Hank Williams Jr. Album: «High Notes: Original Classic Hits, Vol. 8»

- Customers rating: (4.9 of 5)
 - Title:High Notes: Original Classic Hits, Vol. 8
 - Release date:1995-03-14
 - Type:Audio CD
 - Label:Curb Special Markets
 - UPC:715187772823
 
- 1 If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixieimg 2:51
 - 2Whiskey on Ice
 - 3High and Pressurized
 - 4I Can't Change My Tune
 - 5The South's Gonna Rattle Again
 - 6Ain't Makin' No Headlines (Here Without You)
 - 7I've Been Down
 - 8If You Wanna Get to Heaven
 - 9Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
 - 10 Honky Tonkin'img 2:15
 
This is definitely one of Hank's classic albums and one of his hardest rocking albums. The pace slows occasionally, particularly on I can't change my tune, I've been down (two reflective ballads) and Norwegian wood (a cover of the Beatles classic). Ain't making no headlines is an excellent mid-tempo song.
The album includes two songs in praise of the south (If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie, The south's gonna rattle again), both of which rock hard. Whiskey on ice, another great rocker, contains the memorable line "I like my whiskey on ice and my women on fire". The other rockers here, all of a high quality, are High and pressurized, If you wanna get to heaven and a cover of one of his father's songs, Honky tonkin'.
So there is nothing really new here compared to previous albums. It includes the type of songs and the style of music that we've come to expect - but the songs, whether covers or originals, are brilliant. Hank recorded many classic albums in the eighties and a few before that, but this is among my favorites.
In these days of "New Country" it's refreshing to have an artist the calibre of Hank Williams, Jr. This album, as well as his numerous others, holds true to the genre. "High Notes" is one of Hanks best.
THIS ALBUM IS DEFINITELY IN THE TOP 5 GREATEST HANK JR CD'S EVER.
I HIGHLY RECOMEND ''WHISKEY ON ICE'' ''I'VE BEEN DOWN''''IF THE SOUTH WOULDA WON''AND ''HIGH AND PRESSURIZED''.I AM ONLY 24 BUT I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO HANK SINCE I WAS ABOUT 10 OR 11 AND THIS CD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MANY TIMES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT 3 DIFFERENT TIMES.HIGHLY RECOMENDED.
4 star`s all the way!! High Notes is a vary good cd. I like that song ( WHISKEY ON ICE) and (THE SOUTH`S GONNA RATTLE AGAIN).If you are a Hank fan you need this one. thank you.

