Reviews (page 6 of 7)
If Woody from Toy Story was a singer, and not a toy, he would sound like this!
This might be the first album I’ve seen have a “false start”, where the music is turned down and the artist speaks over to introduce the album. Really caught me off guard haha. This feels like music I would picture playing in Radiator Springs at the start of the Cars movie. Its really nothing special though, I like his voice but this is a drag for an album just a half hour long.
Such a campy sameness to these bygone country artists and albums of that era. While it’s not altogether horrible, it’s just not something that survived its period as listenable today.
Trött o trist gammelcountry
Couldn't not stay on this. Not my taste. It's sounds nice, but I was not on the mood
Didn't get into it too much. Not unpleasant, but lyrics and songwriting didn't resonate with me.
An album of slow knock off Elvis crooners. Thought there was going to be a light entertainment intro to every song so was at least glad to see that didn't continue. Struggling to think of another positive note though, it was dire. 1.5.
Really enjoyed the introduction, a bit daft. Very traditional, classic country and western. Nice voice. Not again though.
Big difference between this and the black monks I just listened to! Not for me, very dated and didn't do anything for me. Didn't hate it though 1.5
Ensimmäinen biisi (enkä puhu alkutäytteestä) eroaa kuulemma siitä, mitä he yleensä soittavat. Todella hyvä biisi. Loput levystä on sentimentalisoitua kantria, johon haastan sinut keskittymään (tykkään kantrista).
Yeah, this one didn't do anything for me, but I didn't really expect it to. It's your standard honky-tonky record - short, steel-pedal-backed ballads and lovesick crooning about how much your "girl" is going to regret doing you wrong. There's an aesthetic to dig into here, but every song sounds the same at the end of the day, which was my main problem. But, admittedly, an album like this, I don't think, is meant to be experienced while sitting down on a Saturday morning with a cup of coffee. Maybe if I was getting drunk in my creased white-collar button-up after I had just caught my girl cheating on me, I'd be able to buy into this vibe, at least a little bit more. I'll give the album this: I did feel bad for Ray Price (or the protagonist he's playing as) by the time this thing was over, so I guess that speaks to the guy's lyrical ability at least; they warrant surface-level compassion. He really does hammer home the idea of how much he wants this girl back, this album cover does too.
Night Life is a well-regarded country classic, but it didn’t do much for me—and a big part of that comes down to Ray Price’s voice. He’s got that smooth, polished crooner style that leans more towards Nashville’s big-band country than the rough-edged honky-tonk sound I tend to prefer. The arrangements are lush, the pedal steel is lovely, and the songwriting (especially the Willie Nelson-penned title track) is strong, but I just couldn’t connect with the vocal delivery. It all sounds a bit too clean and controlled, which takes the edge off songs that are supposed to be about loneliness and barroom heartbreak. I can see why the album is respected, but for me, it lacked that emotional grit. Just not my kind of country.
The good: He has a really good voice and the songs are all decent. The bad: it's all the same song over and over, sometimes a little upbeat, sometimes not. Oh, and it's country. That said, not the worst thing to listen to.
I got through it. Just not a fan of this type of music.
I was a bit bored.
Not bad, but not one for me
If you quickly glance at the cover it really looks like that woman is giving him a blowie. Also, this music is more than a little bit shit.
2.4 2x not too bad just a little old timey for me
5/10. Goodnight.
Very old school
The creepy, “I’m-going-to-watch-you-make-out,” cover-art set a tone that was hard to overcome. I sort of liked the concert-like intro track, and his voice wasn’t bad. But there’s such a thing as too much slide guitar, and when set against the backdrop of the album cover…all I could visualize was the next Netflix “true crime” documentary series.
Not my kind of country. 2/5
Retro retro sin llegar a ser clásico. No veo nada original ni excepcional.
Not my vibe really but it's not unpleasant either. The intro is a bit goofy and feels VERY dated but you can't really blame them when it's 60+ years old.
Was that the same song over and over for 30+ minutes?
Kann man hören, ist aber kein Highlight für mich 2/5
A lovely voice - but the fairly pedestrian pacing and lack of variety means that it just fades into the background.
Much of it doesn't seem to offer anything except staying well within well-trodden country guidelines. So 'Pride' is just a lesser take on Everly Brothers 'Walk Right Back'. 'Lonely Street' reveals glimpses of his very nice, gritty baritone, which frustratingly often gives way to more of a croon throughout the album. The album moves from introspective ballad to jaunty country pop pretty well. There are flashes of a nice baritone; and some decent country tracks that never grate, nor excite.
nice enough for what it is
A fine example... of a genre I don't care for. I put off listening to this for over a week after it was generated, waiting until I was in a sufficiently open minded state to give it a fair chance. It's decent for country, but, you know... it's country. Sorry.
I enjoyed it
This is not my favorite genre and it's an outdated version of a genre I'm not loving. It's well done, no complaints there, but I don't see myself listening to it again.
2.5
Classic country
point8.
