Reviews (page 9 of 14)
favourite song - the little green valley favourite lyric - but the weight upon the saddle had not been felt before / his backcinch snapped like thunder and he fell by lenore / picking up the blanket he swung it over his head / and started cross the prairie, "lay still lenore" he said cover - 5/10 album overall - 4/5
Jaah respekti kolmosta
Nice and gentle and sonorous and not at all for me thank you very much.
Not a single skip I fear……
A selection of soft country western songs with each song telling a story.
Breaking Bad reference!
Yup
A little samesie, but I won't knock Marty for a-knowing what he knows.
A cool record filled with descriptive, scenic, and catchy country songs. Prior to hearing this record, the only song I knew by Marty Robbins was Big Iron; But I’m learning that even outside of that track, Robbins has knack for storytelling through his music and seems to do it through relative ease. And I love the artistry displayed in the guitars. Those and the singing accompaniment compliment Robbins’ singing so well. Definitely a great find to have on this list and is very unique compared to what I’ve heard so far. Favorite track: They’re Hanging Me Tonight
i hate country
11/11/24 A brilliant album and each song tells its own story.
Classic. Know most of these by heart. I love the storytelling of all of these songs. Just the type of country that I enjoy. One of my faves is "El Paso" and "Utah Carol"
Omg so fun! The lyrics tell like dreamy story of the west full of gunsligers and outlaws... Immediadly starting with Big Iron put the expectations high, a few songs were kinda repetitive but still good. I think only thing is like this music is for certain kind of feeling but you could argue that all music is Quality also great, Marty sings kinda well?? Am i crazy for saying that?
One of my favorite country singers. This album is truly phenomenal. Hard to even pick a favorite, when most of the album was truly amazing.
I love storytelling in songs and this album is bookended by two really nice ones in Big Iron and El Paso. But most of the rest of the album is really dull prewar type melodies which I cannot stand :(
The man with the big iron on his hip featured on this album. I didn't know it was so legendary, but it was a great listen.
Not my favorite type of music but I understand the appeal. Good for background music. Probably will not listen again unless a special circumstance arises.
I have listened to this record for over 40 years. It somehow makes the violent, tragic, and hopeful world of the old west in the US come alive beautifully. I am a fan of Marty, and even enjoy his Hawaiian music. Check it out!
El Paso is a fantastic song. More of the same on the rest of the album. Not really my style though.
Made me want to be a gunfighter. Tons of fun.
I thought this album was cute. Fun to listen to an album from the 50s. I enjoyed my time 3/5
Loved it. Knew Big Iron from Fallout: New Vegas. Just love this kind of music, and Marty Robbins is an amazing singer. The large group version of E Paso was the cherry on top. Standouts: Big Iron, They’re Hanging Me Tonight, Cool Water, The Strawberry Roan, The Master’s Call, The Hanging Tree, and El Paso.
trotos
Nice enough. Sometimes it got a little repetitive, but overall there were no tracks I actively disliked.
Great voice
Actually suffers a little from being listened to as an album - every song is solid but they lose impact sat right next to each other.
Aika erikoinen täällä seassa, tai siis taidokas lajissaan ja vaikuttavaa laulua tämä on, mutta en voinut olla kuuntelematta tätä soundtrackina (olemattoman elokuvan). Vähän liian kiillotettu paketti. El Paso on kyllä hyvä.
Kitschiä mutta kieltämättä viihdyttävää. Osuva sovitus ja tuotanto korvaa yllättävissä määrin biisinkirjoituksen yksipuolisuutta. Big Iron on ainutlaatuinen - myös siitä huolimatta, että pari biisiä tälläkin LP:llä kuulostaa ihan samalta.
I enjoyed this, it sounded like every country song ever to appear on a Tarantino soundtrack.
Não sabia que tinhamos um country progressivo. Muito boa as letras e a voz do Marty Robbins. Big Iron é um faroeste caboclo melhorado..
Was ist ein Sattelschlepper im Wilden Westen? Ein Cowboy ohne Pferd xD Fand das Album cool
Bangeralbum.
Interessant angefangen, aber dann nicht unbedingt interessanter geworden. Das Albumcover ist einfach lustig schlecht Songs der Playlist hinzugefügt: Big Iron
Całkiem spoko jak na country
This starts off with a -1 star rating purely because of the goofy ass album cover. I joke of course but wow it's awful. Anyway, this is half an hour of songs about the wild west and gunslingers. It evokes imagery of being in a saloon with duelling pistols at dawn going on outside. I wasn't expecting to enjoy this, but Marty Robbins' voice is like smooth liquid gold and the tracks are just catchy and fun. 'El Paso' swings along nicely. The vocal line actually sounds like a gallop. 'Big Iron' is the most famous apparently and I can see why. This and 'The Masters Call' are the best offerings. They sound very similar, you could probably sing one over the other and it would fit. They both have this rhyming couplet thing going on where the first line ends with a higher tone and the second line ends with a lower tone. It gets stuck in your head. Overall it does start to get a bit samey towards the end, but I can't believe I enjoyed this as much as I did. I'm glad it's on this list and I was able to discover it!
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Very different vibe than today’s country music. Enjoyed his voice and the more direct storytelling style, even if the stories were mostly about people he needs to shoot.
I actually really enjoyed listening to this album
Pure classic!
Third slice of pure Americana thrown my way in this project. Can’t say it’s growing on me but this wasn’t the worst thing I’ve ever heard either.
Enjoyed a few of these, like Big Iron and The Master’s Call
I find Western music generally easy to listen to, this album being no different in that respect. Nice tales with harmonies splashed here and there.
Good stuff. Some nice tracks on there with some great stories in them, some of which I'd heard before. El Paso was not good enough to appear twice on the album though!
Clearly Marty Robbins is a legend for a lot of people in the US who grew up listening to him, I can tell he's admired and loved; the western songs are cool and the man himself is talented and well deserving of the people's respect. I wouldn't listen to this album again, but it was pleasant to listen to the heroic tales sang with great vocals and nice harmonies.
I'm not very into country music, but if someday I need some ballad for a gunfight, I'm sure that now I know where to look for it.
I mean some decent story telling if you like the same story of a cowboy gunning people down 15 times. Or not. I’m not sure I only made it to song 7.
I was ready to take this piss out of this album, but I ended up quite enjoying it. It's very samey, so the enjoyment wore thin towards the end of the album, even though I don't think the later songs were any worse than the earlier ones.
