Chris Acker | "Aloe Vera" | Western AF

[@neckshoulders]

Best songwriter in Orleans parish.

[@trigunnn2]

And you keep it up to i loved your snakes and water falls videos =)

[@12ljw]

It makes me abundantly happy to see you here.

[@isaacj.elliott2137]

@Neck Shoulders damn right he is! Here ye brother

[@beatsbytravis]

this is awesome!

[@wosop6667]

Nope 👎

[@GradySmith]

LOL this song is so weird and awesome. I freakin LOVE your channel. Such great work and such a unique style.

[@OnionRingOfEpicness]

its him

[@Sunahvagun]

This ain't no click country eh? Lol love your channel too as well gems on vhs

[@justinmebes476]

Grady Smith funny seein you here

[@striderabbott4636]

Talking blues

[@jasoncastillo585]

What do you mean weird? It’s heart

[@mishellefire1660]

Reminiscent of Townes Van Zandt. Love this.

[@adrock1011]

Its guy clark - let him roll… its excellent… but it is guy clark let him roll

[@jonstern7511]

Yes, Let Him Roll was my first thought too!

[@kells4723]

Storytelling, poetry, and without a doubt, western AF.

[@JimArdal]

This channel will take country music to the forefront of Americana.

[@NuthinOnTheTv]

“My friend drove his motorcycle in the air His body came down and his soul stayed up there Now he’s rearranging all the clouds Like the letters on a marquee till the sun comes out “ WOW

[@TaylorAA]

There is something about this song and video that I just cannot get over

[@jonstern7511]

Wow. There is a lot of lyrical poetry in that song. It took me a few listens to get all the meaning but I think I just about got it all. One of my favourites of the songs of yours I've heard!

[@sk8terboy5260]

Those last couple lines were a tear jerker. Good song!

[@Schrodj1]

That last verse killed me.

[@alairlibreinsfreie5785]

i wished when one day, my soul went up somewhere, someone would write such wonderfull words about me. you are a true poet. and you guys @Western AF : i m from germany and never had much on country music, but man did you change this in the last weeks since i discovered this chanel. so far not a single artist that was not a true discovery to me.

[@looking4afix]

this troubadour style of singing is just ❤️

[@barroldtrumboma9162]

I absolutely love the instrumentals in this. Especially the beginning.

[@TantiOfficial]

just discovered this and I love it forever

[@stevenfleming3311]

great stuff, much love to Colin. May his being be one with joy

[@TouchDirt]

This is straight up " Jesus , The Missing Years" i fucking love it. Make Prine proud

[@ngumbao6252]

One Man, One Guitar and a big story

[@Irohboats666]

Oh shoot dang that's my good ol pal Chris acker. Hey ol bud

[@isaacj.elliott2137]

I’ve been searching for this song for far too long

[@DevyKins]

Reminds me of some of Red Sovine's trucking songs. Love it

[@theluna446]

Beautiful. Reminds me of Let Him Roll by Guy Clark.

[@TheSid42]

Very, John Prine/Kris Kristopherson. Reminds me of Kris’s version of to beat the devil. Love it

[@angelosuniga295]

"Oh sick, here comes a brass band"

[@johnwhipple2013]

Stumbled across this song and about 3 seconds in i knew it was gonna be good. Thanks for a few great minutes.

[@royennev]

Beautifull Talking Track!

[@sethparman5099]

A lot of comparison to John Prine and Guy Clark but I mainly hear Townes Van Zandt in this

[@flyingburrito27]

Yeah I get big TVZ vibes

[@timo9355]

Man, Townes would be proud 🥲

[@Max-re5vg]

Good song Man.....nice video too

[@ChaseFraser]

Reminds me of Dave Van Ronk's "Cocaine Blues". Love it!

[@hawkfalconbirdman3804]

The vibe is .... "Im smoking green, walking through the woods. Just me and my thoughts. I see an inviting pine stump, proceed to sit down on the welcoming seat of the earth. I keep my smoke safely between my thirsty lips as i gingerly turn my backpack to a frontpack. I pull out a beer. Crack it, take a sip and thats it

[@mildgooses4401]

Sounds just like Guy Clark’s “Let Him Roll”

[@renots365]

This song is odd but odd in the way that you know hes real and what he's say if what he feels. Better then anything on the radio.

[@redbutte4397]

Turns out you went to school in Bellingham with my son Leif Mitchell. Very nice song. Glad to see you on this awesome channel.

[@brentgaston9987]

Good music reminds me of guy clark

[@xNYRmike]

Brent Gaston just let him roll

[@brentgaston9987]

@@xNYRmike definitely seems to borrow heavily from that song for sure

[@tylerknoodle6780]

It was based on that song through and through

[@brentgaston9987]

@@tylerknoodle6780 yeah I did realize that after the second comment I knew it reminded me of Guy just couldnt think of the song

[@aleishabitrsweetempathyhou9595]

I love this!!

[@gezzap182]

Here for the mucus. 😂 Seriously though, great job 👍

[@JH-qs7ph]

Thank the big golden man in the sky for western as fuck. Can't be bitter when the music is better. Love yas

[@zaniperisa9771]

Great. So wonderful. Reminds me of Hank Williams sr.

[@calebduncan5252]

Sounds kinda like Guy Clark's Let Him Role

[@chrisacker6078]

It’s a super heavy nod to that song. Good catch. Credit where credits due, it’s noted on the album!

[@jonstern7511]

The linking guitar definitely does but could it be that that is a common or standard type of song construction a bit like a Talking Blues is? I don't know, but am just asking?

[@brendonleary]

So good.

