Willie Nelson was a “pioneer of the anti-establishment outlaw image, who wrote hundreds of songs and played a vital role in post rock & roll country music (Erlewine).” During the early 70’s, Willie associated himself with Waylon Jennings and the burgeoning outlaw country movement that made him into a star in 1975 (Erlewine). In 1993, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, but by that time, he had already become a living legend for all country music fans across the world (Erlewine). Willie explored the combinations of many different styles and genres of music to create a sound of his own. “He borrowed from traditional pop, Western swing, jazz, traditional country, cowboy songs, Honky-Tonk, rock & roll, folk, and the blues (Bardavon, …show more content…
Pepper of country music (CMJ Network, Inc., 1996). Others believe that the album is beautifully subtle. Everything is simple. Everything is perfectly placed. Nothing gets in the way (User Reviews), which would make it easily understandable as to why the album was ranked as the top 183rd greatest album of all time (Rolling …show more content…
Life’s principles seem unclear as the hero ages: “At a time when the world seems to be spinning helplessly out of control...It’s the same old song- it’s right and it’s wrong…And livin’ is just something I do.” The album ends with a breathtaking image; one where time, memory, and expectations have undoubtedly fused together, and happiness has been found when the stranger put his Hands on The Wheel of his own life: “In the shade of an oak down by the river sat an old man and a boy with a lady they both enjoy….now my hand’s on the wheel, I’ve something that’s real, an’ I feel like I’m goin’