The Highwaymen Album: “Highwaymen II”

This is a great disc from the first track 'til the last. It's got just the right mix of great production BIG sounding tunes (which fit the mythic status of the performers and the subjects of some of the songs) and 'raw' and 'smaller' more personal songs (which allow the singers to shine). Some think that makes this one sound rushed. I don't agree. It's a great way to make an album with these four artists and it's a gem.

Highwayman II is a huge disappointment from some legendary and talented musicians, singers and songwriters. It's over-produced and has an '80s (ugghh) slick feel to it. I listened to it twice, can't remember which songs are on it and will drop it off at the library when I get a chance. Especially disappointing after picking up Willie Nelson's Red-Headed Stranger--which I highly recommend.

If you like Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson individually, you'll like them together.

What more can I say?

i LOVE the first highwaymen album and consider them the best superband of all time (outranking Trio and the Travelling Wilburries ... I know I misspelled that) so I was excited to hear more of these four fine fellows. This album is pretty much the same exact thing as their first album. There's even one track (I forget what it's called right now) that's a cookie cutter version of the song "highwayman" on the album "highwaymen" by the "highwaymen" (also known as the groups first album) The first one is a great song- each grizzled, road-weary country music legend tells a tale of some heroic/tragic/iconic male figure in America's past. The second is just more of that, with a different chorus. If you want to get into this band- start with "highwaymen" then get this only if you want a second, similar, helping.