I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

not for me

I liked this. It was simple and nice. I don't really know Country, but I would like to call his Classic Country.

I don’t listen to a ton of country, but I have always had a soft spot for Buck Owens. He has a crisp, classic sound with catchy melodies and a vocal style that’s really heartfelt and earnest. Not every song on “Tiger” is a winner, but several of his very best are on here. Overall, this was a breath of fresh air. Fave Songs: I've Got a Tiger By the Tail, Cryin’ Time, Let the Sad Times Roll On, Fallin’ For You, Trouble and Me

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

The Bakersfield Sound at its finest. Buck brings so much energy and spirit to country-western music that you can't help but smile and want to dance with your best girl when he belts out his choruses.

It's alright, kinda interesting with the progression of songs

This good, old-timey country music was a good old time! I loved his original songs (title track), the classics "Streets of Laredo" and his take on Chuck Berry. I love the classic steel guitar sound. This was well worth pulling off a dusty shelf!

I am familiar with Buck Owens and some of the tunes on this album. It is some classic country, which I have some appreciation for, but it doesn’t usually thrill me. I had a job when I was younger where I spent many hours dubbing carts of classic country tunes. I enjoyed the exposure to that generation of music, but it did become boring at times. I think this album caused some flashbacks to those days. Perhaps once in a while I will call up a few of these tunes, but as an album listen, I don’t think so.

I liked listening to this. Even the songs that are sad made me happy. I doubt that I'll listen again but I enjoyed being here for a while.

I knew Buck Owens from Hee Haw and the Grand Ol' Opry, but have never sat and listened to one of his albums. I'm glad I have remedied that deficiency. This is great classic country performed by great musicians with great country themes. Lots of heartbreak, but nary a hint of gun violence or misogyny that seems to have become more common in later years. I have always loved the song "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail." It sounds as good as ever. "Trouble and Me" seemed familiar too - it's a great song! I liked the juxtaposition on side A of "Let the Sad Times Roll On" and side B "We're Gonna Let the Good Times Roll." Visiting all the emotional stops on this train! "Wham Bam" is a great song about staying single. Very clever chorus and a lot of fun! Other highlights I enjoyed included the deep bass vocal in "The Streets of Laredo." "A Maiden's Prayer" had great fiddling. And they did justice to "Memphis." The two extra live tracks were fine additions to the original album. "This Ol' Heart" and "Act Naturally" are great songs performed so well! I would have loved to have seen Buck perform live. Really fun listening to this - some good old fashioned country from a master who shows us how it's done!

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.

I liked this its a very upbeat and cheerful album

This is C&W at its most original, not my favourite genre but still not offensive. I find the songs very “samey” guitar, vocals and the occasional violin/viola. Interesting to see how C&W has changed in 50 years, Lady antibellum, John Mayer and Taylor swift owe their success to this but are a million miles away from this

Really satisfying sound, I am a sucker for country western when it's done well.

Been into country music lately and I really enjoyed this. I like the more stripped down arrangements. Really well balanced. If this is a prime example of the Bakersfield sound, I'll take more where that came from.

Thought I'd like it more than I did. I do appreciate this old country-western style though, but nothing stuck for me.

A great little album. He's happy or he's sad and he's not afraid to sing about it.

Buck sure does a lot of rollin' and fallin', as well as occasionally dyin', on this record. Sad times roll on, as do the good; fallin' into love and out of it. Someone needs to reorder this into a consistent narrative. Ain't gonna be me, though.

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

I love how economical all the songs are. I was surprised at how many of these I recognize.

This was probably the most standard 60s country album I've ever heard. It was by no means bad and had some good tracks but nothing stood out to me. With Marty Robbins, I'll always remember his biggest songs but I likely won't remember as much about this album. Fav songs: streets of laredo, cryin' time

Goddamnit i hate country

Oh no, oh no. Just no* *Selected tracks coming to a Quentin Tarantino film soon Let's not talk about this again, thankfully a mere 32 minutes of my life I won't get back.

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

Harmless toe-tappin' fun. If there was a prize for 'earliest mention of the album title within the album', this would win.

Enjoyable but slightly *too* country, you know? I really like the title track

Enjoy old country a lot and think the historic importance of this album helps elevate it to a 4 for me.

