I've been skirting the fringes of enjoying the music of Hank 3. Country music royalty with a lineage second to none. The son of Hank Williams Jr. and the grandson of Hank Williams Sr.
He takes the mantel of outlaw country from the early days pioneered by Johnny Cash, George Jones, Waylon Jennings, and naturally David Allan Coe and brings it into modern times. His music borders on punk mixed with Appalachian mountain music. He's not afraid to mix in zydeco with thrashing guitars or crying steel guitars.
He'll never be heard on broadcast radio. He hates pop country with a passion. His latest effort was released last September and was three separate releases. The main was the double album effort Ghost to a Ghost/Gutter Town. The first part is his version of country, heart rendering loneliness along with ghostly arrangements and raw country lyrics. The second a mish mash of whatever you have and was allegedly inspired by his living in a haunted house.
It's either a love or hate work but it's undeniable that it's unique and creative. Perhaps one of the most creative recordings to come along in a long time in fact.
If you are a country fan of the older stuff, can't relate to the new class of manufactured music sung by generic acts, or just in the mood for something different Hank 3 is your cure.
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