Track Listing

1. I Don't Know
2. You're the Reason
3. If the Shoe Fits
4. 87 Southbound
5. Lonesome for You
6. What Did Love Ever Do to You
7. On My Own
8. Honky Tonk Girls
9. Devil's Daughter
10. Cocaine Blues
11. Thunderstorms and Neon Signs
12. Why Don't You Leave Me Alone? [Live]
13. Blue Devil

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20648 in Music
• Released on: 1999-09-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.com
This is what rockin' country is supposed to sound like. Shelton Hank Williams, grandson of the country music icon, shows everything he's got on "I Don't Know," his debut's opening track: breakneck fiddle; fancy picking, equal parts Nashville and Macon; flexible rhythm section; wounded, piercing vocals; and unforgiving songs of rage, recklessness, and rejection. He then spends the rest of the CD refining it, song by song. As a writer, he has a real flair for imagery and the sturdy hook, and he also has good taste in remakes. Yes, there is some posturing; occasionally it feels like his nose for trouble, sense of despair, and wild eyes spring from listening to all the right records rather than out of anyone's real life. But for the most part, Hank III seems to come by these things the old-fashioned way: he earns them. Already. If he doesn't earn too much, he's going to do great things. --John Morthland

Customer Reviews

Honky Tonkin' w/ Hank the 3rd
I admit not being a fan of country music at..that is " the modern so called country music"...I still enjoy playing the classics time to time Cash/Waylon,Hank Jr/Hank Sr./Jones,etc,,etc,,..but in past 5 years or more I got fed up and disgusted by the sound I heard from airwaves and the sound of these new "pop-rock-hollywood artists". The only recent artists I do buy is Steve Earle and Dwight Yoakam when they have a new release out. I was in Target shopping last week..and I saw a video from Hank III on the screen. I immediately gave the screen my full attention and was knocked out by the song. Not to mention his stark resemblence to Hank Sr. in look and voice.. I wondered who IS this "Hank III"? ..some wannabe using the name? ...I did some research on the net..and found out he is the grandson of Hank Sr. and son of Hank Jr.! ...aso saw that he is playing a concert nearby in June. Ive since purchased the CD..and I wont get in to reviewing each song...but got to say...its such a welcome of fresh air! ..Excellent CD of what were missing in country music today! Hope to hear more from this artist in future.

the album i've been waiting for
This album is the epitome of honkytonk country. I have been waiting damn near all my life for this album. Many have tried but none have come this close to the real thing. I can listen to this for days and not get tired of it. It may not be for everyone but this is as good as it gets for the genre. His father may have left a few things to be desired but Hank III picks up right where his grandfather left off and brings a modern edge to this music. If I could rate this as six stars I would. A classic in music almost forgotten.

"Hank III" says it all
BEWARE!!! One listen to this album will make you want to toss out all those pathetic "country" Shania and Faith albums. This is the real thing here...the bars, the brawls, the beer (with a tear in it to boot). And whether he's really lived it or not, Hank makes you believe he has. Exactly what makes a "real" country album real.