Hard-edged country and country-rock give the soundtrack a rough, tumble feel, jumping around from screaming country mayhem to settled-down, back porch stompers. Steve Earle, along with The Del McCoury Band, take you through five hectic country numbers that will leave you stunned, while V-Roys go chaotic and deliver the blazing country that sets the soundtrack on fire. Other notables are Cheri Knight and Marah, to name a few.

Having never seen the movie, the quick-draw soundtrack makes me really want to. This is country perfection. Forget modern country and Nashville pop, as this is the real deal through and through. I'll give it an A.

Wolf Call: Tall Cool Ones from the Valuts of Golden Crest

A Cat-Shaped Hole in My Heart

[Issue Thirty-Eight // June 2001]