Honky Tonk Heroes

Great to hear real country music.

I love Waylon’s playing and singing and Billie Joe’s songwriting. There are very few perfect country albums and this is one

1973. This kind of slower paced soulful country music is enjoyable and easily transports you.

Really good country album. No complaints.

Having grown up with my mother’s classic country LP collection I’m a little embarrassed that I only knew Waylon Jennings from The Dukes of Hazzard. Really enjoyed this, good songs, clean sound and production.

At first, I though I would really like this album. I don't know why I had that though, beceause this is just another country album like anyother. At least is very short.

5/10. It is a pleasant, but seemingly forgettable country album.

A pretty breezy album, clocking in at only 27 minutes. Great artist-writer partnership between Waylon Jennings and Billy Joe Shaver here too. Some tracks shine a little more than the others, but the production was pretty clean all throughout and captures what "outlaw" country is all about. I don't know when outlaw country really got its start, but I've got to imagine these guys were among the forefront of this movement.

Not totally terrible for a country album but not anything I would listen to again.

country western classic

This one felt a little more "yee haw" than other country albums on this list.

I'll come back to give a second listen. A short and sweet blast of the kind of country that you want when sippin' a long neck in a road house bar.

Boring country music

Themed country with a reasonable tempo. It doesn’t quite lean into the outlaw theme fully so it doesn’t get to parody levels but still plenty to like if that’s your thing. It doesn’t really do it for me but it’s fine and short enough that it didn’t become a difficult listen.

Perfectly enjoyable. Great instrumentation. Bits reminded me of Warren Zevon.

I have a soft spot for country, especially sad cowboys. But this is no later years Chip Taylor

I can't really take this music seriously. It just sounds like he's taking the Mick, but he's clearly not. But he's using a silly voice and it all feels like stereotypes. It's not as nauseating as some country, but it's not good. One song about freedom had a fade out, that bugged me. The next track was just a rip off of universal soldier by Donovan but without the meaningful lyrics, and with a naff bass line. I haven't actually heard a honky-tonk on it yet... Oh apparently honky-tonk can refer to the bars or the music they play country music in, even though all are named after the piano. Not for me I'm afraid.

Waylon is a legend, and I knew that I was going to love this. And I did. This is everything that is great about classic country, especially outlaw country. My only regret is that this album is so short (27 minutes), but there is a lot more Waylon out there to listen to.

He has a cool voice, and the guitar has great tone ..

One of the few country albums I actually enjoyed

favorite song: Honky tonk heroes. Overall score: 5.8/10

Solid album. I'm never putting Country on, but I really like this style. It has enough rock and roll in it to make it interesting.

rikollismusiikkia, rikollisille. kuuntelee vähän tämmöstä ja kyniä alkaa katoamaan toimistokopista. hei mihin mun kumi meni sanoi pomo.. eikä tarkoita kondoomeja heh.. joku ottanu papereita mitä vittua? tukkuja ja tukkuja vittu paperia on vaan otettu mitä saatana tapahtuu täällä? kuka on ottanut paaleja vittu paaleittain ottanut toimistosta paperia vienyt jonnekkin vaan siis mitäh? yhteensä lava viety... lava paperia tiiättekö paljonko saatana maksaa.. pari tonnia ainakin.. ryöstäjä otetaan kiinni ennemmin tai myöhenmmin joten astukaa nyt eteen mielummin.. ride me down easy

I don't like country music, but the first track started and maybe I've just been listening to the wrong country music?? The first country album I think I would go back to, such easy listening. It gets an extra star because it made my 3yr old daughter want to dance with me. 6/5

Damn good country music. We Had It All is a great teardrop in my whiskey kind of song, maybe the best ever

not usually my jam but i enjoyed it

Super chill classic country

ok, so kann ich country hören.

Gmögige Countrymusik. Auch wenn es bahnbrechend gewesen sein soll.

This was a very solid country rock record. I really enjoy the rock influences here and there are some fantastic guitar solos throughout. I don’t love his voice, but it has grown on me.

This was a good old outlaw country album! And I always liked Waylon! It wasn't the best if his but still pretty good!

this townn ain big enuff fo the both of us i like the first two tracks a lot but the rest is whatever

I was surprised with how much I enjoyed this one. Will definitely give it a few more spins.

Honky tonk describes the music quite well - who would've thought.

Nope.

Solid album Standout songs: Honky Tonk Heroes Low Down Freedom Aint no God in Mexico

Pleasant old school country. I’m not mad at it.

8/10…Country

Something on in the background is fine. I swear they ripped Jonny cash ring of fire. And heard Dr hook on one of the songs. Maybe rip off merchants who knows?? No issue with music. Middle of road for what it is for me

I am transported back to childhood holidays in the 90's where the people that listened to this kind of thing when they were young were still going on all inclusive coach holidays to Tenby. An aging Welsh crooner is the hotel's evening entertainment, I'm sitting as a 7 year old with an appletiser and a packet of walkers cheese and onion crisps. Two old couples are slow dancing on the parquet floor and the rest of the old biddies are sitting around the edge of the room slowly clapping along with glasses of sherry on the table. Not an unpleasant genre but it instantly feels dated and, for me at least, it doesn't have the much impact left in 2025.

