Red Headed Stranger

Hab irgendwann schon mal reingehört, aber dann abgebrochen. Dieses Mal nicht ;) Angenehm langweilig. Generell ein Genre, das es bei mir schwer hat. Texte sind teilweise schön düster. Diesen Bar-Piano-Song irgendwo in der Album-Mitte mochte ich sehr. 5/10

Nah

Okay, totaliai ne mano žanro tokia prie laužo muzika.

1st one. Listened to while getting ready for bed. Maybe should have given it more attention because the story telling is its defining feature. I liked the story telling but it’s about a world I have no real relation to, so I don’t really feel much about it. I kind of just imagined freemount, which is a harsh analogy, but it’s just a genre I don’t really like. Favourite song: Can I sleep in your arms

Campfire stories with Willie Nelson (which seemed to be a bit of a concept album back in '75) is a mixed bag and not one for me. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain is probably the nicest track.

não gosto de country

Bleh

My relationship with country music is complicated. I tend to prefer female country artists and I’m more into bluegrass. Despite that, I do not mind this album. It’s short and sweet. No filler. No fluff. Would I seek it out? Probably not. I’m also amazed this is Willie Nelson’s 18th album in 1975!

Country is a tough genre for me, but it seems like the older it is, the better it is. I like that this is short. It's evocative. I feel like I should be riding a horse through the dusty west, sleeping under the stars, eating from a pot of bean that's dangling over a campfire. A tad bit slow and tedious at times. This is not something I would have ever listened to if not for this project.

Ehh. I didn't want to rate it this low given Willie's notoriety, but it was pretty boring and there's been better country from this list.

Saai. 2.5/5

Interesting concept. Lackluster presentation.

Loves the lyrics, voice was ok, but really missed a good background track.

Wtf is Outlaw Country? Sounds like a failed state

For a concept album, the story was a little bit too simplistic. Also, Willie Nelson’s wobbly voice sends bad shivers down my spine.

Não é muito meu estilo

Not really my thing but nice songs Willie

Not really my cup of tea generally, However, it was a pleasant and interesting listen.

It's fine. I normally the old timey country stuff, but this didn't do much for me.

Det är något psykologiskt tilltalande med country, "the lonesome rambling man, always on his (för det är 'his') way". Och roots-inslag gillar jag. Men det kan verkligen bli för mycket. Och jag har lite svårt med W. N.s röst.

Gaf me wel echte oldschool country vibe. Was wel interessant om te beluisteren in het begin, maar zou het zelf niet snel vaker opzetten.

inoffensive enough, background music that didn't really pique my interest or turn me off. recorded on a potato though.

Good music to listen to when you want something low keyed. I did like the ditty.

Music for old people. At least the tracks were short.

It was only okay. Old school country. Nothing exciting.

He has a nice voice, but the tracks are pretty tame and not very produced. 2/5

Full disclosure, I do not like country music and will likely not rate any country albums very highly. This being said, I have a great deal of respect for Willie Nelson. The man makes good music, and he is a country music legend for a reason. However, that type of music is not my personal preference and is a bit grating to listen to. You will enjoy this no doubt if you are into older country tunes, but since I am not this is where we're at.

not really my style, but that's the guy who sang "on the road again" which kevo covered!

Not my type of music, it was okay though

It's nice that it has a story but it's hard to get through 30 straight minutes of folk acoustic

Not a fan of straight country. However, Nelson earns his star status.

Ugh... Country... Does anyone REALLY need to hear Country before they die? For me, Willie Nelson is sorta the polar opposite of Morrissy: love the artist; hate the art. Though this was fairly painful, I'll give it a bonus star for being more "must hear before you die" Country than Dwight Yoakum. That twangy, hyper-masculine shit Dwight was peddling is the Devil; and as awful as this album may be, it certainly isn't that brand of insecure, hateful garbage.

Willie has a great voice but every song sounds the same Fav song: Bandera

It was okay FOR ME. I’m not super into country as is and old country especially, however, the “Red Headed Stranger” song was cool in the fact that it told a story of how a man killed his lover, and I feel like mainstream artists don’t tell stories like that nowadays. One of the highlights on the album was in the song “Down Yonder” with its cool old timey, saloon style instrument.

