Here’s a behind-the-scenes peak at Willie Nelson’s new album, out May 15th!
www.CMT.com by: Chet Flippo
This is a fascinating album on more than one level. I think it represents the most effort Nelson has put into an album in years. It also includes some interesting vocal collaborations. There are Jamey Johnson, Merle Haggard, Sheryl Crow, Ray Price, Kris Kristofferson and Snoop Dogg. It also features Willie’s sons, Lukas and Micah. At age 24, Lukas sounds as if he’s just coming into his own as a writer and singer. You also should give his new album, Wasted, a close listen. He is doing some very tantalizing things with genre-crossing music. So far, the most compelling song on Heroes, for me at least, is “A Horse Called Music,” sung with Merle Haggard. “A Horse Called Music” strikes me as the final chapter to Nelson’s epochal 1975 masterpiece, Red Headed Stranger. And it carries the same emotional impact. There is also a full five-minute version of “The Scientist,” which was released as a single last year but came into prominence as a soundtrack to a commercial during the Super Bowl.
