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Jun 4, 2015Together, these giants deliver a master class on how country music is supposed to be done. It's also the strongest work of their three-decades-plus partnership.
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Jun 2, 2015Veracity makes Django and Jimmie a marvel, mixing novelty, pathos and classics. What emerges is a core sample of what made these men endure for half a century.
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Jul 1, 2015Though Django and Jimmie could have been a mere nostalgia trip, it’s more akin listening to your favorite uncles at family reunions, telling stories that they aren’t supposed to.
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Jun 2, 2015In addition to a clutch of strong originals, the men also take on another lion with a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” and each puts a stamp on one of the other’s classics as Haggard tackles “Family Bible” and Nelson croons “Somewhere Between.”
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Jun 26, 2015There’s a clear perspective to the album, one that hits a very particular place between carefree fun and longing for the past.
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UncutJun 3, 2015Nelson sings like a canary and plays like a dream, Haggard growls like a grizzled jailbird, and everyone seems to be having a blast. [Jul 2015, p.72]
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Jun 2, 2015Often, country memories can get maudlin, but Willie and Merle are filled with good humor here and the pair often strike a delicate balance of fun and sweet melancholy which gives Django and Jimmie a soulful lift.
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Jun 2, 2015Neither has anything left to prove but the utter joy and comradery on display makes you hope this isn’t their final collaboration.
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Jan 14, 2016Athough the two old giants of country music can't hit all the notes of youth their phrasing is neat and nuanced on their fourth album together.
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Jun 18, 2015So they’re not reinventing the wheel, but Willie and Merle are comfortable in their own company.
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MojoJun 10, 2015Get past the geriatric sniggering of It's All Going To Pot, here's a beautiful album of covers and new material. [Jul 2015, p.89]
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Jun 2, 2015We get a grab bag of new songs and rerecorded signatures fixed on the duo's own mythology, largely sans blue yodels or gypsy jazz.