Track Listings (17) - Disc #1| All Artists: Porter Wagoner Title: Wagonmaster Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Anti Original Release Date: 1/1/2007 Re-Release Date: 6/5/2007 Genres: Country, Pop Style: Classic Country Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 045778685929, 8714092685923, 871409268592 |
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In a world where the term is overused, Porter Wagoner is a true legend. He kicked out hard-hitting honky-tonk anthems in the 50s; pioneered music television with the amazingly long-running "Porter Wagoner Show" 1960-1980,... more » |
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Album Description In a world where the term is overused, Porter Wagoner is a true legend. He kicked out hard-hitting honky-tonk anthems in the 50s; pioneered music television with the amazingly long-running "Porter Wagoner Show" 1960-1980, where he discovered Dolly Parton; started the Nudie suit craze; influenced everyone from Johnny Cash and Dwight Yoakam to the Byrds & Gram Parsons; and recorded seminal concept albums in the early 70s, populated with the lonely, addicted, and mentally ill, capturing the imagination of nascent punks like Alex Chilton with songs like "The Rubber Room." Last year, Marty Stuart, longtime Johnny Cash sideman and torchbearer of traditional country music, approached his longtime hero with a song Johnny Cash had written for Porter, called "Committed to Parkview." In the tradition of Porter's haunted ballads, "Committed to Parkview" is the first-person account of a tenant of Nashville's legendary sanitorium, listening in on the tormented cries of his fellow inmates. Porter and Marty decided to build an album, Wagonmaster, around the song, revisiting the classic feel of his chilling concept albums, interwoven with stomping barroom honkytonk that rides with the best of Hank Williams and Ernest Tubb. The results are magnificent, a record of raw beauty capturing a proud, ragged man looking back unflinchingly at his life. At 79, and celebrating his 50th anniversary at the Grand Ole Opry, Porter has never been more vibrant and relevant. Similar CDsSimilarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsThe Wagonmaster's comin' DanD | 08/12/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "Note the key component of the the word Wagonmaster: "master." It implies someone who knows his/her craft better than anyone else. There are three masters present on this record, who contribute equally to its artistic creation. On the surface, you have Porter Wagoner: a vertan of country music, both good and bad, who's seen just about all there is to see, and somehow lived to tell about it. He sings the songs, he writes most of the lyrics; they are haunting lyrics, deep and painful--even when they are upbeat, even on the gospel numbers, they are haunted by a sense of forboding. Make no mistake: this is not a happy album. Behind the scenes, you have Marty Stuart, who picks on all the songs and produced the album. Stuart's production values have long been lauded (from personal experience, I can say he damn-near changed my life with his work on Billy Bob Thornton's debut record, PRIVATE RADIO), and here they earn every bit of praise they've been given. This is a traditional country record, with fiddle and steel on every track, with lyrics that are as honest as they are bitter. It is a cohesive effort that flows together like molasses...or Satan's river. The culminative point on the album is the final, unlisted track: Stuart and Wagoner in the studio, discussing and singing Hank Williams. You don't think of it on your first listen; but when you get to that hidden track, you realize that this is, indeed, a Hank Williams record--hence the third master. The voice and poetry of Porter Wagoner, produced and played by the incomparable Marty Stuart, channeling the poetry of Hank Williams. If that doesn't equal a classic country record...then, damn it all, nothing does." Once again, one more time! John A. Gregorio | Castalian Springs, TN | 06/06/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "The previous reviews say most of what I feel, but I want to mention that unlike many younger performers, Porter Wagoner performs these songs live and they are as good if not better than on CD. He did so, at the Grand Ole Opry, a few weeks ago, in celebration of his 50th Anniversary at the Opry." I am a bluegrass fan, and we bluegrass fans can argue for days on end about what is and what is not bluegrass. Country music fans can do likewise. I think much of what passes for Country Music, is Southern pop or Country Rock, which is great, but not country. Anyway, if someone ask you what is Country Music in 2007, tell them to listen to this CD." This is what country music is about. Tim Martin | South Bend, Indiana United States | 09/02/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "In this album, Porter Wagoner sings of moments of clarity in lives filled with desperation and struggle. Loves lost and lost lives fill this album that is sure to bring further resurgence to an illustrious career. Here, set against a beautiful background of classic country accompaniment , Porter Wagoner brings us back to the era of classic country with its ballads that bring sadness and consolation. The song "Albert Ervin" is an incredible accomplishment.
No need for a long review. If you like country music, you must buy this album. If you want to see if you would like country, you must buy this album. Another star is set in the firmament." |
