Here for the Party, this sassy, strong-singing Redneck Woman's 2004 debut,
was a giant smash, but All Jacked Up's even better: diverse, rockin', and
topped by a sensuous, soulful surprise bonus-track version of Billie
Holiday's "Good Morning Heartache." Wilson kick-starts this guitar-and-
fiddle-fired CD with the title track--a whiskey-drinkin' sequel
to "Redneck"--and the ode to down-home women "California Girls." "Skoal
Ring" suggests that the couple that chaws together stays together,
and "One Bud Wiser" is a crafty tongue-in-cheek weeper that pays tribute
to George Jones in both its lyrics and Wilson's copycat phrasing. Another
legend, Merle Haggard, celebrates salt-of-the-earth American virtues with
Wilson on the duet "Politically Uncorrect." And "Not Bad for a Bartender"
is three and a half minutes of autobiography, detailing the eighth-grade
education, floor-sweeping, and saloon-keeping that were all stops on
Wilson's unlikely road to success. Funny, fiery, and moving, All Jacked Up
proves this 32-year-old's career has plenty of mileage left.
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