Hank Williams III

Hank Jr.-Jr.'s fourth proper solo album (1996's Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts was a computerized cash-in featuring the three Hanks singing "together") features the trademark outlaw honky-tonk and cuss-heavy straight talk Williams is known for when he's not playing punk rock or NOLA sludge metal. With a song dedicated to rock 'n' roll reprobate GG Allin ("P.F.F.") and a nuclear trashing of Nashville hypocrisy ("The Grand Ole Opry"), the 13-song set finds Hank and his Damn Band in the kind of fighting form only people who've survived the wars can boast.

"I've done my share of raising hell," sings Hank Williams III on "P.F.F." ("Punch, Fight, Fuck").
That's an understatement: On his fourth album, Hank Williams' grandson sounds as rowdy as
ever, railing against a venerable music venue on "The Grand Ole Opry (Ain't So Grand),"
falling down drunk on "Me & My Friends" and hanging with whores and thieves on "Stoned
and Alone." The subject matter is well-trod, but Hank III keeps things engaging, t... More >