A lot of samey songs, but when you like them, it’s fine. It’s formulaic, but Marty Robins’ voice makes that fine.
Aww, reminds me of my grandma, she loved this guy. I think he's okay. Also, the replay I did when I heard this part of The Strawberry Roan: He's about the worst bucker I've seen on the range That was not what I thought he said. Be a lot cooler if he did, tho. 3/5
Listened to this while playing Isofarian Guard. The music totally and game pairing was super weird, but also worked with all the battles. I enjoyed this a whole lot more than I was expecting to.
The juxtaposition of dark lyrics against upbeat music on some of the songs such as El Paso is masterful.
Fun ballads. 45 minutes is enough. ;-)
High highs, but guitar story telling gets a little old after a while.
To me this is proper music. Stories well told set to great melodies. El Paso is a song so good the Dead played it over 400 times and Breaking Bad based their entire final episode on it. To top it all off Marty Robbins became a NASCAR driver. What a life. Hard to fault 4.75/5
noise vomit.... hehe i kid just not for me, howdy!
Great story teller, some classic songs. The guitar gets a bit repetitive
The 50s really loved their Westerns. This album is full of outlaw tales and it's honestly great. Marty Robbins is an awesome story teller. Big Iron is such a cool opener, with a tale of Texas Red vs the Ranger. A lot of the album is similar, but Marty's voice is compelling enough to drive the album for it's whole length. Other standout is obviously El Paso, but I also liked The Master's Call and The Hanging Tree. Would definitely listen again if driving through any dusty old towns.
Marty Robbins, one of the coolest crooning cowboys in classic country. This album is just wonderful. Big Iron is a song so good that it may be more popular now than it was when the album came out 65 years ago, if that’s not evidence of its excellence, then I’m not sure what is. This record is such a great mixture of uptempo cowboy tunes, deeply depressing western ballads, Spanish guitar, and incredible vocal melodies and harmonies. Easy 5 stars.
Does what it says on the box, and does it better than anyone. Just a delightful collection of tunes regaling you with stories of a bygone west. Marty Robbins has a beautiful voice. What’s not to love?
Not my thing. I’m sure it was a bop 65 years ago.
I've listened to this before! I love outlaw country and I like a good story song, even though these are gruesome. I remember playing this at home and my mum asking me to play anything else after listening to how violent these are. You do get a bit tired of the same sound, but I generally find this a pretty pleasant listen. I love the strong Mexican influence. 4/4.5
Too violent. No wonder we have so many gun nuts today
Fine - not my sort of thing. Exactly what you’d expect from the album name and cover.
Got a bit samey after a few songs, but I kind of enjoyed the old-times Wild West feels for what they were.
Solid G-rated murder ballads
'50s country is so much more palatable than a lot of what will come later. Not something I will ever love, but this is pleasant and well-preformed. Reminds me more of hornless mariachi than what I think of as "country", but I also know the relationship between the two is pretty tight, so it makes sense.
Can country sound like this again, please?
I don’t hate this album. It just isn’t for me. I can recognize the artistry of its time and Marty is great at his craft. The time in which this album came out saw country music as a great means of storytelling and this album delivers on that. Some fantastic harmonies and for its time, great production value. I can’t tank the ratings because it doesn’t speak to me but I can’t give it high marks on a personal level because I just don’t feel like it is right to give a high rating on something you aren’t drawn to just for the respect of its artist. I wish I could give a 2.75. Just dropping it below the 3 mark cause I respect it but again, not for me.
Howdy , I’ll never listen to this again . Yeee haaaaw. ! 1
I don't exactly know why American culture is so obsessed with cowboys and Manifest Destiny, but it is, and this album epitomizes both. I've never heard of Marty Robbins and I've never heard any of these songs but I see the through line from this to modern country and some pop crossovers (looking at you, Sting). The voice is beautiful but the songs idolize terrible acts.
A great listen. This is why I like the Albums Generator, as I'd have never come across this otherwise!
It was xhil
He’s got a formula for sure. And it seems a little anachronistic since most of the cowboy fandom had been out style for a couple years, but I have to admit, this guy knows how to lay this down. I’ll return to this often.
I loved this. Adding it to my Spotify library right now. Great stories, perfect tempo, heartfelt singing. Flawless. This guy loves a valley!
Simple and fun
Kinda liked this one, actually. 3.2
Westerns distilled with an awesome voice. I cannot imagine a better execution of the concept, not my thing but glad it exists
Not for me
Love and guns. He has a great voice and the albums is for easy listening. Sounds very pure.
Some sorta Western vibe to it.
Country isn't really my genre but I did appreciate the quality of voice and the storytelling in the music initially. However, to me there wasn't much of variation in the songs and after listening to 5 tracks I lost interest. 2*
Cowboys and Mexicans, the album
This may not be everyone’s jam in 2024, but I think it’s an amazing country album. Everyone hopefully knows El Paso, and it’s great, but all of these songs are expertly sand by Robbins and each contain an interesting, often thrilling story. It’s not something I’ll listen to every day, but I don’t think you can make a better western outlaw country album than this. El Paso and Big Iron are the highlights.
wow, okay one of the better country sound that pioneered the Western sound of the 50s.
wow, really liked this one !
Yuck. Just about the blandest most terrible version of country, a genre with a huge capacity for bland terribleness. I've picked the first song as my favourite, but that was only because I still had hopes and dreams then.
Good
Loved the outlaw tales, especially the first few songs. The novelty wore off a bit in the second half but still a good listen.
Times have changed. Cowboys song about killing, loving, or the country. Nothing else.
Great start to an album. Death and guns everywhere. Then some songs get a bit samey and I lose interest in the story telling. Important album as I believe it started to paved the way for outlaw country. Big iron on his hip
Good album. I liked his voice and the stories but as I wouldn’t listen to it again it has to be a 2 from me.
The original true crime podcast
Some real nice songs in there. My notable favourites were “they’re hanging me tonight” and “el paso”. This music gives me memories of 1950s cowboy movies shown on a Sunday afternoon growing up.
With it titled Gunfighters ballads I was expecting a slightly more grand bigger aggressive sound. However what I did get was a very easy listening honky-tonk genre. None of the tracks really jumped out at me, but there is no questioning Marty Robbins talent and his vocal range
Actually really enjoyed this little time capsule. It is a good sounding record that sounds really nice and full. Marty has an amazing voice. It sounds like it has just come fallen out of the wild wild west. Absolutely wild.
