Original Outlaws:encore Collection

Performer: Willie Nelson
Distributor: Bayside Record Dist.

Notes: BMG Special Products' Original Outlaws is an unremarkable but nevertheless enjoyable collection of live performances from Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, the two key figures of '70s outlaw country music. Ironically, most of these performances are from 1982, just as the outlaws were on the wane, but both Willie and Waylon are in good form, turning in solid versions of "Good Hearted Woman," "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died," "Just to Satisfy You," "Write Your Own Songs," "Last Cowboy Song," and "Heaven or Hell." It's hard to tell who this is for -- there aren't enough hits to make this interesting to casual fans, yet there isn't enough information or exceptional performances to make this worthwhile for collectors -- but it's not a bad budget-priced disc. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Willie Nelson began working in a conventional Nashville style and had great success as the songwriter of Faron Young's hit "Hello Walls" and others, but he was initially unable to make it as a performer. In the 1970s, he and Waylon Jennings made history with their outlaw country sound and image, growing their hair long and utilizing a raw, rock-influenced sound that endeared them to millions of country fans and rockers alike. Subsequently, Nelson ventured into Sinatra territory with STARDUST, an album of standards that became a huge success and established him as a singer who transcended genre boundaries. Throughout the '80s, '90s, and into the 21st century, he crossed over into pop and back again continually, even releasing an album of reggae covers, working with artists as diverse as Julio Iglesias and Ryan Adams.

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