Willie Nelson [Archive] - AbsolutePunk.net

El_Jeffe

07/15/08, 08:53 PM

willie, an absolute legend of music & there's definitely a reason for such acclaim. despite being based in country, he can do it all with tremendous brilliance. for starters, it was his '05 reggae album countryman that actually got me into him haha. but i've since become a big fan of much of his work

once again 2008 delivers another delightful surprise, with willie's latest live album with modern jazz trumpet hero wynton marsalis, titled two men with the blues. i only picked this up on a whim today, when i saw these two greats on one album, the decision was easy. turns out i made a great choice since this has to be one of the greatest live recordings i've come across, it's phenomenal. two magnificent musicians working in near perfect harmony throughout a string of new orleans jazz tinged blues-ballads. the two men (backed by a 5-piece band) calmly exchange the spot light with one another, gently twisting these great songs into their own, full of yearning & beauty. on paper this jam session probably shouldn't have worked. but somehow it defies all odds, what a stunner

any fans, share some love & discussion?

IWasaCamera

07/15/08, 08:59 PM

Never completely got into him but Phases And Stages (my personal favorite) and Red Headed Stranger are probably my top Willie releases.

Jumpoff

07/15/08, 09:00 PM

I really never bothered to try to get into him.. but now thinking I should since you are reccing him Craig haha. I thought he died years ago, though. Couldn't believe he was in Beerfest.

mattybobviously

07/15/08, 09:04 PM

I will embarrassingly admit that I got into Willie Nelson after hearing Andy Hull from Manchester Orchestra cover the "The Party's Over", good stuff.

El_Jeffe

07/15/08, 09:13 PM

Never completely got into him but Phases And Stages (my personal favorite) and Red Headed Stranger are probably my top Willie releases.

both great albums. i think his latest could be your thing, are you a wynton marsalis fan? it's as much wynton as it is willie. very jazzy, very nice

I really never bothered to try to get into him.. but now thinking I should since you are reccing him Craig haha. I thought he died years ago, though. Couldn't believe he was in Beerfest.

haha he's alive & well & his vocals are sounding better than ever! his reggae album countryman features toots on a couple songs. got me into willie, it might work for you too? haha. people don't seem to realize, he's done sooo much more than country music, he covers everything somewhere along the line

I will embarrassingly admit that I got into Willie Nelson after hearing Andy Hull from Manchester Orchestra cover the "The Party's Over", good stuff.

i've never heard anything from them, any good? but whatever gets you into something great mate

_jonas

07/15/08, 09:19 PM

:zoom: M A R I J U A N A:zoom:

IWasaCamera

07/15/08, 09:19 PM

both great albums. i think his latest could be your thing, are you a wynton marsalis fan? it's as much wynton as it is willie. very jazzy, very nice
Big Marsalis fan. He's dropped by the jazzfest here a few times so I've been fortunate enough to see him and I highly recommend you do so if he ever comes near you. Can't say I even knew about his collaboration with Willie though. Something I'll definitely look into.

mattybobviously

07/15/08, 09:19 PM

i've never heard anything from them, any good? but whatever gets you into something great mate
As a band... they're pretty much a watered down version of Built to Spill, though there debut album as two tracks that I am still really into. However, their lead singer, Andy Hull, has a bright future ahead of him, I think he's either 20 or 21, and has already done some great stuff solo. His Nelson cover (which incorporates a Mountain Goats song as well) is chilling, and he's got the lyrical and vocal talent to go places. I'm not sure the band will ever do anything incredible, but he's got too much talent not to do something big some day. Also one of the nicest guys I've met.

micahistheballs

07/15/08, 09:22 PM

I love his work with the Highwaymen.

