Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Every song is about some kind of conflict. Outlaws. Guns. Cattle. Saddles. Way out west. It’s all here. I’m just kind of digging it and HOLD UP THE MASTERS CALL! Jesus makes an appearance holy cattle stampede Marty. Calm the fuck down. However not a note out of place. Iconic vocal sound. Strumming acoustics. Lots of backgrounds and echo. Far west on the country western spectrum.

Sembra un pre Rock'n'Roll. La voce somiglia addirittura a Elvis Presley. Personalmente mi piace il tipo di ritmo ma l'album ascoltato tutto insieme è un po' ripetitivo perchè le canzoni si somigliano molto tra loro. Inoltre non sono riuscito a trovare una canzone che risaltasse in modo originale tra le altre.

4+ Nice

8/10

NEAT

I actually enjoyed this quite a bit more than I thought I would. Feels like the soundtrack to an era past in a different world, and there's something very relaxing about it.

Better than expected! Didn’t think I’d find myself enjoying an old country album such as this but not bad overall.

Great storytelling, I wanted to hate it because it was soooooo country western but honestly it was a great listen

My grandpa probably liked this. Songs that tell stories. Would need to be in the right mood to listen

Classic

"This is Mr. New Vegas, and I feel something magic in the air tonight, and I'm not just talking about the gamma radiation.".

This may be a 3, but it’s a fun 3.

I really liked this!

Of its time. The Artistry is undeniable but not sure I’ll ever listen again

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I dig it

SYNOPSIS: Pretty interesting. Not entirely my vibe but I liked a couple of songs overall. TOP TRACKS: 1. Big Iron 2. El Paso 3. The Master's Call FINAL RATING: 5/10

Linear, smooth vibe throughout. Wonderful voice.

Already love this album.

Different and fresh

I liked this. It was interesting to listen to this type of music. I liked the story-telling nature. It reminded me of hawaiian music.

👍

LOVE big iron, never got the chance to listen to this album but probably should have. Love the style from start to finish.

Absolutely unexpected just how good this album is. Great story telling, very catchy, very simple, very fun. Huge fan.

Put bluntly, the best album I’ve heard in a while, and I feel no need to elaborate furthur

Not bad for an album so old. Not my usual bag but it was alright

I like this. It's very nice, well sung, nice tales, gentle guitars. What a silky voice! I like all the "oooOOoo" backup vocals too. 3.5 rounded down

This is, of course, the ultimate western album. It is genuine cowboy songs from a guy who did not live to see the development of the western frontier. Depending on how old you are, you know this album best from El Paso (you're old) or Big Iron (you're not old). El Paso was Robbins' best-charting song during his career and was inducted into the grammy hall of fame in 1998. Big Iron was included in the soundtrack for video game Fallout: New Vegas in 2010, and was subsequently memed in various different ways. For what it's worth, both songs are excellent western stories but Big Iron has my heart forever. What a treat! Smooth harmonies, warm guitars, and vivid imagery make this a classic. It's no wonder why Marty Robbins was immortalized for his dedication to the western song.

Cowboy cosplay music. When you think about it, this is kind of like a band nowadays writing songs about the second world war.

One of the things that's always bothered me about this album is the album cover. Why does he look like a low-polygon PlayStation 1 model? He's got the jagged edges and everything. I genuinely wonder if people in 1959 took these songs seriously. Did they clutch their pearls and say "Oh my. Oh good heavens." as Marty Robbins sang about getting attacked by tumbleweed or some shit. It's really hard to separate these songs from the memes today, which brings a different, unintended angle of enjoyment to this album. One of the few times I stayed for the bonus tracks. 3/5

saddle tramp. 3/5. -S saddle tramp!!! 4/5 -A

Was ok

Yee haw. Big Iron/10

Love it.

Good collection of western/country songs.

Wouldn't ever have listened to this otherwise, apart from the odd one on film soundtracks of course. Murder ballads, tall tales, this stuff is gold really. The story ones are the best, lead by Big Iron.

My grandparents loved Marty! Me not so much although El Paso will definitely stay in your head for a long time after listening.

Simple tunes, enjoyable. If ever I’m working on a dude ranch I’ll put on these tunes…otherwise probably won’t listen again.

These all are classic. I love the vocals and harmonies. They feel old and homely. A bit simple. I like more complex tunes but these are fun to listen to. I imagine listening to a barbershop quartet out on the range.

yeehaw and howdy shit

I mean...well done, but...

As others have said, yee-haw

"Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs" - hmmmmmm, wonder if this is going to be a country influenced album

ehhh. Better than I thought, but still not great. 2

I can see its influence on country/western music, soundtracks, and even folk music. I just wanted a minor chord or two and something other than ‘notches on .44s’ as imagery.

3.75

Fun record. I wonder if I enjoyed it much because it was actually good, or if it was just a fresh breeze compared to the records you usually get (rock mostly). It made me want to go to southern US, so I guess that’s a good sign?

