• Record Label: Legacy
  • Release Date: May 15, 2012
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Negative: 0 out of 19
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  1. Jun 1, 2012
    70
    Heroes indicates that the future is in good hands.
  2. May 18, 2012
    70
    If anyone asks how Heroes differs from the 65 Willie Nelson studio albums that preceded it, the happy answer is: not much. The expressive, intimate tenor, the matchless musical instinct and Willie's distinctive ringing guitar lines are just as compelling, and just as delightful, as ever.
  3. May 17, 2012
    80
    Nelson's voice is the shining star on this album, and that feels like the only thing that matters.
  4. May 16, 2012
    70
    Dig deeper into Heroes and you might find a newfound respect for the aging outlaw.
  5. May 11, 2012
    80
    The playing is lovely, lilting and delicate.
  6. 75
    The music on Heroes is less diverse than Nelson's tastes suggest--it's all country lite--but there's a real warmth in his work with his kids.
  7. I decided that Lukas's stoned-hillbilly affect was just what his dad needed to distinguish this particular assortment of what-thes, why-hasn't-he-evers,​ and written-to-orders from rival entries in his unchartable catalogue.
  8. Sep 6, 2012
    89
    It's a heroic effort all around.
  9. Uncut
    May 14, 2012
    90
    Heroes may be elegiac, but it's as spirited as it is poignant. [Jun 2012, p.70]

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