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If you want to hear music that is from the heart and raw, then this CD is for you. Also, he has influenced just about everyone of this genre of music. I enjoy music that isn't tweaked to sound pretty or "top 40". This man has gone through some stuff and you hear it in his music. ALERT. There is an extended version of this CD out there so don't miss out on a few extra songs like I unfortunately did.
this is in my opinion the best album of 2007 and the best i've heard for a long time.not one bad song on the cd.i listen to it nearly everyday. Great work.
The music speaks for itself. This album uncovers the veneer and pushes his values to front and center.
In the 70's Waylon Jennings did a whole album of Shaver's music. It's hard not to be a long time country music fan without hearing a Billy Joe Shaver song.
Yet throughout all of his music there were numerous references to his Christian roots and his long term spiritual values. And, since then, nearly everybody has covered at least one of his songs - Rockers, Country, Blues, Folk; they have all done one or two.Shaver has always unleashed his emotions in his music.
And a whole lot of his songs have covered the ups and downs of a rambling honky-tonk lifestyle. There may be some who are turned off by the overtly fundamentalist Christian messages.
But, if you are a Christian (I am)and you too have walked down some tonky-tonk paths (I have), you are going to love every track on this work.
It has a real strong message.what a better world this would be if everyone lived like this, used to be like this in the USA. Billy Joe is still going STRONG. everyone in the USA should listento the title track EVERYBODY'S BROTHER. when people had respect for one another. God Bless America and God Bless Billy Joe Shaver for this very STRONG message
Billy Joe is one of the best and most consistant songwriters today. I've been a fan of Billy Joe for many years and I have every CD he has released. I have listened to this album many times since I purchased it and I have to say that this is definately one of his best; not to far behind his very best, Tramp on Your Street. If you are a fan don't hesitate to buy this. If you are new to Billy Joe this is as good a place to start as any.
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