This will be a sequel to my review of John Prine’s self titled album: Country music is like those Super Mario and Zelda games released for the Phillips CD-i. It’s that ‘Gollum’ game developed by Daedalic Entertainment the came out in 2023 (so bad it put them out of business). It’s the equivalent of being forced to play ‘Superman 64’ on the Nintendo 64. It’s the ‘WWE 2K20’ of the WWE 2K annual series. It’s like being forced to play ‘Rogue Warrior’. Or ‘Battlefield 2042’ at launch; oh yeah, that game. Have you ever tried to suddenly move with a broken shoulder? That’s what country music is like. When you stub your toe on the corner of your bed? That’s country music! You ever had a migraine so bad that it makes you vomit and confines you to your bed because any form of light just makes it worse? Yeah, that’d be country music. Back pain? Country music. It’s like getting severe leg cramps due to lack of potassium. Have you ever been shown an overly long YouTube video that your friend, who is right beside you, thinks is hilarious; but it’s 2 minutes too long and you have to sort of fake laugh so you don't offend them? Then you think “well that’s that”, but they unfortunately show you another one? That’s country music! Listening to this album was like pouring milk into your cereal, but the milk is well past its sell-by date and is just a gloopy and smelly mess; completely ruining your morning. It was like being stuck in highway traffic with your kid having a meltdown in the back seat. It’s like watching the first season of ‘The Office’. It’s like watching the last season of ‘Scrubs’. It’s like watching the entirety of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. It was like having my toddler scream in my left ear, and my cat screaming in my right ear. It was like watching ‘Kick-Ass 2’ right after the original. It’s like watching every mediocre spaghetti western on the planet (and they’re all mediocre). Hell, you’d do better to listen to a Wesley Willis album than this. It was like eating chicken that you thought was cooked properly, but you realize after a few bites that it could have used another 10 minutes in the oven and now you possibly have salmonella. It's like that time my toddler got hand, foot and mouth disease and passed it onto me. It's like my psoriasis when I have a bad flare up. It's like that time I fell and fractured my ankle. Fergie's rendition of the American national anthem at the NBA All-Star game a few years back is better than listening to this. Phew. I did listen to it, by the way. All the way through. And I hated it. It's just cowboy nonsense and country clichès. I have yet to come in contact with a country album that makes me even consider turning my opinion around on the genre. 1/5
Day 47 - October 7th, 2024 ROOTIN TOOTIN COWBOY SHOOTIN. 4/5
A true classic. The listener is immediately transported to a bygone era of classic cowboy heroes who go out into the Wild West with nothing but a six-shooter and a hunger for adventure.
Not my cup of tea
Cowboy shlock lol
For this review, I will not be factoring in the bonus tracks included in the CD reissue. I’ve heard of Marty Robbins before as a country singer-songwriter, often cited as a pioneer in the subgenre of outlaw country. The one song I knew from him prior was “Big Iron”, which not only serves as a strong opener to this album but it has since gained a wide resurgence in popularity from its inclusion in the Fallout: New Vegas video game soundtrack. I’d say the rest of my enjoyment with Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs is about on par with that opening track. Marty had such a knack for effortlessly crooning and singing baritone whilst strumming away on his guitar, as him and his backing band run the gamut through tales of the Wild West with a fair amount of cover songs played decently. Probably the only complaint to be had is that the album is rather one-note. Most of these songs are standard tempo and sticking to the Wild West aesthetic. It’s certainly pleasant to listen to, though outside of “Big Iron”, “El Paso” and his cover of Curley Fletcher’s “The Strawberry Roan”, there’s not much else here that uniquely stands out. Still at the end of day, I had a good time with Gunfighter Ballads. If you like your country western, or need a good soundtrack for traversing a retrofuturistic nuclear wasteland, then this album comes with a strong recommendation.
Fallout New Vegas! First track is obviously a classic for that reason, but the rest of this was nice too, and I don't generally do country. Only negative I can think of is that a few of the songs do sound like similar, eg: Big Iron, and The Master's Call, that I swear also have the exact same vocal melody. Still, nice stuff.
Big Iron brings this up to a three.
His voice is pleasant actually and the music is pleasant enough, but after a couple of songs it just gets boring.
El año de Kind of Blue y Time out, el bueno (y polifacético) de Marty publicó este disco pionero del Outlaw Country. Hubo discos mejores ese año, los citados y otros como los de Berry, Wolf, Ray Charles o Ella Fitgerald, pero tal vez no tan influyentes. Jugada maestra y 6º disco más vendido de la década con un género que estaba ya entonces pasado de moda. En este disco además de estupendos temas como Big Iron, está El Paso uno de sus clásicos (y ganadora del Grammy ese mismo año). Hoy en día suena como sonaría entonces un disco de Gangsta-Rap pero eso no le resta valor. Berry Is on Top – Chuck Berry, Chega De Saudade – João Gilberto, Cliff Sings Cliff Richard, Come Dance with Me! – Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook – Ella Fitzgerald, The Genius of Ray Charles – Ray Charles, Go Bo Diddley -Bo Diddley , At large y Here We Go Again! – The Kingston Trio (que arrasaron por esos años), Hymns by Johnny Cash – Johnny Cash, Kind of Blue – Miles Davis, Moanin' in the Moonlight – Howlin' Wolf , Ritchie Valens – Ritchie Valens, The Shape of Jazz to Come – Ornette Coleman, Time Out – Dave Brubeck Quartet, Heavenly-Johnny Mathis, Peter Gunn- Henry Mancini, The Lord´s Prayer- The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Exótica - Martin Denny, Sonrisas y lágrimas, los Sing Alone de Mitch Miller, Conniff y Mantovani...
Solid!
Late October 3rd, 2024 HL: “Big Iron”, “El Paso”, “Cool Water”, “The Master’s Call”, “Utah Carol”, “In the Valley” If not the finest country album I’ve heard on this list, definitely in the top 5 Shoutout to “Billy the Kid” & its flipping between A major and A minor
very good, I knew some of these songs
One of the most American sounding things I've ever heard. New quite a few tracks but never knew who recorded them. I doubt this will be something I listen to often, but I enjoyed listening through it once.
