This is a very aptly titled album. The songs span the dark emotional spectrum from bittersweet nostalgia all the way to murder. It's no doubt that this album is a landmark in traditional country music, but at times it feels unintentionally comic. In the song "Knoxville Girl," the singer beats his girlfriend to death with a stick in the woods (!) and when his mother inquires about his bloody clothes, he tells her had a nosebleed. The singer ends up in jail, where his friends try to bust him out. But, he's still there at song's end.There's a scene in Raising Arizona where Holly Hunter's character is singing a lullaby about murder to little Nathan, Jr. That's all I could think about while listening to these songs. Now I want to watch that movie again.
Oh, and please do a google image search for their album "Satan Is Real." They were being serious.
Favorite (?) Tracks: "Knoxville Girl," "Kentucky," and "Alabama."
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