Nice old school country . Nice. Too short of an album... 27 minutes?

Like a few of them and some of the more Texas feeling ones but not for me. Almost Elvisy at times but with even more than re country. Wish all songs were like the last one on album. Feel like his other music is better than this album

2.5

Yep I like it a lot. High 4.

Rangers died in 2012

NO NO and thrice NO!!! Music to listen to before you slit your own throat!

Memories of barrooms and jukeboxes all the way through. Opens up pretty good and maintains that swagger all the way through. I liked that it ended with a love song.

Love catchy country themed tunes, thx!

You know what, quite groovy for a country album. 3.5

Unexpectedly good. A true country album, unapologetic but knowledgable grounded in drinking like a night out in Eccy. Really enjoyed will listen again.

It was actually solid, old school country music. Good songs, unfortunate shout down for SF, haha! Diddyo considers it to be a good one, and now I do too.

Para ser country podría ser peor

Stripped back, old school.

I felt certain that I would hate this album, but I think I didn’t understand what it was going to be. I appreciate the more rock and blues oriented sound here.

Outlaw Jams.

Rating: 3.5/5 | Favorite Track: Honky Tonk Heroes --- I normally really dislike country music but, honestly, this album provided a pretty decent listening experience.

This a nice little country album. Sounded great but wasn’t really interesting to me. Like it didn’t feel all that special but I still liked it!

Релакс хонкитонк, все как надо, уже спокойно скачу на лошади по полю

всегда очень смешно от хонки тонка. у чувака довольно не кантри голос как показалось. вердикт: всё ещё не моя музыка)

För mig kan den här musiken inte träffa så högt. Det är som om det finns ett "njutningstak". Det är aldrig dåligt, men det är aldrig riktogt bra heller. För mig, vilket är helt å hållet mitt problem, är det mer ploj-musik. Det fyller sitt syfte, som.bakgrundsmusik på en bar. Typ.

Habil skiva som möjligen skulle växa med fler genomlyssningar, men tycker det är för få låtar som sticker ut (som t ex We had it all) för att det ska bli mer än en trea.

Yee-frickin’-haw. 5/10

JUST STOP. 2/5

Not really my music but liked the album. 3.5

quick, classic country. can’t complain

This is some good old fashioned honky tonkin’ fun. Waylon performing during his peak. Every song glides so smoothly from chord to chord. Vocals, writing, lyrics, production, and instrumentation are all great and blend together seamlessly. This is a fun album and I enjoy it a lot. Why so short, though? 4/5

Some great honky tonk tunes....which are my kind of country.

Some standard old country. Not my favorite music, but this wasn’t bad. 2/5 Probably won’t listen again

Funny to hear typical 70s music again. Once in a while is enough.

Yeah not for me. Not terrible, just boring.

This is the first Waylon Jennings album I've listened to as the way through. There are definitely some tracks here I really liked, but then there are some that are just... Too country.

esch eig easy gsi för das dass es country musig esch aber jaböh

As always, I feel somewhat conflicted that the name on the record isn't the name of the person who wrote the music. In my eyes, this is Billy Shaver's record, filtered through the possibly more marketable Waylon Jennings. That being said, it's great. I've always had a soft spot for outlaw country. I just love the blues, man.

Kuultu ja unholaan…

This is the sound of it all coming together, man! Fifteen years after being discovered by Buddy Holly, Waylon finally found the sound here that he would ride to superstardom in the '70s and on into icon status for the final decades of his life.

Not a bad album, with a great smoot sound that really just settles the mind.

Lowkey wish this was a longer album, perfect wonderfully clean production and great country sound

There are a couple of great country albums on this album, but this one has a bit too much of the typical country cheesiness for my taste. It's okay for the genre but I wouldn't replay it for sure. 2.5 stars

If country music was like this album instead of the absolute trash they produce in Nashville the world would be a better place. Loved it from start to finish, excited to listen again.

I can't find something too exciting about the album, the songs are pretty similar to each other. That being said it wasn't bad at all. 2.9

Feeling very honky tonked

Great lyric: "Well, the devil made me do it the first time. The second time I done it on my own"

Digger noen av tunesa, de med litt pace, men mye annet blir litt kjedelig. Sykt kos med litt country på listen dog <3

1. Ain't no god in Mexico 2. Honky tonk heroes 3. Omaha Sterk 3er!

A great example of a country album, country just isn’t really for me

Нормальная музыка, но слишком американско-ковбойская

Country = 3, that's just how it is.

Not really my bag but well made

Not quite my cup of tea, but it wasn't unpleasant. Good instrumentals and decent vocal work. 'Black Rose' was my fave.

THE honky tonk album

It’s a country album

better than modern country but I still can’t stand it

Country/western but really good actually. Am I crazy or does surfer rock have some similarities? Slides and harmonicas? Best track - Honky Tonk Heroes/Omaha

(listened twice) Yay more country! I enjoyed this album and I liked his singing and his attitude. The band sounds nice as well. I have a hard time remembering the songs. I often feel that way about more bluesy music. It tends to feel more like background music for me. The last song gave me goosbumps, and felt relatable. Again, I have a hard time remembering the album, but I had a good time when listening. I'll give it 3.

