Reception Professional ratings Review scores On his website, Williams encourages fans to support independent record outlets that are more willing to stock the uncensored version of the album. Straight to Hell was released as a double album on Februby Bruc Records, an imprint of Curb Records, on compact disc in explicit and clean edited editions, as well as on vinyl. The second disc consists of a sound collage of psychedelic music It includes two tracks, "Louisiana Stripes", and a hidden track consisting of a medley of other Williams compositions along with covers of Hank Williams Sr.'s "I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You", Cheech & Chong's " Up in Smoke" and Wayne Hancock's "Take My Pain", all linked with various soundbites and sound effects such as voice mail messages, passing trains, runaway horses, a creek, a funeral, pig snorts, backmasking, and bong hits. In the lyrics of "Not Everybody Likes Us", Williams addresses the rumor that Kid Rock is the son of Hank Williams Jr. Williams' criticisms of the mainstream country music industry are contrasted with a lyrical reverence for traditional country music artists displayed in songs such as "Country Heroes" in which he references country music artists that inspired him, including Hank Williams Sr., Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, George Jones and David Allan Coe. "Dick In Dixie" was written as a criticism of country pop, which Williams views as being antithetical to traditional country music. Williams states that lyrical inspiration came from his very conservative religious mother, as well as an interest in Satan and Satanism. The album opens up with a sample of the Louvin Brothers' " Satan Is Real", which leads into the title track. The album's lyrical themes include drug use, hedonism and the outlaw life, as well as criticism of the mainstream country music industry. The first disc consists of country, western swing and bluegrass songs which fused the "tempo and structure of bluegrass" with the "attitude and swagger of heavy metal". Upon resolving the dispute, Williams decided to produce and record his next album independently. Recording Īfter the recording of Williams' previous album, Lovesick, Broke and Driftin' (2002), Williams would not release new music for another four years due to a contractual dispute with Curb Records. These songs make up the first disc, while the second disc consists of a sound collage of psychedelic music. In largely self-produced sessions recorded at a band member's home, Williams and the Damn Band recorded traditional country music, western swing and bluegrass songs which focus on drug use, hedonism and the outlaw life, as well as criticism of the mainstream country music industry. Straight to Hell is the third studio album by American musician Hank Williams III, released on February 28, 2006, by Bruc Records, an imprint of Curb Records.
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