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Waylon Jennings & The .357s - Waylon Forever (2008)

The eight-song set features remakes of Waylon classics, surprising covers, and a new Jennings original, all backed by the artist's son, Shooter, and his band, the 357's. The elder Jennings died in 2002, but the recording of these songs began more than 12 years ago (when Shooter was 16) at a pool-house home studio in Arizona, with vocals cut in Nashville. In 2006, Shooter and the 357's recorded more backing tracks at producer and bandmember Dave Cobb's studio in Los Angeles. The album features relatively faithful, if edgier, renditions of Jennings standards like Neil Young's "Are You Ready for the Country," Rodney Crowell's "Ain't Livin' Long Like This," and Jennings' own "Waymore's Blues"; a stirring ballad reworking of "Outlaw Sh*t" (previously released as "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand"), a cover of Cream's "White Room," as well as the never-released, Waylon-penned "I Found the Body."

Track Listings

1. Jack of Diamonds

2. Outlaw Sh*t

3. Ain't Livin Long Like This

4. Are You Ready For The Country?

5. Lonesome On'ry and Mean

6. Waymore's Blues

7. White Room

8. I Found The Body

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Weighing in at a mere eight songs, Waylon Forever isn't quite a major archival release, but this handful of tracks adds up to a nice coda to Waylon's career. Don't be misled by the cover shot of Waylon at his '70s outlaw prime: every song dates from sessions Waylon held in 1995 with his son, Shooter, who leads his father through his back pages, cutting new versions of "Lonesome On'ry and Mean," "Jack of Diamonds," "Ain't Livin' Long Like This," and "Waymore's Blues," assisting his dad in turning "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand" upside down with "Outlaw Sh**," then adding a cover of Cream's "White Room" and Waylon's OK original "I Found the Body" for good measure. Shooter's band doesn't reinterpret the original outlaw classics so much as revive them, which only points out that Waylon is sounding a bit rough; his vocals don't sound finished, they sound like demos, which these sessions essentially were, with Shooter completing overdubs close to the album's 2008 release. This slightly haggard quality isn't alienating, nor is it quite compelling, either, as this isn't a loose, off-the-cuff snapshot of Waylon at ease, it's polished home recordings. But that home element is the key to the modest charms of Waylon Forever: it's clear that Waylon relished working with his son and Shooter loved recording with his father, so this winds up being a warm testament to the family's outlaw tradition. : ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Waylon Jennings will always be considered among the elite of country music. He was equally appealing

as both a traditional country artist and that of a renegade, and this posthumously released CD done in conjunction with his son Shooter and his backing band The .357's can only attest to that point. It is a wonderful outing indicative of Jennings range from that of a rogue as on both Lonesome On'ry and Mean and Are You Ready for the Country to the reflective observer on the pristine Jack of Diamonds. Each song with the exception of the cover of Cream's White Room is infused with that special indefinable something which made Jennings stand out from the crowd. Whether his vocals are tinged with anger or tenderness, they always exuded a passion for the subject matter. Shooter deserves credit for the sparseness of his production techniques by highlighting his father's talent, minimizing his own vocal contributions and bringing the immensely talented 357's on board. He has taken his father's 1995 idea of them collaborating on an album and done him proud. : ~ Steven Freeman

Original News:

Waylon and Son, Reunited on Disc

By Jim Fusilli

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