Mama Tried (studio album) by Merle Haggard & The Strangers

Mama Tried by Merle Haggard & The Strangers
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 8,416th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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78/100 (from 52 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (110th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (623rd)
Award Best albums of all time (8,416th)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.7/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.

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From 06/25/2019 00:57
Merle Haggard was as outlaw as they came. Unlike any of the others, he actually did time in prison (San Quentin), and many of his songs (listen to the title track here!...or "The Fightin' Side Of Me") are the actual definition of what outlaw country not was...is. you may not think he's outlaw...but everyone who IS outlaw knows that he's one of the KING outlaws.
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From 11/13/2016 01:31
Merle Haggard is kind of a classic country hero. He wasn't an outlaw like Waylon or Willie, but he's often put in that category because his music is sincere and real. Like most country, Haggard's singles were valued over completing solid albums. This is one I can sit all the way through. It's funny to hear the title track in the horror movie The Strangers (which coincidentally is the name of Haggard's band)

He passed in 2016.

Track Pick: Wine Drinker Me
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From 02/14/2016 21:36
This is just a great damn record.
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From 07/08/2014 02:59
On par with Johnny Cash for songs of mistakes and regret.
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2. Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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