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- Summary: The newest release for the California-born country singer-songwriter is his first on Vanguard Records.
- Record Label: Vanguard
- Genre(s): Country
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Haggard began his career as a badass, but I Am is blessed with the humility and grace of a legend at peace with himself and the world around him.
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With Cash gone and Willie spent, hopes hang on Hag to deliver classic country, musically and poetically. And he doesn't disappoint.
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His good-old-days laments taste sweet where once they curdled.
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MojoHaggard's now 73 and I Am What I Am is as good as anything he has ever done. [June 2010, p. 94]
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UncutThese songs are full and rich, with longtime foil The Strangers creating honky-tonk, country shuffles and even Tin Pan Alley backdrops that often explode with life. [May 2010, p.98]
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It's the hard-boiled stuff that really brings a lump to the throat--when it's not cracking you up.
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Mr. Haggard sounds more fatigued than his old sidekick, his voice less willing to bend. There are some lovely moments of stern self-loathing ("Bad Actor," "How Did You Find Me Here"); Mr. Haggard is always sharper when pointing the finger at himself than when celebrating love, as he often does on this album.
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