I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail

No problem with this. Country music. All fine. I wouldn't seek it out.

Howdy partner. I unfortunately did not have a rootin’ tootin’ time listening to this record. It was a real patience tester for me. Buck Owens’ music is so saccharine that it makes Johnny Cash sound like a thug by comparison. Its open, tender heart is undermined by the repetitive subject matter of the songs - a girl is often leaving Buck!

Klassista kantrisoundia. ei paljon muuta sanottavaa, 3/5.

Dear god this is awful. I can't really get on with country music at the best of times and this is truly unbearable. I enjoy a few older country artists - Johnny Cash, the occasional Willie Nelson - but this is just so cheesy and twangy and I can't stand it. I don't get the appeal for this kind of music at all. The best thing about this album is that it's only 32 minutes long. 1/5

I can see why this was included. It is a very classic old American country style. It has some charm, not particularly my jam.

Durchschnittliche Country Sounds aus den 60ern. Schlüssiges aber nahezu langweiliges Album ohne Piks nach oben oder unten.

A fun listen and fun to read about the Bakersfield Sound and its influence. Also I'm a sucker for song genealogies vis The Unfortunate Rake/Streets of Laredo/When I Was On Horseback

The worst kind of country

This really gets rolling with 'Let the Sad Times Roll On,' tho the title track does hit with humor and joviality, most notably continued on 'Wham Bam,' a hilarious promotion for the rejection of matrimony. In terms of country voices, I prefer the likes of Marty Robbins, Tom T. Hall, Townes Van Zandt, and Blazes Foley, not to say anything of Patsy Cline or Johnny Cash. But even tho I sometimes feel like I'm being slammed with a festivity I'm not exactly invited to be a part of, there are enough wistful songs - 'If You Fall Out of Love With Me,' 'The Band Keeps Playin' On,' 'Streets of Laredo' (an all-time favorite), 'Cryin' Time,' 'A Maiden's Prayer' (instrumental) - to keep this album honest, and to satisfy my penchant for a mournful affect. And in terms of influence (the Bakersfield sound), this is a true topper.

Uuugghhh.... Fuckin Honky Tonk country. Yee haw, punchin' your grandma, drinkin' budweiser and watchin' stock car racing.... Yoooo weeeee!!!! I know who Buck Owens is. I know he basically started Honky Tonk country, but this album is actively making me sick. It is way too country even for me. Listening to this kills your last brain cells and makes you feel inbred.

Favourite songs: Memphis, I've Got a Tiger By the Tail, We're Gonna Let the Good Times Roll, Wham Bam, Fallin' For You

Least favourite songs: If You Fall Out of Love With Me, Let the Sad Times Roll On

3/5

I am a sucker for some twang and had to talk myself out of giving this 4 stars. It’s good. I enjoyed it. It’s not the best country music from this era.

Very old-fashioned (and old) country, but plenty of silliness and daft lyrics too. Not really my kind of thing, but a heap of fun

A generic, old school country album with enough very minor twists to make the formula at least standable, such as the odd rock n roll track at the end, or the multiple plays on the phrase "let the good times roll." However, it still was repetitive and predictable, and I fail to see what makes this shine above any other country "album" from the time.

From when Country wasn't pop.

If you ignore the incredibly moronic lyrics and forced country accent (both par for the course), the instrumentation isn't bad.

I didn’t dislike this as much as I thought I would but I don’t love it.

Honkey tonk wham bam thank you ma'am

Not a CW fan, but did enjoy the listen, and will enjoy the listen again I am sure.

3 1/2*

60s country generally seems to avoid most of the things that I hate about country, and this is no different. It's very pretty and relaxing. I always love harmonies like this too.

This is why we needed the Dixie Chicks.