VA - Looking Better Every Beer (2009)

VA - Lookin' Better Every Beer (2009)



Finely aged collection of alcohol-themed country and blues
This is a 40-song set heavily populated with songs of grape and grain. There are blues tunes by Floyd Dixon, Big Jay McNeely, Lightnin' Hopkins, Jimmy Liggins and Sonny Terry, but the bulk of the collection is drawn from classic country artists such as Merle Haggard, the Louvin Brothers, Wanda Jackson, Merle Travis, Hank Thompson and Faron Young. There's also western swing from Bob Wills and bluegrass harmonies from Jim & Jessie. The album mixes classic songs of drink, drinking and drunkenness with tunes, such as Jean Shepard's "That's What Lonesome Is", that are only peripherally related, or, in the case of Ernie Ford's "Hicktown", the antithesis of the album's title topic. The sinning is stretched to tobacco and cocaine, as well. With so many country songs about alcohol and bars, it's surprising the producers wandered from their main theme. Still, the sidetracks are often good and fit musically, so perhaps it's best to just pop open another beer and quit complaining!

Tracklist:
01. Floyd Dixon - Wine, Wine, Wine (02:42)
02. Merle Haggard - The Bottle Let Me Down (02:48)
03. The Louvin Brothers - The Drunkard's Doom (03:15)
04. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Losin' You (Might Be The Best Thing Yet) (02:49)
05. Wanda Jackson - Tears Will Be The Chaser For Your Wine (02:24)
06. Bob Wills - Bubbles In My Beer (02:55)
07. Hank Thompson - A Six Pack To Go (02:10)
08. Tex Williams - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) (02:54)
09. Tennessee Ernie Ford - I'm A Bad Man (03:21)
10. Big Jay McNeely - All That Wine Is Gone (02:31)
11. Doc Watson - Bottle Of Wine (02:05)
12. Faron Young - Forgive Me, Dear (02:32)
13. Townes Van Zandt - Don't Let The Sunshine Fool Ya' (02:25)
14. Jean Shepard - Cigarettes And Coffee Blues (02:28)
15. Jim & Jesse - Is It True (02:23)
16. Tex Ritter - Rye Whiskey (03:14)
17. Hank Thompson - A Broken Heart And A Glass Of Beer (02:35)
18. Red Simpson - Truck Driver's Blues (03:10)
19. Ferlin Husky - Draggin' The River (02:09)
20. Doc Watson - If I Needed You (02:36)
21. Merle Travis - Shut Up And Drink Your Beer (02:09)
22. Dick Curless - Loser's Cocktail (02:32)
23. Wanda Jackson - A Girl Don't Have To Drink To Have Fun (02:39)
24. Lightnin' Hopkins - Drinkin' Woman (02:54)
25. Faron Young - I Hate Myself (01:59)
26. The Louvin Brothers - The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea (02:52)
27. Tex Williams - Downtown Poker Club (02:48)
28. Merle Haggard - No Reason To Quit (02:36)
29. Tennessee Ernie Ford - Hicktown (02:51)
30. Tex Ritter - Rock And Rye (02:41)
31. Jimmy Liggins - No More Alcohol (02:28)
32. Townes Van Zandt - Talking Thunderbird Wine Blues - Live (03:14)
33. Jim & Jesse - Are You Lost In Sin (02:21)
34. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - You Don't Know My Mind (02:47)
35. Jimmy Liggins - I Ain't Drunk (02:25)
36. Fred Neil - Sweet Cocaine (02:03)
37. Ferlin Husky - Somebody Save Me (02:28)
38. Sonny Terry - Beer Garden Blues (02:45)
39. Jimmy Rogers - Sloppy Drunk (03:35)
40. Jean Shepard - That's What Lonesome Is (02:51)

Total Playtime: 1:46:24

| Genre: Country and Blues | Label: Capitol | MP3 320kbps (CBR) | 247.38 MB |

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