Not my tipe of music

Están aburridas las canciones y no me gusta el country

It is alright for its genre but I don't really like this music anyway. I probably will never listen to it again but it was alright while I did.

I listened to this last night and already have forgotten the entire thing. I remember enjoying it enough for it to not feel like a drag but thats about it. Sorry Willie but its a 2 for forgettability.

Not my thing

Not for me, but not bad

country:/

Das Album Red Headed Stranger wurde in den Autumn Sound Studios in Garland, Texas aufgenommen. Willie Nelson, ein US-amerikanischer Musiker, veröffentlichte das Werk 1975. Es zählt zur Country-Musik, wobei das Album Elemente von Folk und Western-Swing aufgreift. Nelsons Erzählweise steht im Vordergrund, mit teils sehr reduzierten Arrangements aus Gitarre, Klavier und gelegentlicher Rhythmusbegleitung. Bekannte Stücke sind unter anderem „Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain“, „Time of the Preacher“ und der Titeltrack „Red Headed Stranger“. Das Konzeptalbum erzählt in loser Folge die Geschichte eines Mannes auf der Flucht, die Songs sind dabei bewusst sparsam instrumentiert. Das Album wirkt in seiner Struktur durchdacht und vermittelt einen geschlossenen Eindruck. Die Produktion bleibt zurückhaltend, was den narrativen Gehalt unterstreicht. Nelsons Gesang ist ruhig und gleichmäßig, wodurch sich die emotionale Wirkung allmählich entfaltet. Insgesamt zeigt das Album eine konsequente künstlerische Haltung ohne stilistische Ausschweifungen.

I used to think I disliked country music, but I have to admit the country albums offered on this list have been reasonnably enjoyable (well, at least I didn’t hate them), and I’m slowly changing my mind in that regard. This album started well with a nice Far-West vibe, and I immediately felt transported to the Frontier in the early 19th century. Listening to the first few tracks felt like sitting on my porch in the desert, watching dust devils and changing shapes in the clouds. Quite a nice feeling... But alas, watching clouds and dust devils also gets very boring after a while. I totally understand the laid-back vibe, it’s nice when you’re in the mood – but a whole album of it is a bit too much for me. When the last track ended I was glad it was over. I have nothing but respect for Nelson, he obviously knows what he’s doing. But it’s the kind of music I can only appreciate at very small doses.

It became clear to me around a third of the way through this one that I was fighting a lost cause, and the remaining 20 minutes or so felt like an eternity. It's clearly a respectable enough bandit country album with more nuance to it than I expected, but for my tastes, that's like giving a bad pizza takeout props for at least not leaving you toilet bound throughout the night.

Too country

I am. Not enough of a country fan for this.

i am not a big fan of country and there was really only one song I kind of liked

Not for me

Placentada

nene pero esto qué es?? ni que estuviéramos en RDR2 Arthur? Arthur is that you? no lo voy a volver a escuchar nunca 1.75/5

Dope-smokin' Willie was popular with my generation in a cultish sort of way, but for me it's just old style Texas swing or some such, the Western in C&W, and pretty intolerable.

Relaxing to the point that I zoned out and didn't realise the album was looping. Lyrics are a bit on the nose. Not my go-to genre but I can appreciate the talent.

Idk not too much else to add to the last one I got from him, it could definitely be a lot worse i.e more country, but every song seems the exact same, the same chords and tempos for most. The storytelling is good I guess. Probably worse than the last one from him. Favourite songs: down yonder, and maybe some more I missed. Overall around 4/10

Me he sentido como un hillbilly escuchando esto, realmente se me ha hecho largo pero si quieres sentirte en un western supongo que esta bien?

Willie, you're great. You're also super depressing and really not my thing.

Doesn't do it for me, its nice and pleasant, isn't this supposed to be some outlaw shit? There are far greater country singers imo, I guess this is just more popular. Now Phases and Stages is good as fuck, crushes this boring stuff. Maybe im just not in the mood for this.

Ok, I hate to be the nay sayer here but this album isn’t a masterpiece. I like the concept and I like Willie for who he is and his amazing career. That being said, all of these songs are very similar, with the lone exception of Down Yonder. For an album that’s 34 minutes long, it felt like an eternity to get through.

