Review: Willie Nelson's 'First Rose of Spring'
Willie Nelson has now been releasing music for over seven decades, since the 1950s. Yet his enthusiasm for finding great songs remains unmatched: See “The First Rose of Spring,” the title track of his new album, written by Nashville pros Randy Houser, Allen Shamblin and Mark Beeson, a perfectly-crafted love song with a tragic ending; it’s the kind of track made for Nelson to deliver, and he plays a gorgeous, melody-shaking solo on his ragged guitar Trigger.
The highlights are when Nelson sings the songs of his old friends: His cover of Johnny Paycheck’s 1977 outlaw rocker “I’m the Only Kinda Hell My Mama Ever Raised” is a blast; Sharing a similar melody with Nelson’s 70s outlaw classic anthem “Me and Paul,” Nelson sings about turning to a life of crime for money, robbing a liquor store and winding up in jail, where he’s longing for the good old days.
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