There is a this box, a box with ten CDs, the complete Hank Williams. At least the complete studio recordings. The question many people ask themselves is of course “Do I want this?” Which is a valid question and “no” might very well be the answer.

However, it’s the wrong question. The real one is “Do I need this?” and to that there is only one answer if you truly truly love music. And that is “fuck yeah.” Music with this emotional punch is hard enough to find as it is. (It’s just like the boxes with Charles Mingus. You need them, really you do.)

Unless you’re like my brother who think good music requires growling out lyrics about fairies (the fictional kind) and a metal guitar solo each third minute. But then you’re a lost cause anyway…