corny wobbly synth?

I don't feel like this is reggae. I feel its more like porch music. Mellow, nice, nothing you have to think too hard about.

I'll never smoke weed with Willie again

Mari wrote:
yeah, but dreck is dreck regardless of the source!

I kind of like it.

Willie can remember when a dime bag cost a dime...

mojoman wrote:
creamed corn and chocolate fudge.... mmmmmmmm...

I get a kick out of this. People take things waaaay to seriously around here.

It's not that bad - at least it's not Dancehall, or *shudder* "Lover's Rock"...

The cover (artwork) appeals to herbalists everywhere. The song? Puhleeze.
trempel wrote:

Kill switch! Kill switch! Where did I put that dang kill switch???

Oh well, probably someone likes this. I can wait.

mojoman wrote:

I love reggae as well, but I must say that the album has grown on me. The groove is reggae, but the "texture" (steel and slide guitars, harmonica) is definitely country. I really like this blend and I find myself whistling, humming and singing along to most of the songs. Certainly not a classic album (a 6 at best), but pleasant enough nonetheless.

Actually, the original by Jimmy Cliff isn't reggae either.

Willie Nelson is a great artist, and this song... does NOT prove it. Anybody trying to get a record contract with this as demo would be laughed out of the building. Is there a reason why you don't play the real version of this song (which is great)? Is there a reason why you don't play any of willie's *good* sonds?

rolf wrote:

I love reggae. That's why I believe certain people should never perform it! Willie Nelson + reggae is kinda like mixing creamed corn with chocolate fudge. Each is okay by itself, but together ...? :puke:

I love RP. I know the definition of Eclectic. But this song...it's just wrong... well at least it's not Harder They Come.
Whoops, Bill has the message..he just stepped on the ending..lopped off the last few agonizing seconds.

I love the album cover

I'd much much much rather hear Jerry Garcia and David Grisman's version of this song, or even Jimmy Cliff....but Willie Nelson...yuck

What's this? Is he singing about the current state of his career?

Oh man, this thing is in heavier rotation than Britney Spears on HOTT QNX FM, YOUR STATION WITH THE GREATEST HITS.

I really want to like this but I just can't. There are much better tracks on the album. "Darkness on the face of the earth" is one. This one just doesn't cut it for me.

rolf wrote:
I believe that most of these comments are coming from people who love reggae.

This stinks! Willie, it's okay to smoke it, but this album is taking it a bit far,ya know mon?

rolf wrote:

Well, you got your GOOD reggae and your BAD reggae...this would be an example of your BAD reggae.

The only thing saving this from rating a 1 is the greatness of the original song.

willie, i love ya and all. but stick to the country man.

I really don´t understand that so many people dislike reggae.

The only thing preventing me from giving this a "1" is my refusal on general principle to call anything "sucko-barfo".

Just to quantify my dislike of this track, I'd rather listen to cuts from Pat Boone's "In a Metal Mood" album. :-&

shayde wrote:
Judging from many of the comments here as well as the song rating, "everyone" isn't. ;)

It doesn't seem so bad to me.

This song gets more awful upon each listen. Ugh.

If there's anything that will make me turn off RP faster than reggae, it's Willie Nelson trying to sing reggae.