Hank Williams Jr. - America (The Way I See It), Vol. 18
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Artist: Hank Williams Jr.Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2011-02-07
Music Label: CURB
Soundtracks:
- Don't Give Us A Reason
- Mr. Lincoln
- I've Got Rights
- The Coalition To Ban Coalitions
- All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over For Monday Night Football
- Give A Damn
- Practice What I Preach
- The American Way
- A Country Boy Can Survive
- U.S.A. Today
Music reviews of America (The Way I See It), Vol. 18
Music Review: Hank's message to Saddam
Rating: 5 Stars
Following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and the subsequent build-up of British and American troops in the region, then known as Desert Shield, Hank wrote and recorded a message to Saddam Hussein in the form of a song, Don't give us a reason. It proved popular for a while but then people realized that maybe it was over the top, although nobody could deny that Hank's heart was in the right place. If only Saddam had heeded Hank's advice, Desert Shield would not have been upgraded to Desert Storm.
Hank wasn't planning an album release at the time but somebody had the bright idea of collecting some of Hank's thought-provoking songs together. This compilation is the result. In his brief liner notes, Hank says he's seen enough of the world to convince him that America is the greatest country in the world, but his songs show that he still sees plenty of things that he wants changed. So this is an interesting compilation with one completely new song (Don't give us a reason), eight old songs culled from previous albums, and another song (All my rowdy friends are coming over for football Monday night) that is a re-working of one of his earlier classics.
I particularly like The coalition to ban coalitions, his protest about the way people organize themselves into special interest groups. In Give a damn, he protests about people who don't care about things that they ought to. In Mr Lincoln, he protests about the way government behaves, harking back to an earlier era, In Practice what I preach, he says he lives the way he says others ought to. In A country boy survive, he gives encouragement to those who are struggling. In a lighter vein, he sings All my rowdy friends are coming over for football Monday night. In USA today, Hank contrasts the problems of America with many of the good things, pointing out that you don't see any refugees leaving the USA for other countries. The titles of the other songs (I've got rights, The American way) give you a fair idea of what they are about.
If you like Hank singing these kinds of songs, this is a handy way to get a lot of them in one place. As any dedicated fan will know, there are plenty of other songs that could have been included, but these are certainly among the best.
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