Was truly not expecting country when reading the name of the artist. Actually though it was a soul singer in the 50's. I think my Grandfather actually had this album in his collection. This is definitely not my style. Not a huge Country fan. The old time Country I really respect, the OG country. He has kind of an Elvis-like vocals. 2-stars because I am not a fan of this genre but do respect it
60s blues/country. Self-titled is some sleepytime depressing last call at the bar type of song. Turns out they all do. A Girl in the Night is pretty good and I think I've heard it before. Willie Nelson sings on this album too and is the better singer. Most all but one song are on the 2.5-3 min mark and sound about the same. 1 star for Ray Price, 2 stars for Willie Nelson and the violin players.
Tired of Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women? I can’t relate Ray, sorry.
Okay. 4/10
Old school start. I seriously doubt I'd ever intentionally listen to this again. But it is an interesting change of pace.
The first track on this got my expectations up, as it's down as a country album, but the tune Night Life sounds like a country inspired big band doing a more Sinatra styled slow jam. Not a bad sound at all. But then the album just goes full honky tonk, although a bit slower. I just have got no patience in me for country music.
not for me or the vibe i was in at all, but probably really good if i just put it on in the background
Easy listen
The first few songs you think "this is alright and sounds pretty good" but then you realize that's how every song is and the heartbroken cowboy shtick gets old quick. Probably a great listen in 1963 but too dated of a sound now. 3.75/10 (1.875/5)
Sometimes, this style of music does it for me. This time it didn't. Too much whiny guitar, and his voice wasn't that great. It's too bad because I usually appreciate this older style of country music.
Old
Listened to this a couple of days ago. Don't remember a thing about it, except that it was kind of old-fashioned country. Nothing to object to in it, though.
Country der frühen 60er. Das Album wirkt sehr kitschig und besingt die heile Welt, wie sich die ältere Generation sich das erträumte. Wer das Album hört, weiß warum die Welt auf die Beatles, Stones und Who wartete.
Good or bad, I’m not a lover of classic country music.
This made for fine background noise while working, but definitely not something I'd ever return to.
Cowboy shit, altough he seemed kinda nuts
Competently covers all the typical country bases. Doesn't mean that I like it any more than any other on this inexplicably endless list of country album torture.
Why don't more albums have an introduction? oh, yeah, coz it makes 2 minutes feel like 10!
Bizarrely I didn’t mind this. I guess it made me think of my Mum & Dad. Consequently that skews my view somewhat but as I’d never listen to it again it has to be 2*
It was OK but nothing stood out.
I am not a country fan, and this sounds like just about every other country record from the late 50’s or early 60’s that you’ve ever heard. Not objectionable, but not necessarily an album I needed to hear. 2⭐️
some wannabe Sinatra with a tropical twist. not for me
I've never heard of Ray Price before, but I'm a little familiar with Willie Nelson, and I know of Johnny Paycheck and Floyd Cramer. I've enjoyed a lot of the older country music that I've reviewed so far, so I have pretty high hopes for this album. Well, even though this album had a distinct honky tonk sound (which I tend to enjoy), I found this album pretty dull overall. The songwriting was good, and I enjoyed that all of the songs felt very tied to the theme of night life, but there just wasn't much going on for me musically on this album. The arrangements, while well done, were pretty bland, and I didn't think they were particularly unique or noteworthy. The singing was pretty good, but there wasn't anything particularly novel about Ray Price's voice. While I respect and like the idea of this album, the actual result just wasn't that good in my opinion.
It's funny how tame and kinda boring this is compared to music that came only four or five years later. Ray is clearly talented, and a master of a style of music that was just tailing off in the early 60's, but it's just not something I can get excited about.
A great example of what it is - but both something I would ever reach for.
Tranzit ahh album 🧟
Decent sort of "lounge country." Lacks edge, but well executed. Willie-heads hate this version of Nightlife.
Definitely not my thing.
Pretty low-key, personable (and sorta depressing) country music. I was kind of taken aback from the intro due to how personal and direct it was actually. Outside of that, sounds like something you'd listen to whilst drinking a whiskey at home in your dimly lit living room on a weeknight.
This is fine, a bit underwhelming and not a huge amount to it, but not bad. Country-style crooning, mostly in a melancholy way, a lovely voice, but the lyrics are a bit cliched and there's not enough going on. 2/5.
It was fine, very dated in style and recording quality
Not really my thing
I’m meh on the Night Life
Eh probably will not revisit but it was fine
Nice historical listen, but not something I'd flock back to
Solid country album. Good performances, decent lyrics and melodies. The introduction made me laugh, I can't say I've heard an album where the artist thanks you at the beginning. This is probably not an album/artist I'll feel compelled to revisit but I didn't mind my stay.
Pleasant. Bit dull. Instantly forgettable, sure it was great at the time 52/100
sounds good for the genre.. but not a great album for me.
Was nice to hear something a little different, but not sure I'd come back to it.
It’s a country album that doesn’t really do anything for me. The constant slow honky-tonk swing that permeates the record isn’t my thing. While I’m sure the singing was popular for its time, it wasn’t for me. 2/5
Typical country Western for the 1960s, nothing too out there just the typical drone of the western drawl. Best: Night Life Worst: A Girl in the Night
Ok
Nothing offensive, but nothing noteworthy.
