Great :)
Love it, "Old man from the mountain" is plain awesome!
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Defines an era
This is a good collection of Merle that showcases the fire of a difficult and misspent youth. Before there was "outlaw" country, there was "Bakersfield." Tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 13, and 15 are classic!
MERLE!
Hes the man Johnny Cash wrote about, he is epic and may God let him live forever.
Merle Haggard
If you like Merle Haggard, you will appreciate the fact that this album was recorded in a studio, with the controlls necessary for some clean ,quality tracks. I like it much better than LIVE recordings where a lot of noise can be heard. The band did a good job. For easy listening , this album,"Fightin' Side of Me" is nice. I like it.
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