i rarely pay more than a buck or two
i have about 15 or so of them, all are good to great in some way.

discuss willie

Quite simply, a guy who has operated a level so far out there for so long, that if you don't at least respect what he does, you need to check your head.

A phenomenal songwriter and musical presence who still tours his ass and opens every show with "Whiskey River." There are enough rumors about Willie (from smoking it up on the White House roof, to breaking a chick's neck while having some bucky wild sex) that it almost puts the entire rock world of today to shame.

A God. Not THE GOD, but a God nonetheless.

What can you say? A great songwriter for a long, long time. I've got a few of his albums from the 70's

Steve

i think he's due for a randomly universally appreciated new album.
i say randomly because almost all of his albums are great, so it would just take one of those random moments when all the critics decide to agree.

my two favorite albums of his

shotgun willie
phases and stages

but i'm loving the countless live albums i keep picking up with random guest players and the slightly different versions of the same songs.

Willie = National Treasure
A man for whom music has no bounderies and no genre lines.
Phenominal guitar player.
Genius songwriter.
Any song he plays instantly becomes his own.

I heart Willie

jewels was always on my mind

If I thought Todd kept up with the box office at all, this would have confused me.

he is a pretty amazing guitar player
one of only a handfull of people who's playing is instantly recognizeable.

might be partially due to the guitar he uses.

Maybe a demi-god. I'm an old D&D player, god help me.

Yeah, that shit with the girl was far out. I think she sued him or something because he did like a back flip after sex and injured her.

Steve

These are the Willie albums I own. All like Jewels were bought for less than a dollar.




I've also got one of those albums he did with Merle Haggard and the other dudes. The Highwaymen?? I'm too lazy to look right now.l

As for new ones, I remember when Teatro was released it made a lot of year end lists. That's a good album too, yo.

YES!!!

We have an old rating system for outlaw heroes. Animal, Monster, Legend, God...so under these ratings he is a God. And I think you are correct about the backflip.

I love Teatro and the Red Headed Stranger.

The album Pancho and Lefty (title track written by Townes Van Zandt, I think) with Merle Haggard is also a personal favorite.

The Great Divide from a couple of years ago. A personal low, though. Clearly he recorded some decent songs and left the room. Then producers began adding referee whistles and backupsingers and a marching band.

He is due for a really good one - I haven't heard the one from this year
It will always be

I too pick up the dollar Willie records whenever I see 'em.

Willie Nelson has always been the musician that my mom and i shared a true love for; I buy her at least one Willie CD every Christmas (either the newest if it is any good or an oldie to shore up her collection)

Looking forward to hearing It Will Always Be on Dec. 25

By the way, for just a hoot, you can't beat Willie Nelson and
Family Live....Yeeee Hawwww

The lady I share my office with says that Willie is thee god, THEE ONE.

I've loved Shotgun Willie since I was young enough to sit around in my underoos.

I think we have a lot of Obners that used be on Hee Haw

I have this one (and only one if I recall correctly) X-Mas cd that has a Willie Nelson song on it called Pretty Paper and it's so terrible its laughable. That pretty much sums up my past and future listening experience to Willie Nelson...


<---- Just waiting for someone to say, "No way man.. Pretty Paper kicks serious ass."

I hope you're kidding around asshole; seriously.

Yo daddy was a barnyard animal on Hee-Haw.

No, just that Willie's had 40 years of recordings behind him and has done about everything except metal - dreck, hokum, songs of stunning beauty and complexity, simple but timeless ditties, everything.

To put Wille in any kind of "country shit" box does him an incredible disservice. He's far apart from that.

And yes, like Johnny Cash, you'll find some goofy-ass sentimental Willie songs, but you'll also find some emotionally-walloping ones as well.

"phases and stages" kicks my ass.
the whole concept album of one side her story, one side his story is so brilliantly done.

and the band just slays on "bloody mary morning"

like saying dylan plays some folk.
nirvana plays some grunge.
rakim does some rap.
zep plays a bit of the blues.

I think I'll wait for the Willie Nelson metal album, thanks.


Hee Haw!