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About Pay The Devil
Amazon.com With stunning album-length explorations of jazz and 1950s acoustic skiffle and a country-rockabilly collaboration with Linda Gail Lewis behind him, Van Morrison continues exploring classic country with compelling reinterpretations of standards from the 1950s to the 1970s. He reaches back over half a century for Hank Williams Sr.'s "Half As Much," "Your Cheatin' Heart," and "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" and Webb Pierce's landmark honky-tonk hits "Back Street Affair," "There Stands the Glass," and "More and More." Moving to the mid-'60s, he capably explores George Jones's "Things Have Gone to Pieces" and Connie Smith's "Once a Day." The 1970s are his limit, however, as he probes Rodney Crowell's "'Til I Gain Control Again." Three Morrison originals blend nicely into this mix, as do two non-country favorites: Chuck Willis's "What Am I Living For" and a gleeful spin on Blue Lu Barker's 1938 jazzy, single-entendre favorite "Don't You Make Me High." Recorded in Ireland with uncluttered hard-country backing, Pay the Devil reiterates Morrison's own musical diversity and flair for making any song his own. --Rich KienzleRecommended Van Morrison Astral Weeks Moondance It's Too Late to Stop Now Tupelo Honey Into the Music Saint Dominic's Preview Product Description Pay The Devil is comprised of 15 tracks; three of these are originals and 12 are covers of some of Van Morrison's favorite classic country songs, including 'Your Cheatin Heart', 'Things Have Gone To Pieces' and 'Big Blue Diamonds'. Lost Highway. 2006. Review ....great singer....great material....reminder that when Morrison is on top of his game, few are better. -- No Depression - March/April 2006 - Lead Review....strikingly strong set....full of inspired picking and a drunken warble that fits perfectly. -- Salt Lake City Tribune - 3/7/06 - B+...stands as a refreshing antidote to the pop rock that currently passes for contemporary country music on the radio. -- Oakland Tribune-Alameda Newspaper Group - 3/6/06Exhales melodies and drapes over lyrics as if they're part of his DNA. -- People Magazine - 3 1/2 Stars - 4/24/06Hearing a great performer do songs that he loves is always a pleasure. -- Knoxville News Sentinel - 3/5/06 - 4 out of 5 StarsMorrison channels old-timey Nashville in soulful, twangy interpretations. -- USA Today - 3 Stars!!!Morrison's best vocal performance in years....one only wonders why he didn't do a country album before. --Boston Globe - 3/7/06Morrison's take on Nashville....truly great stuff. --Playboy - 4 Bunnies - March 2006The arrangements are perfect, not overproduced...sounds like he's been wanting to make this record for years. --MSNBC.com - 3/6/06
