Four rebellious older men give scale

Somehow what went wrong with the product linking, because there simply is another edition of the first "Highwaymen" CD of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson (the pitch to set up).

These four men were indeed fidelen anno 85 no longer the youngest. They were certainly the best: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson. (Missing actually only Merle Haggard; who would not only look to fit ...)
It was the time of the choice supergroups: The Travelling Wilburies or Class of '55 rebelled in their own way against too much fabric softener and overly ambitious producers. On the Highwaymen that is especially true: These four veterans of the country could not be put on the hip partout streamlined; this they were just too good - and too headstrong. As punishment, they were placed by the record companies on ice and displaced in the charts of sandblasted dream sons-whom one had quickly put on a cowboy hat for the photo.

"Highwaymen" was the first album of this musical Grand Ouvert, and prove their class without much frippery: Ten songs, straight instrumented.
What makes the whole thing unique is the vocals: The four control harmonies (eg in "The Last Cowboy Song" or, even more effectively, in "Deportee") as well as also a song to split effectively with each other - a gem this variety is eg Johnny Cash "Big River" where the vocals for frills rockabilly sound is appropriately deeper.

Except for two songs of cash is at the songs to cover versions of Woody Guthrie's "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" to Bob Seger "Against the Wind". The repertoire ranges from melancholy or even resignation ("Committed to Parkview") about Guthrie's poignant indictment "Deportee" to unbridled rockabilly ("The River"), unshakeable now-only-law in "Desperados Waiting for the Train" and angriffslustigem "Welfare Line".

"Highwaymen" is not a spectacular album, which does not. And the country music have the Four Great Ancient thus not turned upside down - which they have already done elsewhere. Here they show simply how einspielt a class album with simple means. And as they have not even put on funny hats ...