"名盤請負人"ザ・ブラック・キーズのダン・オーバックがプロデュース!
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Dan Auerbachs Easy Eye Sound label and studio specializes in giving blues veterans another shot at cutting something down-and-dirty, and thats precisely what the producer/guitarist does with Hank Williams, Jr.: he takes Bocephus all the way back to the blues at the foundation of his music. Working with a band featuring slide guitarist Kenny Brown, bassist Eric Deaton, and drummer Kinney Kimbrough (son of Delta house-rocker Junior Kimbrough, one of Auerbachs idols), Auerbach keeps the session loose, dirty, and greasy, giving Hank Jr. plenty of space to snarl, boogie, and curse. Yes, the Parental Advisory sticker on Rich White Honky Blues is earned, but its impossible to imagine a listener younger than Auerbach being enticed by this gnarled blues as its the sound of a cranky old braggart who almost seems annoyed that he can still muster the energy to sing with conviction. Amazingly, thats precisely what Hank Jr. does on Rich White Honky Blues. Since hes not quite in the drivers seat here -- its his show but the Easy Eye Sound crew sets the course and the pace -- the band can settle into a nasty groove and Hank can sing whatever he wants. Usually, he sings about himself, often in the guise of his invented persona "Thunderhead Hawkins," and while that braggadocio can sometimes be wearying on his country records, its amusing, even infectious, here thanks to a band who seem to be having a whale of a time getting down with this ornery old git. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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