I have a soft spot for old Country, there is just something about the storytelling that makes the stories come to life with the music. This album was right up my alley and it kicks off with the very, very good "Big Iron". While none of the other songs quite live up to the same greatest multiple songs come very close ("El Paso" and "The Master's Call" to name a few). The story telling is really the star of the show with murder ballads, stories about gunslingers and Cowboys. Some of the songs are even quite humorous like "The Strawberry Roan" (props for never rhyming buck with fuck). All in all a very good listen and something quite different from the other albums on this list. 4 bucking broncos out of 5.

Extra points for being exactly what the title said it was about. Big Iron is a jam, I liked 160 acres too despite it being the only track on the album where someone doesn't die.

Classic Farm Emo™ band. Knew Big Iron from Fallout NV! And El Paso! Classic song about tacos. Otherwise, a lot of the same. Didn't love it, but didn't hate.

Didn’t hate it as much as I thought

Decent but like most 50s music it gets pretty samey listening to a whole album

Love it! Perfect Western & country music. I'd have never listened to this album if it wasn't for this site. Great storytelling and a clear voice. So many bops. I'm not sure how often I'll revisit it, and that's why I'm giving it 4.

Not something I would routinely listen to, but not bad

Awful awful awful. These people have no culture.

Yeehaw pardner

Está muy bien, pero es un poco repetitivo.

YEE (and equally, by the same measure, let me make this quite abundantly clear) HAW

I know this is popular due Big Iron being included in a video game and becoming a meme out there in hipster land. In term of the album itself there's a heavy reliance on storytelling so it's less about the music and more on the tales of the West and so on. It's more an oddity and of course there's El Paso.....

I was gonna give it 3 stars, but it's really not that bad considering country is my least listened to or favorite genre. And as a fan of Fallout: New Vegas, I gotta give it at least that extra star for Big Iron, and also for El Paso because it was in the last episode of Breaking Bad.

What a sweet, clear voice Marty Robbins had.

Something I would never put on otherwise. Listening to the entries record takes you away from the age to appreciate it more.

Some good songs and he's got a great voice but not my style.

There's real storytelling in these songs, as well as a great Western spirit. Made me feel like a cowboy listening at a campfire.

Speaking purely in terms of gunfighter ballads and/or trail songs, you can’t get better than Marty Robbins and Marty, apparently, could never do better than this. So if gunfighter ballads and/or trail songs be what your looking for, look no further. You have found the peak. If gunfighter ballads and/or trail songs ain’t what you’re looking for, then your SOL. Safe travels, friends. 4/5

Big iron alone makes this a 5

Nah

Marty a décidé de postuler pour le prix de l'artiste le plus ringardos du générateur et sa candidature va sans doute être sérieusement considérée.

Notre ami Marty Robbins nous a proposé l'une des pochettes les plus incroyables de ces 60 dernières années, grâce à ce superbe personnage de jeu vidéo représentant parfaitement le cliché country. Merci pour ça Robby.

3/5 I went into this half expecting to know the songs just because it's what I was raised on. It was decent and I do enjoy ballads but not my kind of thing. I think that was the oldest album we have had, maybe, and because of that it was kinda dated.

This wasn't as unpleasant as I was imagining. Nothing that overly stood out for me but overall a nice enough album. Nice to get one this old too!

This album gives me fond memories of my grandfather and Fallout: New Vegas.

Yes, Big Iron has been memed to hell and back, but it’s still a great introduction to this group of surprisingly emotional tunes of the Old West. Comforting and straightforward.

Big Iron, A Hundred Sixty Acres, The Master’s Call, Running Gun, El Paso. Call ME Big Country. I enjoyed this. 7/10

EZiest 45 minutes of my life. it was a pleasure. Big Iron, Master's call

🤠🤠🤠 3.5 out of 5 huge irons

Music of a time and place, and not one that I am particularly connected to or interested in.

Musica de cowboy dos anos 50. But, damn!

Classic

Just a lovely change.

Perfect music to listen to whilst you are are cleaning your '44 after a hard day on the saddle

Being a child of the 80's, I do not understand the fascination with cowboys in the 50's. That being said, this is an interesting collection. I love Cool Water and El Paso. Amazing the whole thing was recorded in one 8-hour session. They were about efficiency in the 50's. Post Elvis but could not be further from the future of music. Hard to believe modern country evolved from this. Well done Marty.

The best country album I’ve ever heard to date. Sounds surprisingly crisp for 1959 too, apparently recorded in one 8-hour session. In terms of pure songwriting, I’d have to venture to say El Paso is one of the 5 greatest songs ever written, and Big Iron definitely makes a top 25-50 spot. Such elegant storytelling in a way that I still hang on every word on the hundredth repeat listen. Every song in between is really good too.

It's hard to separate this music from the Fallout: New Vegas memes, but it's actually quite lovely on its own. I like how Robbins sings, and the vocal harmonies are great too. I'm into it, man, I'm really into it.

