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Willie Nelson started singing about the end of the line a while back but now that he's in his mid-eighties, he's so accustomed to having death lurking around the corner that he can kid about it. That's precisely what he does throughout Last Man Standing, an album that serves as a jocular counterpart to its predecessor, God's Problem Child. Nelson didn't avoid humor on that record, but the vibe seemed haunted by a looming sense that the clock is ticking away. Willie shakes off this spookiness on Last Man Standing, whose title track finds him singing that "it's getting hard to watch my pals check out" to a jaunty rhythm. Ultimately, he decides he wants to be the last man standing, a sentiment that's reiterated a few tracks later, when Willie looks into the mirror and determines it's "better to have bad breath than no breath at all." Nelson isn't seizing the day so much as shrugging off worries, and decides just to have a good time. Despite being riddled with songs about death and aging, Last Man Standing is ridiculously fun, thanks not just to Nelson's jocularity -- it's not just gallows humor, either; the swinging honky tonk of "She Made My Day" is filled with sly one-liners -- but to the nimbleness of his band. It's no secret that his bandmembers are pros, but it's still a pleasure to hear them play -- they're as compelling sliding into the shimmering jazz overtones of "Something You Get Through" as they are kicking out the blues of "I Ain't Got Nothin'" -- and they give Nelson plenty of cover for working with his weathered voice. No longer able to croon as he once did, Nelson opts for playing around with the rhythms of his delivery, a move that makes him seem limber, adding a sense of vitality to Last Man Standing. Willie realizes he's not going to be here forever but he's made up his mind to make the most of his time here, and that's why Last Man Standing feels richer than so many self-conscious meditations on mortality.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Bobby Terry, Electric Guitar - Willie Nelson, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica - Kevin Grantt, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer - BUDDY CANNON, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Jim Brown, Organ, Piano - James Mitchell, Electric Guitar - Shannon Finnegan, Project Coordinator - Tony Castle, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jason Mott, Assistant Engineer - Steve Chadie, Recording Engineer - Fred Eltringham, Drums - Mike Stankiewicz, Assistant Engineer - Charlie Kramsky, Assistant Engineer - Andrew Darby, Assistant Engineer - Bobbi Giel, Assistant Engineer - Taylor Chadwick, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Terry, Electric Guitar - Willie Nelson, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica - Kevin Grantt, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer - BUDDY CANNON, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Background Vocal - Jim Brown, Piano - Alison Krauss, Background Vocal - John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - James Mitchell, Electric Guitar - Shannon Finnegan, Project Coordinator - Tony Castle, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jason Mott, Assistant Engineer - Steve Chadie, Recording Engineer - Fred Eltringham, Drums - Charlie Kramsky, Assistant Engineer - Andrew Darby, Assistant Engineer - Zack Pancoast, Assistant Engineer - Bobbi Giel, Assistant Engineer - Taylor Chadwick, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Terry, Electric Guitar, Steel Guitar - Willie Nelson, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica - Jim "Moose" Brown, Piano - Kevin Grantt, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer - BUDDY CANNON, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - James Mitchell, Electric Guitar - Shannon Finnegan, Project Coordinator - Tony Castle, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jason Mott, Assistant Engineer - Steve Chadie, Recording Engineer - Fred Eltringham, Drums, Tambourine - Mike Stankiewicz, Assistant Engineer - Charlie Kramsky, Assistant Engineer - Andrew Darby, Assistant Engineer - Bobbi Giel, Assistant Engineer - Taylor Chadwick, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Terry, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Willie Nelson, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica - Kevin Grantt, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer - BUDDY CANNON, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Jim Brown, Piano - James Mitchell, Electric Guitar - Shannon Finnegan, Project Coordinator - Tony Castle, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jason Mott, Assistant Engineer - Steve Chadie, Recording Engineer - Fred Eltringham, Drums - Charlie Kramsky, Assistant Engineer - Andrew Darby, Assistant Engineer - Zack Pancoast, Assistant Engineer - Bobbi Giel, Assistant Engineer - Taylor Chadwick, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Terry, Acoustic Guitar, Steel Guitar - Willie Nelson, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica - Kevin Grantt, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer - BUDDY CANNON, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Jim Brown, Organ - James Mitchell, Electric Guitar - Shannon Finnegan, Project Coordinator - Tony Castle, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jason Mott, Assistant Engineer - Steve Chadie, Recording Engineer - Fred Eltringham, Drums - Mike Stankiewicz, Assistant Engineer - Charlie Kramsky, Assistant Engineer - Andrew Darby, Assistant Engineer - Bobbi Giel, Assistant Engineer - Taylor Chadwick, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Terry, Acoustic Guitar, Steel Guitar - Willie Nelson, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica - Kevin Grantt, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer - BUDDY CANNON, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Background Vocal - Jim Brown, Piano - Alison Krauss, Fiddle, Background Vocal - James Mitchell, Electric