This new reissue of Hank Williams Jr. & Friends is well done for a budget product. There is hiss on some of the songs, but it is slight, but now that it is finally on CD, I'm happy this landmark album from 1975 is out there. If you have the "Living Proof" boxed set, you don't need this reissue as all 9 songs on this album are on the boxed set, but if you are on a budget and haven't experienced this album yet, you must get this CD of an album originally released in 1975, when he was 26 years old. Although the hits on MGM from this period were not doing as well as the earlier MGM hits, this is his first mature album which the "friends" on the album being the southern rock stars Charlie Daniels, Toy Caldwell (Marshall Tucker Band), and Chuck Leavell (Allman Brothers Band) who contribute lots of the instrumentation on the album. This is also the album that laid the groundwork of his hits during the late 1970's-early 1990's that were yet to come, so if you are a Bocephus fan, this is a must listen to. Enjoy listening to Bocephus at his peak.

THIS IS ONE BEST ALBUMS BOCEPHUS HAS EVER RECORDED WITHOUT THIS MUSIC WE PROBALY WOULD NOT OF HAD FAMILY TRADITION, OLD HABITS, ETC. ALL THE SONGS ON THIS CD ARE GREAT BACK IN 1975 ROLLING STONE CALLED THIS ONE OF THE BEST OF THE YEAR. GO OUT AND BUY THIS CD AND YOU WONT BE DISSAPOINTED. MY FAVS ARE I REALLY DID AND CANT YOU SEE.

I first bought this as an LP sometime around 1981 (I got hooked on Hank, Jr after Family Tradition came out). I was thrilled to find it released on CD. "I Really Did", "Montana Song", "Brothers of the Road", and "Can't You See" really stand out but ALL of the cuts are superb IMHO. This album is a great complement to the "New South" album (which all Hank, Jr fans should own!). ...just wished the CD had the original album artwork - kinda wild to see Hank, Jr sans beard!

Interesting cover of marshall tucker's can't u see and cool originals like stoned@da jukebox. a good listen but i can't tell ya that i reach 4 it as much as say, Steve Earle's Train A Coming or Johnny Cash's American Recordings. Interesting bit o' Southern Rock trivia-Chuck Leavell from the Allmann brothers plays on album, which places it firmly in da Southern Rock Houvre.

Great music from Hank, Jr. early in his career. Good selection of material and highly recommended to any fan of the "outlaw" country music genre.