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| 1. Big Iron | |||
| 2. Cool Water | |||
| 3. Billy The Kid | |||
| 4. A Hundred And Sixty Acres | |||
| 5. They're Hanging Me Tonight | |||
| 6. The Strawberry Roan | |||
| 7. El Paso | |||
| 8. In The Valley | |||
| 9. The Master's Call | |||
| 10. Running Gun | |||
| 11. The Little Green Valley | |||
| 12. Utah Carol | |||
| 13. San Angelo | |||
| 14. Prairie Fire | |||
| 15. The Streets Of Laredo | |||
| 16. Song Of The Bandit | |||
| 17. I've Got No Use For The Women | |||
| 18. Five Brothers | |||
| 19. Little Joe The Wrangler | |||
| 20. "Ride, Cowboy Ride" | |||
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Customer Reviews
On this set, you will find Marty's covers of the classic cowboy songs Cool water and The streets of Laredo, but Marty chose to avoid most of the obvious songs. Instead, he wrote some songs himself and recorded a lot of great but obscure songs. Of the songs that he wrote, El Paso is by far the most important. It was a huge international hit and if you are thinking of buying this collection, you probably know this song already.
The remaining songs all tell stories of life in the west in the years following the American civil war. We all know that you can't believe what Hollywood portrays in western movies. The origin of many of these songs is unknown but the picture they paint sounds credible.
Marty was, perhaps, the greatest western singer of them all (although Michael Martin Murphey is another contender for that title) – this collection shows him at his best.
Anyone who enjoys Country and Western should not be without a copy of this marvellous collection of sounds and images of the American 'wild' west. This is a truly classic collection that gives you a story with every song from an exceptional talent singing with a purity that is rare.
His gunfighter ballads are the stuff of dreams that transport the listener to the Old West with 'El Paso', 'Big Iron' and 'Cool Water' to name but a few in a selection brimming with great songs. If you like Country and Western then take "mah advice pardna" and do what a man's gotta do!
This is truly great value and is well worth a purchase that will bring you hours of pleasure. I strongly recommend it! Buy it and like me you will not be disappointed.
Postscript:
If like me, you would like to add other albums to your collection, then you cannot go wrong by choosing compilations such as "The Drifter" which include, amongst others, the amusing "Cowboy in a Continental Suit" and a saloon showdown in the superb "Mr Shorty". Marty's voice suited most kinds of music and in "The Essential Marty Robbins" with its Rock-A-Billy, Hawaiian and even Jazz-influenced music, will prove beyond doubt the versatility that make Mr Robbins' music unforgettable and timeless.
It is hard to imagine that you have not heard these songs at some point. So it feels funny describing them to you. These songs are truly ballads. They are not crying in your beer twanging songs. And aside from the country pacing and theme, are close to folk songs. Each song has a story and you are made to feel that you could be singing them your self. In the end you will be singing them.
Genius of the western novel
Genius of Cowboy ballads.
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