El_Jeffe

07/15/08, 09:26 PM

Big Marsalis fan. He's dropped by the jazzfest here a few times so I've been fortunate enough to see him and I highly recommend you do so if he ever comes near you. Can't say I even knew about his collaboration with Willie though. Something I'll definitely look into.

yea damn he's good. doesn't get enough love & credit, here or anywhere. i'll be sure to. neither did i until i saw the album in stores, only came out this month apparently

As a band... they're pretty much a watered down version of Built to Spill, though there debut album as two tracks that I am still really into. However, their lead singer, Andy Hull, has a bright future ahead of him, I think he's either 20 or 21, and has already done some great stuff solo. His Nelson cover (which incorporates a Mountain Goats song as well) is chilling, and he's got the lyrical and vocal talent to go places. I'm not sure the band will ever do anything incredible, but he's got too much talent not to do something big some day. Also one of the nicest guys I've met.

oh righto, sounds somewhat interesting. i might check them out anyway, i like to know what's floating out & about in the music world

CellarGhosts

08/01/08, 01:11 PM

bump for the ol' Red Headed Stranger

El_Jeffe

08/01/08, 06:22 PM

bump for the ol' Red Headed Stranger

soo good. i'm always a little surprised that this is often peoples favourite album from big willie. it's not his most accessible, with it's often brief & jumbled ways. was also somewhat of a concept album. but i'm with ya mate... i love it too haha

didn't know you were a willie fan? nice

MADSTA

08/01/08, 06:39 PM

Just thought I'd tell you that my brother's name is Willy Nelson.

El_Jeffe

08/01/08, 06:43 PM

hahaha that rules. i sincerely wish him a successful & fruitful career in the honky tonk industry

is he a fan of country willie though?

AP_Punk

08/01/08, 06:45 PM

I want that Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis album.

El_Jeffe

08/01/08, 06:56 PM

I want that Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis album.

straight up? didn't pick you as a sort of jazz/country/blues fusion type of fella. but even so, i think you might enjoy this album. if the harmonica in the opening tune "bright lights big city" can't get you doing the boogie woogie... something's wrong haha

AP_Punk

08/01/08, 06:59 PM

straight up? didn't pick you as a sort of jazz/country/blues fusion type of fella. but even so, i think you might enjoy this album. if the harmonica in the opening tune "bright lights big city" can't get you doing the boogie woogie... something's wrong haha

it looks and sounds awesome. :-)

i've never really listened to jazz/country, etc. that much, but i'm looking to change that and get into em now.

MADSTA

08/01/08, 07:30 PM

hahaha that rules. i sincerely wish him a successful & fruitful career in the honky tonk industry

is he a fan of country willie though?
Hahahah, no. When he was really young, I showed him one of my dad's Willie records with a picture of him on the front. I told him that that's what he'll grow up to look like. He cried.

as cute as you

08/01/08, 07:44 PM

didn't really like his work. groundbreaking though. "crazy for feeling so lonely"

CellarGhosts

08/01/08, 08:19 PM

soo good. i'm always a little surprised that this is often peoples favourite album from big willie. it's not his most accessible, with it's often brief & jumbled ways. was also somewhat of a concept album. but i'm with ya mate... i love it too haha

didn't know you were a willie fan? nice
haha eh, I wasn't really saying it was my favorite, was more of a refrence to him as the Red Headed Stranger. I dunno, haha. but yeah, either way I really like the album.

and yeah, I've been a fan for a while, I just really never noticed this thread before. was listening to him earlier and decided to see if there was a thread.

IWasaCamera

08/01/08, 10:15 PM

Haven't listened to Willie in a while. May change that later.

micahistheballs

08/01/08, 10:23 PM

I think I need to look into this album as well.

AP_Punk

08/02/08, 10:18 PM

Two Men with the Blues = awesome

El_Jeffe

08/03/08, 12:50 AM

Hahahah, no. When he was really young, I showed him one of my dad's Willie records with a picture of him on the front. I told him that that's what he'll grow up to look like. He cried.

haha he should be so lucky to look this awesome!

http://www.rajiworld.com/willie.nelson.ap.jpg

look out ladies

haha eh, I wasn't really saying it was my favorite, was more of a refrence to him as the Red Headed Stranger. I dunno, haha. but yeah, either way I really like the album.

and yeah, I've been a fan for a while, I just really never noticed this thread before. was listening to him earlier and decided to see if there was a thread.

haha oh righto, fair enough. that's cool, i saw him on your favourites list in the other thread. lovin' it, willie never gets enough love

I think I need to look into this album as well.

oh you definitely do my friend. i might just be able to sort you out

Two Men with the Blues = awesome

glad you enjoyed it mate. it's just soo good & was recorded more or less by accident. the boys apparently just got together for a jam one night, let whatever audience that wanted to turn up. certainly wasn't planned as an album, but it just sounded soo good, they decided to release it

allhourcymbals

08/03/08, 12:55 AM

I love the episode of Monk with him in it. It was on yesterday actually.

