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  • Summary: Willie Nelson's 66th studio album is a mix of classic songs, covers of rock songs, and originals by his son Lukas.
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  • Record Label: Legacy
  • Genre(s): Country, Contemporary Country, Progressive Country, Country-Pop, Traditional Country
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  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
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  1. Uncut
    May 14, 2012
    90
    Heroes may be elegiac, but it's as spirited as it is poignant. [Jun 2012, p.70]
  2. 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.
  3. May 11, 2012
    80
    The playing is lovely, lilting and delicate.
  4. May 15, 2012
    60
    Makes you long for more Willie, less Willie and Friends.
  5. Q Magazine
    Oct 12, 2012
    60
    Maybe not vintage Willie, but entertaining enough. [Jul 2012, p.107]
  6. May 18, 2012
    60
    While Heroes adds some essential songs to his canon and certainly doesn't diminish his legacy, it ultimately lacks enough of what makes Willie Nelson albums so enjoyable: Willie Nelson himself.
  7. May 21, 2012
    50
    Inconsistency and lack of focus mars Heroes, which relies too heavily on misguided collaborations that don't add anything of value to the album.

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