Although that song alone is worth the six bucks for the cd, you get a whole lot more. Hank Jr.'s cover of "Uncle Pen" puts Ricky Scaggs' to shame. Belting out Gordon Lightfoot's "Looking At the Rain" in a baritone voice, Hank Jr. proves he can make even a hippy song sound manly.

If you're like me and love Hank Jr.'s late seventies early eighties raw honky tonk rock-a-billy sound, then you'll love this cd.


Classic Country   September 18, 2005
J. Brady (PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

A great album. Part blues, part country-rock, part acoustic. Pure heart. Pure Hank. One of the very few country albums I can listen to from start to finish.


If Hank Jr. can't take you there....nobody else can!!   January 17, 2002
Michael L. Breazeale (Calhoun Falls, South Carolina USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Listening to this cd is like taking a ride into Hank Jr.'s world in the passenger seat of an old ford pickup. I once owned the cassette, The Early Years, and one of my all time favorite songs on that one was "Storms Never Last"..which I feel is one of the prettiest and soulful country love songs ever made. From the 1st song on this cd.."Feelin Better through to the last track....Hank Jr. is able to tell you of his metamorfasis tale of feeling he had to leave the fold of Old Country to begin this journey into New South Country he has established himself so firmly into. Gotta love this man....plain and simple... He is certainly an American Treasure. Montgomery in the Rain...New South...this cd is all Hank Jr. the way only Hank Jr. can do it. This cd is a great start into Hanks World...but you will not stop with this one...there is so much more. Thanks Hank..God Bless You!!


Ground Breaking Southern Soul Ignorant to Many Hopeful Ears!   May 7, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

The New South is an album about changes. The south changed and so did Hank. This album is the epitome of southern music a must have for the true fan, and truely a good c.d. everyone tries to steal from you when you play it!


It's hank so it goes without saying it will be great   July 27, 2001
Vernon Clark Mayo (Allen Texas)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I am a big fan of hank jr and i have been getting all his CD's as i can. So i grabbed this one and boy am i glad i did, it's wonderful with a good blend of country and southern rock Hank does so well. SOngs like "New south" the title track i could listen to over and over for weeks....and in fact i do! if your a fan of Hanks or just good music then i can't see why you would pass it up...and the price is not bad either.