Music Review

South of Heaven West of Hell (2001)

EW's GRADE
C+

Details Release Date: Oct 02, 2001; Lead Performance: Dwight Yoakam

Give Yoakam credit for aspiring to be a film director, but don't buy his soundtrack for hits. Interspersed with movie dialogue, the music ranges from atmospheric pastiche to rhythm numbers that meander off the trail. Considering Yoakam's writing partners -- Mick Jagger, Billy Gibbons -- there's only one way to feel about this horse opera: We was robbed.

Originally posted Oct 26, 2001 Published in issue #622 Oct 26, 2001 Order article reprints

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