Easily the greatest country album ever made. The storytelling is unreal, Robbins truly paints the picture in your head clear as day. I don't think many other albums come close to how strong this one is. It's unimaginable that a song like "Big Iron" is arguably the "weakest" on this album. As there's no way anybody could top that perfection. But Marty Robbins does. Each time I listen to this record a different song stands out to me and becomes my new favorite (for this listen it's "The Strawberry Roan"). There isn't enough good things to say about this album, it's iconic in every single way and has stood the test of time by still being quite popular today.
Such a cinematic country album. Definitely sounds like a classic cowboy album. And El Paso has the Felina breaking bad reference! I'd say don't judge a book by it's cover but in this case you really get the image on the front for this.
Интересный альбом, в духе своего времени, каждая песня как мини вестерн
I love it!
YES DUDE!!!!!! YEEHAW!!!!! highlights: a hundred and sixty acres, they’re hanging me tonight, billy the kid, el paso (dec 19 2024)
Reminds me of my dad and road trips as a kid
It's really similar to songs that are played often where I'm from, and I barely like those
cowboy
El Paso - They definitely killed him for yoinking that horse and not for shooting the dude Big Iron carries this.
The music is slightly better than the album cover. Good voice but no thanks. Also he’d be cancelled for singing about a “hanging tree”. Meant to be played on vinyl- El Paso on there two times…
That’s a no for me dawg
Thoroughly enjoyed that album. The Masters Call was my favorite song.
western elvis
Like a boring Western soundtrack. Every song just sounded like I left a Western movie or TV show from 60 to 70 years ago playing in the background. There’s an audience for this music, and most likely people who think Gangsta Rap is too violent and black.
more of that true, classic outlaw country music that we americans have seemed to abandon, especially after 9/11. the opening track, big iron is a historic staple of country music from this time. besides that track though, not too many tracks held my interest for that long. is this good western music? absolutely. is it for me? not really. but i can at least appreciate its significance in music history.
Kind of fun time capsule listen but I don’t think I would listen every day.
Country music is so violent! But for real, I loved this album.
Este es el álbum de canciones del Oeste por excelencia. Incluye canciones de amor y clásicos anónimos de la tradición americana. Sus historias son las repetidas una y otra vez en la gran pantalla, pero cantadas con una emoción, como en "Big Iron" o "El Paso", que las hace especiales. Me gusta, quizás por su evocación fílmica, "The Hanging Tree", escrita precisamente para la película de 1959. También "Saddle Tramp" y "The Master's Call.
Corny but upbeat. Fun listening especially while doing chores. Helped me to move faster. 😆
This is just brilliant country music. Can't beat it.
This album is simply awful. Nonsence cowboy music. Favourite song: There really wasnt one Least favourite: All of them Album artwork: Very American
a little classic country & western rarely comes amiss
Oh cunt this shit got me feeling wiggly and jiggly
Great story telling. Was probably a fantastic album by 1959 standards. But every song quite literally is the same song with different lyrics. Would not listen again
Great album, lovely sound
Ol Marty ain't have to go this hard
Really enjoyed all of the references that go back to this album which was very cool and weirdly coded for Grant and me. A really pleasant listen though. I actively said while listening that I never would consider myself a fan of the genre but I enjoyed listening to it a lot
NGL, kind of a vibe. Old-school gangster, "shoot someone who's talkin' to your girl at the saloon" shit. Years of accumulated useless knowledge from Wikipedia rabbit holes also yield the following easter eggs/ fun facts. Big Iron: famous as a meme from the radio on Fallout: New Vegas The Strawberry Roan: Namesake for Chappell Roan (her grandfather, Chappell's favorite song) El Paso: Featured in Breaking Bad finale "Felina," as the story echoes Walter's arc in the final season.
Such a fun album, makes you feel like you're listening to an old-timey radio. Also why are there two versions of el paso lol, did the extra 19 seconds really warrant a "full-length version"? (not complaining tho, i don't mind hearing that song twice)
I’m one song in an obsessed 😍
Big Iron // El Paso //
If you like twangy, old time country this is the album for you
Soft, very 50’s feel
FALLOUT NEW VEGAS AMKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
That was a bit hard to listen to. Far too country and western for me.
ковбой марльборо епт , игого
big iron on his hip For the rare moments where I wanna listen to outlaw country, this is a good album for it Although I prefer sturgill simposn
what a delight. like everyone else, i knew Big Iron from FONV, and while that's still my favorite on the record, there are tons of other gems here. what a voice! what storytelling! just very immersive, very fun music. yay!
yee-FUCKING-haw!!!!!!!!!!!! i've been waiting for this album since i saw it was included like eight months ago. like many people my age who are aware of this album, my first introduction was to Big Iron on the Fallout: New Vegas soundtrack around 2010. That song is still my favorite on here, but there are plenty of other great tracks. this album is exactly what it says on the tin. the songs are fun, the stories well-told and engaging, and everything comes together nicely in this package. there's also a sequel album for anyone looking for more. also, Marty was a NASCAR driver. he drove so goddamn fast. never did win no checkered flags but he never did come in last. favorites: big iron, a hundred and sixty acres, they're hanging me tonight, billy the kid, the strawberry roan, the master's call, running gun, el paso, saddle tramp, el paso (full version)
Supercoozy themed album with beautigul vocals. The chords and song melodies does repeat on some tracks though
My dad would love it more
Escuche la mitad, muy local
Favourite song - Big iron
Memes aside, this is great fun. It does its thing and it does it well. I kinda thought the track about him getting shot would have made a better ending track. Weird how you can sing along to bits of it without having heard them before.
A fun listen. Liked it more than I thought. Will listen again
this was okay, big iron is great and some other tracks were good, not something i’d be gravitated towards but it was nice
Not Bad. Just a little too "cowboy" for me.
Good songs, well-recorded. Like a musical version of diner food. Nothing unexpected or brilliant but a solid, comforting meal if slightly boring.
Big iron 😂
2 stars only because country isnt my type.
Oh, man these bring back memories, I remember hearing these on the radio and hearing the stories in the songs on the long drives when growing up on the classic country station.
Love this one, a classic for me.
Pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this one. This list has showed me that I enjoy older country music.
This was fun. Better than "murder ballads," but at some points it reminded me of that one.
This was delightful and i wish the lust showed me more unknown corners of music. Good voice, good guitar, good, good stories, good cowboy nonsense
Delightful.
