3. The Louvin Brothers – Tragic Songs Of Life [1956]
Well that was a turn up. I wasn't expecting to like this one at all. Not a great fan of country music & was expecting something rather twee or hokey. That wasn't to be found on here. With three of the songs listing place names like Kentucky, Alabama and from what I gather was their big hit single at the time Knoxville Girl, I was never going to be able to relate to this from a cultural viewpoint. But that didn't matter. The album is called Tragic Songs Of Life and it's not kidding either, in fact you could kind of call it a 1950s version of Nick Cave's Murder Ballads album, only slightly more genteel.
A real surprise this one.
Rating 4 / 5
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