One word Wednesday = dated Country pop rock crooning like this was popular with my dad, so I heard some of this growing up. Not my favorite, and I don’t think that the covers measure up to the originals. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Listworthy = 👍

this is the kind of old country music I actually can enjoy. Really liked the sad country ballads at the start, but a whole album of them (even only 35 minutes) still felt long. These tunes need to be interspersed with some other stuff.

well, i was predisposed to liking this purely because buck shows up in that creedence song. pretty sure i'd heard SOMEthing by him before, but i couldn't tell you what. it was largely what i would've expected...EXCEPT i had absolutely no idea that my favorite johnny rivers song was his (memphis), or that the beatles covered act naturally - i thought that was theirs from the start. so that was a super cool discovery.

Buena voz. Estilo retro. Country americano en su pura esencia.

I wanted to hate this as I don't like country music as a rule. However, this was pretty enjoyable to have in the background as I was working. Found myself nodding along even on the first listen. Corny lyrics from the 60's, strumming guitar, toe tapping g'damn country music. Sigh. 3.8/5.

Fun listen

Twangy as all hell. Works great if you don't take it too seriously.

Yep. Liked that, a good ol' slice of honky tonk.

some things haven't aged well (wham bam thank you ma'am) but this album is a classic, buck and the band show a lot of range

Totally. It my thing. But it has a few songs that seem like they've become standards. 3.5 stars

I guess I didn't mind this at all, though it's not so much much thing, my Countey palate being pretty limited. It's certainly well done for what it is, though I think the lyrics are over-reliant on a particular style of wordplay, and the sort of emotional range is pretty shallow.

Eugh I'm sorry but its all so samey. Affirming my confusing relationship with country. I just don't know how much I like it really, and that seems to be an unpopular opinion

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

Not my favorite, but a cool southern/western sound. Tons of steel guitar, would be fun to listen to at a camp sight or something haha

hmm, not a huge fan of country but it was good. 2.5 / 2.7?

"Good 'ole boy" music. 2.5

Не являюсь постоянным слушателем кантри, да и в целом это кажется первый кантри альбом который я послушал от и до. Большинство песен цепляют исполнением и аранжировкой. Начав альбом с заглавной песни, Бак Оуэнс теряет динамику и со временем альбом теряет планку которую поставил.

NOPE

Shite. Couldnt even listen to a full track

An excellent example of the early Bakersfield sound. Toe-tapping greatness.

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

Not really my vibe, but glad I listened. Might throw on at a pool party.

I liked the album and could hear a lot of previous country influence from some of my fav artists in the genre. Buck has a very unique voice which made this an interesting listen, but I'm pretty picky with country so I'll rate 3/5

It was alright for the type of music.

Unusual music style. Enjoyable to listen to, will probably not listen again.

Jamás deseé que un día pase rápido para poder escuchar un disco nuevo. Que cosa que no me gusta nada el country clásico/honky tonk. Me parece espectacular para ambientar situaciones en películas/series pero jamás me pondría a escuchar un disco de este estilo. Llegué a Wham Bam y lo saqué. 3/10 ludomatics

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.

Je fais souvent le cauchemar de naître à Bakersfield pendant l'essor du Bakersfield sound.

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

A decent Country Western album, but not my favorite country sound at all. There were some pretty nice tunes on here though!

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Das erste von angeblich sehr vielen country Alben, ist okay, ich hasse country nicht, ist ganz nett

nope.

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.

I have always wanted to get into country music and boy was that a treat

rien a foutre, 3/5 et change moi cette chemise ridicule

Mais uma moedinha mais música especificamente americana, desta vez country. Mas devo dizer que este álbum não me dececionou. O álbum tem uma sonoridade agradável, nunca fugindo muito ao que se propõe. As músicas não são nada de especial, mas são competentes tendo em conta ao que se propõem. O que devo dizer é que este álbum por ser curto ganha muito, pois não chega a tornar-se enjoativo. Não sei que posso dizer sobre o álbum para além de ser um álbum de country mais velho. Destaco assim a primeira música, que dá o nome ao álbum, o I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail e dou-lhe uma nota de 5. Nota: 5/10 Data: 16/01/2024

Ole Buck Owens.... was a fan to his music

Really fun listen this. Would listen again.

