Kristofferson

It would be easy to call this outlaw music about drinking, but it’s really more than that. It’s outcast music. It’s about the people on the fringes, not only the drunks but, more importantly, the people who, for whatever reason, refuse to play the game. And what’s the game? Everything societies are built on, like laws that only protect property, not people. This album masterfully destroys all hypocrites who expect everyone to live a certain way to build a society a certain way but do not themselves live in that way. And of course there’s the drinking, stories of which just break your heart.

One of the best albums of the outlaw country genre. Instrumentally, it's nothing above average and quite simple (not a detriment, just a simple observation), but Kris' voice and ability to weave a beautiful picture of the lives of people who've been dealt cards from a different deck of cards than you and I, gives the album a new dimension that puts it well above the rest. The album didn't start well when it first got released, which is a damn shame, but I'm glad that several soaring stars decided to cover songs from this album and give "Kristofferson" a reason to be observed in the spotlight.