Good background music but mid

Totally fine replacement-level album from Willie Nelson. Pleasant enough in the background, but putting this on this list was a little perplexing, especially given his other one was much better and more distinctive. Also the 2 reprises of time of the preacher adds little. Like, this song was extremely mid to begin with, why do we need 2 reprises (this coming from someone who loves a good reprise). But at the end of the day, Willie Nelson is never gonna be bad per se, just not compelling. 2.5, rounding down, because we just had a country artist who was way better.

I was bored by most songs. They're quite slow and didn't have a lot going on. I enjoyed some of the song on the 2nd half of the album. My favourites were Down Yonder, Remember Me and Bandera.

No es mi estilo pero puedo entender el atractivo

🤠🐎👢👖🐄

I liked the concept but I was so bored throughout this album. I kept waiting for something to happen or the pace to pick up and it just didnt

I like classic country a decent amount but this was a fairly boring listen. Willie needed to crank out a few more hits or something!

Jag tycker det är tråkigt

ZzzzzZz

Blasphemous I am sure, but camp fire music.

So sorry Willie, but aside from some ragtime piano bits, this was dull. I'm not a fan of country, so my opinion carries no real weight on this album.

Country no me convenç, avorrit

Much country, on ma face a bounty Every song follows the same recipe

Not really my style, but I liked the title track

yehaaah 🤠

Ech be halt ned work e Folk/Countrymusig Hörer. Trotzdem geds emmer weder Banger, woni I dem Albom ned work gfonde ha.

Not my thing, but very peaceful

If I had nothing better to do, I might have enjoyed this. 2 stars.

Pretty dull and not for me. Background at best 2

Time of the Preacher // Red Headed Stranger // 2.5/5

Not really a huge WN fan.

Starts of ok, but then just descends into mumbling country twaddle.

I've never been a fan or country music so this was always going to be a tough listen. I had to persevere through multiple listens to find something to like. I missed the extent of the storytelling at first; I just zoned out due to the minimalist instrumentals. This is the redeeming feature for me but my mind on country music remains unchanged.

The countriest of country music. Not my thing

A little slow for me, and I couldn't really get into it

Ehhh, not a fan of this kind of music but its not bad or anything. It's what I'd expect to hear in a sad country movie or something. Down Yonder is pretty decent.

Obviously talented, but not my cup of tea.

Country Schmalz ...

2.5. Not my thing.

Such a well thought out concept, too bad i don’t like this music at all

Mid

not bad music, but just not what I like

J - 2/5 Best Track - "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" F - DNL

Mir reichts. Ich will keinen langweiligen Country mehr

It was fine. Didn’t really grab me

Not for me

A bit meh.

What’s the fucking point of this? I’m serious. Just half an hour of ‘country songs’ - that literally describes the whole album. Absolutely pointless. 2 stars because it didn’t actively irritate me but that is generous.

A bit boring

Definitely not my genre, i do not like country, but it was good for a country album, good vocals

It was nice, didn't grab me though. Title track was good. Not sure about his voice

Last song is beautiful, rest is pretty boring honestly, flows well from one to another but zzzzz

Not a big fan of country, but liked one or two songs enough to make this 2 stars. It doesn’t seem bad or anything, just not my cup of tea personally

never listened to willie nelson before, at least now i know that i‘m not a willie nelson fan

I'm not a country fan.

Loved that each track flowed into one another. Made it hard to highlight a single track though. It’s fine. Not for me

ambient

still not a country fan. coming back to this review after listening to stardust is interesting. Would I listen again: No Deserves to be on this list: Just keep Stardust 1.5

Not available on Spotify

That was alright. Love the simplicity of the arrangements so that the vocal and story telling was crystal clear. A very high 2

что за ковбойский рофл делать 10 разных песен с одним и тем же текстом??? Red Headed Stranger ненавижу всем сердцем простите это какой-то ковбойский пиздец я была очень рада, когда альбом закончился баллы за то, что во время прослушивания прерии и трактиры перед глазами вырисовывались

I dont really like this genre of music. Id give the album like 3/10 I don't really like this type of country music.