MEXICO MEXICO MEXICO MEXICO MEXICO tämä on askel liian pitkälle menneisyyteen nähden. countrymusiikki liittyy kulttuurisesti Yhdysvaltoihin, eikä se edusta maailmanlaajuista musiikin ystäville. Euroopassa countrymusiikki ei ole vain merkityksetöntä, vaan sillä ei myöskään ollut vaikutusta musiikin ja musiikillisen maun kehitykseen. tämä levy ei kuulu 1001 albumin listaan. Hillbillyn hölynpölyä. mutta tosiaan aivan vitun hyvä albumi 50-luku lyhyttä kappaleenrypäkkää i dont give a m*therfucker bro i dont care.. vitosta kassiin ja juosten karkuun big iron

favs - big iron - they're hanging me tonight (a bit slow tho) - the master's call - saddle tramp some songs are actually fine but abit boring cus theyre just the same rhythm all the way

This was a lot of fun. I've heard a few of these songs before but I was not expecting the whole album to be so much fun. It's not hard to imagine being around a campfire while this plays. Will definitely revisit.

Considering it's a country album from the 1950s, I did enjoy this more than I thought I might. Some fun storytelling

Good storytelling but not something I would listen to

I can see how this album could be nostalgic for some but it's my first time listening to it and I just don't really see myself listening to it a lot. The singer has a nice voice though.

YEE-fucking-HAW I have a long bus today and so it’s the perfect time to feel like a cowboy for ~45mins. 🤠 I’m so surprised about how I feel about this album. I feel like I’m floating on air listening to it. When the first song came on I thought “this sounds like it was on Breaking Bad”, quick google showed El Paso was featured in the series finale! A voice of silk, the most playful guitars, and cunning lyrics that tell a moving story. This one’s an easy 5 for me.

I made it halfway through. that's better than all the other country on this list

Country clásico con buena voz. Para los amantes del género

YEEHAW. This was so much fun to listen to. Robbins is a wonderful storyteller, has a really unique voice, and every song had this vibe that made you feel like you were in the wild west. Big Iron really sets the tone for the entire album too as a first song.

Again, not a huge country fan. It was fine -- feel indifferent to what I listened to. I liked Big Iron and the beginning to Utah Carol. I was hoping The Hanging Tree would sound more like that one from Hunger Games lol. It was NOT. It's pretty happy sounding music when they are talking about hangings.

Big Iron was good.

Good cowboy music

Classic country. Easy listening.

Did not expect to quite enjoy this, but I found it strangely refreshing (for a 60-odd year old record of the most tried and tested genre!). Tells a good story too. All feels very laid back despite the topics of the songs. Does get a bit samey but feeling like a cowboy for 44mins makes up for it

It's hard to rate this properly, it's so heavily themed it's like a Christmas album or Disney soundtrack. Can't deny it nailed the brief. I enjoyed it for what it is, think the first song was the best, had a bit more edge than the rest which varied from pleasant to hilarious. I would listen to again at a Texan themed restaurant or theme park attraction but probably not in general life.

What a revelation! Love the sound, the guy's voice, all that stuff. Really felt like a gunslinger in the Wild West listening to that. Big Iron, Cool Water, The Master's Call, El Paso, and Saddle Tramp were my favourites. My favourite album in a long while.

A lot of the songs sound quite similar so the whole album kind of blended into one. I wouldn't listen to it again but I'm glad it was on the list, it's something I wouldn't have sought out. Highlights: Big Iron El Paso

Quite enjoyed this. Was getting a bit tired of it by the end as it's all very samey, but overall enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Also big iron is absolutely banging, gets stuck in my head every time I hear it and makes me want to play fallout again

On the one hand, it's a cool cover, I like his voice, the storytelling, the harmonies, and subtle arrangements. On the other hand, I can't help wondering if this is the sort of thing that has fed into and built up the US gun-culture over the years?

It’s classic but dated. 3.5

Great story telling in this one, although not quite my taste. Still enjoyed some easy listening though

very interesting musicm knew big iron and most of the songs are like that. i enjoy the guitar a lot but the lyrics and harmonic got a bit repetetive.

This was easily the most surprising album I have ever been suggested. I came into this knowing a bit of old country music cause that is what my grandparents listened to when I grew up. I might have heard a Marty Robbins song here and there as a kid but I definitely didn't remember him if I did. Either was the level of storytelling on this album was absolutely astounding and is easily among the best of any country album I have heard. From the most well known song nowadays "Big Iron" to "The Master's Call" to "They're Hanging Me Tonight" the storytelling was genuinely shocking. As someone who is a big rap fan hearing storytelling to this level in a non-rap genre was very surprising. Not a bad song on the album and is an easy 9.5-10/10 for me.

