Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room

Greatly disliked this misogynistic claptrap

Not terrible for country. I'm still jot really a fan of it, but it was lightyears better than current country music. 2/5

This record was pretty bad. What is it about the late 80s that gave us such overproduced nonsense?

Very old school sounding country. Really not a fan of the lyrics, and his vocals do not sound all that convincing

Ordentliches Country Folk-Album mit klarer Stimme und passenden Songs. Falls ich mal wieder durch Wyoming und Montana reise werde ich die Platte nochmal ausgraben. “Streets of Bakersfield” könnte auch die englische Fassung vom Almdudler “Straßen in Bischofshofen” sein. Schön zu hören aber keine “Pikes”.

Very Country, not really my deal. At least it's old country.

I'd have to listen a few more times to give it a fair shake.

I mostly remember Dwight Yoakam from Panic Room... he plays a good villain, was kinda fucked up.

As for this album, not my thing, found it boring, didn't need to listen before I die.

Very high-production value country with a real compressed studio pop to every twang, the album nonetheless has a neo-traditional sound, highlighting classic folk instruments - fiddle, mandolin, banjo, accordion, lap steel - on the solos paired with a classic bright clean telecaster with dialled in slap echo+tremelo providing in the main licks and a big reverby drum sound. The vocals are straight from the nose in a classic kind of pinched 'high lonesome' style and the lyrics are textbook stuff all about the women that break your heart and the trucks that break your back. The accordion tracks especially bring a Tejano/cumbia sound to the Bakersfield style while the melodic phrasing and harmonies are often straight-up bluegrass. Overall, an odd combination of polished and rootsy that I can imagine annoyed a lot of people invested in the authenticity aura of country but it sounds good and is a musically fun strut through some bleak themes.

Favorites: I Got You, What I Don't Know, Buenas Noches, Pillow

Great traditional country from the late 80s. Dwight Yoakem's voice is perfect throughout, with just the right amount of crack, yodel, and twang. Not a note out of place with a genuine swing that comes from a place of sincerity. Deep emotional content and some intriguing darkness that bears repeated listening. Almost Shakespearean at times. Excellent top to bottom, and I'm not a big Country fan, but I DO enjoy almost everything I've heard from Dwight Yoakem.

Ugh nope too cliche country for me. Less than a minute in and he was already talking about his truck.

How is this supposed to be on here? I'm guessing because it's traditional country in an era of Reagan-infused-country, but that doesn't make this good. Were this an album from the 50s or early 60s I'd give it some wiggle room, but this is the same year as Teenage Riot, for God's sake, Havwe some edge, something interesting, ANYTHING. It's a two star album, but this gets a one on principle. I will say the instrumentals are nice.

Sounds more of a rock album than I would have expected - maybe cos he was not in Nashville. Still plenty of country music tropes though, from listing all the ways his life sucks (in the opener) to clear threats to kill a cheating lover (in a couple of songs!)

Literally name checks a truck in the first verse. Absolutely not. This is trash, complete and total trash.

I don't like country. I'm sure it's a fine example of the genre, but that genre is awful.

I am not opposed to country, but this one didn't do as much for me. Not really my style. 2/5

good country album

Sounds pretty middle of the road to me.

juu eipä oikein iske tämmönen kättäkin viileämpi kantri. 2/5

I, alright. I’ve given country music an honest shot a bunch of times in my life, it’s never clicked for me, this one was no different. Though that said the music didn’t really annoy me as such, and I was never bored or pissed off with it the way I was with the Sinatra album last week, so hey. Wasn’t wild about the Dixie song extolling “rebel spirit”, but comes with the fuckin territory I guess.