As much as I love this album, which I do, it makes me sad about the the state of country music. Everyone could just try a little bit harder to be this good and the genre would be significantly better- be like Waylon.

Quite the contrast from Public Enemy's "It Takes a Nation....." that dropping in the previous day :D I find this plinky-plunky country hard to get on with. Could happily listen to, say, Kenny Rogers all day, but this is just too twee and annoying.

If by chance you want to include some country in the jukebox of your life, it might as well be a track from this album. The outlaw country genre was a well needed shot of whatever in the arm of the music dominated by a fairly bland Nashville Establishment in the early 1970s. Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Co. were a breed of country musicians that represented artistically relevant counterpoints to the mainstream in the Nixon era USA. No false 1950s pseudo wholsomeness with more-of-the-same production but a diversity of songwriting ideas played by sessions players the artists chose themselves.

Alveg heyrt verra honk í tonk í stöff. Vistaði meira að segja upphafslagið á playlista. En þetta verður þreytt áður en platan klárast og hún er ekki nema 27 mínútur og 10 sekúndur að lengd. Yeehaw.

I dislike country western music for the most part, but I’ll always have a soft spot for this era. Waylon, Willie, Christopherson…I was immersed in this stuff in the late 70’s / early 80’s. It’s like a youth soundtrack, and will always remind me of my big bro and my pops.

Very country

I didn't know any of his albums prior to this and I gotta say that this outlaw country I can enjoy. Will definitely check out some of his other releases.

Ah yes, Country music.

Heartfelt country/western music that goes straight to the soul. The sining delivery of Waylon Jennings is perfect.

extrem gute country stimme, würde 3½ geben aber in dem Fall wohl ab nach oben

Me hizo sentir un vaquero de Yellowstone, gran album.

Just a cowpoke singing about traveling and lost love. 7/10

Gotta love outlaw country.

If tepid congealed porridge was an album then it would be Hony Tonk Heroes. Unpalatable.

Can’t even explain the sound of this, it’s almost like an old west saloon in my opinion. And that’s a good thing.

Old-school country music. Sounds like Johnny Cash with a less unique voice. Not my thing.

Classic country is a formidable beast, and this album is a perfect showcase of why. Waylon brings the thunder, and like the best explosive thunderheads, it’s on and over before you even have time to wrap your head around it.

You want outlaw country? This is outlaw country. (Tim gave it a 3.)

Good country album

Country western goodness. It never enters my constant rotation, but I also don’t mind walking into a bar that plays the classics. This would fit in nicely there.

It took about a hundred plus albums, but a country album has finally found its way here. Well actually, I started this project with Johnny Cash’s American IV, but I don’t think Cash singing Nine Inch Nails inches away from his death counts as pure “country” (no disrespect it was a great start). Honestly, I think country is my absolute least favorite genre. It’s a cold take apparently, but I just hate it. It’s a self-indulgent genre that focuses on like ten subjects, like Jesus and cars and beer and anything else that’s ‘murican. It’s all mostly crap to me. But I feel that’s perhaps than could apply more to modern country music than classic country music. I haven’t heard much of it, however, to find out. So this might be a good starting point. If anything, I’ll say this album is short but sweet. It doesn’t overstay its welcome, lasting under a half hour. Waylon sounds a little like Johnny Cash, but he has his own emotional flair to his songs. And the use of the steel string guitars give the album that nice classic country feel that actually sounds like country and not some imitation rock music that today’s country tries to be. That being said, my biggest problem is that some of the songs sounded a little too similar to one another. This makes the album not really memorable to me, which is kind of a big problem. Outside of We Had It All (sad track by the way, really loved that one), nothing seems to stick in my head. I don’t know how many more country albums are due up for me. I know there will be more. As for this album, this was alright. As a country hater, I enjoyed it. But I wish there was just a little more for it to really wow me. Favorite track: We Had It All Other hits: Honky Tonk Heroes, Low Down Freedom, Omaha, Ain’t No God In Mexico, Old Five And Dimers (Like Me)

I really can't understand why country is something you NEED to listen to before you die. Terrible genre.

A warm and intimate album in a rare category of albums I dub "kind of album when you're willing to admit things could be a bit better, but hey, let's sing about it and try to comfort each other."

this is a such a beautiful and tasteful album - so enjoyable to listen to.

This was pretty good.

Some good tracks and a quick listen but no real jump outs and nothing got me super excited. Happy I listend but on the 3 side of 3.5.

I just can't get into Country...

This is "real" country music. It's still not my favorite, but it's classic - and Waylon was one of the best.

Not really my genre, but I just love his voice and it was an enjoyable listen anyway. Four stars.

It's short, it's simple and it's easy to listen to. I still don't think I like country music but this was fun.

