Comments on: Album Review: George Jones – Burn Your Playhouse Down: The Unreleased Duets

By: Steve Harvey

Steve Harvey — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:03:34 +0000

CASEY wrote:
I’m guessing the reviewer of this album is probally a big Rascal Flatts fan.
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I’m guessing you haven’t read much of the criticism on this site.

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By: Casey

Casey — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:07:23 +0000

This duet album is a must for any George Jones fan. I’m guessing the reviewer of this album is probally a big Rascal Flatts fan. The bottom line is George Jones is a living legend and at age 76 he is still selling out nearly every concert he performs. Yes, obviously his voice has aged, but thats a part of life, especially the hard life of cocaine and booze that Jones took. The man is known as the greatest country music singer of all time, find something critical to say about that. Like Waylon once said “If we could all sing like we wanted to, we’d all sound like George Jones.”

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:10:04 +0000

I must differ from your assessment of this CD. While this is not George at his best, it is worth 3.5 to 4 stars, keeping in mind that this is sort of an internal ranking – a 3 star George Jones album is better than most artists 5 star efforts!

While I think the drums are mixed a little too high on a few of the tracks, other than that I do not have a problem with the production. In fact, I think this is how country music should sound – singer front and center, drums essentially in the background and good but not in-your-face guitar solos

For me the standout tracks were “Window Up Above” (w/ Leon Russell), “When The Grass Grows Over Me” (w Mark Chesnut), “Tavern Choir” (w/ Jim Lauderdale) and “You’re Still On My Mind” (with Marty Stuart)which dates back to 1962 andwas one of my favorite George Jones recordings. “Burn Your Playhouse Down” (w/ Keith Richards) is surprisingly good – I had zero expectations for that song since Richards is easily the poorest vocalist on the CD

I don’t think any real George Jones fan will be disappointed with this disc

By: SMITH

SMITH — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:51:02 +0000

Hmmm, not that I even remotely agree with the author of this review but wouldn’t a so called “Bad George Jones Album” be better than anything else being produced today???

Anyone that knows the history between George and his daughter can surely appreciate this touching duet that cuts straight to the heart! Wow! Yes, George may be 76 but the emotion and feeling he puts in “You and me and Time” brings a tear to the eye everytime I listen to it. You believe every word and KNOW every bit of it is true!

Folks, that is country music! Although pushing over 60 in every song on the album, George will still do something with his voice on each song that makes you smile and shake your head at the greatness that is George Freaking Jones!

He is truly one of a kind and worth buying at any time at any place! PERIOD!

PS: Dolly sings twice as hard in “Rockin Years” with George than she did with Shelton! It is pretty apparent to me that a 60 year old Jones out-performs a Ricky Van Shelton in his prime! No offense to Shelton or his fans(because he is great) but I call it like I hear it!

By: scooter

scooter — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:59:36 +0000

I saw him a couple of months ago for the first time and his voice was different. He had trouble on the faster songs and trying to get low on “one woman man”. Most of the slow ones sounded pretty good. He joked that his voice went when he stopped drinking and smoking.

By: Razor X

Razor X — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:29:42 +0000

Yes, “Friends In High Places” came out in 1991 and was Jones’ final album for Epic Records.

By: leeann

leeann — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:54:47 +0000

Sorry, I missed that you were specifically talking about the 2007 recording before posting.

The review says: “Three of the remaining five songs on Burn Your Playhouse Down were recorded for but not included on 1988’s Friends in High Places…”

While the recordings occurred between ‘88 and ‘91, I think the actual Friends In High Places album was released in 1991 though…the title presumably playing off of Garth’s “Friends In Low Places”?

By: leeann

leeann — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:47:04 +0000

I wonder if Ruben will do something with Dolly? I remember that Dolly said that he had approached her about it once. What’s she waiting for?