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| 4.5 superb | Ganoncannon | April 21st 19 |
Anyone who says they don't like country obviously hasn't heard Big Iron or Cool Water
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| 4.0 excellent | Robbit | May 27th 16 |
An enjoyable collection of Cowboy songs that seem to define why Country music was once called Country & Western.
Marty's tales of life in the Wild West are the sort of tales you'd expect from a folksinger or contemporaries like
Johnny Cash. And who hasn't heard "El Paso" played in numerous TV commercials at one point or another? It's
certainly a fine example of what Marty did best. Marty croons in a velvety smooth voice than occasionally reminds me
of Roy Orbison, yet never so sorrowful. Instead he sings with a lilt that is more uplifting and optimistic, even when
lyrics impart a sadder tale. As much as I enjoy hearing Marty spin his tales, his shortcoming seems to his failure to
include a more of an emotional dimension to his performances. As beautiful as Marty's voice is here, his smooth
storytelling doesn't hit you in the gut like a good Johnny Cash song. I suppose this may some of the reason why Cash
& Orbison continue to have relevance in 2013, while Marty's star has gradually faded through time. Favorite Tracks:
"Big Iron", "Cool Water" & "El Paso".
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| 4.5 superb | Wrencher | January 12th 12 |
Stand-out tracks: "Big Iron", "They're Hanging Me Tonight", "El Paso"
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| 5.0 classic | J | November 7th 22 |
I will probably muster up the courage to review this soon, seeing as it is one of my all-time favorites. There are so many CLASSIC cuts on this thing. If you don't like big iron and el paso, you have no soul, if you don't like they're hanging me tonight, you also have no soul but the other way.
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| 4.5 superb | Introu1 | January 3rd 22 |
the need the second amendment for cowboy culture babyy 4,4
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| 3.0 good | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | April 8th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Above | August 11th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Henry | March 22nd 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Oatus | May 18th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | mkodo | January 20th 22 |
| 3.5 great | kodama | July 14th 21 |
| 3.0 good | fog CONTRIBUTOR | April 14th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Pho3nix | September 6th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ZackSh33 | February 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | prouty | January 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ryus | September 10th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wyder | April 28th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Grzka | December 6th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Holsety | December 10th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | YeeHaw | July 11th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | p4p | August 2nd 16 |
| 3.5 great | Let | March 31st 15 |
| 5.0 classic | MOS6581 | December 26th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | CWE | August 11th 14 |
| 3.0 good | porch | March 7th 14 |
| 3.5 great | boleyn2 | February 28th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | DarinRG | October 20th 13 |
| 3.5 great | BSX | July 30th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Iai EMERITUS | March 13th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Egglord | January 27th 08 |
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