Hag & Possum: Still Ticking, Kicking
'Cause y'all say I never write about C&W, here's a chunk of last Sunday's LISTEN TO THIS column...
George Jones & Merle Haggard
Album: Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again (Bandit)
Why we care: Twenty-five years after their first album together, Hag and Possum get around to making their second, a warm, woozy tribute to surviving booze, drugs, prison, women and stardom -- and becoming country icons along the way.
Why we like it: Like a couple of singing saddlebags, the weathered, leathered duo takes turns singing each other's songs, and even duet on a handful. Merle may be 69, and Jones 75, but these seniors bring more genuine grit, energy and emotion to their music than just about anyone else in Nashville.
Reminds us of: Riding off into the sunset (or the corner bar)
Download these: Footlights, She Thinks I Still Care, I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink
GRADE: B+
Sean Daly is the pop music critic for the St. Petersburg Times. His CD collection -- from Journey to Dylan, Prince to U2, Public Enemy to Stan Getz -- is much bigger and better than yours.
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