IMPRESS! !then go slow.. brain Zzz. first song be bests! :D rest? no bad some time . HUGE HONKA TONKA T-POSE

unfathonmavly boring. cant even be arsed fixing that typo is how bored i am

Not a fan of honky tonk

Early outlaw country! And an album so fast it’s over very quick! I enjoyed it overall.

Ég er ekki nógu mikill kúreki til að fíla kúrekatónlist en þessi var samt ekkert alslæm. Ekkert sem stendur upp úr. Platan flýtur bara í gegn og svo er hún búin og algórithminn tekur við og spilar betri lög

[6/10] I’m no country head but listening to this really makes you think about how much dignity the genre has lost over the years

I’m not a big fan of country, but this was ok.

It’s okay older twangy stuff.

It's got honky and tonky

Thoughts before listening: I'm very excited for this. Waylon's great, and I'm pretty sure Billy Joel Shaver wrote this album. I'm sure this will get the normal "country music sucks" 1-star reviews so unless I'm WAY off on what this will sound like, I'll likely be giving it 5-stars to help right the ship a bit. Review: This is 100% a 5-star album full of so many classics of the outlaw country movement. This is my favorite era of country music and Waylon is one of the all-time greats.

Yu know, old country is still good. You can really read the 'this is an upbeat one! this is a slow dancing one! This is a medium radio groove! and fascinating (for me who did not know this) that Jennings wrote like none of his songs. Still cannot give a country album more than 3 stars though. That being said, modern country artists could learn a lot about how to make something far better than what they currently are....

Not something I would normally have ever listened to. Quite liked it.

I'm really pleased that this album makes the cut. Coming from the 'Nashville of the North', Liverpool (UK), I am quite familiar with C&W music. Liverpool is one of the few, if not the only, cities in the UK of having had a dedicated C&W radio channel. My brothers friend was the son of the legendary Joe Butler - C&W dj. This is a great album and my stand out favourite is, 'we had it all'. 5 stars all the way!

One of the kings of country at the top of his game. Quick and punchy, rollicking one minute and mourning the next. A quintessential country album. Best song: Honky Tonk Heroes

Never heard of this one, and absolutely love it

Country music for people who hate country music. I’m people. And yet, the more I sat with this, the more it started to fade for me. For a record that famously blended country with rock, there’s very little rock found on Honky Tonk Heroes. There *are* barn burners, and those are easily the best songs here: the opening title track, “Omaha,” “Ain’t No God in Mexico” (perfect tune), and “Black Rose.” But honestly, there’s very little barn burning found here, either. In actuality, Honky Tonk Heroes is a very traditionalist album, which makes sense when you actually realize it’s just a honky tonk album in practice *and* in ethos, but it’s maybe the hardest element to digest. I do enjoy some of that, like “Low Down Freedom” and “You Ask Me To,” although I like them less than the edgier songs. The rest of this, though, is just cowboy torch songs. Now, there isn’t anything inherently bad or wrong about that, and again, I’m down for it on “Ride Me Down Easy” and “Old Five and Dimers,” but it can be a real drag on “Willy the Wandering…” and “We Had It All,” which ends this album on a limp note. In practice, while the first listen hit me with grit and edge, subsequent listens revealed a lamer, tamer album, and I don’t really see myself coming back to those songs moving forward. Thankfully, Honky Tonk Heroes benefits from its brevity and tight structure. Sure, 60% of it may be classical country in practice, but on a record that’s only 27 minutes long, that 60% breezes by, especially when you’re on bored for half of it. Plus, you have another 40% of the record to love. So that means a solid ~75% is a good time, and that’s a high ROI on a neat little package from a genre you normally aren’t the biggest fan of, doing a style you especially aren’t keen on in the first place. Jennings clearly did something with this record, and it deserves recognition. When it’s good, it’s amazing, and the concept is appealing on its own. When you dig into the meat of it, though, you may find it’s fattier than you thought it’d be. Maybe those songs hit in ’73, maybe they were put there to assure sales to the country traditionalists. Probably both. This record is varied, though, and while the more traditionalist songs may weight it down in retrospect, it’s never so bad that it tanks it completely. Overall, Honky Tonk Heroes is a good time, especially if you’re not used to this flavor of country. It’s flawed, though, and that does need to be acknowledged, even if it still works in the end.

Just okay. A little sleepy. Wanted it to be more outlaw.

hafði gaman af þessu. blanda af útlaga köntrí og aðeins poppaðra köntrí, sem ég er almennt andvígur. í það heila fjári gott.

Waylon is my favorite outlaw. More than Willie. More than Johnny. But I couldn’t say I can really tell the difference between any of his albums. But the nice part is that they all sound good to me. A great listen.

Overall: 4/10 I'm really trying NOT to be a country hater cause I actually think there's a lot of merit to country, I just rarely if ever enjoy it. Even when I do, I never want to relisten to it. When it comes to this album, I mostly don't enjoy his voice. Fav Song: Old Five and Dimers (Like Me) Least Fav Song: We Had It All

I don’t like country typically but this guy has a good voice and the album was short and to the point which is always appreciated!

very nice go-with-the-flow country folk

Apparently I kind of like country? I didn’t mind this at all, but it’s probably not something I’ll return to. Some songs are a bit forgettable.