Dope I love it

I liked it

Old cowboy running through the west

This got mo fucking Big Iron on it. Doesn't matter if the rest of the album is good or bad this is at the very least an instant 3. This album is definetly what it advertises. It is essentially a bunch of wild west songs. Its pretty good in that regard. All the song tell a story some of them are related others are different. It is kind of an anthology album in a sense. Robbins has a nice voice and the way he does falsettos and elongates notes is pleasing and distinct. Although the instrumentation is nothing too complicated it gets the point accross great and really compliments the wild west vibes of the album.

coooool waterrr.. ... mmmm.....

I’m not sure if Marty Robbins had lived the life of a cowboy or not but he sure knows how to sing a good tune about trials and tribulations of the Wild West. Where’s my horse at? 3 stars

Knew the great track Big Iron previously. Although I like the heart on your sleeve seriousness of the songs and the storytelling , it gets a bit weary after a while. Kind of miss some humour in between, the way Johnny Cash did great.

Classic folk style. Interesting listen, but not my thing.

It said it was going to be gunfighter ballads and then that's what it was. Some fun songs but they're all kinda gimmicky.

Dad's songs

Heard a lot of early rock and roll elements - but just not my style.

ok

Reminds me of...

Better than expected.

more murder ballads to add to the collection. this album is best when it leans into the campiness of western and worst when just retreading country tunes. best tracks: big iron (obviously), the master's call, el paso

Growing up, I would hear my dad play "El Paso". I like it. My dad loves old westerns, so I can sort of relate to the songs. And given when this album came out, old westerns were at least somewhat still in vogue. I don't love the album, and I don't plan on listening again, but a lot of that is simply that it's aged and music has moved on. (Whereas I still love Lead Belly, so it's not all about age, but this album has not aged as well.) 3 stars because, for it's time, it was pretty good.

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Yeah idk man, sounded kinda racist. I wouldn’t seek this out but I was surprised by how many songs I knew on it.

Voce che mi innervosisce, vecchia

Very fun "outlaw country" album with great storytelling. Not every song is a winner, but a few tracks (Big Iron, Master's Call) pick up the slack. Worth a listen.

Qué se yo, el country me chupa la pija. Si lo reemplazo por Este Destino Cantor de Cafrune serían 5 estrellas, pero el disco que que estoy reiteando es esta cosa.

Definitely catchy and his voice is steady, just not the biggest fan of country. although I prefer this to the bro country that's popular these days

in another life it is me and my trusty horse or maybe a mule, my bedroll strapped to his side and we're outlaws roaming the entire west, posting up by a nice shady tree every sunset to make a fire and set up camp. i am going to collect nuts and berries and shoot a rabbit or some shit with a bow and arrow, and sometimes a gun i find on some dead guy until it runs out of ammo and it's just dead weight. we are running from the law for some petty crimes and maybe also accusations of witchcraft. i'm learning how to make really good rabbit confit and jammy berries on multi-zone fires with a cast iron pan that i made myself with the help of a friendly old smith from the last town i was in (i will end up settling down to become a smith eventually for a bit before i go back out to roam and eventually die in a river where i float all the way to the ocean) it is so funny that this guy's spotify picture is him looking like a pastor

This is exactly what you think it is and such a very specific and spot on collection of the genre as described by the album title

This is a cracking album with some of the best the genre ever had to offer. I think this also might be the oldest album I've come across so far (#813 for me). It's a shame this guy was a bigoted asshole. It makes me not want to give the album 5 stars, but also he's dead and in hell so who cares

Brilliant storytelling and super enjoyable from the get go.

I dig this. Very mellow, striding Western songs with great melodies and hooks.

Really solid. I tried to do justice for this album and give it the respect it deserves as someone who has never really listened to that old country music. The lyrical content is really cool - I love the narratives. Where the album stumbles a bit for me is in its repetitiveness - I do feel like there's not too much variety in chord structures or overall sound. Really really good at what it does though.

Honestly, I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would.

His voice is silky and the reverb is key. While this may be simple music, his passion shines through and creates emotional response. His story telling is captivating to absorb. I think this is excellent pre-country music and the outlaw mentality is just a fun, extinct music style. Would love to work in casual music.

Two classics on this album, Big Iron and El Paso. Brings me back to running around the wastelands in Fallout 3

Märkligt val av platta men samtidigt bättre än mycket av det jag tidigare har lyssnat på. Det blir en trea.

From the moment Big Iron plays and you see Marty Robbins in gunfighter stance on the front cover, you know you're in for serious business. In these ballads and trail songs, you get nothing less and nothing more; exactly what is advertised. It can get through like a breeze and have you feeling as though you've lived a hundred lifetimes and more. Speaking of more, where can I get more of these gunfighter ballads and trail songs? Because I'm in serious need.

Heard before. Don't remember much, except Big Iron. Might need to listen again. Heard again, was pretty nice.

Does have a nice voice but not really my style to listen to. Fairly peaceful singing and the guitar playing was simple and fairly nice, but too repetitive and just not really my thing.