Guitar - Shannon Finnegan, Project Coordinator - Tony Castle, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jason Mott, Assistant Engineer - Steve Chadie, Recording Engineer - Fred Eltringham, Drums - Mike Stankiewicz, Assistant Engineer - Charlie Kramsky, Assistant Engineer - Andrew Darby, Assistant Engineer - Bobbi Giel, Assistant Engineer - Taylor Chadwick, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Willie Nelson, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer - BUDDY CANNON, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Gordon Hammond, Recording Engineer - Neal Cappellino, Recording Engineer - Butch Carr, Recording Engineer - Shannon Finnegan, Project Coordinator - Tony Castle, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jason Mott, Assistant Engineer - Steve Chadie, Recording Engineer - Derek Parnell, Assistant Engineer - Mike Stankiewicz, Assistant Engineer - Charlie Kramsky, Assistant Engineer - Ernesto Olvera, Assistant Engineer - Jacob Sciba, Assistant Engineer - Zack Pancoast, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Lonnie Wilson, Drums - Bobby Terry, Electric Guitar - Willie Nelson, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica - Kevin Grantt, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer - BUDDY CANNON, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar - Jim Brown, Piano - Butch Carr, Recording Engineer - Shannon Finnegan, Project Coordinator - Tony Castle, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Steve Chadie, Recording Engineer - Derek Parnell, Assistant Engineer - Jacob Sciba, Assistant Engineer - Andrew Darby, Assistant Engineer - Bobbi Giel, Assistant Engineer - Taylor Chadwick, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Terry, Electric Guitar - Willie Nelson, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica - Kevin Grantt, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer - Eddie Bayers, Drums - BUDDY CANNON, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Gordon Hammond, Recording Engineer - Jim Brown, Piano - Neal Cappellino, Assistant Engineer - Butch Carr, Assistant Engineer - Shannon Finnegan, Project Coordinator - Tony Castle, Assistant Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Tommy White, Steel Guitar - Derek Parnell, Assistant Engineer - Andrew Darby, Assistant Engineer - Bobbi Giel, Assistant Engineer - Taylor Chadwick, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Willie Nelson, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer - BUDDY CANNON, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Gordon Hammond, Recording Engineer - Neal Cappellino, Recording Engineer - Butch Carr, Recording Engineer - Shannon Finnegan, Project Coordinator - Tony Castle, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jason Mott, Assistant Engineer - Steve Chadie, Recording Engineer - Derek Parnell, Assistant Engineer - Mike Stankiewicz, Assistant Engineer - Charlie Kramsky, Assistant Engineer - Ernesto Olvera, Assistant Engineer - Jacob Sciba, Assistant Engineer - Zack Pancoast, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Terry, Electric Guitar - Willie Nelson, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica - Kevin Grantt, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer - BUDDY CANNON, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Jim Brown, Organ - James Mitchell, Electric Guitar - Shannon Finnegan, Project Coordinator - Tony Castle, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jason Mott, Assistant Engineer - Steve Chadie, Recording Engineer - Fred Eltringham, Drums - Charlie Kramsky, Assistant Engineer - Andrew Darby, Assistant Engineer - Zack Pancoast, Assistant Engineer - Bobbi Giel, Assistant Engineer - Taylor Chadwick, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
Willie Nelson started singing about the end of the line a while back but now that he's in his mid-eighties, he's so accustomed to having death lurking around the corner that he can kid about it. That's precisely what he does throughout Last Man Standing, an album that serves as a jocular counterpart to its predecessor, God's Problem Child. Nelson didn't avoid humor on that record, but the vibe seemed haunted by a looming sense that the clock is ticking away. Willie shakes off this spookiness on Last Man Standing, whose title track finds him singing that "it's getting hard to watch my pals check out" to a jaunty rhythm. Ultimately, he decides he wants to be the last man standing, a sentiment that's reiterated a few tracks later, when Willie looks into the mirror and determines it's "better to have bad breath than no breath at all." Nelson isn't seizing the day so much as shrugging off worries, and decides just to have a good time. Despite being riddled with songs about death and aging, Last Man Standing is ridiculously fun, thanks not just to Nelson's jocularity -- it's not just gallows humor, either; the swinging honky tonk of "She Made My Day" is filled with sly one-liners -- but to the nimbleness of his band. It's no secret that his bandmembers are pros, but it's still a pleasure to hear them play -- they're as compelling sliding into the shimmering jazz overtones of "Something You Get Through" as they are kicking out the blues of "I Ain't Got Nothin'" -- and they give Nelson plenty of cover for working with his weathered voice. No longer able to croon as he once did, Nelson opts for playing around with the rhythms of his delivery, a move that makes him seem limber, adding a sense of vitality to Last Man Standing. Willie realizes he's not going to be here forever but he's made up his mind to make the most of his time here, and that's why Last Man Standing feels richer than so many self-conscious meditations on mortality.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:34
- Main artists: Willie Nelson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Legacy Recordings
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Country
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
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