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Willie Nelson - Spirit (180g Vinyl LP) * * *

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Willie Nelson - Spirit (180g Vinyl LP) * * *

Willie Nelson - Spirit (180g Vinyl LP) * * *

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Willie Nelson Spirit on 180g LP

Willie Nelson's 1996 release Spirit is an emotional concept album illustrating the forlorn tale of a man abandoned by the great love of his life. We follow him down the path of loss as he confronts grief, gets back on his feet, and eventually finds solace in acceptance. While producing Spirit, Nelson assuredly knew the commercial risks behind releasing an album this melancholic. After all, in 1973 he himself wrote: "sad songs and waltzes ain't selling this year." Beloved by those familiar with Nelson's deep catalog, Spirit largely slipped through the cracks in the mainstream, but remains highly revered amongst critics and fans alike.

Backed by legendary country fiddler Johnny Gimble (of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys), sister Bobbie Nelson on piano, and his longtime touring guitarist Jody Payne, the song-cycle is anchored by lilting Spanish-inspired instrumentals that absorb a lonesome gravity when placed next to ballads that tug at even the most unwavering heartstrings. Likened to Bob Dylan's Time Out Of Mind or Waylon Jennings' Right For the Time, Spirit sees Nelson maturing most gracefully: he trades rousing sing-alongs and saloon tunes for gut-wrenching lyrics and instrumentation of greater precision and skill, proving this release as deep and as challenging as his career-defining albums released twenty years before.

 

  1. Matador
  2. She is Gone
  3. Your Memory Won't Die in My Grave
  4. I'm Not Trying to Forget You
  5. Too Sick to Pray
  6. Mariachi
  7. I'm Waiting Forever
  8. We Don't Run
  9. I Guess I've Come to Live Here in Your Eyes
  10. It's a Dream Come True
  11. I Thought About You, Lord
  12. Spirit of E9
  13. Matador
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