Hag - The Best Of Merle Haggard - Merle Haggard

Advantages: Varied introduction to Country's greatest lady
Disadvantages: Like many Dolly anthologies it concentrates on her own writing and so makes unforgiveable omissions

...The point is, actually, that she should be in your - and anybody else you may happen to care about's - CD collection. This is an excellent introduction to Dolly. Any Greatest Hits album will give you 'Jolene', 'Coat of Many Colours' and 'I will always love you' but not a sense of Dolly through her many periods. Like other great artistes, Dolly Parton has kept evolving, kept developing and exploring different dimensions of songwriting and performance. Hence it requires a special collection to give you a sense of the 'whole'. 'Today I started loving you again'', 'The Salt in my Tears'. 'Blue Valley Songbird' and 'I wanna go back there' showcase Dolly at her best - interpreting the work of other classic Country artists - here Merle Haggard - and writing her own material. In the last few years, she has also collaborated... Read review

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Advantages: Great sixties classics.
Disadvantages: Too varied to play as an album.

...Platoon Soundtrack (1987) Track List: 1. Adagio for Strings “The Village”: The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra 2. Tracks of my Tears: Smokey Robinson 3. Okie from Muskogee: Merle Haggard 4. Hello, I Love You: The Doors 5. White Rabbit: Jefferson Airplane 6. Barnes Shoots Elias: The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra 7. Respect: Aretha Franklin 8. (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay: Otis Redding 9. When a Man Loves a Woman: Percy Sledge 10. Groovin’: The Rascals 11. Adagio for Strings: The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra The album opens with the now extremely famous Adagio for strings, a haunting and emotional classical piece. It has been used in adverts, TV shows (Spaced) and remixed and released on many popular ‘chill out’ and classical albums. Here it is heard as in the film with the faint sounds of warfare upon a village in the background. What... Read review

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Advantages: Look it is JOHNNY CASH MAN
Disadvantages: none with John at all

...Solitary man was the third in the series of American recordings Johnny did with Rick Rubin at the helm producing and overseeing matters. This partnership produced 4 albums worth of material which were arguably the best in his career. The final album is almost un-listenable not because of the quality of the material but because of the general subject matter, and that you can hear that Johnny knows that his end is coming. This album however is another matter altogether whilst a somber tone takes over most of the album it is more of a celebration of his life rather than a album looking towards life's final journey. The musicians collaborating on the album is awesome with members of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers , Sheryl Crow, the legend that is Merle Haggard, and his wife June Carter Cash all contributing to proceedings. Like all albums... Read review

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