The outlaw country genre always reminds me of my dad, so it always ranks highly for me. Waylon is a legend. He did the Dukes Of Hazard theme song if you didn't know. Great voice

Fine but not really for me

Very honky tonk, but in a really good and satisfying way. Really enjoyed listening to this album, actually wish iflt was a bit longer because the music is really good. Can feel a bit "samey" at times, but a really easy listen. Top tracks: Honky Tonk Heroes, Black Rose, We Had It All

Total surprise for me. I assumed this would be straight up old country which I generally don’t enjoy. Turns out it’s outlaw country. Apparently I enjoy that. I really got into this one. There was a lyric something to the effect of the first time the devil made me do it the second time I did it on my own. Now sure why that stuck with me but it did. I like a clever turn in lyrics. The sound the vocals the lyrics all worked in a way I was not expecting. Reminds me to keep going into these records with as open a mind as possible.

🤷 Probably the best thing I can say is it didn't over stay its welcome. Not terrible or anything, but not really doing much for me either. 2.5

Sympatyczne, 3+

A really good album, I liked Honky Tonk Heroes, Ain't No God In Mexico and Black Rose.

I really like the pre 80’s country. Waylon is one of the greats.

Not my kind of music but I see how this can be good. Classic country is so much better than contemporary or even Country music from the last 30 years. (10 known/15 new)

Aye that Honky Toni had me tapping my foot a lil bit, hold up now!

Better than I thought it would be, pretty decent classic country record

Smooth voice. Feels more like a random collection of tracks than a proper record

This album is way better than today's country music. Jennings seems to have had one of the best singing voices in country music's history. "Honky Tonk Heroes" has many good songs; I'll say all of them are! It's a classic in just less than 30 minutes. This album and "Californication" are a relief after a wave of awful albums. 4 stars for "Honky Tonk Heroes".

Okay I think I knew what I would think about this before I listened to it and I was right.

I loved this. Different Waylon than I expected, and Billy Joe Shaver should be in charge of everything.

3.5/5. Good. I enjoyed this, easy listening. I like the 60s country music more, but this is also good.

perfectly fine country album

Hadn't heard this before. Listened a couple times, then listened to Billy Joe Shaver for a couple hours.

Omaha, you've been weighing heavy on my mind indeed.

Not a big country music fan but this is different. Very personable.

Makes me want to sit on my deck with a whiskey and cry as the sun sets

It's hard for me to appreciate any country before the general Garth Brooks era of the genre, and this is no exception. It's not offensively bad, and it was a brisk 27 minutes, so it wasn't hard to get through. I just didn't enjoy it much. 2.4

Unexpected masterpiece of engaging songwriting. Perfection.

Cool voice, not my jam

Two great songwriters spawned a whole movement. Johnny Cash may have the picture with the double birds, but these two did it on record. Outsider music in the country tradition has created an enduring through line to 2025. This album is why Sturgill Simpson exists. The production sounds like the Smokey bar on the cover. And those are the hard drinking, hard living cats that made it happen. I love all the songs on this album, hard guys willing to put themselves out there for the sake of the song.

It started swell, but by the end, even though it wasn't that long, I was growing tired of this album. I'm giving it 2 stars, as I didn't enjoy much of what I heard.

Didn't kill me.

I'm a Honky Tonk Hero.

Love that honky tonk. Nice sound on the recording too.

I loved it. It was just simple, country music.

The single word and phrasing when he sings "HAARRRRNKY Tonk heroes like me!," automatically makes this a one star album. But pronouncing California as Californy sort of makes up for it...it's a delicate balance between the honk and the tonk, you see.

No.

Genuinely common Waylon Jennings W. Easily some of the best in the genre. The hits hit, the ballads land, and that tonk is incredibly honky. Favorites were the title track, Omaha, and We Had It All

I mean it’s fine, but I was bored. I liked the use of harmonica I suppose. My favorite song here was the title track.

Waylon Jennings reminds me of my grandparents. So he's kind of a good listen, but only in a nostalgic way.

Need 1/2 stars. Not a 2 but not a 3. Not a lot of experience with Waylon Jennings but I like what I hear over time has 4 star potential. obviously if you have experience with an album, you’re more inclined to get a better rating but at one time listen is tough.

My oldest daughter got me into country music, I'm diggin' this more and more all the time,

12 canciones y 32 minutos, aunque hoy me ha salido una versión de 10 canciones y 27 minutos. Vamos con un poco de Honky Tonk music. La primera bien, el resto no están mal, pero no es mi tipo de country demasiado "lacrimógeno". Me ha interesado leer la historia de este músico "outlaw" de la industria de Nashville.

Meh. Don't like country but I do respect this as actual country music. And not what the slop country music has become today.

Country was the backbone of Houmous & Chutney for so long. Waylon used to call almost everyday calling out for a collab. It’s a honour that he named this album after us, his true Honky Tonk Heroes. 3.0

Booooooring. Hard to believe this was only 27 minutes long to be fair. It gets two stars for not being actively horrible, but I can do without it.