This is the sound of my father's childhood. He would sing these songs often.
A pleasant voice but you don't get the same feels as you get from other country voices like Patsy Cline or Johnny Cash. I personally don't find the stories that interesting either.
Fun songs, many familiar but I didn’t know Marty Robbin’s at all
Country, 1959 -> 2
Interesting storytelling and I like Marty Robbins’ timeless voice. Not my scene, but my grandpa used to love this stuff. Songs I liked: Big Iron, El Paso, The Master's Call, Hanging Tree 3⭐️
Charming. Will I return to it? I don’t know, maybe not, but listening to this truly felt like getting a little treat
Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs is the fifth studio album by Marty Robbins, originally released in 1959. This album is already so legendary, so there's not much I can really say to drive that point in. Something that really surprised me is that they recorded the entire record in one 8 hour session. It's a pretty damn polished work for that short of a recording session. The lyrics on here throw you into the wild west witnessing love, tragedy, and of course, shootouts. Lots of shootouts. Seriously, some of the lyrics on here are dark. Overall, this is just a perfect example of outlaw country. Now where's my horse and my damn pistol?!
This is deceptively dark. The melodies are white bread and sound happy while the content is dark as any modern rap album. Old school country is so much better than the pandering red neck shit we have today.
After big iron, they drag you through a pile of utter shit just because everyone want to hear El Paso.
You get exactly what the label says. That's always a plus in my eyes. In this case, even in almost the right dose. Album's a little too long for my taste, but it doesn't get annoying. What the label doesn't tell you is that shit slaps, yo. Bonus point for the unexpected Breaking Bad reminder.
Yes
I enjoyed it.
Big iron on his hippppo
I didn't have high hopes, but I thoroughly enjoyed this album. Every track was fantastic
Ah, I wanted to like it more. Some of the songs are really oddly overwritten (looking at you, Utah Carol), and he sings every song the in the exact same tone, never mind if the protagonist is about to be hanged or in love. Prefer my cowboy songs with a bit more edge.
How did he make those songs boring?
9.5/10
Me pareció aburrido, las canciones son bastante indistinguibles entre si y el album pasa a un segundo plano. Lo recomendaría a gente que le guste el country o los western de Henry Fonda o John Ford. No es para mí.
Very fun listen.
Does exactly what it says on the tin
About half these songs have the same rhythm as each other, but it's nice to have something like this on the list.
Given the genre, I definitely enjoyed this album more than I thought I would. I could imagine myself with my Big Iron out in the Wild Wild West. Favorite Track: "Big Iron"
Albumi #23, 19.08.2024 Kunnollista western-countrya 50-luvun lopulta. Pieninä annoksina kelpaa kyllä.
I like the 3/4 rythyms with the guitar, It is not my style but IS interesting.
It's hokey, it's sexist, it's dated....but it's awesome. Such tightly written songs with vivid lyrical imagery. The music is performed flawlessly too. I am a sucker for old timey music and this was no exception. A really fun listen.
Country guy, western type songs seem to be bread and butter - first track slapped then fell off
This is good for what it is but really not my thing.
Bit like an extended 50s western matinee
Thank you Fallout Favourite songs: Big Iron, El Paso, Utah Carol, The Little Green Valley, The Strawberry Roan Least favourite songs: In the Valley 4/5
Kind of a novelty album. I have seen this being restocked at my local record store almost weekly, so it is obviously popular. It was fun, but a little too repetitive. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again.
This album is very special to me, so there's no chance in me being objective or unbiased, I happily admit that. This album, of which I discovered from New Vegas, but my love further reinforced from El Paso's feature on Breaking Bad. Every song holds on its' own, but put together, it's a masterpiece. Marty Robbins had such a beautiful voice, and his way of storytelling in songs was incredible. I could listen to this album on repeat forever - it's one of my favourite albums ever. It's beautiful, and if you actually give it a proper listen outside of "le big iron" album, you'll find some really interesting and beautiful music. Easy 10/10.
not really my thing but I didn't hate it, it was still fun to listen to, I liked the storytelling aspect of it a lot!
Really enjoyed the short, catchy songs and good story telling
It’s just really cool
This is some cowboy music
As a UK resident living in West Yorkshire this album is of very little relevance to me. Although parts of Bradford do nowerdays resemble The Wild West. But I do appreciate that these songs are of significant historical value to my American friends so do not want to dismiss this album out of hand. I’ll leave it at that with a rating which reflects my own personal enjoyment the album. As a historical document I’m glad the album exists for future generations. 1/5 (over 200 albums in and my stats indicate that the 1950’s are my favourite decade - which it isn’t. This rating has nothing to do with bringing the average down but can’t help hoping that it does so that the 60’s and 70’s rightfully go top!) 9/8/24
Definitley not my Style
Feel like I listened to the same song 15 times.
I had so many albums that I needed to do catchup on that I nearly forgot there was 1 or 2 that I missed before I joined the group. Fun listen nonetheless. Obviously best known in my generation for le funny Fallout NV song but there are bangers throughout.
Ok, so maybe I like country music after all. I really like the stories being told and the visuals they are able to elicit with enjoyable music. Each song is engaging and some are just fun. Poor Felina :(
I have never been a country western music fan. At all. Despite that, I enjoyed the story telling and Marty’s vocals. I can certainly tell how he influenced many future performers and appreciate the significance of this album and genre. Solid work, but not my jam.
El Paso, Big Iron, A Hundred and Sixty Acres = all classics.
Love this album—great storytelling and Marty Robbins is able to get emotional without being sentimental. Particular favorites include Big Iron, They’re Hanging Me Tonight, The Master’s Call, and I generally don’t skip any tracks whenever I’m in the mood for it.
There’s a couple of great tracks here but the rest just falls flat to me. 2.5 stars.
Turns out I really enjoy old cinematic country albums. Best Song: They're Hanging Me Tonight
Bro this is actually so good!
