Reviews (page 8 of 8)
Awesome harmony duo ❤
Classic two handed country
Tym razem maszyna losujaca postanowila zmienic klimat i wylosowalo muzyke country, nie country dylanowe, cashowe czy rokowe, ale jego pradziada, bo albumik z roku 56, wiec granie mocno old skulowe, nazwa bandy wskazuje na to ze jest to duet braterski, ale maja jeszcze dodatkowego grajka gitarkowego, wiec dwie gitary i mandolina, bo mandoliny nie moze zabraknac podczas grania muzyki country, zakladam ze wiekszosc kawalkow to ich kompozycje klasycznych ballad jakie mozna bylo uslyszec w wiejskich barach, jak na swoje lata dobrze albumik sie zestarzal od strony technicznej, bo nie slychac zbyt wielkich baboli muxowania, a co do strony lirycznej owych ballad, to musze przyznac ze tytul plyty jest w punkt, bo chociaz najczestszym motywem jest typowo milosc, ale pojawiaja sie nawet ballady bandyckie o mordach gwaltach i tym podobnych dzialalnosciach, wiec jest dosc roznorodnie, ale jednak samo zycie, na plejke wrzuce wlasnie jeden z takich kawalkow knoxville girl
Duo de country armonico
Satan is real and he plays the mandolin
Murder ballads and close harmony.
No thanks
"Knoxville Girl"/"I Wish It Had Been a Dream
“Tragic Songs of Life” by The Louvin Brothers (1956) Most younger listeners should pass this one by, but there are some notable observations. As a sibling singing duo, The Louvin Brothers provide a good example of perfectly matched diction, a phenomenon rarely found in paired singers who didn’t grow up in the same home. Each vowel is identically mirrored, and the rounding of every diphthong is timed in a perfect match. This contributes to an exquisite tonal blend, and is very pleasing to the ear. As individual voices, however, their tone is sub par, with high throat and nasal whininess that is grating, and a near total lack of sonority. Harmonies lack variety. In terms of composition, there is a heavy reliance on the lilting 3/4 time signatures so popular in early country music, the dancing mood of which is a definite mismatch for serious ballads. I want to laugh and cry at the same time. Mostly laugh. Guitar work is unremarkable, but mandolin is skillfully executed, and likely had a modest influence on subsequent musicians. Let me save y’all some time: listen to one track and move on with the rest of your day. Sad to say, it doesn’t even matter which track you choose. 1/5
Didn't care for it.
This album cover looks like a horror movie poster. I really enjoyed this album. Through no fault of its own, I had a hard time concentrating on it. I mostly associate this kind of music with background music on television and in films. It was lovely to listen to while I worked yesterday, yet I couldn’t tell you anything about any of the songs. One of these brothers sings like a lady though. He harmonized at a very high pitch. Maybe 3 stars isn’t fair, but I have a hard time giving it more.
Просто не люблю такую музыку
Quite fun and super coooountry
Wow! When they said tragic they bloody meant it. It’s a dark humour teamed with some classic country and western close harmony singing. I don’t normally like this style of music but there were so many times that I swore from the shock of the stories that I got to give it a high rating.
Pass.
Tragic is right
See, this is one of those influencer albums that you can have an opinion on, but that opinion will almost certainly be wrong to everyone else. I thought I would like this well enough, and I guess I did, but each song was so similar to the others that I couldn't tell you if one was good in comparison. The only standout was their version of In The Pines, which just made me want to learn more about the song, and the Louvin's version isn't even the best I've heard. Ultimately, this style has been replicated better by newer artists, and I think that is a good thing. Also too much Jesus.
Wild. It was pretty great.
Their voices are annoying and the bonus tracks on spotify are terrifying
Randomness is sending me all countrified lately. Not really my genre. This is good, although a lot of that leans pretty heavy on the traditional and folk music it draws from.
A little stale and dusty
Beautiful harmonies. Not really my jam but I get why it's on here, and nice to hear some country to mix things up. That said, WTF at the murder-y and disturbing Knoxville Girl?!
Wanted to hate it but didn't. Satan Lied To Me is my highlight, I'm a sucker for those spoken word bridges. Still fkn hate the banjo though.
Funny album to have in the list. Christian rockabilly is an interesting genre.
I had heard “Satan Is Real” which is a banger but had not heard this one before. I thought it was much of the same 50’s doo wop country which I really like. I like the stories on this album and a lot of the music they played was traditional tunes that have been around for a long time. Their voices work really well together. Favorite song: Knoxville Girl Least favorite song: Alabama
Great harmonies, they must've influenced Simon and Garfunkel
Heavy album with some wild lyrics, but the music and harmonies were just great
I can understand they change the face of music with some very contreversial songs, sadly they are not on this album.
These boys love singing about murder and I liked it!
NOPE
Not bad, just not my style.
A bit too old school / country for me. I liked "In the Pines" though because of the Nirvana relevance
That ain't it chief
Not really my cup of tea. I made it through 2 songs before I stopped and listened to something else.
Why is this on the list?!
I try so hard with this kind of music, but just can't get into it. Guitars sound abrasive, vocal harmonies are impressive at first but grating after a short while, and I got bored of the general style of songwriting very quickly. Traditional country music just isn't my bag.
Interesting, that's it
Them good ol boys with the golden chords
kind of outdated
Lovely Americana. Great harmonies, love the mandolin. Knew them from "Satan is Real", glad it's a bit less religious. Interesting rendition of "In the Pines" Favorite tracks: "Kentucky", "Knoxville Girl"
Not so much me
Ur-country, and a shining example of what a few voices and instruments can accomplish. Any sameness here exists in terms of tone (which is hardly a bad thing for a record) and in terms of the basic rhythmic structure. But that's what you get for committing popular music to a recording.
It's pre-rockabilly country music, which applies well to a certain slow rockabilly type of mood
suck dick