Honky Tonk is not my go-to genre but I do love some Waylon Jennings. Loved this album

This album is a 4 but I'm giving it a 5 out of spite. Too many losers on here who think Radiohead is the best to ever do it, but cringe at the thought of a country album. This is Waylon Jennings we're talking about.

As someone who’s not the biggest country fan I do like a couple Waylon Jennings songs. I don’t think I’ve ever sat and listened to a full album of his, at least not in a long time. If I don’t pay too much attention to the lyrics I can see the appeal. It’s all really well produced, recorded and mixed with that distinct 70’s sound. I probably won’t revisit this one anytime soon but it was worth checking out.

When I think about Honky Tonkin, this is what I hear. Good, classic country. This album sounds like whiskey and cigarettes. There are few who did it right, and Waylon was one of them. 4 on this.

Ah, the sound of Americana; country without the twang, just as God intended. I can hear some "Old Five And Dimers" influence in some early Billy Joel, "We Had It All" in much of Bill Fay, and "Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me" in some Kenny Rogers, who also sings country without the twang, just as God intended. Waylon straddles country and southern soft rock, like a Bob Seger but leaning more towards country. With a more jangly guitar, I could even hear The Byrds doing "Omaha." Waylon's influence is evident across multiple genres.

I didn't mind this. It was easy to listen to and didn't have a lot of the corniness that older country sometimes has. The vocals were smooth and natural and the lyrics were often clever in that way that country song writing tends to be ("The devil made me do it the first time; the second time I done it on my own"). 3.5

Old country is better than new country to me, but this album did not do a lot for me despite Waylon at times sounding a bit like Johnny Cash. I think it was just a more stripped down simple sound with backing music that was not as interesting as say Marty Robbins. Black Rose stood out to me. I think there absolutely needs to be an effort by 311 to take the song Omaha and make it into their own style with a cover.

Better than I thought

Not exactly my jam, but enjoyed it.

Great early country sound, wish the stuff produced today still had more of this sound! Modern day country sounds so over produced.

I was introduced to Waylon through Alvin and The Chipmunks. They covered his song Luckenbach Texas, and I loved it. Honkey Tonk Heroes is a five star album, beginning to end.

yayyyy <3

Honestly such a short and sweet album, very focused - got in, sang a couple good country songs and got out. Really enjoyable, good music, made me wanna dance a couple times.

Outlaw country is not all bad. You can hear the rock-n-roll influences.

2.6

Nice

Old school country in the best way.

This is some great classic country.

It's just about all I could ask for from a classic country album. Hard-hitting yet mellow vocals, a beautiful soundscape that makes you wanna turn into a cowboy, and with some well crafted lyrics written by Billy Joe Shavers. Very solid indeed. Top 3 Favorites: You Ask Me To, Honky Tonk Heroes, and Black Rose No bad songs 4.50-4.75/5

Ihan kiva. Kuulostaa Disney-versiolta aidosta honkey tonkista, mutta ehkä sen mielikuvan aiheuttaa kiillotetun kuuloinen tuotanto. Aika romanttisia biisejä.

Kuuntelin kerran, kuuntelin toisenkin kerran. Kuuntelisin kolmesti. Toisin sanoen Waylon on tehnyt levyn, jota on - herra paratkoon - mukava kuunnella. Lisäksi nimikkobiisi ja esimerkiksi Omaha jäävät mieleen. Ihan kiva.

Some good songs and song GREAT songs. Can never go wrong with Waylon.

I wasn't expecting this one to but good but it was. Seems far enough from country and close enough to folk that it was enjoyable.

Outlaw country, pretty fun

This is what country music should be

Sweet country album. Stand-out: Ride Me Down Easy

It doesn’t get any better than this album. This is an outlaw masterpiece.

Hill billy pis! SE DOG PÅ DET COVER BILLEDE!!!! ØV! det bedste ved albummet er længden. 30 lange minutter.

“My feet would fit a railroad track I would made one Hell of a train” - Peak Southern Poetry -

It has some really great Melodie’s but it took me some time to like it. It’s actually a strong record but I’m not the biggest country fan.

2- Stars (4/15)

Love

Please stop recommending to me music that sounds like it was made by people who ride the short bus.

Not my cup of team, but the production on this record is fantastic.

Pretty nice sounding country music.

Waylon was a Honky Tonk Hero

I just really do not like country music. I can’t connect with it and the only real relief here was how short this record is. I am giving a bonus star for the quite superb harmonica performances on display, however.

