Down Every Road

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Get this collection and prepare to get walloped
To understand Merle Haggard, you must understand these facts: 1. Saving, perhaps, for one Arthur Fonzerelli, there has never been anyone as cool as Merle Haggard. 2. Merle Haggard meant every word he ever sang, even if he only meant it while he was singing it. 3. Since Merle Haggard, virtually every Honky-Tonk singer has tried to sound like Merle Haggard, and virtually every one of them has failed miserably. In this collection you get 100 Haggard songs, and every one of 'em packs a mighty wallop.

Down Every Road by Merle Haggard
Item was purchased as a gift. It was received in a very timely manner. Recipient was very pleased and has reported no problems with the CD set.

Whole lotta Hag!
I've got a lot of Hag around the house, but you don't want to hear about my wife--let's talk music instead. Seriously though Hag fans, it's hard to go wrong with this set despite it being plenty pricey. It's a very good cross section of his finest years and disc two especially is great stuff. To me Merle Haggard music should be a seperate genre. It's almost not fair to compare him to other country artists because no matter how you slice it, he is so unbelievably good. That voice, at once clear, effortless and moving. And what a prolific song writer as well, Hag was cranking out classics faster than others could have put a bunch of garbage on vinyl. His songs just hit home with you and are a great source of Americana. There will never be another one like him and yet you hardly ever hear a Hag tune on the radio these days, which is kind of like taking George Washington off of the dollar bill. I love Hag's stuff, and my wife too by the way. You'll like this one also. I highly recommend it.

As good as country music gets
When you think of traditional country music, few names command the respect Merle Haggard does. There are perhaps dozens of Merle compilations, but I find "Down Every Road" is arguably the best showcase of his versatile career. It's amazing to see how far Haggard's career progressed from the early 60's to now; this collection covers the vast majority of his hits through 1994 or so, with a few minor exceptions ("Movin' On" isn't included, for example). It's all here. All the stories that make country music great: drinkin', trains, love gained, love lost, good-boy-gone wrong, etc. The thing is, Merle's lived most of this. The listener can almost feel the pain in his voice in a lot of this material, and it's completely believable. I guess that's why I like him so much, and one of the reasons he's been so well received over the course of his lengthy career. He's a road warrior, a survivor. I would recommend this collection to any real country music fan, but it's priceless for true Hag fans. Worth every penny.

Not a good cover of Haggard's Career
I cant believe I wasted my money on this box. It does a a lousy job of covering anything other then his Capitol years (doesnt surprise me being a Capitol box set) and I dont believe it even does a good job of that. Its a good thing its out of print and I wouldnt recommend anyone wasting their time trying to find a copy.