I rate blue eyes crying in the rain a 2 star because I don't like contry and there aren't many instruments ⭐⭐. I rate well I cant believe its true a 2 star because I don't like contry and there aren't many instruments ⭐⭐. I rate true of the perchered a 2 star because I don't like contry and there aren't many instruments ⭐⭐.

the first song is okay the second song is worse I don't like it at all the voice sounds weird

I think the cover is interesting. I thought "Blue Eyes Crying in The Rain" was okay. I liked the guitar music. The lyrics were okay. "I Couldn't Believe It" sounded pretty much the same to me but it was better. I thought "Time of The Preacher" was okay. I liked this song best. I wouldn't recommend this album.

Probably great in Red Dead Redemption, but I feel too young for that stuff

техасская возня говновозки

The guy is a legend but didn’t get much from this album. Was shocked that this was his 18th album until reading that he just released his 153rd album.

Good voice, no exceptional good songs for me

Nice voice but very boring

Quite boring

Pleasant but nothing really stood out to me.

This album has a sort of minimalistic and calming feel, despite the lyrics being about a murderer apparently. I don't see myself listening to this one again though.

Idk I didn’t listen to the lyrics and it’s a concept album I think so I probs missed a bit

Sorry, but these mellow country tunes are not my cup of tea...

Good country. I should revisit when I'm in a better headspace.

I’ve started to like country music more. This is the type of country music I didn’t like that held me back. It’s just not good.

Country music ok

5/10

4/10 - the red headed stranger was a crazy song. It sounds like most of the other country albums. But this time I wasn’t in the mood for it

Yeeeeeeeee haw. But unironically its... alright.

This must be a classic country album. I found it ok never been a fan of the genre and I found it kind of hard to get through but it had some interesting parts.

Not my bag

Inte min smak direkt, men bra för genren

Canonical country. In the context of all the other albums, it's pretty clear that Willie is just twangy + crooner. I say "just", but he really nailed it. It is earnest and simple in a way that's unfortunately hard for me to appreciate these days, so hard to go beyond two stars. Nonetheless, I respect Willie a lot, and believe he's a national treasure.

Respect, even tho this ain't my jam

I think I liked it, but I'm not really a huge fan of this era of country. I respect Nelson, but I don't tend to like his music, which is interesting, because recently, he's been endorsing and elevating some of the best of country, like Kacey Musgraves, Brandi Carlile, and Orville Peck.

Tämän musiikin tarkoituksena on säestää tarinaa standardisoitunein keinoin, mikä ei saa kuulijaa kiinnostumaan tarinasta. Artisti tosin tulkitsee poikkeuksellisen hyvin.

I get why Robert Redford said no.

Synes det var kedeligt. Instrumenteringen er for sparsom, ofte kun en akustisk western guitar. Og så synes jeg ikke melodilinjer med plekter på westernguitar lyder særligt godt, alt for underproduceret. Den redder sig fra bunden ved at Willie Nelson har en helt fantastisk sangstemme.

Blues, Country, 1975 -> 2

Better than I thought it’d be

Yes, Willie Nelson is an icon, but this album just sounds like the same song 15 times over - that would be too much, even if I liked the song. 2/5

Country ain't my thing but if I were to listen to it this would be it.

Red Headed Stranger is just another country album with all the quirks and flaws that come with most albums of the genre in my eyes. The album itself sounded pleasant enough and never really got unbearably bad to listen to (aside from that weird horn noise that most country albums use that i just don't like hearing all that much). But the album just hardly deviates from it's own formula or tries enough different things with each song which causes nearly all of them to sound the same. I also think that the songs end too quickly and unnaturally to the point where i have to check the tab the song was playing on in order to see if i was on a new song or not. This album isn't bad but it's not very great either. Best Song: Down Yonder Worst Song: O'er the Waves

не съм в настроение за кънтри, такъв му бил късмета

Wish I liked his music cause he's a cool dude

Very slow in parts. It's fine if boring in parts. This is my second Willie Nelson album. I preferred Stardust. This is nowhere near terrible, but I doubt I will come back to it.

Great skill undeniably but you could never convince me country music isn't cartoon music

First Willie Nelson album that pops up. It ain't "bad" at all, but like with many of the english speaking folk artists, my permanent impression is something close to "meh". Don't wanna be disrespectful, but being honest, could have had more fun sucking a nail. Not my cup of tea

It’s country, so there’s a pretty set ceiling on how much I like it, but fairly enjoyable all things considered

I went into this album expecting to not like it even though I didn't have much prior Willie experience. I was correct

Agree that the other Willie album was better.