Find grad no geil noch zweimol radiohead und kraftwerk so eine übercho. Alte jo where do it go? Ich weiss echt nöd. There really weren't another way zum sii ich find er het recht. Boah ich hoff die ganz ziit bi old five and dimers dass e schnulzigi slide gitarre ie chunnt. Yesssssssss do isch sie Okay de rest vom album nüm gliich mitrissend aber sehr segr guet. Black rose easy funny. Lueg morn aber git glaub viaaaaa

ich ha chli vermuetet dass mir das no chönt pässle. erste song macht alles vo langsam bis uptempo country mit coole giti solos er singt saauguet. und de bass funny dum dum dum dum. old fivr and dimers chli meh basic und willy the wandering dingsbums au sehr schleppend und s berüehrt mich jetz nöd sonderlich. low down freedom macht wieder chli meh aber er mengmol sochli kermit time? mit die stimme? omaha au sehr basic. würkli nöd soo spannend. you ask me to seeeehr geili slide gitarre ich lieb steel giti gad au fuck yes jo so mue da sii. aint no god in mexico?? gitarre banger song langwilig?? aber wiso kei. gottt döt? entweder s giten ider nöd oder?? we had it all isch coool es basically bass und striicher im refrain huuere geil.

bin jz bi low down freedom und iwie ischmer nochli alles z langsam omaha hani easy schön gfunde you ask me too isch für mich megaa country, nöd schlecht idem sinn aber ich gseh na nüt idem album wo ussesticht so die pause und denn zweistimmig in letschte refrain gah isch auchli usglutscht hii und daa hets na cooli fills we had it all isch wieder chli ruhiger puuu ja iwie isch alles chli ah mier verbii, würds jz nöd alles schlecht oder so bezeichne aber für mich ischs eifach extrem langwilig gsi hahaha bin zwüscheme 2 undeme 3

Pretty good, low 3.

awesome

I love old country music like this quite a bit as a passive, background listen. It isn't something I care to actively listen to, but it is good for what it is.

Toe tappin', beer swillin', wife beatin' honky tonkin'. Does what it says on the tin. Best Tracks: Honky Tonk Heroes; You Ask Me To; Ain't no God in Mexico

Enjoyed it.

Is it a perfect album? Probably not. Is it damn good? Certainly.

Better than expected for its genre and time.

Not a big country fan but I will give this a listen. I do know how legendary Waylon is in the country scene. Interested to see what his sound is like. It's cool. Not for me

yea its ok. Moving on though.

It’s very short which helps because I don’t think it’s that good

Good. For a country album. Mercifully short.

Omaha is a really good home town song. Very honky, much tonk.

Pretty alright. Not my jam, but probably still a jam. 3/5

This is really good, I’m a big fan of this country album

honky tonk is not for me, im afraid

Better than expected, but I didn't expect much. 2.5 stars.

I love this era of country, and I love Waylon's voice. This made me feel at home.

Outlaw country, schijnt dit te heten. Maar puntje bij paaltje is het nog steeds country, maar dan minus het sentiment, en een beetje meer rockachtig. Vast heel baanbrekend in de cowboymuziek, maar ik vind het een vrij droge bedoening. Wat leuke solo's maar dat is het dan wel.

Country zal nooit mijn genre worden. Het prikkelt nooit. Zeker met een Amerikaanse knauw, klinkt het maar gemaakt. Binnen het genre ervaar ik vaak weinig verschil. Ik erger me telkens groen en geel aan die platen. En daar is dit album wel een uitzondering op. Ik zal ook dit nooit met plezier aanzetten. Maar echt geërgerd heb ik mij hier ook weer niet aan. Laat ik het het maximum aantal sterren toekennen die een countryplaat van mij kan krijgen.

Ik heb het al eerder gezegd volgens mij, maar country is echt de smartlappenmuziek van Amerika. Als Hazes in Amerika was geboren, had hij cuntry gezongen. Country is natuurlijk ook muziek voor de jongens van het platteland, maar hier op het platteland worden al die nummers uit de stadse volkswijken ook vrolijk meegezongen in de voetbalkantine. En zo zal dat in Amerika ongetwijfeld vergelijkbaar zijn. Ik vind het wel grappig om te luisteren, maar ik vind het altijd moeilijk onderling vergelijken. Want wat is nu goede en wat is slechte countrymuziek? Ik vind het persoonlijk altijd leuk als er een lollig (slide)gitaartje in zit. De zang vind ik hier soms een beetje overdreven aangezet, net als dat de teksten vaak over dezelfde dingen gaan: vrouwen, drank en voertuigen. De belevingswereld van onze cowboyhelden is niet bijster uitgebreid meestal. Deze plaat van Waylon Jennings vind ik er nergens echt uit springen. Aan de andere kant klinken de instrumenten en de zang keurig, het is niet zo gruizig of rauw als sommige andere albums uit die tijd. En daarom zou dit album ook prima 10 jaar geleden uitgebracht kunnen zijn, het klinkt niet per se heel gedateerd. Ik kom uit op een ruime 3.

Hillbilly nonsense

Love me some Waylon! Country classic and one of the greats for a reason. Loved this

yee haw

It was good, just not my type of music

3.5

not a huge honky tonk girl lmao but it’s simple effective songwriting and it doesn’t overstay its welcome which is a nice change of pace from the most recent albums i’ve had to slog through

I am not a country fan, but I really liked this. The songwriting is strong.  Each song tells a story. The musicianship is really good too. My only complaint is that it seemed like a lot of the songs were unfinished.  Just as they were getting good, or into a solid groove or solo, they would suddenly fade out prematurely. Liked Songs Added: Honkey Tonk Heroes Low Down Freedom Black Rose

This is so boring wow

Have you heard any country album, ever? Then you’ve heard this

This sounds like every parody of country, had no idea it actually existed

This is pretty good but nothing particularly stand out for me.