Bad, but not so bad it's actively annoying. It's so generic that I didn't notice when Spotify started playing similar artists afterwards. It was great when he sang about getting drunk and hitting his girlfriend though :/
Sounds a bit like all the 50s solo guys.
he had a great voice but this album was terrible
if I was born in the 30s, this would’ve been lit.
Varje sång låter som om den har spelats i spongebob square pants. Det är inte svinbra. Lite lattjo med enstaka låt. Men en hel skiva av detta. Nej tack.
Kände ändå lite pepp under första låten men tappade gradvis intresset då den gode Ray visade sig leverera helt generisk cowboy-country. Det är inte dåligt, men helt ointressant.
Cool glimpse into a different time and genre I’ve never sought out. That said, not for me.
Not really for me. Just don’t like country
Good to finally dig into some 60s country, but I wasnt particularly attracted to most of the songs. I liked Night Life and Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women.
reg
This is a style of music I've always hated. Over-produced, over-orchestrated, saccharine and sentimental.
Solid Sixties country stuff, with some funny lines, but I feel like I've heard this before.
Couldn't get beyond the rambling introduction. Tell It Like It Is, etc. I stuck with it as background music. The only country I can tolerate is outsider music. Ray's view of Night Life is a little different to mine.
I like the band more than the featured artist (Willy Nelson AND Johnny Paycheck?!). This is what most 60s country albums sound like to my (admittedly untrained) ear. It's just a lot of songs about them being sad that women are out in the bars having a good time.
The backing band is great, but you can't tell me the singer didn't get this job through nepotism.
you can tell this guy was a alcoholic degenerate.
I just enjoyed it that's my note
Some people like concept albums. Some people (I suppose) like honky-tonk music. Is there really anybody out there craving a concept honky-tonk record?
Biiseinä ihan jees mut tekstit on kyllä välillä aika huoh.
Country, not for me
My favorite was sittin and thinking. But sir, leave these women alone. They are not throwing their life away. They are just being them. JUST LET THEM BE. maybe her friends are actually fine. And the “girls” who you aren’t with...there’s probably a reason.
Ihan miellyttävä ääni tällä kaverilla, blues-henkinen nimibiisi oli ihan jees. Levyllinen kantria ftitm on silti hitokseen liikaa kantria ftitm.
Rehtiä albumia..
#25 - Cool music, liked the intro and the violin. Just not my jam.
It was too old stars 2
Not really a country person. So this wasn’t bad, just not for me. 2/5 Won’t listen again
Wikipedia says this is country / hony-tonk, but the title track "Night Life", (written by Willie Nelson), is more blues than country. The rest of the album is most definitely country (which I can't stand unfortunately).
I'm not a fan of country music so I don't know if I'm missing something, but to me there doesn't seem to be anything remarkable about this album. Maybe it was ground breaking in some way, or genre defining, but I can't hear it. To me it's just a pleasant run of the mill country album, although it is well done.
I'm not the youngest myself, but this is for people older than me. It was alright at first, but after a while I got bored. Favorite song: they all sound very similar to me, so it doesn't matter.
It wasn't a bad album but completely forgettable for me. Pretty much like everything else out there. Not entirely sure how this one ended up on the list tbh.
Apparently this is Honky Tonk as we are told by the singer repeatedly through the album. This guy sings that partying is life and then gets upset that he keeps meeting party girls. A bit of an uncomfortable listen, to be honest. (Subject-wise, musically he is fine apart from the genre) Listens: 1 Rating: 2
I wasn't really into this, it's a bit of a snooze fest. A few songs had some nice pedal steel playing, but it wasn't enough to hold my interest.
A group of songs—one written by Ray—the rest forgotten covers. Is this album on here just to check a “old country western” box? There are countless better country western albums by much better artists. This album confuses more than serves as a placeholder. As for the actual quality of the album, it’s good. Ray gives a fine performance with instrumentation that’s on par. He doesn’t really do anything new, so I still wonder; what’s the point? 2/5
This is an early '60s country album and apparently is the "last grasp of true honky tonk". I still don't quite know what honky tonk means exactly. Wikipedia says it might be an onomatopoeic reference to the sound of the music, and I like that answer so I'm going with it. This thing starts off with Ray Price thanking me for listening to all his music and talking about how hard he worked on this one. Strange, but nice enough I guess. Then he sings "Night Life" the song which honestly is awesome. It's actually a very light country sound, I almost got some Sinatra-esque sound on this. I legitimately liked this song a lot, which made the rest of the album a bit of a letdown. A fairly positive spin on this album is that this is an early concept album about love (or more accurately, getting rejected by women in bars). A more negative spin is that it's a bit too thematically consistent, and some of the lyrics haven't held up particularly well. They're not awful (it's 1963, it could have been a lot worse), but the vibe I kept getting was "these women should want to be with me, they don't, why are they so dumb, they really should be with me". It's a bit exhausting, like maybe it's your personality dude. All of the songs also sound pretty much identical too. I started scrolling through songs on my phone and like every one starts with a nearly identical guitar riff. I know it's early but still, come on now. Anyway, this album is ok but not really for me. He has a nice enough voice, but one song really blends into another here and by the end I feel like I heard the intro, "Night Life" (banger), and a mish-mash of him being mad that women aren't into him. While I'm tempted to round up for "Night Life", the mish-mash has to win out here. Not much for me. Favorite song: Night Life Other: Sittin' and Thinkin', Pride 4/22/24
“The glamour of the gay night life has lured you” 😏
Imagine popping molly in the club to this album tho
Ok. Starts slowly, but gets to classic country. 2-3 stars.