Big Iron isn't bad for what it is (traditional country) Not really my genre but clearly important. Odd that it didn't go platinum until 1986 though. El Paso is also fine and culturally classic obviously. I skipped about half of this because I just really dont like that old school country, so Im giving it 2 stars but really its 2.5
Not a country guy. Nor am I a 50s music guy. When those two things come together, it’s either a recipe for success or a disaster. And thank god it was the former. Man what a good time this is. Big Iron is a certified classic, without a doubt, and immediately took me back to my time playing Fallout New Vegas. Really this whole album reminds me of that experience. This might not be as country as other music I’ve heard. I guess it’s more categorized as western. But I still think it fits under the umbrella of country. And this is country music for people who really care about the genre. Unlike that commercialized slop artists make nowadays. It paints a picture of the western period of the United States. Which is one of the most interesting periods in our history. And to see a piece of that history still hold so well is great. I give music from this time a lot of crap for being too simple. This is one of the only albums I’ve found where the general simplicity of the era actually works to the music’s effect. Again, it transports me to a different world. And this is most definitely aided by Marty’s fantastic lyricism. And really, storytelling. I have heard few artists who are able to tell a story through their songs as well as he does here. Whether it’s about a woman leaving him, and then him being hung for killing her and the man he left him for. Or about being a hit man in your past life, and leaving your lady to becoming a running gun, only to meet your end at the hands of another gunslinging bounty hunter. Funnily enough, a lot of them end in death. Particular Marty himself dying. Tall tales from a time that once was. But each one of them is unique and a joy to listen to. It’s what makes this stand out, so many decades later. And also what makes this an essential country album. Rating: 7/10
Never thought I would like this but I love it and have played it on repeat 3 times since first hearing it, it's so good. Big Iron and El Paso are major highlights but the whole album is worth A listen
Old school country music. Some of the more tolerable country to be honest, but still not my thing.
kinda disappointed, big iron is a classic, the rest is ok NNN
Ha, delightful. I'd never have found this in a million years. Such a time where riding horses, pining after women, being hung for murder, and shooting folk were the common language of being a man. So, let's make a song or 12 about it. Thanks. I'm now a bit more aware of where Johnny Cash came from, and Leonard Cohen, and perhaps even k d lang. Three stars. Two? It could be two. Let's go two. It was nice but not really nice.
Favourites: Big Iron, They're Hanging Me Tonight, Billy the Kid, The Master's Call, El Paso, Saddle Tramp Vocals and songwriting are fantastic, no doubt. Some songs have particularly superb instrumentals, when the bass and guitar work hits just right. Overall fantastic album.
Music for little boys and kitsch honky tonks in the 1950s. It just feels cheap, vaudevillian, and plastic, with its plot-driven lyrics and literal cowboy chords. The best songs are Robbins’ original material (mainly the singles), with a good rendition or two here and there, but that’s not high praise. For the most part, there’s very little variation on this thing. Both sonically and thematically. What you see is what you get; if you want cowboy country, then you’ll be more than happy, but I think the audience for that is basically nonexistent. Gunfighter Ballads is ultimately a trivial record, elevated mainly by its age and critical praise. It seems like most of the adoration around it is tied to the singles and the idea that country “used to be good,” so obviously this old album with a good critical track record falls into that nostalgic interpretation too, right? In reality, it’s kitsch. Sometimes kitsch can be good, but this is far from camp. It was meant to be forgotten, and in a week, I’ll definitely have forgotten that I ever listened to it.
this is a GOOD ALBUM. but i cant listen to it. to my severely damaged, pockmarked brain, marty robbins sounds like dogshit facebook memes about fnv or any video game with a big pistol in it. i cant get it out of my head i have an illness. its so over for me. theyre hanging me tonight is the standout for me and when i close my eyes i see the sierra madre. the tops. gomorrah. its so fucking over bros. this is effectively a 2.5/5 but i literally cant give it a 50%
Patrolling the Mojave really makes you wish for a nuclear winter… Big Iron is an absolute masterclass of western musical storytelling. Beautiful harmonies. Really wish this song hadn’t been memed to death. Songs that are completely unrelatable to the post GFC listener. Wish I had 160 acres in any valley. Just a comfy little tune about livin a simple life. Truly love this track. Old timey country musicians really sang about their impending execution a lot. This album really has some beautiful vocal harmonies. Huge fan of Strawberry Roan. Worlds most retarded horse easily defeats alleged master horse breaker. Paints a really good picture in this song of this janky as fuck old bastard horse. Just lovely storytelling. Masters Call is another fantastic ballad massive fan of this biblical fuck you for being an evil bandit. On the flip side it’s really funny to think of Jesus Christ just exploding cattle with lightning. Running gun is a real jaunty break from the slower paced songs that make up most of this album. Jumpy little guitar tune. Saddle tramp another classic banger. El Paso is a fantastic track. First heard it on cassette or something on this big fuck off stereo my uncle had at my grandparents house when I was like 8. This is one of my favourite country albums for sure. Most of the songs are short and sharp and don’t hang around too long. Nice little stories, there are a few tracks that are a bit forgettable but for the most part it’s a classic.
This album is interesting to me for 3 reasons: 1. I only know it because of NV Radio that basically only plays Big Iron. I really enjoy that song because of that game (and all the memes related). Initially hearing it, I didn't enjoy it at all (I'd never listened to 50/60s music that is remotely in this style, even when playing fallout 3), but it became one of the soundscapes of my Mojave adventures. 2. I never expected it to be here. I would have paid money thinking that this was a very unknown album by an unknown artist that noone had ever heard of unless you played NV. But no, apparently one of the 1001 must listens. 3. As previously mentioned, I have not ever listened to music of this era or genre other than in film and other media. In that context it's different. It's tied directly into the story or theme the film is conveying to you so it for the most part fits and isn't really questioned by me or even really analysed in any real way. But I've never sat and listened to a man singing ballads and trail songs. It surprised me that I enjoyed it more than I thought. I'm not going to pretend that I absolutely love this style of music, or that I would have given it as much time or thought if I didn't know how beloved it is by certain autistic friends of mine, but I'm glad I did. Big iron is a fantastic song, no questions asked. I also enjoyed Cool Water, the masters call and found saddle tramp interesting. I do think largely I enjoyed the stories told in these ballads and Marty Robbins voice more than anything. In that way, even the duds were enjoyable. Will I actively listen to this regularly? Probably not. Did I enjoy my time with it and grow an appreciation and understanding for the songs and the genre? I like to think so.
