Author Topic: Willie Nelson DOES Reggae? (Read 1817 times)

Spacey · « **on:** July 11, 2005, 10:21:19 am »

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050710/ap_on_en_mu/willie_nelson_reggae

Willie Nelson has been working on a Reggae album. I know most of you will go out and by it, so I just thought I would let you know about it.

Discuss...

SlimPickens · « **Reply #1 on:** July 11, 2005, 10:26:56 am »

i\'ve read a couple of not-so-favorable reviews of this album. but i may need to ignore the critics and get it anyway... just to hear willie do "sitting in limbo".

Spacey · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2005, 10:33:21 am »

Said it earlier, like it or not, good or bad, it is worth listening too.

kindm's · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2005, 05:58:10 pm »

There is a good article about this album in last issue of Relix. They interviewed Willie about it and he said that the album got started about 10 or more years ago. He said it was an idea that Chris Blackwell (I think his name is) the former head of Island Records (who signed willie to that label).

He basically says how he would work on it and then something would come up and it would get shelved on and on. So then Chris Blackwell (if that is his name) left Island and then the project got scrapped. Then I guess someone in Willies camp made a deal to get the Masters form Island or whatever and they finally got it out.

It is funny because in the article Willie says that the albums release had been pushed back so many times and that all sorts of stuff have postponed it that he wouldn\'t believe it was out until he saw it with his own eyes or people start askinghim to sign it.

ChrisF · « **Reply #4 on:** July 12, 2005, 03:09:32 am »

i just downloaded it because it sounded interesting.

its very rough and incomplete and very poorly mixed. they could have done a lot more with the vocals to make them suit the songs better, they vary throughout the album. they dont sound too bad on some tracks, but for the most part it sounds like willie singing karaoke over a generic karaoke reggae disc. i think it could have been pretty good if more time was spent on it to mix it more. by the way it sounds you would think the budget for this album was about $500.

kyndkate · « **Reply #5 on:** July 12, 2005, 01:32:16 pm »

I heard one of the songs on a heady local independent radio station the other day, and the first thing that came out of my mouth was "WTF..is that Willie?" Not too big of a fan...

SlimPickens · « **Reply #6 on:** July 12, 2005, 01:36:04 pm »

Quote from: ChrisF

i just downloaded it because it sounded interesting.

its very rough and incomplete and very poorly mixed. they could have done a lot more with the vocals to make them suit the songs better, they vary throughout the album. they dont sound too bad on some tracks, but for the most part it sounds like willie singing karaoke over a generic karaoke reggae disc. i think it could have been pretty good if more time was spent on it to mix it more. by the way it sounds you would think the budget for this album was about $500.

i\'m bummed to hear this review.

ChrisF · « **Reply #7 on:** July 12, 2005, 01:45:16 pm »

its a little better after a few listens, but im not really into it. maybe you need to need to be stoned to really enjoy it.

Rujah · « **Reply #8 on:** July 12, 2005, 02:37:08 pm »

where did you download it?

maybe its the quality of your files but id still like to listen to it. and by the review i just read there will be no way im gonna fork out the $15 or so its gonna cost me

freddiewaht · « **Reply #9 on:** July 12, 2005, 02:47:36 pm »

ive got it and will send it to folks via im if anyones interested.
**** copywriting laws!!
im crazy like that,i tell ya!!!!!

Rujah · « **Reply #10 on:** July 12, 2005, 02:51:57 pm »

freddie-- you got my im name right?

freddiewaht · « **Reply #11 on:** July 12, 2005, 03:43:53 pm »

if i do,im not sure what it is..

ChrisF · « **Reply #12 on:** July 12, 2005, 03:51:10 pm »

heres the torrent for it http://isohunt.com/download.php?mode=bt&id=4841142

Rujah · « **Reply #13 on:** July 12, 2005, 04:28:12 pm »

thanks chris for hte link, funny thing is. that its actually working but the tomatoron, check that it doesnt recognized my IP as a registered user.

guess i\'ll talk to freddiewaht and get it over im