I'm astounded at the fact that the writers of this book can dig up something as obscure and unimportant as this, and then forget that My Chemical Romance exists. Boo, Ray Price, boo. Get off the stage.
I felt obliged to score this more than 1 star due to the creepy introduction, alright Ray calm down I'll listen to the album. Other reviews I appreciated "The Price is Wrong" "Shite Life"
Kaunis, aurinkoinen ja lämmin päivä Munchenin puistossa jokea seuraten jalan niittymaisemissa. Puitteet päräyttävälle musikaaliselle kokemukselle viimeisen päälle olemassa, mutta tämä levy ei vastannut huutoon. Tuskin toisessakaan ajassa ja paikassa toimisi.
Ei sopinut yhtään ajankohtaan, niin oli vaikea saada irti mitään yhtään erikoisempaa. Kuuskytluvun muniinpuhalteluu
Guy can sing but old country isn’t my thing. Not terrible though.
Got so bored of it, its good but from what i could tell mostly all the same. Walking bass line is cool .
not my thing. Great voice though. Favorite Track: Pride
Патрулируя пустоши Мохаве порой задумываешься о ядерной зиме.
Made it half way through. Couldn't do the honky tonk. Not going to lie, I thought at first the album cover was him having a wank over a couple. It was downhill from there. Unnecessary intro track, a not terrible actual first track, and then loads of naff tracks before I pulled the plug. 1.5*
Wow, nightlife in the early 60s sounds pretty wild. This is a cohesive collection of (mostly) other people’s melancholic-yet-jaunty country songs, but it’s arguably too cohesive - it’s very samey, such that even 37 minutes is too long to maintain the sense of old-timey charm it starts out with.
1.5 stars for the vocals, but not a lot here for me.
every song sounds the same. 4/10
I liked how the album felt themed, like you could imagine Price playing a late-night set while the audience drinks and mingles. Songs weren’t too memorable, but were pleasant. Would have been a 3 if he didn’t say “honky tonk” so much.
Great voice and I enjoyed it more than I thought but still not something I would ever listen to again.
Not too bad but a pretty forgettable crooning country album
This isn’t the kind of night life I want. Too twingy twangy for my tastes. I much prefer to air guitar some Zeppelin covers from the dance floor that are being played by a bunch of awkward misfit goons. Rock the fuck out til I can rock no more then stumble down the road for some 2am pizza. But hey, that’s just me. Some other people might prefer to get their rocks off in front of a voyeuristic cowboy creep. And more power to them! Also, this album cover is equal parts alluring and creepy, and it’s really throwing me off how simultaneously compelled and repulsed I am by it. That’s a rare feat in this game.
Like it’s fine in the background but sooooo boring.
I pressed play and thought it was a blues album. I've never been so disappointed so quickly. Love the stereo effects; there's some decent mastering for 1963, but can't help feeling like the out-of-time, super quiet kick panned far left ruins things a little bit in Night Life. I liked the super chill, laid back blues of Night Life, but the country is bollocks. Started strong and rapidly dropped off musically, but Ray's voice is lovely at least. And how many songs need to start with violin chord stabs? Come on, lad, you've got a full band. Use them.
Country music gets on my nerves
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This album is pretty sleepy and ho-hum for something called "Night Life." It also didn't age very well, the sounds are a bit geezer for me. It also had a hint of Beach Boys meets Sinatra that I didn't really dig. That being said, Price does have a quintessential country baritone voice and I liked the spoken intro, that was a nice touch. No doubt he makes the list for his tempo change to 4/4 and his pal Willie Nelson doing backing vocals and bass here. But if I'm doing country, I want all the tropes (rusty tractors, old dogs, and tears in beers) not seedy nightclubs, cigarettes, and depression. This was like an alcoholic blues album for a very lonely old person who sits in a rocking chair and smokes pipes. Tarantino should remash this as a movie soundtrack. I didn't hate it, there's a time and place perhaps.
Sounds like Prestley went country and stopped shaking his hips. Little luau feel on some songs with slide guitar. I did not expect Ray to have that crooner voice based on the intro. Overall a little to dull.
Another snoozy 60s country album. It's not inherently bad, its just not something I'm interested in. It's fine as background music in the right setting I guess but overall pretty meh. This album seems to do very little to differentiate it from the myriad of other folk/country artists of the day. Simple beat, light acoustic, and a crooner with gospel vibes on vocals. I've never heard of Ray Price before this and expect that all his albums sound just like this. Not sure if there is a reason Night Life stands out or was selected to be on this list but overall this is skippable. 1.55 stars
after listening to cash for so long, finally paid the price
I wanted to like this and this style was copied from this guy so much it sounds generic. It's even called the Ray Price Beat. Unfortunately this album just felt so long. Small doses would have been fine but even at only 37 minutes it felt a lot longer.
