Willie Nelson

Moment of Forever

BY David McPhersonPublished Mar 24, 2008

At 74, Willie and his trusty Trigger are still making music. Unfortunately, the music the grand pappy of country is making is starting to turn a little sappy and becoming watered down. The whiskey well is running dry, as the icon has started to suffer from settling for middle-of-the-road, tried and true songs that have more in common with the Music Row machine than the outlaw country that this red bandana song-slinger was once revered for. That’s not surprising when one learns Kenny Chesney co-produced the record. Despite these shortcomings, there are still a few bright moments that show Nelson can still find the right notes and words. The ones that work best here are two of the covers: a nod to one of his Farm Aid pals, Dave Matthews, with a countrified version of "Gravedigger,” and the closing tribute to Mr. Dylan, "Gotta Serve Somebody.”
(Lost Highway)

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