find it hard to even tolerate them. Definitely not for me.

Generic country. Doesn't really do it for me. Not really sure why you need to hear this before you die. Apparently Buck Owens pioneered what is now known as the "Bakersfield sound"...well, thankfully KoRn's Jonathan Davis redefined the meaning of Bakersfield in popular music, because "I've Got A Tiger By the Tail" is essentially generic country for people who don't really want to tune into the music. I guess the guitar sounds okay, so its not a complete travesty. It's the very sound that made me loathe the Conway Twitty cutaways in Family Guy.

I get why it's important. Still don't loke it.

1,5

Woof. So misogynistic and twangy

So twangy and strange - not really my thing

Not for me.

I've Got a Tiger By the Tail

You're having a laugh, right? Buck off

Buck Owens: I've Got a Tiger By the Tail: I HATE COUNTRY. BORING!!!!! 1/10

I tried. It looked like an old timey country album, and of fucking course it was. The first two songs were tolerable, but that 3rd one really put me over the edge. Less Country & Western. More Heavy Metal. Please & Thank You.

Starts strong with the title song but quickly turns into mostly mopey sad country songs about feeling bad for yourself in kind of a simple and immature way.

Not to my taste-and it’s not nostalgic or fun, either. Hard no.

I don't hate country music. I hate this country music.

I could not listen to this album. I hit play and then I was like, nope, honky tonk is exactly the kind of country music I can’t stand.

1 star

Didn't listen all the way through - Honky Tonk aint my jam

This album was not for me man. I can see why some folks would like it but it is not my cup of tea personally. Overall, I didn’t enjoy listening to this album and I don’t see myself listening to it again in the future. No offense to anyone who likes this album, it was just not my vibe.

The best song is the sing they didn't even write, Memphis.....sums it up really

Houmous & Chutney performed a tribute to this album during their Caesars Palace Residency in Las Vegas in ‘81. Len used to perform it actually holding one of the tails of the tigers from Siegfried & Roy. Had to cancel the show. The tigers weren’t overly impressed and mauled Roy after one of the shows. Thinking back it was quite disrespectful towards the tigers. 0.6

Dislike country in any guise. If I were Skynet wouldn’t have bothered about John Connor, but instead sent a terminator back so stop the genesis of this genre.

Howdy partner. I unfortunately did not have a rootin’ tootin’ time listening to this record. It was a real patience tester for me. Buck Owens’ music is so saccharine that it makes Johnny Cash sound like a thug by comparison. Its open, tender heart is undermined by the repetitive subject matter of the songs - a girl is often leaving Buck!

I thought that I would have a small soft spot for country stuff but no no no. I almost quit listening this album because I was so bored and irritated.

I'd rather listen to no music at all. Plain country music is not something I enjoy hearing.

I did not have a good time listening to this. Really not my vibe at all.

wanhan ajan...

Dear god this is awful. I can't really get on with country music at the best of times and this is truly unbearable. I enjoy a few older country artists - Johnny Cash, the occasional Willie Nelson - but this is just so cheesy and twangy and I can't stand it. I don't get the appeal for this kind of music at all. The best thing about this album is that it's only 32 minutes long. 1/5

I dare say that country music is only for gringos, so…

It's official: This is now the worst album I've ever heard in my life. This sounds like a parody of Country Music. Almost as if a Frat Bro decided to make their own Country album, and fake a Southern Accent. Most tolerable track: "Maiden's Prayer".

Buck Angel makes better music than this guy

Nothing about this appealed to me. It’s beyond me how this artist and album could possibly make it onto this list. Not only was the music not my taste, but it was utterly generic. It sounded like the same thing everyone else was doing at the time.

The worst kind of country

Not for me

No thanks.

Buck Owens and The Buckaroos is the most wedgie-deserving bunch of nerd in the history of music. Each Buckaroo is getting a swirly.

that was the fastest i've ever stopped playback

Not my thing

Zero interest

Not my bag

euh... bestaan er mensen --buiten USA-- die country leuk vinden? ik ken er niet veel alleszins... niks tegen een occasioneel liedje op de radio, maar een hele plaat lang?? Ik pis liever op een electrische draad

Listened to one track and that was more than enough

God save us from anything resembling this in the future.

Wham bam, no thank you ma'am

No.

More croony country adjacent "rock". Maybe it changed the game back in the day, don't know, don't care.

Quite a warm voice, but this was a slog. A 1 is harsh, but a 2 is too forgiving. Messy mixing, and bland arrangements. I read that the covers of many of the tracks are better than the originals. One would hope.

Every day we stray further from god

1/5

If I could give a minus I would. Managed about 20 seconds

Dreadful

Country

Cowboy emo 🤠 🖤

Jeg kan faktisk ret godt lide country og hører en del musik jeg ville klassificere som country! Det plejede at være sådan en genre jeg fremhævede som musik jeg ikke gad høre, og det var fordi jeg troede alt country lød ligesom den her plade. Kæft noget bralderværk. SKIP.

not my thing

Tumbleweeds, warm beer, Johnny Cash knock off.

Yee-haw!

This kind of music should have been left behind in the 60s

Oh lawd no. That voice was an immediate pass... What are we even doing with this one. Ugh

Maybe one good song, rest is just country waffle.

Lost me immediately

Country/Folk album that can run in the background. Especially when in a saloon etc. Not my cup of tea for listening by myself

Aggressively 60s country, not my vibe

didn't connect to this at all

Not for me 1/5

bro this is to white even for me

Simple plodding country .

Awful.

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.

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.

I normally like this type of music but this album sucks

No. Just no. I hate it but maybe someone out there doesn’t.

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

Boring

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.

too old twangy country

fy fan vilket junk

Nope

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?

Probably my least favourite style of music. Couldn't finish the first song.

no.

Hated it!!!

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.

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.

Ya me sentía del KKK. Basura.

No.

YEEEEEEEEHAWWWWWW!!!

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I ALREADY RATED THIS YOU IDIOTS

one star

i managed half of a verse of the opening track. fuck cuntry. however the youtubes did lead me to an oz band called Tiger by the Tail and they have a self titled album that is a pleasant discovery of some early 2000s wall of noise. .

Nonce

It's honky tonk country