Probably groundbreaking stuff that now sounds generic

Good cowboy

ZERO SKIPS RIP UTAH CAROL

Heh, it's ok. Giving of gamer and Elvis Presley vibes

Yee, and I cannot stress this enough, HAW. 5 stars.

Not my type of music at all but decent album for sure.

I enjoyed this more western ballad based approach. However, there is not much variety between songs though they are executed very well.

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Jaunty tales of tragedies.

there is nothing that makes a man jaunt so much as the knowledge he shall be hanged in the morning

Had already heard \"Big Iron\"

I didn't need to listen to this prior to death.

it wasnt really my thing but there were still a couple good songs that i would consider adding to my playlis. fell asleep listening. not bad, not the best either

Wonderful set from Marty Robbins. Would be great for a Western Soundtrack. Lots of Elvis vibes.

Rootin tootin set of tunes

Man, this was really good! Although most of the songs all sounded the same, it was very enjoyable. Fav Song: El Paso

Not something I would want to listen to regularly, but this was truly an enjoyable experience. Very solid album.

I mean, it's fine. Has it's place. Wasn't in the mood for it today. But I've been watching a lot of Yellowstone and drinking whiskey lately so it all makes sense.

Western bangers.

Fallout New Vegas-ass album, decent, 3-4 stars probs

First of all, I have always really loved the song "El Paso." It's a masterpiece of the "Western" kind of Country and Western. It tells a compelling story, Robbins' voice is wonderfully warm, the backup vocals are superb, and the guitar playing is marvelous. The rest of the album is much the same. Which is maybe why I got a little tired of it by the end. That said, I still think it's the definitive album of Western ballads, and as such I very much appreciate it.

I generally would not be interested by a full album of gunfighter ballads and trail songs, but this one was worth the listen.

Not particularly my favorite style nor subject matter but it gets points for being a welcome change of pace. Very Lawrence Welk!

In the early 70’s every now and again I was babysat by an aunt or one of her daughters. Their living room was decked out in western style and classic country & western was always on the stereo. The Hanging Tree and Cool Water were particularly memorable selections. Hearing them again today has me feeling like I’m 6 again in the dim, fascinating room. Aside from the memories, Marty Robbins’ voice is so pure and these songs so iconic I’m very glad to see them recognized here. Definitely an album to hear before you die. Probably in a gunfight.

2 songs in and i hate it i hate country

I went into this album with the mindset that it is old and I can't compare it to new music. I enjoyed this album, as it felt like the musical version of fun westerns.

Great voice, very appealing vibrato, samey track to track and only good in small bursts imo.

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solid country sound. Better than I thought.

Yehaw! How is this composed entirely of bangers from start to finish? Not just good country music, but GREAT country music. Marty Robbins, damn it, you did it. You not only made a country album I enjoyed, but you made quite possibly my favorite country album. Cash at the various prisons are fantastic, but man, this one is great. Smooth voice, great lyrics with catchy rhymes, and nice, soft instrumentals. Also, side note, I thought 'Cool Water' was made up for 'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs' movie, but nope! I know it wasn't written by Robbins either, but still.

Hillbilly nonsense

I’m not sure why, but I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for old country music. Modern country mostly sounds a bit rubbish to me, but the older stuff generally tends to win me over. I tend to pick the country radio stations when I play GTA. Maybe it’s down to that. Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Big Iron Much as expected, I did quite enjoy this. There is a bit of a rock element to be found, in the same way that perhaps Johnny Cash is a bit country and a bit rock. I enjoyed the storytelling through the lyrics when you don’t tend to get in a lot of modern music. There are some nice harmonies with the vocals, and the instrumentation in fun. Overall, I quite enjoyed this. I’m not sure I’ll be rushing back to listen again, but I enjoyed it for today.

hahaha ok just going by the cover and title alone, I like this. Better live up to its name!! Ok yep, it fucking rules. It's like a mini story in each song, very cool "vibe", almost like a western in music. What's not to love? Full bloody marks. 5/5. Update: listened to this twice. What a corker!!!

This is some Cowboy stuff! Wild West! I love how big storytelling was in music back during this time. It's a bit...depressing. It's objectively good and interesting, but not for me I don't think...at least not now. Notable Songs - Big Iron 3/10

Und auch hier wieder die so häufig gestellte Frage: warum sollte ich ausgerechnet DAS gehört haben? Hilfe.

Nice 50s sound that's brought down by the cowboy theme which cheapens listenability. A sad yeehaw.

Some great tunes

Dit is genieten.

Yeehaw cowboy altijd tof om zo een albums te ontdekken.

The Master’s Call is a bop

That's a 10

Traditional cowboy stuff, but the best of its type.

very enjoyable 4.

Genuinely, this rules. Great narrative structure that flows through the whole album.

extra point for the cool big Iron song, some of it's nice soft story telling song, still country though. 2

Old school country. Kinda fun, but a bit hokey

My first experience of him. Good old country music. Not my cup of tea but not unlistenable

This would be a great soundtrack to fallout 4. Quite dragging but chilled really.