[@cleamoderzinsky829]

Great song

[@fuddelux]

Luke the drifter returns! X

[@lazyeye3031]

John Prine lives on

[@spencerjtmartin]

Sure sounds alot like guy Clark's song, "let him roll"

[@joshuariddle4420]

yea dude, some of these phonies couldn't be original with a head start and a how to guide

[@1coopjsn]

I thought the same thing. I also think Guy would tip his hat.

[@MrPaloolee]

My thoughts exactly on the first riff...

[@tcbalkom2070]

John Thomas sounds exactly like it

[@joecoolmccall]

Now that you said this...o yes. Definitely.

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

God bless, Colin

[@TheIMightyWebb]

This is Guy Clark alllll the way!!!!!! Keep it up dude!

[@tcbalkom2070]

Brinson Webb it literally is lol

[@adrock1011]

Yep.. let him roll, but a different story… its excellent… and ill take it 100 times over what is considered “country” these days

[@tjinnertube]

Respect, more like Woody Guthrie AF.

[@tcbalkom2070]

t j guy Clark doofus

[@chillestplays4034]

Anybody who likes this should look into Guy Clark, particularly Let Him Roll

[@burningbrain2977]

Comon TVZ. Loved it.

[@Maddiehere89]

Prine for 2020

[@mileslantz4106]

Very...Doublewide Blues!❤

[@herff2171]

Brilliant

[@jfoeodkapfk]

RIP Colin

[@JordanWanders]

Hope someone else caught the purposeful messed up line “have ‘em hold the thorns and you can keep the ro- (rose) the flower” strange beautiful line there

[@NeilGregoryJohnson00]

magic.

[@johnlucas4318]

Jesus... the missing years

[@DontHoldIt]

I went right to Shawn Mullins on the first verse, great story.

[@rachaelrenk7211]

Well shit, that's poetry.

[@mejones9145]

Beyond poetry.

[@codyleemeece]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@alfiegriffin1133]

Anyone know what guitar that is?

[@skinder842]

What kind of geetar is that?

[@benjefferis3901]

so let him roll

[@evilldead6824]

I really get a Johnny cash boy named sue feel.

[@braydeneyman8232]

reincarnated Steve goodman

[@elibock5838]

This has a big john prine feel

[@Spacechimpcomics]

Is the flubbed line deliberate? Because the same line is flubbed on the record.

[@joelvaldez8688]

This song is Bob Dylan scented. I like it.

[@manuarteteco6153]

could you point out to a bob dylan song similar to this? I can't really see it, but I don't know much about bob dylan

[@joelvaldez8688]

@@manuarteteco6153 Well, Bob once said, "I'm a poet. I was born a poet, I'll live as a poet, I'll die a poet." So, in a sense, Bob for a long time didn't consider his music to be music, just poetry. We see this a lot in his earliest work. I would look up "The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare and Unreleased) 1961-1991." Such titles as "Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues" are good examples of storytelling, rather than a song with a chorus and such. Also, Colter Wall's "Cowpoke" was written in similar fashion, though, I'll be honest, I don't know if that's a cover or a traditional song or his.

[@manuarteteco6153]

@@joelvaldez8688 thanks man, I'll look into it! Cowpoke surely is not a Colter Wall original song (even though his version is the best out there IMHO), but I'm not sure as to who the author is, maybe Stan Jones? Surely it dates way back at the 50s and has many different covers

[@bostonogard2981]

Is there tab to this somewhere?

[@cZerHD]

Wish someone would do a guitar tutorial on this

[@dholt44]

Check out a tutorial for "Jesus the missing years", it is the same thing.

[@DandyMandy58]

My heart

[@thedraytonbrooks]

Reminds me of David Allen Coe

[@coltinwalker6366]

Yeah it does but eventually David stopped talking and started singing.

[@jeremyrobinsonhowell]

Coltin Walker i am a superior version of you

[@rkhale02]

@@jeremyrobinsonhowell LOL

[@karynmaddox9397]

😂🤣

[@donovan6676]

@@jeremyrobinsonhowell hahahha nice

[@charliemclelland9716]

Does this remind anyone of "Alice's restaurant Massacree"?

[@PhillBrush]

check out the Kinky Friedman version of Ira Hayes

[@millshenderson2144]

The new John prine

[@MrBobbystyles]

Smells like rain

[@SeanCashMoneyMurphy]

Very Townes-ey

[@seanpatrick3047]

Sounds a lot like Townes Van Zandt.

[@03US11MC]

Almost has a Luke the drifter sound

[@NicRidic]

Is anyone else out there allergic to Aloe Vera(the pant not the song) or am I the only one?

[@gwenniemay2304]

🥰

[@Napoleon-Blownapart]

'Oh Bury Me Not' 🙄

[@coreycox2345]

He won't feel that way when he finds a new woman, I predict.

[@tunesgarage]

🎵Then he'll be the one to worry about chap stick 🎵

[@pandaskater18]

This is literally let him roll but he changed the lyrics lol

[@coonkirk1796]

Yeah, that’s how Folk music works.

[@TheBallot-ro9be]

Very Adam Carroll esk

[@coltinwalker6366]

How was that a song?

[@jeremyrobinsonhowell]

Clearly you don’t kno how to run

[@coltinwalker6366]

@@jeremyrobinsonhowell naa I walk

[@coltinwalker6366]

There was no singing

[@druskee2380]

Tell that to the man in black if you're high strung on it.

[@aLittleStoned]

You dont get music then

[@coltinwalker6366]

@@druskee2380 the man in black actually sang

[@coltinwalker6366]

@@aLittleStoned all he did was talk to a cam

[@djhoon90]

@@coltinwalker6366 You try it see if ya do better than bud.

[@claudiagiulietta2672]

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