Grad lust in Alabama paar UFOs mit minere Shotgun us mim Pickup go jage und ahschlüssend ane QAnon Konferenz z gah. Yee ha!

han mich wäred em lose schüch rasistisch gfühlt, keih ahnig warum aber ich glaub das hetts so ah sich trotzdem nume zwei sterne wells irgendwie keim banger gha hett

min innere country boy isch doch nöd so fescht gweckt worde wieni erwartet han… chönt aber au dra ligge dasi's in züri im büro glost han und nöd ufere ranch in texas struggle zwüsched 2 & 3 stern

The man can tell a story, I'll say that. This album will make you feel like you're next to a campfire using yer boots as a pillow. The right mix of sleepy stories and knee-slapping strings. I liked the closer, it's a nice combination of piano and harmonica but overall the album is a little bland. I'll give it a 1.55.

Everyone has heard of Willie and I had yet to hear a song of his. Took 18 albums for him to get on the map and this one landed right in the heart of Texas. It's got some old country cowboy tunes that would work in any saloon. A lot of shorties (thankfully). It's better than some others from the genre on the for sure but this is from the 70s. I bet his earlier albums get pretty honky. I don't think I will ever be that into country music. Just not my can a beans...1.6.

I respect Willie and his songwriting talent, but at the end of the day it's still country music and not my cup of tea.

????? - me listening to this album

I've always said The Red Headed Stranger, and Johnny Cash are the only Country Musicians I like, but unfortunately, this album is a dud. It sounded too much like normal country for me. Favorite Song: "Red Headed Stranger"

Does all Willie Nelson sound the same?? It's ok

Old time country, if you like that stuff, which I don’t

Too folky for me, maybe if i was really sad going through a breakup then it would hit. Not bad at all, would listen to again, but 2 stars because i found myself spacing out and not paying attention to the music

It's fine? Fav Track - Bandera

😴

Besides the harp-play, old-fashioned country is not my jam.

More generic-sounding country music.

Very very country…

Really not my sort of thing although not terrible. I like his voice.

Är ju inte riktigt min kopp te. Bra men trist. Det händer inget i musiken eller mig. Känns taskigt med en 2a för det är inte dåligt men är inte heller så bra som jag tycker det borde vara för en 3a.

Not really my taste.

nto my thing

Boring country album, not horrific or pandering though. 2.1 stars

No puedo con su voz tan peculiar.

Was hopeful for a bit more on this one. I like some of Willie's songs but this album was a tad boring.

Uhh, álmosító. Red dead redemption mellé jó lehet

Elég volt a szomorú cowboy nótából

i just can't take this seriously... everything about this is giving me unidentifiable music feelings. like this sounds exactly like what i expect all country music to sound like, and i think that if i heard this live, i'd like it a lot better and maybe find it moving... but i'm listening to it from my laptop and all the lyrics and instrumentation are so typical of the genre that it's making me giggle. still, it's not totally bad. it's decent. wouldn't listen to it again though.

Willie falls in that same category as Bob Dylan for me. Everyone seems to love him, but I’m not sure he’s my thing. Sounds more like a guy talking over the music. 2.5

Again, a very smooth, soothing singing voice but WAY too country for me. Also one of his songs (Can I Sleep In Your Arms) was just to The Saints Go Marching In. Rating: 2

I just don't like country...sorry Willie

Een vertrouwd geluid, maar het is nogal sloom, eerlijk gezegd. Als hij dit bij je kampvuur speelt, val je gegarandeerd zo in slaap.

We zitten weer duidelijk in Amerika, met zicht op een uitgestrekt landschap. Met de bekende overdreven trilling in de stem wordt het weer een toneelstukje.

Cuntry, de smartlappenmuziek van Murica. En zeker deze oude country. Ik vind het ergens wel grappig, maar een compleet album is toch altijd lastig door te komen hoor. Prima dat dit in de snoblijst staat overigens, ik vind het ook wel leuk om hier kennis van te nemen. Maar ik ben blij dat het slechts een half uurtje duurt.

Country. Good in the background

Country music is too sad for me. And this guy seems to have had the worst kind of luck.

Not my thing

I did not enjoy it as much as my dad said he liked it.