Best Song: Let Me Talk to You. Something about the audacity of its unironic commitment to the pathetic/stalker/incel is almost endearing. Worst Song: Lonely Street. It is bordering on absurd to me that anyone ever thought this kind of "street called loneliness" metaphor constituted good writing. Overall: Thank god this shit was short, because I couldn't stomach another honk nor tonk. Lyrically blegh, musically woof.
Greit, litt kjedelig
Regardless of Willie Nelson's involvement this is twangy old fashioned country and western and not my taste. The first blues track is ok, then it's back to country again.
Country, wie Elvis aber ohne R'n'R. Cheesy.
Certainly from a different era. Now a days I would only hear something like that in an SNL skit. I can appreciate classics but I think there is a reason this music has kinda been lost.
Great voice, chill country vibes, feels a bit repetitive. Dig Night Life and Lonely Street.
2.5
Kinda boring and makes me sleepy, I have enjoyed some country from this period though so I don't have anything against the genre or time period.
Woah - Really? A Country Album from 1963...Okay, I'll listen but this is so far out of what I would listen to... Great quality sound on this. However not my style in any way. For those that this fits, I give it 4 stars; however for me it is whiney stuff...So 2 Stars with that in mind
The first song could have been sung by any crooner of the time, really enjoyed the jazz/blues feel. After that I was done
Another album that I listened to without particularly feeling engaged. Pleasant enough but not my sort of thing.
A loose country-concept album of the people who live in the "night life". Country crooning with occasional flashes of blues and jazz throughout which threaten to make it interesting but it soon falls back into standard honky tonkin'. Best Tracks: Night Life; Sittin' and Thinkin'; Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women
Not really my style
The song Are You Sure was in a season 1 episode of Lost. Enjoyable listening, but not really my style.
This all sounded pretty much the same after the first song. Good for what it is (and definitely better than modern pop-country), but not really my thing.
OK.
old but gold
Too old and the same swing beat through the album, not for me. Will I listen to again: 0%.
If I was in a bar, a live band appeared, and they started playing this music, well I would probably endure it, but not really enjoy it. Ray has a very clear voice, great diction, and now I know all about his alcoholism and bad attitude to women. Every song was like the last one, fiddles, guitar, country-music-stuff, songs of regret. Has this made me a better person? Probably not, neither has the music really opened my eyes to anything new.
Some songs are nice and his voice is really good but after around 1/4 of the album it gets really repetitive and after a while it is just boring. I'd give it a 3 if it was just an EP with half of the songs but since it's too samey it's a 2 from me.
This reminds me of the music my dad likes to listen to that I find incessantly boring. I think my tendency to tune it out worked against ol’ Ray, because I listened twice and can’t remember a damn thing other than his strange plea during the first song to let him know if you enjoy it.
It feels like I'm in a diner or shop in a podunk town. Not my style at all.
A lot of the songs sounded very similar, but it's not an era of country music I enjoy.
Pretty chill.
Not that interesting to me.
acorde a su epoca, sonido interesante y algunos temas son entretenidos, pero hasta ahi. llega a ser repetitivo y cansino.
This was fine, but not my thing.
The first concept-album of Country and Western music, Wikipedia says. The soft, subtle slow-rock overtones of the title track and "The Wild Side Of Life" are a nice touch. Great work on the pedal steel guitar as well, with a pristine sound to it. And a nice and smooooooooth vocal performance by Ray Price. Apart from that, well, the picturesque lyrics laden with clichés about life in the sticks--heard a million times elsewhere--are tiring to say the least. And so are the honky tonk aesthetics, here polished to a fault. You need to infuse way more different influences to this mix to make it sound interesting today. Willie Nelson did it. Johnny Cash did it. Comparatively, Ray Price just followed a template that was well-established by 1963. So this record is decent, but there's no real thrill in it. Maybe as a soundtrack for a scene in a movie taking place in the Deep South or in the Rockies, some of those tunes could become endearing. Yet for now, my screen is as black as those nights Ray Price celebrates within this album, unfortunately. 2/5 for the purposes of this list, which translates to a 7/10 grade for more general purposes (5 + 2). Next, please. Number of albums left to review: 381 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 280 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 146 Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 199 (including this one)
Boring
Niet voor mij.
Crooning country and western. Lots of references to honky tonk. I wish I knew what honky tonk sounded like so I could tell whether or not this is honky tonk. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: The Wild Side of Life Date listened: 17/10/23
Even if I would live in 1963, it wouldn't be my kind of album. There are just many different, better, more powerful voices from that time. And I can't here anything innovative to the music history overall. Did I mention my dislike for country? I could go on... 2/5 is a very far-fetched score.
p58. 1962. 2 stars. Old time country and western, marinated in cigarette smoke and the bottom of a glass. OK for a couple of tracks and then gets depressing.
Another oldie with some problematic tracks. I didn't expect country this old to still feel like 'red pop'.
