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Hank
Williams Jr.
- I'm One Of You
Album Review by: Cheryl Harvey Hill
 From
the first chord to the last note, I'm One Of You is solid
affirmation that one of the most rebel rousing artists to ever hit
Nashville has come of age and delightfully matured. Hank Williams Jr.
has, unquestionably, found his own voice and is not content to just
claim a place in country music history as the heir to a legend ...
instead, he has carved his own unique musical niche', and one-of-a-kind
celebrity, into the country music history books.
As beneficiary of a family tradition that was often nurtured on
controversy, his early years were tabloid fodder while he struggled to
live up to the legend of his famous, often capricious, father. The days
of being better known for his raucous escapades than for his music have
finally passed. This album guarantees it. You will find no rowdy friends
or kids in the mix on this CD. The only voice you will hear singing
along, will be your own; guaranteed.
There's one other thing that I found interesting about this album. It's 
actually pretty amazing how much you can glean from a photo. All of the
photos on the liner notes are really nice but there is much more there
than just nice reflecting from these images. Look closely. Especially at
the back cover. Or the inside of the front cover. When is the last time
you saw a smile that conveys that much? This is a smile that radiates
confidence and contentment. "They" say a picture is worth a
thousand words so you get a mega bonus here. I'm One Of You has some of
the best music I've ever heard to compliment the wonderful photos.
There are eleven songs on this album and half of them are just
downright, solid, foot stompin', lift your spirits fun. All of them are
really good. It appears that all that rollicking, hell raisin', sass
talkin' that Williams Jr. has been doing all this time was no more than
drawn out puberty. This album demonstrates that he is telling us the
truth when he says, "I'm One Of You." Baby boomers, preppies,
yuppies, hippies ... yep, turns out that behind those sunglasses, he is
one of you -- and all of you. And he's singing your life. Now, how cool
is that?
I'm One Of You
track list: Buy
It!
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1.
Amos Moses
2. Liquor To Like Her
3. Just Enough To Get In Trouble
4. I'm One Of You
5. What's On The Bar
6. Games People Play
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7.
Waylon's Guitar
8. Why Don't We All Get A Long Neck?/Jambalaya
9. American Offline
10. Guitar Money
11. Devil In The Bottle
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Website
Review by Jim Weaver:
 Help!
Hank's site needs help! Before we go any further I want you to know I
love Hank Jr., I love his music, I love his attitude... but I do not
love his website. I don't hate it, the site offers a lot of information,
a few pictures, tons of stuff to spend your money on but it's obvious
that there's not a lot of time, money or thought put into the design of
the site. Just simple things like having a menu on every page would be
nice, I hate being forced to return to the main page every time I want
to navigate to somewhere else within the site. The two big gray buttons
right under the navigation links on the main page don't work and they
crowd the text. I know I'll probably get hate mail from Hank Jr.
fans, management and the site designer but that won't change my mind,
his site needs help.
Rating:
Needs a lot of
work.
Please visit the website
for yourself.
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