Pretty hard no, didn't realize how country he was

This is basically the pinnacle of country music and it's pretty much the same song over and over again. It does sound very authentic, Willie has the perfect voice for country music. I wouldn't mind hearing this in some bar in Southern USA. But outside the right setting it's not worth listening to. Hopefully this signals the end of country music on this list.

Willie is pleasant but not compelling

Nirvana is definitely not my vibe

A bit slow for me

Gear: Grado Hemp Artwork: Old West Wanted-Poster mit Bordüre Mix: bewusst reduziert und perfekt eingefangen 👌 Musik: melancholischer Mundharmonika-Country 🤷‍♂️ Wertung: 🧔(🧔)/5

#207. I don't think I've ever listened to Willie Nelson's music before, but it turns out it was just about exactly what I had expected, unfortunately. Just uninteresting old timey country that never really builds to anything, really. 2/5: meh

Red Headed Stranger was retro in 1975, very retro, mostly in a good way. It’s stripped and raw, it feels like something out of different age. In my opinion it’s best when it’s just Nelson and his guitar, the piano has makes it feel hokey. In the end, it’s a bit to dated 5.5/10

yeehaw

Meh, all sounds the same. Without looking at the titles I wouldn't notice that there was a repeating song

Turns out, country music is a lot better when it doesn't have steel guitars or mouth harps. This was actually kinda tolerable. Good work, Willie.

So boring

Stoned & sleepy

A bit boring

Not for me

Lonesome ditties evocative of driving a pickup truck across a plain somewhere. Not really my vibe but perfectly pleasant and I do respect the craft. Sorry for the low score, I'm feeling harsh and I don't anticipate this being a record I'll come back to.

Willie Nelson is one of those artists everyone has heard of but may not know many or any songs. I had not previously heard this album or any songs from it. It's just ok for me, slower country songs, nothing objectionable but not something I see coming back to very much.

This was fine but I found it hard to tell the difference between songs. Nothing too distinctive.

Nice enough but a bit forgettable

Not a lot here aside from his voice. Makes this a tough listen for a non-country fan.

I really love country-folk music, but I struggle to like this very much. The theme is quite weak and not borne out well in the lyrics, and the melodies lean a bit too hard into traditional, so I'm not hearing anything new or innovative. It's not bad, it's just feels unfinished.

I was hopeful with the album title! But it was a bit too twangy for me.

Ca va, ça s'écoute mais sans plus. Chansons globalement courtes.

I'm sorry country music but you're still not doing it for me

Hadde store forhåpninger, men dette var kjedelig

Rating: 5/10 Meh.

Not my cup of tea but a worthwhile listen

Did not hook me.

I don't dislike Willie Nelson, but I've never understood how this is rated as a number #1 rated country album of all time. It's got a few really decent songs like 'Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain.' But as a full album this falls so incredibly short.

Not really my style.

Wouldn't mind listening to 1 every now and then but not the whole album

Pretty boring. Couple of nice instrumental tracks with piano. My least favourite of the 'country' albums we've been served so far.

Mäh... Vielleicht wäre die Bewertung höher gewesen, wenn ich das Album in einer anderen Situation gehört hätte...

Country

Not my bag at all although I love a concept album.

Just not my thing - thankfully its a pretty short album!

Stijlicoon, outlaw, en een levend fossiel. Country blijft voor mij altijd een hit or miss, met een fine line tussen badass (Cash & Townes) en corny. Ik gooi Willie nog steeds in de tweede groep, ook al had het album ook wel z'n vermakelijke momentjes. De trage ballades bevestigen bij tijd en wijlen vooral het imago van klassieke country muziek, dat het een stoffig en oubollig bestaan is daar op de prairie. 5.5/10 (Voldoende door z'n swagger) Highlight: Bandera

Tja, Willie Nelson Moet zeggen dat er wel een paar pareltjes tussen zitten. Afgewisseld met country-getokkel wat bijna een parodie op echte country lijkt (dieptepunt = Down Yonder). Thin line... Dit mag dan een concept album zijn met een doorlopend verhaal over een voortvluchtige, Willie weet mij totaal niet te boeien. Highlights: Time of the preacher Hands on the wheel

Normally I like country, but this was pretty boring. Should have read it was a storytelling concept album first so I could follow

The best part of a challenge like this is forcing ourselves to listen to something that we would never listen to in our daily lives. This was certainly the case for this album. And once again, I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed this album wayyyyyy more than I expected. Willie's voice has always been quite unique and it shines well on this album. I loved the songs with piano and harmonica - extremely well played. Favorite tracks: Just As I Am, Down Yonder, Can I Sleep In Your Arms, Remember Me, Bonaparte's Retreat.

quite liked the soft guitar, however the vocals do nothing but grate on me

I really like Willie Nelson, but I didn’t like this album and I don’t know the significance of it to be on the list

Most all the songs sounded the same. I will say that Willie is a pretty good story teller though. I can see why he holds a special place in the 20th century musical lore.

