{"product_id":"willie-nelson-phases-and-stages-rsd24","title":"Willie Nelson- Phases and Stages -RSD24","description":"\u003cp\u003eWillie Nelson's 1974 classic, celebrating it's 50th Anniversary in March, just prior to RSD. If Shotgun Willie played a bit like a concept album, Phases and Stages was a full-blown one, tracing the dissolution of a marriage and devoting one side to the wife's perspective, the second to the husband's... Phases and Stages is easily the equal of it's remarkable predecessor, a wonderful set of music that resonates deeply, as deeply as the words. Make no mistake - the deceptively relaxed arrangements, including the occasional strings, not only highlight Nelson's clever eclecticism, but they also heighten the emotional impact of the album. And this is a hell of an emotional record, where even each side's celebratory honky tonk numbers (the medley \"Sister's Coming Home\/Down at the Corner Beer Joint\" and \"Pick Up the Tempo,\" respectively) are muted by sadness. Then, there are the centerpieces: \"Walkin',\" where the woman decides it's time to move on; \"Pretend I Never Happened,\" perhaps the coldest ending to a relationship ever written; \"Bloody Mary Morning,\" a bleary-eyed morning-after tale that became a standard; \"It's Not Supposed to Be That Way,\" a nearly unbearably melancholy account of a love gone wrong; and \"Heaven and Hell,\" a waltz summary of the relationship. Any two of these would have formed a strong core for an album, but placed together in a narrative context, their impact is even more considerable. As a result, this is not just one of Willie Nelson's best records, but one of the great concept albums overall. 140g black viny\u003c\/p\u003e    ","brand":"mysite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53091386884432,"sku":"6.03498E+11","price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/2762\/2480\/files\/4301027-3119951.jpg?v=1780301466","url":"https:\/\/noirrecordsuk.com\/products\/willie-nelson-phases-and-stages-rsd24","provider":"Noir Records Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}