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Crusades Of The Restless Knights
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Crusades Of The Restless Knights
Genres: Country, Folk, Pop
 
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Once a staple of the Texas "Outlaw" songwriter scene, Ray Wylie Hubbard has moved beyond that scope in the 1990s with a series of highly literate and provocative records. Crusades may just be the best of the lot, filled wi...  more »

     
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All Artists: Ray Wylie Hubbard
Title: Crusades Of The Restless Knights
Members Wishing: 4
Total Copies: 0
Label: Philo / Umgd
Original Release Date: 1/1/1999
Re-Release Date: 7/20/1999
Genres: Country, Folk, Pop
Styles: Outlaw Country, Classic Country, Traditional Folk, Singer-Songwriters
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 011671121826

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Amazon.com's Best of 1999
Once a staple of the Texas "Outlaw" songwriter scene, Ray Wylie Hubbard has moved beyond that scope in the 1990s with a series of highly literate and provocative records. Crusades may just be the best of the lot, filled with bold, inquisitive lyrics and wrapped in understated but vibrant country-folk settings. --Marc Greilsamer

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He Was Alt-Country When Alt-Country Wasn't Cool
J. D. Edwards | Grapevine, TX USA | 01/31/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ray has plugged away for decades trying to live down the memory of writing "Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother". Anyone coming into this or any other Ray disc expecting this sort of barroom sing-along is in the wrong place. Ray writes deep, funny, touching songs with excellent musicianship to back it up.In his live shows, you have the benefit of hearing the stories behind the songs, and you can see the true skill Ray has acquired at playing the guitar. He really seems to believe what he is singing in every instance, as if he has felt every emotion that is put forth.In said live shows, the biggest reaction goes to "Conversations With the Devil", which threatens to be his new signature song. It is perhaps the most funny, yet also insightful, thing he has written, and I would think he would gladly replace Redneck Mother with this newer work.The sound is stripped-down - Ray with a few players - but that's all he needs. The power of the songwriting and performance come through in what is perhaps one of the best country albums in a long time. Forget Nashville. Ray is creating art in Texas."
Each disc a new revelation
wrj1 | Cincinnati, OH. United States | 12/26/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Tha amazing thing about Ray Wylie is that each disc is so good that you cant believe that the next could possibly be as good. But then the latest release comes along and surpasses the rest. As a songwriter and performer he is simply without parallel. Not only does he write great lyrics, he writes extraordinary music that brings out the most in those lyrics. Then he plumbs the depth of both in that husky evocative voice that plunges right into the listeners heart and soul."
Ray's Crusades Finally Pay Off
Davis Jackson | Denver, CO USA | 07/23/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is great American music! What if radio stations never played Dylan or Springsteen?Ray Wylie Hubbard is not a new kid on the block, but with Crusades of the Restless Knights, Ray may finally be on his way to getting the recognition he so much deserves. Hubbard gets almost no air time in most markets -- perhaps his thinking persons' country/folk/rock is not what many station directors are looking for. Nonetheless, his well honed musical abilities and intelligent, thought provoking lyrics are winning over new listners every day. People are telling people, and Ray Wylie Hubbard is on his way! The album is fresh, original Hubbard, covering the spectrum from folk to country to rock. There's nothing shallow and superficial here. This album is nothing but winners, coupling Hubbard's deeply observant, thoughtful, poetic abilities, and his head-nodding, foot-tapping country/folk/rock.With Crusades, and listners' word-of-mouth, Hubbard is proving that great music will be recognized, whether radio stations play it or not."