First song was alright
I don't like country all that much and this was not really for me - I think the reason he's so notable and included on this list makes sense, but it's aged incredibly poorly (he was the first country musician to use 4/4 time, and going back to that decades later does not sound special *because of* how influential it was)
2.5 "It's not my bag baby" - Austin Powers.
If you want to listen to the same mopey country song for 40 minutes then you'll enjoy this one. 4/10
After track 2, I was ready to proclaim this to be the best thing since sliced bread before it settled into the honky think. There is something mysterious about the dude, even down to the vaguely sinister sort of neon slasher movie cover art before that was an actual aesthetic
2.75
One song was pretty, the rest weren’t.
Try to respect it for what it is... but this is not my jam.
Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah, nice kind of jazzy Favourite song: Track 3 - Lonely Street
I kind of liked him breaking the fourth wall right away in the introduction. The music itself is not my niche, but he does have a great voice. I can see Tarantino slaughtering to this stuff.
'60s nightclub country is not my thing
Hmmm, I didn't get into this album, perhaps it is due to being nigh on 70 years old, or perhaps I'm just not taken by bluesy schmooze.
Another country album I really just had no time for.
A little samey in theme and style but not bad
Kinda nice to have on in the background but it's basically just some bloke whining about women and being a dick.
Well, it's not my genre. I don't know enough enough honky tonk to say whether this is a particularly good example of it. I guess it's kind of interesting for what it is, but not really for me.
Only good thing about this is how short the album is. All else is just a snoozefest, and I generally like this era of country. 4/10.
Not terrible but very same-y.
An old-style country album full of sad sad lyrics. Liked Ray's voice.
Started OK, with a nostalgic country sound I grew up on, but got repetitive real fast.
I feel a little harsh scoring this a 2, but I just find it too boring to go higher. I'm sure it's very good gentle American country music, but the songs really don't grip me and I can't see myself going back to this again.
This is a very difficult listen for a modern ear, though interesting to hear it from a time when bluegrass, honkytonk and western swing were coalescing into what would become the 'nashville' C and W sound. Academic interest only. Willie Nelson played bass.
That introduction seems such a unique touch. I don't know if this was a common thing at the time or what, but it was kinda nice. Really put me in the mood for whatever they offered. So I kind of enjoyed Night Life (the first song). After that it creeped out of my interest and by the back half it all started to sound samey to me. So, thanks for the listen. A good album for the list I guess. Sorry I didn't really enjoy it.
Its not bad but not my thing - 2.5
For such a strong and promising start to ultimately descend into the sonic hell scape that is honky tonk country is just such a travesty. God I fucking loathe the fiddle. All albums should start with a spoken introduction though.
Bit like the music my grandad likes, no thanks.
Dit soort muziek doet me echt niks. Klinkt als iets wat je kan kopen via TelSell onder de naam 'The Complete Country Collection'. Doe me dan maar gewoon een emmer Quick 'n Brite. Dit staat denk ik regelmatig, heel zachtjes aan bij de McDonalds in Best. Het album is 37 minuten maar het voelt als 2,5 uur. Bij de Mac hebben ze dat graag want dan heb je de neiging om snel weer weg te gaan. 2 sterren.
Ray price seems really talented and sincere and honest and the band are really solid and tight. I also really dig the intro, starting an album by directly addressing the listener is such a cool, meta idea. That being said its still ultra twee country and for me has to start at a 1 and earn a higher score. The reasons outlined above are enough to bump it up to a 2 (didn't completely hate it) but doesn't quite reach the lofty heights of 3 (really enjoyed it but didn't blow me away). Ray price really does almost carry it there on his charm alone but I don't think I can do it.
It's not super exciting when you hear 1 note and you know this album isn't for you. I've never heard of Ray Price. Sure he's a lovely individual. I don't need to listen to more of his music, though.
Music is great but the songs are not my cup of tea.
Kahoy.
Is he wearing make up in this photo?
Country music is far from my preferred genre, but there are rare ones that come around that make me think it isn't nearly as bad as I think it is. I wish I could say this was one of those times. Ray Price's voice is very pleasant, and looms large at times in very impressive ways. Night Life stands out as something different among the other honky tonk tunes on this album, and that really helps it to stand out. Otherwise, this album just isn't meant for me, and that's okay.
Whyyyy, Atleast he was nice
Aika oli kyllä ajanut näistä herrasmiehistä ohi.
This is music from a bygone era that seems pretty quaint by today's standards. I imagine this was quite popular back in the day though. Ray Price certainly has a good voice and is a great crooner. His song writing is pretty formulaic though, and as someone else mentioned all the songs sound the same. This is definitely not my jam, but it wasn't terrible either, so two stars from me.
Kaikki biisit kutakuinkin samanlaisia, tällasia vähän classympia hillbilly-biisejä. Ei hirveesti mitään vikaa, mut tylsää.
not country dude
Helt ok men inte så spännande
2.5 It’s fine
I prefer Elvis.
Elvis, maar dan allemaal nét niet, en ook nog té veel country.
