Merle Haggard - The Bluegrass Sessions

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very good musicians on this session, but merle haggard is still merle and blugrass instrumentation does not change that. September 24, 2008

Not bluegrass, but it's not bad . . .

Merle Haggard is for me the Tony Bennet of country music. With age, his voice has grown mellower and even easier on the ear. He can make a song sound like a classic, even if it isn't particularly memorable. As others have said here, it's not bluegrass by a long shot, but the unplugged arrangements give an intimacy that feels nicely personal. If you like Haggard's deep, resonant voice, you'll enjoy listening to all the songs on this CD. They range from the light-hearted opener "Runaway Mama" to the tearful "Learning to Live With Myself" and the anti-urban lament "Big City." Speaking of which, it makes for great freeway listening on that slow commute home from work. August 17, 2008

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I'm a great Merle Haggard fan so with this CD bluegrass style is a real plus . Love it May 30, 2008

Good CD, Not Bluegrass.

I like the CD very much, but it not bluegrass. It's typical Merle Haggare music, only with bluegrass type iinstraments. April 7, 2008

Okay but lacking

I heard an interview about this CD on the radio and they played one song "Learning to Live With Myself" which I really, really liked and granted, after buying the CD, a few songs were great, but there were also the normal 'ho-hum' songs that gives this CD (for me), the need to burn the songs off of it I liked, and give the CD to the library for them to loan out - Not a keeper. February 11, 2008

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