Best buddy and I have talked about this a lot. Growing up in the 60's, we were far too cool to listen to a lot of what we recognize now is great music. This album is a good example; a few years ago I'd been embarrassed for someone to see it in my collection. Now I consider it one of the top 25 or so albums recorded. This from a guy who often says, "Country is to Music what Etch-a-sketch is to art."