Asleep at the Wheel - Remembers the Alamo
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Artist: Asleep at the WheelEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-11-04
Music Label: Shout Factory
Soundtracks:
- Remember The Alamo
- Green Leaves Of Summer
- Billy In The Low Ground
- Ballad Of The Alamo
- Deguello
- Ballad Of Davy Crocket
- Yellow Rose Of Texas
- New San Antonio Rose
- Eighth Of January
- Across The Alley From The Alamo
- Stout And High
- Don't Go There
- Soldier's Joy
Music reviews of Remembers the Alamo
Music Review: a good album with issues
Rating: 3 Stars
"Asleep at the Wheel Remembers the Alamo" is a good album with two problems. For starters, this is the watershed that marked the end of the band's 10-15 year climax. Some of this may be due to expectations. This isn't a Western Swing album -it's an eclectic collection of Americana that runs the gamut with traditional folk, country, spoken word, western swing and orchestral music. Regardless of the musical anthropology, the songs just aren't as strong as the band's usual setlist. The second issue is that beyond remembering the Alamo, this is a celebration of the old mission. Anybody with a balanced sense of history appreciates that the events surrounding the Alamo constitute a shameful legacy of manifest destiny. Davy Crockett and the Texans were rebellious guests in an independent country. There's little romance to be found in the fact that these jingoes facilitated their own destiny. If the goal is to let bygones be bygones and move forward, is it appropriate to resurrect and glorify the events that led to the imperial annexation of a neighboring country? What's next, a celebratory tribute to the Trail of Tears or Jim Crow? "Asleep at the Wheel Remembers the Alamo" is a good album with issues -I would like to have awarded 3 1/2 stars, but bumped it up to 4 because it is Ray Benson and the boys after all! With so many better recordings, this Asleep at the Wheel release should be reserved for completists and Alamo history enthusiasts.
Description of Remembers the Alamo
For over three decades, 30+ albums, and nine Grammy® Awards, Asleep At The Wheel has been championing big band western swing, touring non-stop and earning both critical acclaim and love from fans nationwide. This latest album is a reverent compilation of songs related to Texas and the history and events of The Alamo. It includes faithful reinterpretations like "Remember The Alamo," "Ballad of Davy Crockett," and "Ballad of the Alamo," the latter which appeared in the 1960 John Wayne feature film.Ray Benson and the band also offer original compositions inspired by events at the Texas landmark and include one song which is a self-admitted left turn from the body of material; "Don?t Go There," a tongue-in-cheek song written about Ozzy Osbourne?s notorious visit to the Alamo. The message to Ozzy includes the lyrics, "It?s a simple Texas Mission, not a pot for you to piss in. It?s a symbol of our state, not a place to urinate."
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