Graag laat ik jullie even meegenieten van een citaat uit het boek bij de 1001 albums: "Het titelnummer is geschreven door Willie Nelson, die meespeelde tot er ruzie ontstond. Naar verluidt omdat Price een haan van Nelson doodschoot." Verder: mooie stem, maar iets teveel hoempapa-country naar m'n smaak.
too honky tonk for me
It's a fine background sound. Reminds me of a Fallout universe but not sad enough
It feels like I'm playing the next installment of the Fallout franchise. This is one of the best country albums I've heard and I'm certain there's a place, time and crowd for it. It's just not here, now, and me.
Bof...
Didn't get much out of this. There were a couple of impressive moments here and there but overall I'm not really sure why this was on the list.
Nice but I like my country a bit grittier.
Top 3 Songs: 1 - Sittin and Thinkin (5) 2 - The Wild Side of Life (4) 3 - If She Could See Me Now (10)
Nice and chill.
Not my thing.
Nice notes but the texts didn't age well
Tittellåten var nydelig (om enn lang), ellers var dette trøtte greier.
Yup, that sure was a country album
Country, 1963. This record didn't age really well at all. It's just an old fashioned project full of songs which are not so interesting nowadays. Unfortunately a pretty boring album.
Night Life is the sixth album by American singer and guitarist Ray Price. It is a country western album featuring the true honky tonk sound that eventually made its way into the "Nashville sound" of the 60's. This entire album sounds like a love letter to someone that doesn't reciprocate your romantic feelings - break out the tissues. The country music was enjoyable and made for a relaxing morning while listening to the album. However, the theme of the album - being one sided love - did eventually get old, because Ray Price would go on & on about this woman he was fascinated with, and towards the end of the album he began to sound whiny and annoying. Still, the individual songs hold up as being great old timey country.
Old school country, slow crooner. Good bluesy basslines. Overall ok
Starts off strong with its off-kilter, fourth-wall-breaking intro, but quickly becomes a bit plodding as each track stays firmly within the 60-80 bpm song about heartbreak lane
Folk Country
Heureusement qu'il s'agit de Ray Price et non de Ray Charles parce que l'album qui suit est l'œuvre de Costello, et autant vous dire que ce dernier n'aurait pas été tendre avec notre ami timide et recroquevillé sur lui-même. Ray Price s'inscrit dans le genre Bob l'éponge Country à l'instar de Buck Owens et Merde Haggarl ce qui signifie que vous pouvez passer votre chemin. Pour rappel, la Country est objectivement un mauvais style de musique.
On en peut plus des incapables dans ton genre Ray, et ce n'est certainement pas la présence d'Elvis Costello en tant qu'album suivant que nous allons redresser la barre.
Can't decide if this guy is a sad alcoholic or a dick, or both. Didn't listen that closely to the lyrics but those I did hear were not great.
I didn't know God made Honky Tonk angels
Sounds so cliche to me. It has its moments but it’s just too theatrical and exaggerated
Typische country-huil-muziek. Niet mijn smaak, maar wel goed gezongen
Not a fan of country, but the slide guitar is fun
ehhhh
Not a massive country guy but there were some elements that were cool. Wouldn't listen again though.
I'm already not a huge fan of country music from this era, and this album didn't sway my opinion. I don't think Ray Price did much on this album to define the country genre in the 60s as compared to many of his peers (Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard), and he himself certainly has more country-sounding music out there, so I can only assume this inclusion comes down to him going more country-crooner on this album, which is somewhat unique when compared to most country singers at the time. Not a bad listen, but still not really my thing.
Zvuči ko da nije bilo dovoljno dobro da završi u falloutu na radiju. Nije da je 2, al nisam se mogo uživit.
This album lines up with the stereotypes of country music that I was indoctrinated to dislike as a youth. The album has the feel of a honky-tonk meets crooner longue act, which could potentially be enjoyable, if wasn't for the fact that the whole thing is so monotonous and monotoned. For kicks, listen to the first 10 seconds of the tracks 'A Girl in the Night', 'Pride' and 'If She Could See Me Now' respectively, and see if you can figure out which is which. And that's kind of my problem with the whole thing. It's basically the same song, over and over and over again. Heck, the first distinguishing moment I heard in any of these songs didn't come until 1m15s into the 11th track (out of 13). It's like the whole album is just one big song, or that each song is just a shortened version of the whole album. In effect I listened to the whole album 13 times, and that's about 12.5 times more than I ever wish I had.
For the time period, maybe this was pretty good. But very hard to listen to now, and honestly got no enjoyment out of it.
Boring Elvis. 2/5.
A bit too night time country
So this is "honkeytonk." Solid voice, I agree.
Pretty boring
Sorry, Ray. Cigar lounge realness with this one.
Thoroughly okay
It's definitely something I would never listen to independently so am grateful for being given something different. I was pleasently surprised Willie Nelson was on this as I didn't know he used to be a backing musician. Apart from that fact the album wasn't that interesting to me. Liked the smooth introduction and a few ballads here and there like the title track and Sittin and Thinkin, but nearly fell asleep. I do see it in the backdrop a film set in the 60s or even earlier and would be pleasent in the background of a party.
I suppose it might be good for it’s genre.
Not bad, but not a big country fan. The honky tonk is real though.