Phenomenal album. The Master is a Masterpiece, so good it made Running Gun seem way shitter than it was (even though after a couple listens it's still the worst track on the album imo) El Paso II is also a major highlight, type song to give a mf butterflies. Type of album to have so many great tracks one passes by and you gotta relisten cause you think it's an off cut but it ain't it's just as goated as the rest. 9/10 Fav tracks - Big Iron, They're Hanging Me Tonight, Cool Water, Billy the Kid, Utah Carol, The Strawberry Roan, The Masters Call, El Paso I, In the Valley, Little Green Valley, The Hanging Tree, Saddle Tramp, El Paso II Least Fav - Running Gun
Gothboy shit right here. Not bad but fuck me are all these lyrics depressing. Does feel like I'm just listening to the same kinda song over and over again. Great voice, don't makem like they used to i guess. 2/5.
An absolute joy to listen to this whole album finally. I have heard Big Iron and El Paso more times than I've had hot dinners and they still never get old. Highlights from this album besides those two are definitely Cool Water, Master's Call, They're Hanging Me Tonight and Saddle Tramp. Back to back songs both about valleys (at least on spotify which seems to be the CD version of the listing). My favourite song on this album is still El Paso.
Big Iron
Folk storytelling in a country album should be a combination for a very low score from yours truly. Turns out if the stories are being told by somebody with a 10/10 captivating voice and they're being backed by interesting instrumentals, I still enjoy it. Add some conditioning from Fallout, and here we have this album's score. Favorite track: Big Iron
why.. am I kind of enjoying this? I'm confused. Ok I legit enjoyed it. Don't like cowboys, don't understand why it was great, but 4. No notes. Nice catchy songs, great voice. Dated material but... I couldn't hate on it.
This album was better than I was bracing myself for it to be. I thought it would be very hokey patriotic country nonsense. Instead, it was sometimes interesting and often catchy. I can definitely see how it was culturally significant. That being said, will I listen to this one again? Probably not, because it's not a genre style that really does much for me.
Did you ever hear the Gilligan's island theme song and say "Wow, this is a great song but if only this was 2 hours long and about Texas instead!?!" If so, this is the album for you, and it can be all yours for the low, low price of all of your self-respect.
This delivers exactly as promised. Impeccable arrangements, beautifully delivered songs of death and dust, cowboys and lawmen, men trying to live a good life, and men on the run and men facing death.
This rules in dozens of ways.
Enjoyed this western country album. El Paso is such a classic. I did not realize there were so many songs about being killed by a stampede of cattle.
It certainly shocked me. It found a way to tell great cowboy stories over and over. It is something that everyone should appreciate old, old stories
Pretty solid. I thought this album was gonna be a total drag but I quite enjoyed it. “Big Iron” was probably my favorite song so it’s kinda unfortunate that the album starts with that but that’s okay. Reminds me of Johnny Cash at least in his style of writing and story telling ability.
while this is not an album I would normally choose to listen to, I enjoyed it. he's a great storyteller with song choices & arrangements were nice
Well yee-haw, this is some good country shit.
NO WAY I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!! I have listened to this in full before but looking forward to it again. “Big Iron” is so important to me. I think Marty just has a really good voice, too.
I love his voice and his music and lyrics are great. However, a lot of the songs sound similar, so I got kind of tired of it by the end.
A bit repetitive but has fun and engaging lyrics and stories.
Loved this album! He has an incredibly rich voice and his storytelling is beyond compare.
It's solid but not that great!
Howdy. Now I know where to go when I meet a gunfighter and think to myself: “if only there was a ballad playing..”
I'm a sucker for outlaw country, but some of this has no bite. Still cool.
There's a snake in my boot!
I love this era of country and western music and most of these songs are familiar favorites for me. So much so that when I happened to stop in El Paso on a work trip, I couldn’t help but make my way to Rosa’s Cantina to watch Felina whirl. I’ve always enjoyed the story telling that was a staple of this era. And the themes are as old as time itself: love, death, rebellion, redemption, regret. I know this type of music isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I’ve always felt like everyone’s got a little cowboy in them, and if you let them, these songs just might speak to that part of you. 4/5
While I was listening to primarily 80s metal, pop, jazz, electronica, and industrial in my youth, it was my Dad who introduced me to this album. My rebellious youth mind wanted to reject this album but my heart betrayed me and opened up completely to this music. "Cool Water" and "El Paso" were regularly played in our house, which was a perfect backdrop between the John Ford films playing on the TV. Marty Robbins always seemed a bit more bad ass than the rest of Country music, except perhaps Johnny Cash. I'm sure the outlaw black cowboy outfit on this album cover didn't hurt, far, far long before Outlaw Country Music was a thing. When you play this album you convey that you are a badass that won't be tamed by anyone's opinion.
I knew a couple of these songs already (El Paso was the big one) - this was a great listen, he had a marvelous voice and the songs are all vignettes about love and violence in the wild west.
I remember first hearing these songs when my father played this record on his reel to reel tape player. Though my main musical tastes have ranged far from Western since then, I love these songs and the smooth vocals from Marty Robbins.
I had no idea being a cowboy was so boring.
My dad owns this lp, and I grew up listening to it. It's good enough
can't relate nor can i say nothing
Nothing bad about it it’s just not really my thing.
This felt strangely healing
Classic - Mart Robbins tells some fun stories but could do with mixing his style up here and there
Señoritas
So repetitive
yee haw?
No comment
Fun!
I'm not sure I've ever knowingly heard Marty Robbins' music before, so a fun new band/artist for me. "Big Iron" is a great opening track, and I really enjoyed some of the other songs on the album, mainly "The master's call" and "El Paso". The rest sound exactly how I imagine classic "cowboy" country music would sound like (complete with the harmonies in the choruses, and whispers of Gene Autry everywhere), which I enjoy in possibly smaller quantities than this album. But still a solid album for what it is; I just wish there were more original songs by him, as those seemed the strongest of the lot.
this was a lot of fun--a dip into another era of popular music
I did not have barbershop quartet country ballads on my bingo card. But somehow, this album really worked for me. Maybe it’s because I’m a sucker for Flamenco/classical guitar. Maybe it’s because this guy’s voice is beautiful. Maybe it’s because the melodies are simple and catchy. I’m not sure, but as someone who generally hates country-western music (though I might have to revise that opinion given the albums on this list so far) I enjoyed this a lot. These songs are very much in the vein of Johnny Cash in terms of storytelling and Elvis Presley in terms of the buttery smooth vocal performance (and white guy doing the blues). I don’t love cowboy/Western mythology. And the stories told in these songs are very heavy on those tropes. If you close your eyes while listening, you might imagine Ronald Reagan singing these songs, which is an unsettling thought. And yet, I still really like it. It gets a little repetitive because there are so many songs on the album and the melodies and stories all follow the same familiar structures. But it’s really smooth and pleasant to listen to. I wouldn’t listen to it all the time, but I’m glad I heard this at least once. 4/5
Funny Country stuff, cant Listen for more than 20 mins.