Of absolutely no relevance to me.

The original gangster raps, Marty throws down about loose women, crimes of passion, being born into criminal enterprise, and getting your slice of the pie. A little repetitious, the album mastering is inconsistent. But the sings are classics.

Like binging little books on tape

This was a really fun album, not at all what I expected. Fav tracks: …Big Iron, They’re Hanging Me Tonight, Utah Carol Least fav tracks: The Strawberry Roan, Saddle Tramp

Really quite good! While I'm not the biggest fan of country and western usually, I found myself following the stories as much as I was listening to the songs, and even then I quite enjoyed the music itself. Maybe it caught me on a good day or this list is getting me used to country music a bit more now. Fun album. Favourite: Big Iron

I’ve written enough words over the course of the last 200 records to fill a book and, at this point, I feel like there’s no need to explain myself: This record sucks.

It seems like this is the definitive example of a specific genre/type of music, so definitely agree on its inclusion on this list. It's pretty great, but such a specific vibe and mood.

My man is out here killing everyone. I knew Big Iron already, but this album was about what I expected. It was alright. If you know what one song off of this album sounds like, you can probably guess what everything else sounds like. Still, it's decent. My favourite song was Big Iron.

In this town there lived an outlaw By the name of Texas Red Many men had tried to take him And that many men were dead He was vicious and a killer Though a youth of twenty-four And the notches on his pistol Numbered one and nineteen more One and nineteen more This album is so fucking good. One one level, its something that everyone should hear as a representative of the era and genre. On another level, its got amazing pace and theme, and these tracks are absolutely amazing. 5/5

Marty Robbins is mij wat te oudbollig...

Wat een bizarre lijst deze week. Dit had zo een Tarintino film gekund. Maar ja, dat was het dan ook wel.

Ook weer geen hoogvlieger wat mij betreft😐

Mooie albumhoes! Verder blijft hij erg bij zijn leest qua thematiek: veel pistolen en outlaws.

Not my thing

this is a step too far in respecting the past. country music is culturally associated to the US and it is NOT representative to worldwide music fans. In Europe country music is not only not relevant, but also had no impact on the evolution of music and musical taste. this record doesn't belong in the 1001 albums list.

Nice and entertaining

Big Iron: 4/5 Cool Water: 3/5 Billy the Kid: 2,5/5 A Hundred and Sixty Acres: 2,5/5 They're Hanging Me Tonight: 2,5/5 The Strawberry Roan: 2,5/5 El Paso: 3/5 In the Valley: 2,5/5 The Master's Call: 2,5/5 Running Gun: 2,5/5 The Little Green Valley: 2,5/5 Utah Carol: 2,5/5 Totaal: 2,7/5

There are some decent songs peppered in this album, "Big Iron" being the best, but "They're Hanging Me Tonight", "El Paso", and "The Master's Calling" stick out as great tracks too. What bogs this album down for me is how generic country the other songs sounded.

liked songs: big iron they're hanging me tonight the master's call in the valley little green valley

I already owned this having bought it on a road trip in the states. I thought it was tragically hilarious then, and tragically misogynistically hilarious now.

Consecutive C&W albums! NO, NO, NO

irraaaaaaaa

Reminds me of my grandpa. Liked the whole album. Big Iron is my favourite track.

More interesting Elvis

Old school country fetishizing the Old West? Pass.

Stellar Country-Western ballads by one of the most talented artists in country music history. Not only is he an incredible music writer, he's an impeccable singer. It's no wonder he's considered one of the greats.

Country. Un poco aburrido.

Engaging and interesting. Already liked some of these! Very visual storytelling. Lots of outlaws.

Not my cup of tea but I understand its cultural importance.

Cowboy songs about Mexican gals and outlaws. Super fun!

I don't love Marty Robbins' delivery - his voice is a little too polished or something for me. But damn, there are some amazing story songs here.

Прекраснейший кантри-альбом, который ярчайше выделяется на фоне остальных засчёт своей конструкции, чувственности текстов и непревзойдённого мастерства Марти Роббинса в своём ремесле. Он знает, как написать очень трогательную песню, он превосходно играет на гитаре и он просто божественно поёт. Все эти навыки складываются в один замечательный релиз, который слушается очень легко и быстро, и даже некая однообразность песен не успевает надоедать, ибо каждая песня здесь - отдельная история, поэтому моё внимание удерживалось до самого конца. (9)

A country & western album that mostly steps in the western spheres. It just makes me want to play Fallout New Vegas again, with the radio off on my pipboy.

