Dwight Yoakam - Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's

All those folks who contemptuously dismiss today's mainstream country and wish they could have been around for the heyday of Lefty Frizzell and Buck Owens are missing the boat. Right now, right in front of us, the Frizzell-like George Strait and Owensesque Dwight Yoakam are quietly assembling two of the great careers in country music history. Further evidence is now available in the form of Yoakam's second greatest-hits package (the first, Just Lookin' for a Hit, collected his 10 best singles from 1986-89). The new collection gathers 11 of his 13 Top 40 country hits from 1991-96 (strangely omitting "Nothing's Changed Here" and "Try Not to Look So Pretty") and adds three new songs. The new ones are good ones--Yoakam gives the ballad "Thinking About Leaving," cowritten with Rodney Crowell, a striking low-note guitar riff; he makes Waylon Jennings's "I'll Go Back to Her" even more traditional than it was; and he lends Queen's rockabilly romp, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," an authenticity it never had. Yoakam is living proof that it's still possible to combine commercial success and artistic achievement in country. --Geoffrey Himes Amazon.com

Last Chance for a Thousand Years

I love Dwight Yokum and this albumn is absolutely the greatest one of his I've heard. February 21, 2008

Good collection

As the title says, it's a collection of "90's Dwight songs. While I'm not a big fan of "Best Of...." albums, this is definately worthwhile for new Dwight listeners. Of course, the two previously unreleased tracks are just as good as the assortment of radio-played hits they accompany. "I'll Go Back to Her" is absolutely stone cold, tried & true, country, and may be the best track on the album? A+ September 5, 2005

A thousand miles to somewhere!

Dwight Yoakam gives us the best of his millennium in this collection of his greatest hits. The clever title is a clue to the excellence of this country western gem. One hopes his second millennium is as much fun as the first. August 11, 2004

The Real Cowboy!!

How can you not like Dwight.
I'm not a huge country fan, actually I don't enjoy the genre much, but Dwight Yoakam is great.
His songs are catchy and his songwriting briiliant. He NEVER sounds like some sappy cowboy singing cheesy lyrics about lost love or drinking with buddies out in some hick tavern.
Total toe-tapping music that forces you to have a good time. His whole catalogue of records are worth buying, but if you want to save a few bucks, get this one and be prepared to be totally satisfied!!!
Trust me. Have I ever lied to you before??????!!!! April 16, 2004

A cool country collection.

I enjoy alot of classic country music, but there's only one guy I can stand in recent history, it's "Dwight Yoakam". I think this guy is loaded with talent and style, just like this disc is loaded with hits. This 90's collection of his includes "You're The One", "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere", "Fast As You", and "Nothing". Plus my favorite song "Ain't That Lonely Yet", and a couple unreleased tracks. There's also covers of "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", and an excellent version of "Suspicious Minds". This disc may be missing a track or two, but there's too much good stuff here to complain. Highly recommended. April 5, 2004

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