Failure is not evidence of a lack of intent. And even if he's genuine he's still dull and pedestrian.
Plus Straight to Hell was shelved for 2 years due to disputes with the label.
I haven't heard that but it does actually sound interesting. Maybe it's time to give him another shot.
Its an extremely polarizing album. Both it and Ghost to a Ghost, which it was paired with as a double disc set, were his first country albums after he'd finally been released from Curb Records, the numerous issues between the two parties have been discussed to eternity over the years. Needless to say there was a lot riding on it and for many of his fans it was not what they were expecting. Ghost To a Ghost didn't get the warmest of receptions either, mainly do to complaints of redundancy in the lyric department and the fact that "The Devil's Movin' In" is basically a re-recorded version of "Angel of Sin" off Straight to Hell. Its ok, there are certainty some original ideas to be found on it (see the spaghetti western influenced "Time to Day" I posted on the previous page as well as the title track) but it kind of plays out like a B-sides comp rather than an actual album. Guttertown though is something special.
As far as undying musical loves go, its on par with metal. My grandfather was a fanatic for this stuff so it was some of the first music I can actually remember hearing. Matter of fact, two of the first CD's I can remember buying were Hank Williams Sr.'s 24 Greatest Hits Vol. 2 and Hank Jr.'s The Pressure is On after having nearly wore out my grandfathers two tape copies of both, which I still have although I'm afraid to see if they still play, wear and tear and whatnot. I was lucky enough to get most of his records after he died, an invaluable collection including some original Cash 45's from the Sun Records days.