AP_Punk

08/03/08, 05:31 PM

glad you enjoyed it mate. it's just soo good & was recorded more or less by accident. the boys apparently just got together for a jam one night, let whatever audience that wanted to turn up. certainly wasn't planned as an album, but it just sounded soo good, they decided to release it

haha. that's awesome. glad they went ahead and recorded/released it.

around the time you made this thread talking about two men with the blues, vinyl collective put that double lp album in it's store - perfect timing. i plan on ordering that sometime.

TakeLotsWithAlcohol

08/03/08, 05:37 PM

I just seen him and Dave Matthews in concert on Friday night.

CellarGhosts

08/03/08, 06:58 PM

I love the episode of Monk with him in it. It was on yesterday actually.
Me too!

Fun fact: When they're in the record store, a copy of Hard Rock Bottom is visible on the shelf behind Monk's head. Neato! haha.

haha oh righto, fair enough. that's cool, i saw him on your favourites list in the other thread. lovin' it, willie never gets enough love
ah yeah, I agree. the man's pretty underrated.

AP_Punk

08/03/08, 07:00 PM

what else should i check out by him?

IWasaCamera

08/03/08, 07:04 PM

Phases And Stages.

allhourcymbals

08/03/08, 07:09 PM

Me too!

Fun fact: When they're in the record store, a copy of Hard Rock Bottom is visible on the shelf behind Monk's head. Neato! haha.

ah yeah, I agree. the man's pretty underrated.
Hahaha, really? I never noticed that. I'll look out for it next time.

AP_Punk

08/03/08, 07:10 PM

all right.

CellarGhosts

08/03/08, 07:34 PM

Hahaha, really? I never noticed that. I'll look out for it next time.
Haha, for serious. I never noticed it before either. It just popped out all of a sudden this time though. I was happy :-d

It's one of my favorite Monk episodes too.

allhourcymbals

08/03/08, 08:01 PM

Haha, for serious. I never noticed it before either. It just popped out all of a sudden this time though. I was happy :-d

It's one of my favorite Monk episodes too.
I've seen it way too many times. I love the blind lady in it though.

CellarGhosts

08/03/08, 08:04 PM

I've seen it way too many times. I love the blind lady in it though.
Haha. Agreed.

I like the scene at the end where Monk and Willie are playing Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain at Trudy's grave. It's sweet/sad.

CellarGhosts

11/13/09, 04:59 PM

Bump. Been listening to Songbird and Spirit today.

StreetSpirit76

11/14/09, 11:03 AM

Red Headed Stranger is such a classic.

StreetSpirit76

11/25/09, 07:07 PM

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boomerangslang

11/30/10, 02:22 PM

Bump. Listened to Stardust for the first time yesterday and ended spinning it five times. Just wonderful.

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cshadows2887

03/25/11, 09:48 PM

Just heard Red Headed Stranger. My first Willie album. I was really, really into it. The sparseness of those arrangements is a great way to get into his voice.

CellarGhosts

03/25/11, 10:15 PM

:thumbup:

boomerangslang

08/11/11, 09:30 PM

Red Headed Stranger has always been my favorite Willie album, but damn, Yesterday's Wine may just overtake it. His 70's output is just insane.

cshadows2887

10/09/11, 12:57 AM

Man, Stardust is spectacular. He's such an incredible interpretive singer. I know every single one of these songs, and have never felt connected to them like I do when Willie sings them.

His cover of "Unchained Melody" in particular is fucking revelatory.