The title track is quite a pleasant surprise, actually. It's a blues-meets-country-and-they-go-to-a-swing-concert type of track, that I quite enjoy. I was hoping the rest of the album would be cut of a similar cloth, but alas! No. ... The rest is run-of-the-mill old style country with cringy lyrics for good measure, and I found myself fast forwarding all the way until the end. *sigh* 2/5
Never Heard of Ray Price or this album so at first listen my view is he is a cross between Roy Orbison and Jim Reeves and Willie Nelson. So can hear the influence he has had, Like the Willie Nelson written "Nightlife" but the rest is much of a HonkyTonk Muchness. Not one for me I am afraid.
5/10
i mean it is country so I don’t like it but honestly it was not the worst thing in the entire world. I didn’t despise it but i just wouldn’t listen to it again.
whats this? elvis? frank? it just annoys me somehow, but can´t say it´s really bad
Country music on an album I did not know. I like the typical sixties sound, but it is not something I would regularly play.
It is as if Hank Williams had a lobotomy.
Went in expecting to hate it and did.
too slow for me
I like meself some good oldies, but this one... not so much
This album was average. I felt myself getting a bit bored as I went through the album. Night Life was good though. 2.5/5 stars.
Every song is a carbon copy of the last.
Eh
So much tiresome crooning, and I did a cringe at half the lyrics
Zzzzzz.... Huh? What's that? What time is it? Shit, I slept through... well, nothing - I'm a teacher on summer break. But good grief, this was dull. A good representation of its style, I suppose, and a style that I like more than some kinds of country music, but too... droning? Monotonous? Dull? I dunno, in my groggy post-nap stupor I'm having trouble coming up with the right words. Willie Nelson, early in his career, played on this album. Willie's a cool dude.
It was rather refreshing to open the album with Ray telling me about the theme and background. It was almost like he was starting a talk at a conference. Unfortunately, this style of country just isn’t my thing. Ray’s theme is dancing songs from their shows around the country. Well, they must have all been slow dances because the pace is sedated. This seems like ideal music for a lazy river ride in the Deep South.
I generally dislike country, this was ok
Old fashioned country. The songs are almost all 3 minutes or under, but due to the pace of the music they feel very long. It doesn't help that the songs mostly sound the same. Not really my thing. Very close to 1 star, but I didn't feel I had to turn off any songs, so 2 stars.
Not bad but not my fave. If I’m going to listen to music like this I’m going to reach for a different album. It’s fine. Don’t love his vibrato.
Relaxing songs to listen to but forgettable.
of its time i suppose. the music and instrumentation is mostly just a vehicle for the story so composition is largely ignored. on top of that, the stories were sort of plain and predictable. Ween's golden country greats demonstrates that this genre can be something other than boring but Night Life did not do that for me.
Not my favourite album, And definitely not good to work out too. Found it quite depressing and boring if I’m honest. I’m sure it’s good for lazy Sunday mornings with a coffee when you’re feeling self pity but not for me.
Inoffensive, but very samey all through. I quite liked the introduction idea.
Blues lyrics hidden under 40’s croonering.
Interesting start, with a monologue. The music isn't really my thing though at all, like old school American slow swing. Would have given a 1 but that seems harsh cos it's easy to listen to, kinda unique. So, 2/5.
Country Sinatra
Lähti suoralla puhuttelulla kuulijalle. Vähän kuitenkin hajuttomaksi ja mauttomaksi jäi tämä chillailu 1960-luvulta. Ei mitenkään häiritsevää, vaan ihan ok taustamusiikkia, mutta ehkä asteikossa kuitenkin vähän negatiivisen puolelle, kun ei tästä jäänyt mitään käteen.
Offenbar ne wichtige Nummer im Country. Aber nicht für mich, bi us proot‘ wi Platt.
Very Slow.
couldn’t really distinguish between songs as they were all too similar; in instruments, style, lyrics, everything - “Night Life” was the best song
Not my thing
Didn't love this one. Started out ok but got old quick. I get it, you like going to the bar.
I've never been welcomed to an album quite so politely. This album seems very much from the past, I imagine it did even in '63 when you consider what other music was around with it back then. It's a harmless listen, it fills the background nicely and I find myself humming along to songs I've never heard before. It's pleasant.
Creepy
Just not my thing.
Zzzzzzzzzz
Absolutely awful country tripe
Not for me
Kopfschüttel! Kitsch vom Allerfeinsten!
An incredible range of topics on here, from drinkin' to bein' lonely to drinkin' because you're lonely
If we're going in on this sort of thing, I'll take Tom Waits
Raylla on levylle varmaan joku Hinta. Jos olisin hirvaskankaalla, huutokauppahuijarin huutokaupassa, ja tämä levy olisi siellä myynnissä, en huutaisi. Vaikka itse Mäkkaiveri-Markku olisi tuunannut levystä linnunpöntön.
This ranks right up there with bluegrass and opera as what the feds will blast outside my house to get me to scream “MAKE IT STOP!” and end the standoff.
While I appreciate the steel guitar and fiddle, honky tonk is not a genre I listen to often. The songs started to blend. BB Kings version of Night Life fits better with music taste.