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Tim Wilson Hillbilly Homeboy (2000)
Originally Released June 6, 2000 \n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Tim Wilson, who combines standup comedy with comic country songs in about equal proportions, has a song called "The Ballad of John Rocker" that is given two renditions -- the "club" and "studio" versions -- on Hillbilly Homeboy. It's more than a little ironic to hear Wilson criticizing the embattled baseball player in song since the singer/comedian has been known to make humorous remarks little short of Rocker's serious ones about race. But Wilson is on much better behavior here than he sometimes has been in the past. While his humor remains Southern and rural-oriented, he has purged it of some of its more bigoted aspects. (Of course, he's not entirely de-fanged.) He has even bleeped out all the bad words, presumably so that the material can be played on the radio, though the effect is irritating on the commercially released album. Humor can be very local, and those outside of Wilson's Southern milieu may miss the jokes. A good rule of thumb for the potential buyer is to ask yourself how much you know about NASCAR. For example, do you know who Dale Earnhardt is? If not, this is not the album for you, since you won't catch many of the references. If so, you probably already have a couple of Wilson's earlier albums, or you've heard him on your favorite morning radio show, and you should know what to expect. -- William Ruhlmann\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nPlease don't correct the Hillbilly Ma'am...., February 26, 2002\nReviewer: "bucklebunie" (Fort Worth, Texas United States)\nTim Wilson has to be the most sarcastic hillbilly in the South. Don't get me wrong I love Tim Wilson, every CD is my favorite. Uncle BS would be my favorite Uncle if I had one. Tim Wilson can see the what's wrong with the world and serve it up as humor. You have to preview "Love Songs For Losers."\n\nHalf.com Details \nContributing artists: Levon Helm \nProducer: Tim Wilson \n\nAlbum Notes\nPersonnel: Tim Wilson (vocals); Will McFarlane (guitar, dobro); Ed King (guitar); Levon Helm (mandolin, harmonica, drums); Clayton Ivey (piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Dean Daughtry (piano, keyboards); David Hood (bass); George Lawrence (drums).\n\nRecorded at Muscle Shoals Sound, Sheffield, Alabama; Recording Arts Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; The Comedy Catch, Chattanooga, Tennessee.\n\nTim Wilson's act out-rednecks Jeff Foxworthy and then some--it's safe to say that if you aren't a Southerner, you just won't get some of the material on Wilson's third CD, HILLBILLY HOMEBOY. A mix of live standup bits and parody songs, the CD features Wilson covering topics such as Baptists, fireworks, ticket-happy cops, annoying relatives and, above all, NASCAR. If you're not a NASCAR fan, a great many of the jokes here ("Talladega," "Earnhardt," "Chad Little," "Tide & Skittles") will go right over your pointy head.\n\nHowever, the best tracks on HILLBILLY HOMEBOY are the song parodies, and fortunately, nearly all of these are universal enough to appeal to most country fans. He skewers racist ballplayer John Rocker in "The Ballad of John Rocker," does several wickedly funny impersonations in "Michael McDonald Had a Farm," and delivers some pointed commentary on "Back When Country Was Ugly." But one thing you won't find here is relationship humor--as Wilson explains, "Sex just sounds dirtier when a Southerner talks about it." YEAR: 2000
This misc cd contains 27 tracks and runs 47min 51sec.
Freedb: 550b351b
Buy: from Amazon.com

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