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Product Description
Hank III returns with his highly anticipated album, Damn Right, Rebel Proud.

Album Description
Explicit Version. Hank III is back with his highly anticipated 2008 album, Damn Right, Rebel Proud. The grandson of Hank Williams, Sr. and the son of Hank Williams Jr, both country music legends, the younger Williams' music alternates between somewhat traditional Country, and a more aggressive music that touches on Punk Rock and elements of various Heavy Metal styles. His music is an eclectic collage tattoo of Hard-Twang, Cowpunk, Alt-Country, Hellbilly, and Honky Punk. Hank III enjoys an extremely loyal grassroots fan base and much of his success can be attributed to his taper-friendly stance of his frenetic live tours.

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5 out of 5 stars

You won't hear this on pop country radio. October 21, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful

Hank III has done it again. This is another album of great hard edged country songs that you won't hear on typical American country radio. And that's a good thing as far as I'm concerned. Hank tells it as he sees it and lives it and that's why I always look forward to a Hank III country release. I have to say that Straight to Hell and Lovesick, Broke and Drifting are still my favorite Hank III albums but Damn Right Rebel Proud ranks right up there. Glad to see that Six Pack of Beer is included. I've seen him do this live several times. Anyway, if you like Straight to Hell then check out Damn Right Rebel Proud ... it's like Straight to Hell (part II).

5 out of 5 stars

Best Hank III album ever .... best country album this year October 22, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

Hank III's highly anticipated new album "Damn Right, Rebel Proud" hit stores today and was well worth the wait. The album tightly packs classic country, rock, punk and metal into a mix that III is famed for (fondly called "hellbilly" by the fans.) The band lineup includes Joe Buck on stand up bass, Andy Gibson on stand up steel, Shawn McWilliams on drums and many other greats including some sic guitar pickin' from Johnny Hiland! We also hear some of the most ingenious and inspired III lyrics ever written.
The tracks are authentic, righteous and smoldering. Some songs are classic and upbeat enough for stepdancing. Also included are a few ballads so sweetly raw they darn near break your heart. III has surely inherited his granddads fervency.
Rather he has fought to maintain his own strength of character through years of battling an industry that would cream to have him sell out. III has remained humble and principled regardless of his potential for huge commercial success. God bless him.
The real blessing in his righteousness is III's persistence to write songs without the shackles of censorship. All his previous albums have been lyrically candid and musically pure. With each consecutive album, III further develops his original sound. Yet no track is over-mixed. No murky layers of effects for this purist. The quality remains clean as spring water.
With each album, III's lyrics become more personal and frankly telling. Yet "Damn Right, Rebel Proud" has more complexity and variety than his previous major releases. The songs are brutally honest ...whether autobiographical or otherwise. (After hearin out Joe the Plumber, McCain and Obama should get a load of the song "Workin' Man" in which III collaborated with Bob Wayne.)
These tunes are layered with genuine experiences and pain. I took a break between some tracks just to absorb it all (and throw back a couple shots of jack!) This is one of the most intimate albums ever recorded. After listening to "Damn Right, Rebel Proud" you'll feel like you spent one of those highly memorable evenings at a small bar with one very, very dear friend.

5 out of 5 stars

Did it again..... October 21, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful

while listening to "Straight to hell" before DWRP was released. I wondered if Hank could capture the same vibe and atmosphere that "Straight to hell" put off. I thought the album was perfect. Both groundzero concerts were incredible! Needless to say this i had high hopes for this album.....

Today, (oct 21) i rushed out to pick up the album i knew would be just as good as straight to hell. After 10 minutes of listening i was shocked to think that it maybe better than STH. My advice to anybody who liked the previous album, pick this one up and let it be the album that u inhereit alcohol poisoning from!
*pick up the gun dear and put me asleep*
Reinstate Hank!

5 out of 5 stars

Been waiting for 2 years, definately not let down! October 21, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

This is the best album you'll ever hear.

If you like seeing Hank III live, this is your album! Not live, obviously, but energetic as they come.

3 out of 5 stars

A bit of a let-down from one of the best October 25, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful

After III's excellent "Straight to Hell," which marked the first time he was able to release the edgier type of album that he had been pushing for a while, I was interested to see where he would take his sound. "Damn Right, Rebel Proud" takes the sound in several new directions, which unfortunately don't come together to form a truly cohesive album.

There are several great songs that only could have come from Hank III ("The Grand Ole Opry," "Long Hauls and Close Calls," and "P,F,F"), but also some largely forgettable songs ("Wild & Free," "Stoned and Alone," and "H8 Line"). And at this point in his career, the country lost-love songs like "I Wish I Knew" sound a little out of place. On "Wild & Free" Hank does his damnedest to make his voice sound like it did in 2002, although it is obvious that the Assjack performances and cigarettes have taken their toll on his pipes. "Candidate for Suicide" combines the old-III sound with the new-III edginess, and it's not a particularly effective combination. "3 Shades of Black" is a terrific song that is made kind of hokey by the backwards speech inserted between verses. "P,F,F" is a song that can be appreciated by people who know of, but don't necessarily enjoy, the work of G.G. Allin. I don't really understand why there is a Hellbilly version and an acoustic version. People who don't like the Hellbilly version probably aren't going to change their mind about the song when they hear a version with clearer lyrics. I'm not a G.G. fan, but this is definitely a catchy song.

So this album has Hank doing some county love songs, the Assjack/Hellbilly sound, the creepy Satanic thing, the "Lovesick, Broke & Driftin'" era sound, and the trademark foulmouthed fast outlaw songs. The album ends with a Bob Wayne song that serves as the perfect closer, only in that it provides another example of this album's lack of focus. The spoken part in the middle of that song is cringe-worthy, and the lyrical content puts a bizarre and unsatisfying finishing touch on the album. If you told me that this CD was actually a collection of b-sides and rare tracks, I might have appreciated it more, but as a proper release it is unfocused and disappointing.

Many III fans will be quick to scream, "at least it's better than the stuff you hear on the radio," and they are correct. However, I think we can expect more from the guy who has played a major role in promoting and inspiring other bands who are releasing great albums in this genre. My hope is that he is just phoning it in right now until his contract with Curb Records expires.

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