An album full of music that's clear. I don't have a lot of distortion here or anything distracting me from the soul that infuses each of these songs. Because the heart of this album comes through so clearly, it's impossible for me to not feel sad while listening to it. Everything here is melancholy.
The simple topics of love come up here. Cheating, feelings, death, one-night stands. This isn't an album that's hitting me well right now. I don't understand why people like listening to sad songs after a breakup. Give me trance, give me EDM beats. Anything to distract me while my body processes the pain. I don't need to be reminded that other people have pain from heartbreak, too. I don't need suggestive tunes and melodies to make me feel even sadder.
But it's not anyone's fault that this is the album picked this week, or that I'm committing to review it. It's just that 25% through the album I would rather put on 100 gecs (thanks to whoever picked it this week) than Willie Nelson. It's not matching my mood at all. In fact, it's worse—it's hurting me emotionally.
The album is born of pain and has its denouement in pain. This is a man that has known heartbreak. He doesn't need to play any fancy guitar to get there. He just needs to pour out his soul. I admire that. That's probably why he's so popular.
If any of us are truly ourselves, we naturally attract lots of things in the world. Willie Nelson attracted Farm Aid and lots of women. Just look at the "Personal Life" section of his Wikipedia. He manifested this album, too. Which worked for him. And can work for a lot of people. But right now, in this moment, it doesn't work for me.
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