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Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings
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Positive: 25 out of 29
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Mixed: 1 out of 29
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Negative: 3 out of 29
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Nov 20, 2019Simply, quite possibly the most perfectly fragile, devastating and hopeful album of the 21st Century. Exquisite in its pain
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Oct 21, 2010It's got a few clunkers and slow spots, and, especially given the depressive tempos Johnson's so fond of, it's inadvisable to ingest in one sitting. But surprisingly Guitar is packed at least as solid as his last set, and it's less conventional to boot.
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Sep 21, 2010This album is outstanding, especially disc one. A standout of the year, for sure. Rarely is a country music album this consistently interesting. My sole complaint is that I found the second disc dragged a bit, but that certainly shouldn't hold you back from buying this set.
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Nov 25, 2010I generally dislike country music, probably because I am from the city and have never spilled barbecue sauce on my tractor, but this album is so deep and filled with raw emotion that any human can relate to it. The guitar playing is very good and I can play this album again and again
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Oct 11, 2010It's hard to believe the guy that wrote "Honkey Tonk Buh-Donka-Donk" would write such a meaningful, dare i say EMOTIONAL country record, AND in addition, be considered "outlaw" with the likes of Hank III, Merle and George? Ever song on the first disc is a tired, beaten slug of whiskey down a chain-smoker's throat. I recommend this only IF you arent as down as he is.
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Nov 22, 2010
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Sep 21, 2010The idea of his music is simple, tell a story of my life and lay it out for all to see. Like with his last album Mr. Johnson spins a weary tale of drugs, divorce, infidelity, and pain and is it a story. The two discs (the darker, more rich black album showing the him at his best) contain nothing but a tired, true country boy who loves talking about the blues. Good listen my friends.
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Dec 21, 2010On his audacious, frequently excellent third album, The Guitar Song, Johnson shares his dream of outlaw country becoming as dominant a commercial force as it was in the '70s, over the course of 25 songs rooted in the past, but not indebted to it.
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With The Guitar Song, he's made an ambitious work that goes down easy. Johnson may masquerade as a throwback but what he really aims for is timelessness, and he usually hits his mark.
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Given its wonderfully crafted and performed material and stellar production, it is the country album of 2010.