This reminds me of home. I can see him riding across the plains and fighting his way south to the border to find his love. It has a gentle, nostalgic tone while delivering a gun-slinging message. It takes you back to when your word and what you did meant something.
Funny this comes on the heels of the Chronic. Both albums mix myth with reality (this one is certainly more myth). Scores are settled. Violence lionized. Gats swapped for 44s. But his time around the music is warm and inviting. Taking you back to another time. Not just to the time this album was recorded but a time long ago. I enjoy the western flavors. Voice and instrumental. El Paso is an all timer.
5/14, 36%
Not my thing but brings back fond memories
..... so good.
Old school country story-telling. Fine if you like that sort of thing, which I don't really
I mean it’s of a time and a place. Neither to which I belong. But it’s testament to its artistry that it’s able to reach out across the decades and over the Atlantic, and cast a mesmerising spell of cowboy boots on the foot, big iron on the hip, desert cacti and cool cool water
While I have heard the song "El Paso" before, I was unfamiliar with this album. I enjoyed this record thoroughly. Simple songs that draw you in and lyrics that tell a story. It was an enjoyable listen.
Repetitive. Did remind me a little of the background music of the old television show, Gunsmoke.
Thoroughly enjoyed this one! I never heard of Marty or this album until I got into collecting vinyl; it’s a bit of a legendary “Holy Grail” acquisition for discerning collectors. I gotta admit I giggled like a schoolboy when I found an original 1959 Columbia Records “6-Eye” Mono pressing at Goodwill in good condition for 50 cents a month ago. Nice to have an historical physical artifact of this gem. Apparently it’s the prototype for visual media cowboy westerns pretty much to this day, and I can see why. I like Marty’s voice; it’s soothing and the harmonies with his background singers is fantastic. The guitar playing throughout is tasteful with just a touch of flair in the short riffs throughout whenever needed. And I’m sure there’s some nostalgia playing into this for me too. To this day, my Dad is THE biggest traditional western movie & TV show fan I’ve ever met in my life and as soon as the first song got going, I started flashing back to childhood Saturday afternoons watching John Ford westerns with Dad. I may have been rolling my eyes a bit back then as I wasn’t into westerns at eight…they’re pleasant memories for me now.
Liked it to start but then songs just started sounding the same.
Happy songs about people being shot, domestic violence, and being stampeded to death
I audibly sighed when I got this album. Great, more boring country! But I was so pleasantly surprised by this. Brilliant Country Western storytelling.
COWBOYS
Don Law's influence on American music cannot be overstated.
Great sound to hear if you're into Westerns
STANDOUTS: Big Iron El Paso OVERALL: 4/5; you probably have to be in the MOOD for this, but I thought it was fun!
this came out of left field, the album from the 'el paso' song from breaking bad is awesome! maybe a bit repetitive but great! 4.5/5 rounding up
Love this album. Great singalongs.
just good wandering tracks, sound ther age but impeccable knack for storytelling
Marty Fobbins is just a classic. Great album beginning to finish.
this is just schlager for cowboys
Took me a while to get through but wasn’t bad. El Paso is nice
One of the best. A classic.
The album title says it all, and it sticks to that theme, it could have had 3 songs and I would have gotten the idea. Not bad, but not something I like listening to for more than 10 minutes.
Fantastic storyteller. Absolutely love Big Iron, The Master's Call, and El Paso.
It's hard to argue with 50s cowboy country. I'm a little nostalgic for it by way of my old man, I guess. I'm into it.
Maybe this brand of pone caught me just right, because behind Robbins' lugubrious voice and the sometimes too-pretty arrangements is a cracking western album. I mean, the narrative songwriting of 'Big Iron' (be sure to check out Colter Wall's cover) is streets ahead of most modern pop in terms of sophistication, atmosphere and the ability to paint a vivid picture. Other highlights - 'El Paso', 'The Hanging Tree' and my favourite, 'The Master's Call'. Surely Elvis took a cue or two from Robbins when it came to singing ballads?
Oddly enjoyable only western music, reminds me of Clint Eastwood films.
Not exactly my kind of music but I did rather like it. Did knoe El Paso. Easy 4.
Part of me wants to like this more than I do. It’s thoroughly enjoyable throughout, but never again manages to reach the height that it sets for itself with Big Iron, and although the subject matter is similar to other Country singer that I enjoy, most notably Johnny Cash, there’s something about the style that makes it seem all less consequential than Cash’s great works. I think the problem is that Robbins’ voice is too pretty. It doesn’t have the gravity or drama that the songs need. It’s relaxing, when it needs to be arresting. It should be an edge of your seat event, detailing the various murders and highjinks occurring on the trail, and instead it’s a bit like being told a bedtime story. I feel like I’m being more harsh than I mean to be. What I’m meaning to say is that I thought this was going to be different to how it was. I’m not disappointed in what it is, I enjoyed it. But I can see there being a version that I enjoyed more
This was an amazing album. I’ve never been much of a country guy, but this album has everything I would want in a good Western country album. Every song has a strong narrative, telling a story that draws you in and makes you feel like you’re living it.
This is not Country; it's Western. Probably the most Western of all singers were Frankie Lane and Marty Robbins. This is the best of all the former's music, especially the epic El Paso. All of these songs are staples of the singing cowboys of the 1950s. Some are really cowboy folk songs, others just sound like something a cowboy would sing around the campfire. It doesn't matter - it's all evocative of open plains, cowboys, the Old West, and gunfights. Many ended up as the theme songs for real Western movies. So, put on a cowboy hat, strap on your (faux) six shooter, and listen to Marty Robbins take you back in time to a mythical American frontier.
weirdly I really liked it, don't think listen to it very much though 3.5 stars
BIG IRONNNN BIIIIG IRONNN
Slight nostalgia rating from the first song being sung by my grandpa growing up but man this album slaps if you are into this kind of music. Fantastic storytelling with intertwining lyrics and background music that really highlight the singing. 10/10
Not gonna be a repeat listen for me, but damn this was some good cowboy drama