I thought perhaps this was a joke...April Fools? How is anyone in this day & age finding this album enjoyable? Perhaps a redneck chicken pickin Trump supporter in the good ole U.S Of Aye...but nowhere else. I’ll give it 1 Star just for the giggle factor.

I’m a big fan of this. My toes was tapping a whole lot.

meh

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I have a soft spot for vintage country music, and Buck Owens plaintive harmonies and his guitar player's (Don Rich) twangy telecaster do it for me.

BOOOOOO

Buck Owens had his share of country hits prior to the release of I've Got a Tiger by the Tail and the hit single that spawned it. But "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail" was Owens' national breakthrough, featuring everything right about his Bakersfield honky tonk sound sweated down to a 2:12 single that proved to be an irresistible piece of crossover magic to non-country fans without diluting his basic sound one iota. This 14-track LP brings together the original Capitol tracks from that album (which also included the hit "Cryin' Time," later to be a crossover hit of its own when recorded by Ray Charles), along with two extra tracks. These are live versions recorded in Bakersfield at the Civic Auditorium in October 1963 of "This Ol' Heart" and "Act Naturally," taken from the Capitol anthology album Country Music Hootenanny. The sound of Don Rich is all over this album, with his signature biting Telecaster guitar style, plus his vocalizing on "Wham Bam" (which features Owens on lead guitar) and a feature with Buck on a duet of Chuck Berry's "Memphis." Bass player Doyle Holly handles the vocal chores on "Streets of Laredo," while Don Rich's fiddle work is highlighted on the instrumental "A Maiden's Prayer." But ultimately it's Owens' show, with tracks like "Trouble and Me," "We're Gonna Let the Good Times Roll," "If You Fall Out of Love with Me," "The Band Keeps Playin' On," and the ballad "Let the Sad Times Roll On" being classic examples of Owens' Bakersfield honky tonk sound at the height of its freight-train rumbling powers.

Best one so far

if anything sounds exactly what you think it will by the cover.... 60's country. Some good / some shite. 3

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

Niezbyt czesty gosc na liscie, bo hamerykanie country i to jakie, jeden z najsolidniejszych materialow jaki slyszalem, ale tez nie slyszalem za duzo, a to dlatego ze prawie zawsze sa problemy z jakoscia takiej muzyki, jesli chodzi o strone techniczna, nagrywane w latach 60, przez artystow ktorzy w karierze wypuszczali XX albumow + XX singli, wiec nagrywane bylo to zazwyczaj na szybkosci, co nie zawsze idzie z jakoscia, a tak tutaj dzwiek jest tak czysty, zadnych trzaskow jakby nagrywany juz w erze digitala, wiec bardzo pozytywne zaskoczenie juz od sameo poczatku, ale na tym nie koncza sie dobrocie ktore sa zawwarte na tym 32 minutowym materiale, 14 trakow, wiec bardzo typowe countrowe 2 minutowe traki, ale jakie to jest country, dokladnie takie i jakim mysle o dzikim zachodzie, koniokradach, pladrowaniu wiosek i kowbojskim stuffie, a co tworzy ten unikalny efekt, podczas odsluchu dowiedzialem sie, ze jest to wykorzystanie beatu, nie wymyslnego jak w churchowych spiewach opartego na chorkowaniu, ale prosty beat lamany na 2-4 najczesniej, na pedale gitarkowym czy nawet naczyms swanym pedal steel guitar, co na polacki daje odmiane gitary hawajskiej, wlasnie ten beat buduje atmosfere po ktorej plynie pan Owens ze swoimi urzekajacymi wokalami, na najwiekszych kowbojskich szlagierach i kilku wlasnych kompozycjach, dwa traki sa spiewane przez innych czlonkow bandy, tutaj performens Doyla Hollyego zrobil na mnie najwieksze wrazenie na traku streets of laredo, ktory takze jest trakiem must have na plejke, dodatkowo tytulowy tygrysiak za ogon wlatuje

3.4 - Twangy. Classic country meets pop songwriting. Amazing electric guitar solos, pretty slide guitar fills, sweet vocal harmonies. Buck Owens sings with that clear country twang. Not so rich with storytelling, more about conveying a feeling within a 2-3 minute pop song format.

