Satan Is Real

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This CD is a reissue of the best-known gospel album by one of country's best-known brother duos and gospel groups. It's the original source for, among other gems, "The Christian Life," written by Charlie and Ira Louvin and popularized among hippies by the Gram Parsons-era Byrds. These tracks were all written by professional songwriters and tend to have more ingenuity and offbeat imagery than standard hymns and spirituals. The duo sings some in the smooth style of their original mentors, the Delmore Brothers, and others in rough, backwoods harmonies. And don't kid yourself, Billy Sunday would have danced with Mr. D himself for a program cover that equaled this set's cover art. --John Morthland

Tracks:

Satan Is Real
There's A Higher Power
The Christian Life
The River Of Jordan
The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea
Are You Afraid To Die
He Can Be Found
Dying From Home, And Lost
The Drunkard's Room
Satan's Jeweled Crown
The Angels Rejoiced Last Night
I'm Ready To Go Home

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This CD is a reissue of the best-known gospel album by one of country's best-known brother duos and gospel groups. It's the original source for, among other gems, "The Christian Life," written by Charlie and Ira Louvin and popularized among hippies by the Gram Parsons-era Byrds. These tracks were all written by professional songwriters and tend to have more ingenuity and offbeat imagery than standard hymns and spirituals. The duo sings some in the smooth style of their original mentors, the Delmore Brothers, and others in rough, backwoods harmonies. And don't kid yourself, Billy Sunday would have danced with Mr. D himself for a program cover that equaled this set's cover art. --John Morthland

Customer Reviews:

Satan Is Real.......2007-01-16

THIS IS THE BEST GOSPLE SONG, THIS CD WILL LET YOU GET CLOSER TO CHRIST

All Christian Rockers Should Listen and Learn From This GREAT Lyrical Content!.......2006-01-17

These two Louvin Brothers were an acoustic, country duo. Their singing harmonies are terrific, and their melodies and song hooks are very catchy. If you enjoy acoustic guitar strumming and gospel lyrics, then you cannot go wrong with this CD!

Sometimes the lyrics are funny, sometimes sad, but always openly and overtly about God, Jesus, the Bible, and living like you love all three = the Christian lifestyle.

These Louvin Brothers have filled the songs with Christian and Bible themes, and there is nothing ambiguous about the lyrics and song titles.

I wish every Contemporary Christian Rock artist would listen and learn from the great lyrical content on this album! Too often, these days, the current bestselling "Christian" artists have album and song titles, and lyrics, which are very vague about any Christian content, IF ANY CHRISTIAN CONTENT CAN EVEN BE FOUND! Most of these contemporary artists are so ashamed of the Gospel that they don't want to look uncool by being open about an overtly Christian message. They mostly relegate all mention of Jesus to their CD liner notes, but reading their song titles, or reading their lyrics, you can't find anything that is Christian in nature. They want the song to be about anything you want to think it is about, so you won't be offended that they are secretly thinking about God, but it sounds like they are singing about their boyfriends or girlfriends, etc. As if they hope to "crossover" into secular music by watering down the Christian content of the lyrics and titles. Rebecca St. James is the only rare exception that I can think of concerning this awful trendiness, she uses plenty of titles and lyrics that leave no doubt about meaning Jesus and God, period.

This Louvin Brothers album, SATAN IS REAL, is full of good, sound theology! Apart from an Elvis Presley Gospel compilation, this is the single best CD of Christian music that I own, and it is especially impressive since it was originally released with all these great songs, from the get go. This is NOT a compilation made up and collected over many years and albums worth of songs, in a greatest hits fashion. They released this studio album all by itself, and it stands as a powerful Christian witness, and an overlooked milestone in Christian recorded music history.

SATIN IS REAL.......2005-10-07

ABOUT THE LOUVIN BROTHERS, THEY ARE REALLY GREAT & WONDERFUL.

Haunting and Beautiful.......2005-10-02

I came upon this treasure by accident and I am so happy that I did. I purchased one for me and two for friends. For those who have never heard these brothers sing it is almost a religious experience within itself. I have never, ever heard such harmony in my life. We have all heard of "God-given talent". There is no other explanation for the sound that comes from the Louvin Brothers other than God-given. Wow! The Louvin Brothers are unequalled in vocal talent. Thank you, Amazon, for featuring them.

The cover is quite surreal, but the music itself is wonderful.......2005-09-19

I got this album expecting a campy laugh, as I am into odd and bizarre music. Sure, it is over the top, but it is also passionate and beautiful. The Louvin Brothers put their heart and soul into the music, and the harmonies are quite fantastic. I was throughly unexpected to be moved by this, as I am an atheist, but I oddly was. The songs are about regret, sin, death, redeption, and are done with odd amounts of power the the cover barely suggest at all. Hell, even Gram Parsons is a fan of this album, as the Byrds covered "The Christian Life" for the groundbreaking "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" LP. It is preachy and over the top to be sure, but is at the same time deeply passioned and moving. I originally bought this album mainly because I found it cheap and thought it would look funny in my CD wallet. Like many I was expecting as much a campy laugh on the album as the cover delivers, but was pleasently surprised.

