| Moment Of Forever | 
 enlarge | Artist: Willie Nelson
Label: Universal Music Group
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 10061
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 001045302
UPC: 602517236226
EAN: 0602517236226
ASIN: B000ZK0CKI
Release Date: January 29, 2008
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Upbeat and delightful. February 3, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
"Moment Of Forever" is another classic Willie collection with thirteen tracks of country songs infused with rock.
The songs are forceful and edgy, upbeat and delightful to the palate and all 'Willie Nelson'.
Songs like "Over You Again" takes you to Willie Nelson more romantic side, whereas "The Bob Song" is a playful romp with a hint of vaudeville to it, "Gravedigger" is an eerie but intense song.
However, perhaps the cheekiest track on Moment Of Forever is the song "Louisiana" about the recent problems of that state and how the president flew down to take a look with 'a fat guy and his notepad', assessing the situation in as unaffected manner as only a politician could muster.
Willie Nelson managed to pulled off a hit, with Toby Keith in 2002, with a track called "Beer For My Horses"on Toby Keith's album.
Kenny Chesney, who shares lead vocals on the amusing booze homage, "Worry B Gone", provides an ear-pleasing, accessible, yet not overly slick sound stage for Nelson's strong, resonant vocals.
Nelson, 74, hasn't sounded this committed in years and his distinctive renditions of Dave Matthews' "Gravedigger" and Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody" are as revelatory as the work Johnny Cash was doing with producer Rick Rubin up to the time he died.
Chesney also co-produces the album with Buddy Cannon.
Living a full life as Willie Nelson is doing has afforded him some exceptional talent collaborating with him on "Moment Of Forever".
"I'm Alive" is a great tribute song to his own life, and how grateful he is, as Willie puts it, for being "alive and well'".
Being one of the two Highwaymen left, Willie Nelson has remained a storyteller, a charismatic singer and Moment Of Forever stands just as formidable an album beside any of Willie Nelson's other previous works.
"...This is Nelson's finest recording since 1993's similarly rich "Across the Borderline". The star and his label would do well to treat this like an event record. It's that good. Don't let it go ignored.
Like "Borderline", "Moment of Forever" finds Nelson mixing stronger than usual originals with inspired covers of Kris Kristofferson, Dave Matthews, Randy Newman and Bob Dylan. There isn't a dud, but some of the new compositions stand out"...Miami Herald.
The country-blues "Over You Again", written with sons Lukas and Micah Nelson, recalls U2's ringing guitar style. The reflective ballad "Always Now" could only come from an artist of Nelson's age and experience.
Highlights :"The Bob Song", "Gravedigger" and "Over You Again".
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