Good storytelling and authentic country music. It's just I find country so repetitive and boring musically.

I want to like this so badly...but this is the type of country music that simply does not retain my attention. Sorry, Willie.

Ok

Oh, this is the American version of slim dusty. I get it

I reckon as I get older I've become more and more a fan of outlaw country. I consider a good portion of Willie's music to be outlaw and I had really high hopes for this album. Unfortunately, this one missed the mark for me. I do appreciate his voice and quite a bit of his music, but found this album to be pretty bland and boring. Maybe this old guy's mind just can't grasp the country concept album thing he's got going on but truthfully, most of the old twangy country stuff just doesn't do it for me. I still love Willie, I just did not find this album to be very enjoyable. 2.5

Soft

I liked the first song.

Yaaaaaawn. I have so little to say about this. It's not bad, it's not good, it just...is.

Seichter Outlaw Country.

Not bad but it was so generic sounding that I did not realized it when the auto-play moved on to other country songs after the album was finished.

Niet mijn muziek, country

Окей, вот пример неудачного кантри. Мне хотелось заснуть, пока я слушал. Гнусавый голос.

Time of the Preacher - 8/10 I Couldn’t Believe It Was True -7/10 Time of the Preacher Theme - 7/10 Medley: Blue Rock Montana/Red Headed Stranger - 7/10 Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain - 6/10 Red Headed Stranger - 7/10 Just As I Am - 7/10 Denver - 7/10 O'er The Waves - 6/10 Down Yonder - 6/10 Can I Sleep In Your Arms - 7/10 Remember Me - 7/10 Hands on the Wheel - 7/10 Bandera - 7/10 TOTAL - 96/150

Very country. Respect the music but not for me.

Ja also das geht schon klar und es sind kurze Lieder, das ist ja schon mal gut. Es ist auch ein sehr kurzes Album, eine gute halbe Stunde. Gefällt mir, dass das so ist. Insgesamt leider stinklangweilig.

umh hahaha. Heb m op shuffle gezet en eerste nummer dat ik hoor is “Down Yonder”. Niet mijn ding, wel grappig om aan te horen; doet me denken aan zwart wit slapstick filmmuziek van vroeger ofzo hahha. Hele erge country (en beetje melodramatische country) vibes verder hahah. Wel grappig maar zou het niet nog eens aanzetten. Vind het lied “Remember me..” en “Can I sleep in your arms” het leukste denk ik! Wow deze man heeft dus wel nu gewoon nog 6,8 miljoen maandelijkse luisteraars op spotify😳

Gewoon niet mijn ding..

chill, relax, retro music, but nothing special

This is classic folk music, and Willie has the perfect voice for it. This is a beautifully stripped down album, mostly guitar and voice. If you don't like folk or country though, this album will probably fall pretty flat. I just feel like there is better Willie Nelson out there. Favorite track was remember me.

Need to listen again, nice country songs

Écoutable mais pas trop à mon gout

his 18th album!

What is it with all the cowboy cosplay?

No, no, take this genre away from me. I can listen to country music only when I'm driving through USA or while playing Red Dead Redemption. I appreciate the story in the album, unfortunately, I can't stand his voice. Compared

2/10

2.5 / 5

Equis.

Country usually isn't my thing but I actually really enjoyed this.

Red headed stranger and Bandera are the good songs. This isn't bad. I think maybe it's a 2.5 or 3. Instrumentation is super sparse but the storytelling is good. Apparently was a big deal at the time because all the other country music being made was super produced whereas this stripped everything all the way back. Dunno if it's that interesting to listen to now though. Second reflection: going a 2 because I felt like there were a lot of forgettable songs.

Pick it up willie...

