Hank Williams III Damn Right Rebel Proud 2008

Artist : Hank III

Album : Damn Right, Rebel Proud

Source : CD

Year : 2008

Genre : Country

Encoder : Ashampoo Music Studio 3

Codec : LAME 3.97

Bitrate : 192K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo

ID3-Tag : ID3v2.3

Ripped By : NMR





Track Listing

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1. The Grand Ole Opry (Ain't So Grand) ( 2:35)

2. Wild & Free ( 2:58)

3. Me & My Friends ( 3:12)

4. Six Pack of Beer ( 2:32)

5. I Wish I Knew ( 3:30)

6. If You Can't Help Your Own ( 3:32)

7. Candidate For Suicide ( 3:41)

8. H8 Line ( 3:12)

9. Long Hauls & Close Calls ( 2:43)

10. Stoned & Alone ( 5:27)

11. P.F.F. (10:01)

12. 3 Shades of Black ( 4:18)

13. Workin' Man - Hank III ( 3:01)



Total Playing Time: 50:49 (min:sec)

Total Size : 71.1 MB (74,569,309 bytes)



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Since his solo career went Straight To Hell, with the 2006 release of that very name, Hank Williams III has lived up to his outlaw reputation in a way that would surely make his legendary granddaddy one proud sonofabitch. When not growling or blasting away in hardcore metal outlets like Arson Anthem or Assjack, Hank III spends his time deeply rooted in the old-school country/western traditions pioneered by the original Hank and others like him.



Much of Damn Right, Rebel Proud is 110% hoe-down, honkey-tonk, true classic country; even if occasionally peppered with some of the colorful language his punk fans are accustomed too. Upbeat swingers like "The Grand Ole Opry (Ain't So Grand)," "Six Pack Of Beer" and "If You Can't Help Your Own" call back to a day before pop stars like The Dixie Chicks blew their bubblegum all over the genre, while the pedal-steel ballad "Stoned And Alone" and "Candidate For Suicide" are as depressing as they sound. Bridging the gap between his two very different musical worlds are "Long Hauls And Close Calls" and the ode to punk legend, GG Allin, "P.F.F." The former being a dark little ditty that comes across like a Charlie Daniels' rager with a coarse, death metal vocal in the background and the latter an epic length country/hardcore hybrid, complete with samples from Allin himself.



While not quite the tried and true traditional country album his earlier solo works have been, Damn Right, Rebel Proud is the epitome of Hank III's rebellion and whiskey-soaked skills as a songwriter. This may be a bit too country for the metal crowd and a bit too bloodthirsty for you CMT viewers out there, but for those that "get it," this is just right.