Peaks Early & Tails Off
jekyllnhyde | NJ | 07/19/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This collection gets off to a fast start with three of Ball's very best, "Thinkin' Problem", "Watching My Baby Not Coming Back" (my personal favorite) & "Look What Followed Me Home". These are all great examples of Ball's best honky tonk. The next two are ballads, & although they're not bad, listening to them back-to-back is a bit of a drag. He picks the pace back up again with the rocking "Lonely Town". "Hangin' In And Hangin' On" is a mid-tempo honky tonker, followed by another soft ballad. "Circle of Friends" is a good mid-tempo country tune with a clever play on words. "Hasta Luego, My Love" isn't one of Ball's better up-tempo tunes. I would've loved to see "Honky Tonk Healing" included. I think it's much better than several tracks included here. But if you don't want to invest in all of Ball's individual albums, this collection certainly has enough of his best material to make it well worth it."