I'm pretty grateful that I grew up in a time when acoustic performance shows were all the rage on TV. MTV Unplugged alone had some great ones... Nirvana and Neil Young immediately come to mind. This performance from the VHI Storytellers series is probably the most listened to live album in my collection. Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson casually trade their songs like a couple of old timers telling fishing stories. Each songwriter seems impressed with the other's work, but there also seems to be a little bit of one-upmanship going on. Beyond the songs and the classic stage banter, what really makes this an album that I keep reaching for is the sound made by mixing two life-weary voices with Willie Nelson's amazing guitar play. It's clear that he's making up his solos as he goes along, tossing in jazz chords and runs in the middle of country songs with very little effort. Johnny Cash seemed about as impressed as I am...
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