Waylon Jennings

Waylon Forever

Waylon Jennings - Waylon Forever

10/21/2008 | Vagrant Records 

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All Music Guide Review

Weighing in at a mere eight songs, Waylon Forever isn't quite a major archival release, but this handful of tracks adds up to a nice coda to Waylon's career. Don't be misled by the cover shot of Waylon at his '70s outlaw prime: every song dates from sessions Waylon held in 1995 with his son Shooter, who leads his father through his back pages, cutting new versions of "Lonesome On'ry and Mean," "Jack of Diamonds," "Ain't Livin' Long Like This," and "Waymore's Blues," assisting his dad in turning "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand" upside down with "Outlaw Sh**," then adding a cover of Cream's "White Room" and Waylon's OK original "I Found the Body" for good measure. Shooter's band doesn't reinterpret the original outlaw classics so much as revive them, which only points out that Waylon is sounding a bit rough; his vocals don't sound finished, they sound like demos, which these sessions essentially were, with Shooter completing overdubs close to the album's 2008 release. This slightly haggard quality isn't alienating, nor is it quite compelling, either, as this isn't a loose, off-the-cuff snapshot of Waylon at ease, it's polished home recordings. But that home element is the key to the modest charms of Waylon Forever: it's clear that Waylon relished working with his son and Shooter loved recording with his father, so this winds up being a warm testament to the family's outlaw tradition. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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On October 21 2008, Waylon’s final recording, Waylon Forever, will be released on Vagrant Records. The eight-song collection of cover songs and originals feature the vocals of Waylon Jennings backed by his son Shooter Jennings and the .357’s.

The inception of Waylon Forever began in 1995 when Waylon asked Shooter to collaborate on an album with him. “I’d been playing my dad the music I was inspired by at the time,” Shooter explains. “Whether it was Nine Inch Nails, Skinny Puppy, Pink Floyd or Cream he really enjoyed being apart of my musical journey. It was then he suggested we do an album together.” Of the recording process Shooter states, “He was always so creative and inspired by new musical directions and this was my first real album to put together. I buried myself in the studio for weeks constructing the tracks. With 20 or so songs we went into the studio to cut vocals and overdubs. He was so excited for us doing a record together, constantly pushing himself and coming up with new ideas. I was so nervous but he was calm as a gunslinger.” Final recording sessions for the album began in 2006 after Shooter transferred the original tapes to pro tools.

Shooter then brought the .357’s into the studio in Los Angeles to cut tracks to his father’s vocals and complete the record. “The tracks I originally made were a little young and messy, but they were still really wild. Now I feel like I been given the chance to take my years of experience and match them to his,” confesses Shooter. “Either way, we did it and we now have a record that reflects his huge creative drive and the boundlessness of his own artistic mind. Waylon forever!”

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