"Put a quarter in the jukebox and let the sad times roll on!" While country music hasn't found it's way onto my playlists much for a few decades, I do believe I can tell good country music from bad. And Buck Owens is good (shame about Hee-Haw). As an added bonus for me, The Streets of Laredo is an eclectic outlier and I didn't realize until this listening, the connection with the Irish ballad popularized by Eric Bogle and The Pogues!

3.5

I got a tiger by the tail, es como country

I felt like I had a tiger by the tail as I pressed play on the first song. While Buck Owens was able to sing out 32 minutes hanging onto that big cat, I wasn't so brave. Not a fan and shouldn't be on this list.

Its fun! Yea i like this Bakersfield sound. Good one two punch on this album. Yea this was a great honky tonk album

I don't even like country, but that was a very enjoyable album.

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Very fun album.

J.aimme le cou try et j’au de la misere a dinner une mauvaise bote. C’est aussi bon que les bon albums de country que j’ai 3coute. 4*

A little cheesy, but I had fun. This is the kind of country that I ca respect, even if it’s not something I would listen to all the time Favorite tracks: “I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail,” “Falling For You,” and “Act Naturally”

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

I got so hyped to see an old country album on here, more please! I'm not sure I've heard Buck Owens (or his Buckaroos) before, but the title track is a certified banger. Lots of other great tunes on here too. I love the vocal performance on "Streets of Laredo," it sounds like a completely different person. This is basically an emo album. I'm realizing that most classic country singers latch on to heartbreak and cry about it as loudly and melodramatically as possible. I dig it. Great job, Buck. Born in Sherman too, what a world! Favorite tracks: I've Got a Tiger by the Tail, Streets of Laredo, Let the Sad Times Roll On, Cryin' Time. Album art: Just your typical portrait cover from the '60s, nothing unique aside from the bedazzled white leather jacket. Also that stencil font makes me laugh. 4/5

cool country album. reminds me of something pap would like

Pretty boring. 3-4/10

would never have listened on my own but it was enjoyable.

I like the guitar and slide guitar. Feels like I’m eating at a BBQ restaurant.

Good ol folksy sound. It was fun

Solid, but maybe a little too old times for me

Now that’s what I call Country, Vol 1. This is a really good album, I’m not much of a country guy, but this had some really good hits that get stuck in your head. Wham Bam, favorite

don’t🤠really🤠have🤠anything🤠to say about🤠this🤠

Pretty bouncy

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

A bit too simple to be amazing, but still a good listen. I like his sound, but his lyrics are a bit wanting. But CRYING TIME.... so good

Great album. Listened to a lot of Roger Miller growing up, and Buck is definitely a contemporary of Roger.

an oldie

Very "of the era". A bit like Marty Robbins, but less catchy.

This was a great classic country album! It was fun and poppy, but then also had some sad but tough cowboy songs.

Country, but not bad!

a fun country album.

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

Very simple, though the music is deceptively complex. Just a solid album that flies by at a clip 4/5

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

Hadn’t heard this since I was a little kid in Texas. Cute and historically noteworthy, but not my go to

BAF. Lähes paskuuden kuninkuusluokkaa mutta ei ihan riitä

Loved it!

ive got a tiger by the tail is a banger

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.

The importance of this album can't be overstated. Owens and Don Rich (along with Merle, but never mind that) pioneered the honky-tonk sound that influenced generations of country musicians, and nearly every song on this album has been covered many times over. One of the major issues with this album is that in almost every case, the covers are better than the originals. It speaks well of the songwriting that so many people wanted to sing these songs, but I can't help but think that an album with the best version of each song would be exponentially better. The other issue is that the audio production is downright awful. Much of the singing is distorted and occasionally gets drowned in the mix. The panning is all over the place, to the point of being distracting. I know they were still getting used to mixing boards in the 50s, but I don't think we should be grading this on a curve. Best track: Streets of Laredo

Pretty stock standard country/western. One or two songs are indistinguishable from a few others, and there's one track that really feels like a Sam Cooke track. Not bad, just a few tracks I really remember. Favorite tracks: "If You Fall Out of Love With Me", "Act Naturally"

(5 stars) yasss country! and look at that album cover every song, im like, ok this one's my favorite aaaa it just keeps getting better and better!

Slide guitars