Love the Mexican influence! Vintage quality, the tunes are very similar but the stories r great

Really great old country

This music doesn't bother me, but it just all starts to sound the same. A couple of songs sounded interesting at first, but then didn't really go anywhere.

notes - classic country by singer songwriter marty robbins - similar to other artists of the time johnny cash, gene autry - dum chik guitar parts and plinky bass - this album has really intense reverb and harmonies that give it a spookiness that adds to the songs stories - marty has a fantastic voice - lyrics are consistently great - el paso is a classic of the genre - super simple but done really well fav - big iron - theres a reason this song spawned so many memes - fantastic least fav - billy the kid - sounded like a worse version of better songs on the album really good but not something i can see myself returning too super often 4/5

Very nice Standouts: El Paso, Big Iron Others: Cool Water 3.5

All of the songs sound similar on this album but the lyrics and storytelling really make up for it. I love Marty Robbin’s voice. Love this record! 4.5/5

America anni 50-60

It's kind of like the original gangsta rap, isn't it? I especially like the song Big Iron, about the mysterious laundry boy who comes to town with a big iron on his hip and starts ironing people's clothing, and then the town laundry boy challenges the new guy to an iron-off. (I may have misinterpreted some of the lyrics, but I think that's basically it.) Overall, this is of course dated but I like a good story song. 3 stars.

What the actual shit?

Not my thang but was very nice sounding

говно

This is a great example of the genre. Each song told a tale that was simple and understandable. The sounds evoked an era that bring back memories of my watching old-timey movies of my youth. Scale: 5 - My absolute favorites. 4 - Albums I like. 3 - I enjoyed listening to it but wouldn't seek it out. 2 - Didn't like. 1 - Absolute shit.

I yearn for the great outdoors.

This is just too country for me, the lyrics are gently amusing with the passage of time but really it's novelty stuff.

fuck this right off.

Nonce

I really love this album. Freaking Big Iron is a classic. Still just a 3 tho.

Ok, tipo Country western vediamo. un po' di Elvis. Beh che dire

Nothing that really stands out as amazing, but equally nothing to hate, I did really appreciate the storytelling though, that's not something you see in music a lot anymore. Bonus points for how nostalgic it made me because my grandpa absolutely loved old country western music. Best tracks: Big Iron, They're Hanging Me Tonight, Billy the Kid, El Paso

Eka olin et jiihaa, sit olin että vähän alkaa toistamaan itteään, mut lopuks taas sytyin. Taidemuoto sinällään, mutta näin pitkän levyn tekeminen on kyllä haastavaa…

Love it! Hadn't heard this before but it's cool.

I enjoyed this a lot!

Good storytelling and a well made country record. As promised there are a lot of songs about shooting people. I enjoyed but I didn’t hear anything specific to this record to make me want to come back to it.

YEE HAW

What a story teller. Also his voice is cool. However, I didn’t fall in love with any song and I don’t need to hear it again.

Such an easy listen. Would consider buying this on vinyl.

Not bad at all

Yeeee Haaaa

If one could only hear on a dusty Western road with hours to go on a long drive. A classic of Americana, with professional playing, crisp production and pretty great storytelling, Hemingwaysesque at times. A lot of hearbreak, blood and death for such straightforward singing.

This is quite good. Robbins’ voice is smooth, with great range and clear delivery. The lyrics are simple, colorful and tell great stories that put you right there. The vocal harmonies are extremely dated but add a distinctive charm to the overall sound.

Pretty good listen

Being a Grateful Dead I've heard El Paso played to the point of death by Bob Weir. Marty Robbins music is obviously \quite date even for the 1950s but I still find it a fun to listen to maybe every 10 years or so. Biggest compliant is the songs are so similar so it's a bit tedious by the end.

Of course El Paso is a classic tune, but I enjoyed the rest of this record. Robbin’s voice is as western smooth as it gets and the musicianship is perfect. Surprisingly good recording quality too.

Very 50s. I guess if i had a love of old westerns this could have worked.

It's fine for a song or three. Not the worst country music I've heard. But damn, it gets super repetitive for a whole album. I didn't realize this was a real album people listened to. It gets posted like a meme to vinyl collector boards like Herb Albert's Whipped Cream and Other Delights all the time.

This Definitely brings to mind film score music or a 1980s Dennis Potter series. I’m a sucker for a song with a story, and I loved these short, little vignettes. Might even have had a tear in my eye at times. This would be a solid 3.5 but because of Marty’s voice and cool delivery, I’ll be generous.

Love this sort of thing - the sort of stuff that your favourite rock artists reference as their inspiration

Great singing and guitar skills. Great storytelling

Typical for country of that time, nothing special. There’s a reason people like Jennings and Nelson took the country world by storm in the 70’s.

Big iron on his hip! The other songs are pretty good too.

Ekki laust við sinn sjarma þótt manni þyki kúrekar etv. svolítið hallærislegir.

The real cowboy shit. They just don't make country music like this anymore, at all. i'm not much a fan of country music but this was definitely among the best of that genre. Every single song is a story. Which is somewhat exhausing, like bingeing a whole 15-episode season of an anthology TV series. Nearly every song is 3 minutes or less, but feels like several minutes because they're so lyrically dense.