Boring, not my thing

4/10

Kind of a nothing album. The 4-6 real songs are good but not great WN songs - his gentle nylon string guitar melodies accompanied by a piano, subtle country bass and very light drums with the odd lonesome harmonica solo. Very minimalist sparse sound throughout. His voice is great, but doesn't do too much with it here. 'Can I Sleep in Your Arms' 'Blue Eyes' and 'Hands on the Wheel are the real stand out vocal perfomances with some emotional depth. Given the way the sparse arrangements emphasize the vocal, you'd want more. There are so many pointless micro-songs - it's like the score for a cowboy movie that does really well setting the mood and fading to the background. The album tells a story but not as well as some of the classic country story songs. They really went nuts with the concept album thing in the 70s and it was not a good idea. Favorites: Hands on the Wheel, Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

Nothing to hate but more background music than something I want to listen to.

I don't know why I'm crying in the Shady Belle campsite right now

Love Willie but not his best album

- Honestly love the guitar work, but the vibe is a little too country for me - Appreciate the short length - A 2 for me but it definitely deserves higher

- I expected a little more from Willie tbh - good storytelling, but overall a little boring - I know he has better music

I heard like half of the album and got bored It feels like the same song over and over

Boring as hell

decent

Hmmm more country music. Sorry America I'm just not sold on it yet.

15 chansons, 33 minutes. 1 histoire un peu tout le long. Country soft, pas fatigant, mais fuckin' pas mon style. Sorry Willie, t'es comme Dolly Parton, une légende, mais pas pour mes oreilles. Sofffft Le piano dans : Just as I am est nice. Sévère 2.4 limite, mais j'ai pas hai un peu avant la fin.

le mood de lalbum est chill, mellow, mais il y a aucune tune qui se démarque . J ai hésité entre 2 et 3.

It was fine to have on in the background as I worked. But it didn't really do much for me and no particular desire to listen to it again. Like most country.

Never cared for Willie Nelson 😐 still don't

Ok country a bit bland

Willie bum bum

Better than "Stardust," which I got here before. One or two songs that are worth it, but still a not-so-enjoyable album.

country halt

Not for me, not a country fan

theatric. not super for me. couldnt really get past the first track if i wanted it to be a ~work backgrounder~

Ah, normal, fine, I want to like it but can't. Just sounds like bland oldy country. Overrated on first listen. Sorry Willy

2. Not bad, but not for me.

Nah

decent country but not for me

He's good but Country really doesn't float my boat.

Boring

This is probably tad unfair, but if you've heard one Willie Nelson song, you've sort of heard them all. Or maybe that's just a classic country thing

Yeehaw motherfuckeeeers! Vind een beetje country wel lekker en geef ook toe dat er wat nummertjes van Nelson in mn afspeellijst heb staan, maar hier zitten niet echt bangers bij in my opinion. Maakt geen indruk…

Didn't like it. That's that. Can see his influence on modern country singers that I like. This is fine.

Yup, echoing Caleb’s review. I didn’t love it. I liken what Willie Nelson was trying to do, I just thought the execution was less than great. Very inventive. I would not have expected this from Willie Nelson. I just wish it was done a little better. And yeah, Time Of The Preacher happening 3 times would *potentially* work. But here it doesn’t really. 2/5

"It's the same damn song" - Willie Nelson By the third time I heard "Time of the Preacher Theme" I was a little confused. Like, it's not a bad song! But... three times on one album? And a couple other songs were repeated twice! I like the idea of an art album, a storybook album, but I want to be brought in by it, not eternally bored.

I quite liked it. Nice background music. Probably wouldn't choose to play it though over other country artists.

Back to back days with Willie Nelson, but this one just reveals why I don't enjoy most country music sadly. Favorite track: Can I Sleep in Your Arms

A bunch of slow, short, sparsely produced acoustic songs. No "On the Road Again" sounding songs here. It's just very much not my thing. I'll still give it a 2 though.

2.5/5 Best: Red Headed Stranger Worst: Time of the Preacher

From what I know of Willie Nelson, I expected him to be more outlaw country but this is more old-fashioned songs about dyin'.

Pleasant and calm

Still struggling to find the country album that really gets me going. Feels like a collection of assorted demos and outtakes.

Aika perus kantria, en sävähtänyt. 2/5.