I love Waylon and his brand of country. Apart from that, the songwriting here is really good and was a good listen from start to finish.

Essential country album. They don't make them like this anymore.

Definitely an enjoyable album. Country without being too country. Meaningful lyrics, tight musicianship. Overall not my favorite, but one of the better country albums I’ve heard. Last track is excellent.

Geinige country

One of the first albums that I have really enjoyed in the vein of true country. No standout tracks, but great listen - calming

I'll be real, I have a lot of time for this kind of unpretentious Texas country (I'm a simple girl, I hear harmonica and pedal steel, I pop), and a few of these bang, but Waylon, why do you keep fading out just as we're getting to the good bit?

I like Bluegrass; I don't really like country. This seems to hit the spot between them, and I quite like it. Very Dolly Parton.

Honestly? For old school country, it could have been a lot worse.

Good old fashioned country music

It's not bad but not the kind of music I will put on by myself

Poor

I do enjoy me some outlaw country now and then. This isn't quite as outlawish as I prefer my country, but everything has to start somewhere. For this subgenre that seems to be here. While it's not quite where I'd like it to be, songwriting is focused, instrumentation is tight, and Waylon has a good voice. Rounding up from 3.5 due to its influence on later, bolder genre representatives. Got to start somewhere after all.

# 388 : Argh country! Usually not my cup of tea but very listenable with just the right amount of country + rock'n'roll.

I don't like country music. Not even a little bit. However, there are some country singers who stand out for their vocals and Jennings is one of those. I don't like the music he's singing to but I can listen to Jennings' because of his voice.

Favorite Track: Honky Tonk Heroes

Mysigt

I fail to see this as necessary. So, here's a recipe: Mini Pecan Pie Ingredients • 1 pie crust storebought or homemade • 1/3 cup light corn syrup • 1/4 cup brown sugar • 1 and 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted • 1 egg lightly beaten • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1/2 cup chopped pecans Directions • Preheat oven to 350°F • On a lightly floured surface, roll the pie dough out into a 12-inch circle. Using a 3-inch cookie cutter (or glass), cut out 12 circles from the dough • Place each piece of dough in each muffin cavity of a 12-count muffin pan, making sure each piece comes up the sides just a little bit (you may need to stretch the dough just a bit). Transfer the muffin pan to the refrigerator while you making the filling. • In a mixing bowl, mix together the corn syrup, brown sugar, melted butter, egg, and vanilla extract until fully combined; then mix in the chopped pecans. Remove the muffin pan from the refrigerator. Evenly distribute the filling (about 1 full tablespoon) between all 12 muffin cavities, making sure the pecan pie filling does not come up over the edges of the dough. • Bake at 350°F for about 25 minutes or until the filling is set. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for about 10 minutes

County fair bandstand background music. Not for me.

Pretty good, a bit American

nice country

Hot damn. A country album I can listen to.

Good. Very nice

Never been a fan of Honky Tonk. Gave this an honest try, but still not a fan.

So straight up country you have to respect it. Not my music at all.

Really fun, great country music!

Not really bad but nothing I would listen to by myself

Loved this. Always wanted to get into Waylon but didn't know where to start. This is the place.

Not my style of music but I do understand how this is a good album.

lord help me i'm going back to the old me 8/10

Haven't (knowingly) listened to Waylon Jennings before beyond a few songs where he collaborated with Johnny Cash. I enjoyed this way more than I expected. Outlaw Country is a pretty decent genre.

Classic country music. From one of the originals. Beautiful voice. Sweet songs.

Not the best album but damn I love the last song

Despite my documented hatred of anything dubbed ‘honky tonk’ (be that Rolling Stones songs or WWF Intercontinental champions) this was actually pretty good! Emotional and fun country that didn’t feel completely soulless

Huge meh

(3-)4

solid country album with good songs! Surprisingly really enjoyable. Good Playtime and not started to feel draggin

This is really good, old-school, toe-tapping, classic country. The common I-IV-V chord pattern is prevalent throughout; it is simple, repetitive, and works.

Day239 - i love waylon jennings and billy joe shaver wrote him a classic. ain’t no god in mexico and black rose are fantastic songs

This is the kind of country that I just always associate with the word ‘country’. This to me was extremely typical and very much so expected. It wasn’t absolutely horrible but I honestly would not listen to this because this is exactly what turns me away from this genre.

27 minutes - get in and get out - much appreciated for this genre. No knock, that, just that it can start to get stale real quick for me so this was perfect. Favourite track: "Honky Tonk Heroes" - love the change of pace after the first chorus. Subtly great bass playing in this cut too. I'll cut the album off after 9 songs (not a fan of the final track "We Had It All" - too syrupy and slow-country that is very much not to my liking but the rest of the album makes up for it) - good clarity in the mix, no reliance on pedal steel which grates on me; this is the kind of old/outlaw country I enjoy from time to time. Could definitely listen to this again. 6/10 3 stars.

Some interesting songs and funny lines. Real outlaw experience. This one wasn’t really my cup of tea.