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Tragic Songs of Life/Satan Is Real
The Louvin Brothers
Manufacturer: Raven [Australia]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music

Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music

Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music

Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000QFAEPU
Release Date: 2007-07-09

Tracks:

Kentucky
I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
Let Her Go, God Bless Her
What Is Home Without Love
A Tiny Broken Heart
In the Pines
Alabama
Katie Dear
My Brother's Will
Knoxville Girl
Take the News To Mother
Mary Of the Wild Moor
Satan Is Real
There Is a Higher Power
The Christian Life
The River Of Jordan
The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea
Are You Afraid To Die
He Can Be Found
Dying From Home, And Lost
Drunkard's Doom
Satan's Jeweled Crown
The Angels Rejoiced Last Night
I'm Ready To Go Home
Blue From Now On
Red Hen Hop
Read What's In My Heart
My Heart Was Trampled On the Street

Album Description

These two classic, iconic albums from THE LOUVIN BROTHERS have certainly stood the test of time. Raven presents them on one brilliant CD, proving that Tragic Songs of Life (1956) and Satan is Real (1960) sound as thrilling today as ever. With their impassioned gospel themes, these two LPs capture the very essence of the brothers at the peak of their powers. Charlie and Ira's sublime harmonies and hard-driving take on traditional country provided the blueprint for future generations of country and rock musicians. From the enigmatic Gram Parsons and his protege Emmylou Harris to a long list of contemporary adherents (including Uncle Tupelo, Hank Williams III etc), the legend and influence of the Louvin Brothers continues unabated. Tragic Songs of Life contains some of their most powerful and emotive singing on `Kentucky', `Katie Dear' and the hit single `Knoxville Girl'. With its striking cover and even more startling contents (`The Christian Life', `Satan's Jeweled Crown', `There is a Higher Power'), Satan is Real became a signature release for the duo. With four bonus tracks from the period, this outstanding value 2-for-1 CD delivers 28 of the very best from the brothers' deep catalogue of classic songs.

Satan Is Real Again or Feeling Good About Bad Thoughts

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The Streets are Unsafe Again!
A messy little wonder
tease your country

Satan Is Real Again or Feeling Good About Bad Thoughts
Country Teasers
Manufacturer: Crypt Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000058UA
Release Date: 1996-10-08

Tracks:

The Wide-Open Beaver Of Nashville
Black Change
Panty Shots
It Is My Duty
Devil On My Back
Little Black Clouds
Lies
Thank You God For Making Me An Angel
Cripples
Some Hole
Don't Like People
Country Fag
Satan Is Real Again
These Things Shall Pass

Customer Reviews:

The Streets are Unsafe Again!.......2005-01-22

In a world where everything is polished with syrup and schlock- it's ironic that this caustic, drunken, rural punk is a breath of fresh air. The songs are so damned catchy and direct- The Country Teasers stand to influence a whole generation of musicians like the Pixies of yore. I cannot get enough of the sauntering disregard.
Go Teasers Go!

A messy little wonder.......2002-11-05

What do you get when you get a bunch of drunk Scottish guys who rip off riffs from the Fall and Joy Division and throw them into their anti-P.C. country music? You get this masterpiece of drunken hilarity. But besides being funny and offensive, they are actually great songwriters. Saying they are witty is way too much of an understatement. The riffs may not be totally original, but the delivery definitely is. After you've heard it more times and don't focus on the lyrical content and take the songs in as a whole, you will see them for the sloppy wonders that they are.
There really is no other band like the Country Teasers, and you gotta love a band that wants to smash down the P.C. walls and make it okay to make fun of everything again. Everything they have recorded is great, but this is their master work. I can't say enough good things about it.
If you are P.C., like slick productions, and bands who don't miss a note, the Country Teasers are not for you.

tease your country.......2000-02-22

Cynics? Reprobates? All that and ironic too. There is nothing like throwing back a few (hundred) beer and seeing the Teasers live, with the exception of playing poker long into the night with Satan is Real Again cranked. This album has some of the wittiest lyrics ever with a good dose of social commentary thrown in the mix. The music is raw and strangely reminiscent of the Clash running headlong into Hank Williams Sr. while Tom Waits reports the brutal events. Don't even bother if you like Clint Black or Mariah Carey, but if a Whiskey voiced hillbilly punk band from Scotland is what you have in mind, then you should have bought this album years ago.

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Satan Is Real
Dandruff Deluxe
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0000562WM

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