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A similar mix of old-school country and chemically fuelled rebellion run through songs like \"Pills I Took\" and \"Smoke and Wine,\" and even the less menacing tunes like \"My Drinking Problem\" and \"Angel of Sin\" boast too much swagger and grit to fit comfortably on the radio. There's a pure and soulful musical vision at the heart of \" Straight To Hell\" no matter how much Hank III lashes out against the confines of current country music and messes with the form, and that's what makes him most valuable as an outlaw.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curb Records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50468970660171,"sku":"2004691","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/product_id._98222bb5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727354455"},{"product_id":"rich-white-honky-blues","title":"Rich White Honky Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlues styles have been used and adapted extensively throughout country music’s recorded history. In fact along with elements of Southern rock, the core of Country Music Hall of Fame member Hank Williams Jr.’s sound has always been the blues, and his latest album, \u003ci\u003eRich White Honky Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, is a sonic testimony to that. Having used these same blues elements on his early albums, this raw and gritty new studio album returns to those roots. The project came together this past summer over three hot days in Nashville, Tennessee inside producer Dan Auerbach’s legendary studio, Easy Eye Sound. The vibrant and raucous album was recorded live with some of the finest blues session players in the country with Kenny Brown (guitar), Eric Deaton (bass) and Kinney Kimbrough (drums) all joining Bocephus and Auerbach in the studio. 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