![]() "Can I Sleep In Your Arms Tonight" is even better. I've often thought I'd pay a premium for an insturmental Nelson album, nothing but guitar solos. ![]() He is the most underrated guitar players of the last 45 years, bar none. ![]() "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" is a classic performance and, I think, the first time Nelson's fantastic nylon-sting picking was heard on a charting single. There are 3 versions of "Time Of The Preacher Here," but it works, just as it worked when Nelson did "Whiskey River" 3 times at the 1980 show. Oddly enough, it is an album that hashes and rehashes the same simple melody repeatedly, employs the same basic instrumentation throughout, and tells and retells the same story over and over-but never grows old or wears thin. A great songwriter, expressive singer, and world-class guitar player, he was finally able to communicate it all to a mainstream audience with his 1975 release, RED HEADED STRANGER. I know I was converted from a Rock purist to a Willie Nelson fan after seeing him live in 1980. I think Willie Nelson has to be seen live to be truly understood.
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