Cool singing and story telling of times gone by

It was good to listen to a classic country artist i didn't grow up with. Enjoyed some of the tunes

Maybe I could be a cowboy

Was this the peak “Cowboy Lore” era of U.S. culture? I’m sure a lot of ink has been spilled on the anthropological phenomenon. This is good old Country music anyway, and nearly flawlessly delivered. Though perhaps for the material it is a tad too polished and refined.

He has such a distinctive voice and style. El Paso will be stuck in my head for a while.

bangin

Straight to my soul, this one! I'm not a cowboy by any means, but something about this styles makes me feel so much peace. Yeehaw all day. Perfect western music

On the menu today - generic western influenced country music. I didn't want to be harsh to this album, as this is a very specific subgenre of music, but not even one song was convincing, or in any way interesting and addictive. It's just a simple country melody, with an incredibly campy lyrics about wild, wild west. In general, I'm fan of western movies, and I absolutely love some of the OST's, mainly Ennio Morricone, but usually those are instrumental. I don't think any type of music would be interesting with this type of corny lyrics. Still, the album has now more than 60 years, so maybe at the time it was revolutionary? Who knows, right now those songs, unfortunately, can live only as memes, or relicts of the past.

Old groovy classic

Pretty 1 dimensional. Well made but not my cup of thea

2/5 cowboys yeeehhaawww

it’s cool and has some poetry but it’s too mannered to really move me

Yeehaw

Liked this way more than I thought I would. Guy is a great storyteller

On the plus side, the musicians on these songs are simply outstanding. The singer; Robbins himself, has a beautiful voice, like Elvis in his lower register. On the minus side, the songs are rather tedious. The singer takes even the corniest of them completely seriously. And there are some really corny songs here. I am not much of a fan of this style of country, or western, whatever this is. Nice performance of very boring, corny tunes.

Wouldn't have been my cup of tea but nice album. Great if you are riding a horse through US or something...I dunno. I liked El Paso.

I swear at times I heard a little Elvis sounding voice. Other than that, I found this a little tough to listen. A little surprised I made it through the entire album. Not for me. 1

Shout out Fallout: New Vegas! 4 I think I really enjoyed a lot of this. Outlaw country done really well. If you told me this was an influence on Elvis’ music I’d absolutely believe it. There were a few songs where I felt like they were repeating the hook from Big Iron again and one song literally felt like an ad for just water. Outside of that, though, I think I found a direction to start a country journey if I want. Also this album has real Better Call Saul energy. I could imagine Jimmy doing his thing to any one of these songs. Favorites: Big Iron, A Hundred and Sixty Acres, Cool Water, Billy the Kid, Utah Carol, El Paso, The Hanging Tree

3 No way, they made the Fallout song into a full album?? An enjoyable listen front-to-back that didn't outstay its welcome, though I do think all songs pale in comparison to Big Iron, which is by far the standout. They start running together shortly into the album, but distinct or not, each song does a great job of creating ambience, so I didn't mind too much. Also, if you're able to focus in on the lyrics, there's a lot of fun storytelling going on. There's nothing bad here, and as a whole I find the album niche enough to scratch an old-timey Country Western itch I didn't know I had. Makes me want to play Fallout or a cowboy game like Red Dead. Favorite songs: Big Iron, The Master's Call, The Hanging Tree Also, if you haven't heard it, Mike Ness of Social Distortion has a solid rockabilly cover of Big Iron - would recommend giving it a listen.

Not recommended. Not terrible

He does one thing but he does it spectacularly well and I'm here for every minute.

En ole suuri western diggari mutta genressään tämä toimi ihan hienosti. 3/5

Tää oli kyllä jollain typerällä tavalla aivan loistava.

Sydämeni sykkii tämmöselle korniudelle. En tiedä onko tää objektiivisesti hyvää musaa mut pakko antaa 4/5. Master's Call, ah mikä melodramaattisuuden huipennus!

I've heard, and like, a lot of these songs. But this style is a bit too much for a full album.

Country. Folk gringo. La 2da mitad >>>>> la primera mitad.

Kill bill

Couple of the songs on here were brutal! Was a long album of similar sounding songs but defo some stand outs, they’re hanging me tonight and the hanging tree I really enjoyed.

Hype hype hype, slaps. 4.5 stars

Country Music ..so.. richtig wild West Storys, mega nicht meine welt.

Wasn’t expecting an album like this to be on the list, but I liked it. For sure not one of the greatest but there have been far worse. It’s a fun album with the western style and his way of storytelling is just great. Nothing special but just fun to listen to.

I knew one of these songs from the Breaking Bad soundtrack. I enjoyed but as a novelty only.

Alright, this is country-adjacent music I like: Really pleasant voice singing about old west & cowboy things

Country folk homenatjant el Wild West, a mans d'un bon coneixedor del tema. Autenticitat, honestedat i cançons que arriben a l'ànima, directament des de la veu i lletres de Robbins