{"id":44204,"date":"2022-05-19T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T11:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=44204"},"modified":"2022-05-13T14:26:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T19:26:17","slug":"a-beautiful-time-by-willie-nelson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/a-beautiful-time-by-willie-nelson\/","title":{"rendered":"A Beautiful Time by Willie Nelson"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Confession time: I’m a late convert to Willie Nelson, because I’ve been known to fall into the trap of thinking all country music is created equal. Little did I know, Willie Nelson’s outlaw country is a far cry from the “bro country” or “boyfriend country” music that just doesn’t work for me. (Side note: I HAVE been known to like the feminist\/”woman kills her no-good husband” country music.) Luckily, I have seen the error of my ways and am getting familiar with Willie’s large body of work, and in my opinion his newest album, A Beautiful Time<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, is an excellent and enjoyable addition to his canon.<\/p>\n

There’s an even mix of toe-tapping tracks, melancholy ballads, and wise insight here – from the heartfelt loss of “Dreamin’ Again” and the playful “We’re Not Happy (Till You’re Not Happy)” to the both thoughtful and light-hearted “I Don’t Go To Funerals”. The overall message seems to be about aging with grace and being honest about death; songs like “Dusty Bottles” directly suggest that age comes with advantages, blessings, pleasures, and of course pains, all its own; it’s clear Willie sees the passage of time but doesn’t fear it, and he sings about it with heart.<\/p>\n

I highly recommend this album as the soundtrack to your summer road trips – and if anyone has specific Willie Nelson songs or albums to recommend, send them my way!<\/p>\n

A Beautiful Time<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is Willie’s 72nd solo album and has been well-reviewed by critics; it’s available from the library as both a CD and through our music streaming service, Freegal<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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