Once Upon a Rhyme

We used to make music in this country.

Very nice choice 5

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Jody like a melody, Sweet vibrations

Hell yeah

This is the kind of mainstream country that I don't particularly enjoy. The songs and lyrics are ok, but never very interesting. It's a collection of sentimental songs that sound outdated and predictable in every way. It's background music in this genre.

Some of the best background vocals ever by the Nashville Edition. Just pure sonic comfort. This should have been in the book. 4.5/5. Rounding down only because there are some 4 star albums I like more than this but it’s a solid album.

Classic 70's country music

Goddamn that’s some cheesy country music. This stuff all sounds so same-ish, artist to artist, album to album, song to song.

Even before it goes full meta before the final verse of the final song, this is leaning just a little too hard on its self-aware clichés for my tastes, starting with that absolute clunker of a title. It's good old country obviously and I'm not against it. But I detect more than a little cynicism peeking out of that sleeve its heart is dangling from.

Things I knew about David Allan Coe: -He wrote "Take This Job and Shove It" Things I know now: -He has other good songs I guess HL: "Would You Lay With Me", "Would You Be My Lady", "Wood and Steel", "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" September 15, 2025 7 outta 10

A classic simple country album from Coe. It’s nothing glamorous but it’s music for an easy listen. Never knew the guy who wrote Go Cubs Go originally wrote You Never Even Called Me By My Name. Coes version is better even with the facetious last verse of cliches. This is a good edition to the classic country list. 6.8/10

Decent country music

Casual country music

Country, Outlaw country. Ni fu ni fa.

This is the less-annoying end of country, so that's nice. But it's still country. 3/5.

Not offesnsive

Not the most revolutionary LP in the world, but there’s just something about hearing an older guy with a twangy voice sing about how much he loves his guitar.

Veers a bit too far into traditional country for my tastes, but still pretty good. 3 stars.

Country är så oförarglig musik. Sällan dåligt men lika sällan jättebra. Piece of wood and steel är bästa låten.

That’s country alright. Good country.

Could just as easily be from 1875, in a good way

"Once Upon a Rhyme" sounds like a 90s gangsta rap album title. Will grandpa spit? My relationship with County music is so strange, because this felt substantially better than most other Country albums on the list, but I can't tell you anything it does differently. I think my ears just throw a dice to decide whether I enjoy one or not. 3/5.

Country clásico sin muchos miramientos. Voz muy típica del estilo de música. Canciones agradables y con el estilo propio del movimiento. Se deja escuchar. Evocador

Sorry heard enough country in the original list.

Yes, that's a country album

It might be classic 70s country. It's also bland cheesy inane mush.

Nope