Robert Earl Keen

[alvin320]

one for the road!

[TehNeepbeepbop123]

....crappy.... compared to Toby Keiths 'Bullets in the Gun'

[FutureTexasRanger]

@TehNeepbeepbop123 you my sir will burn in nashville hell

[vdbennett317]

I like this a Lot! I'm glad I found it. Now off to listen to more. As for the dislikes, U R not nice.

[Villarebel]

Great Song!



[foleyarg]

come to argentina cabron!!!!!!

[65jackstraw95]

this is awesome

[FuckingCameron]

B double E double R U N.

[aprilglaspieable]

As for "shooting off their mouth with their dimwitted attempts at being politicians." FUTK.

[MegaBigbadbear]

really good friggn song .... now i need to drive

[andymooney]

The party ended for the 7 who hit the dislike button.

[npsurf1]

He is the father of the Red Dirt music scene... I wanna hit the river everytime I hear this song.

[dakotacannonball]

if that don't touch you somewhere deep inside YOU are sporting the f'n CHIP!!

[Kaimayra]

great fuckin song

[Gatsby999888]

This guy is a great writer. Crack a beer!

[jackal59]

Somebody's Amazon review of a REK album that I read several years ago said his mother came in while he was playing it, stood and listened for a minute, then said, "You know, that boy almost can't sing." Great voice nonetheless, and a great writer - which probably, like being a "lib-ral," comes from having smarts, sensitivity, and a good education. Don't worry, though, the Texas and Indiana and Wisconsin legislatures will do their best to have everybody dumb and easily led soon enough.

[huntnpb]

Love this song, too bad Toby Ripped it off. Also too bad Robert Earl Keen's a piece of liberal trash... I love artists until they shoot off their mouth with their dimwitted attempts at being politicians.

[doughesson]

In constant rotation at WKYQ in Paducah during the Outlaw Hours.

[MegaPigslayer]

best song ever

[McZombieism]

great song one of the best

[TopBolter]

HELL YEAH!!

[cmcclain12]

Toby Keith totally ripped this song off. He sucks!

[cjkrieg98]

this is the best version of this song I have ever heard. Even better than the Highwaymen and joe ely. Even live, robert's version is great.

[nowonderI4get]

The Bigger Better Deal vs misplaced Nobility mixed with drugs and violence incorporated in a great story of human behavior.

"Bullets in the Gun"?? huh? It's a joke, I HOPE!!

[TheTxgirl78]

ALL WE NEED IS ROGER AND CORY AND BAM~ CRAWFISH FESTIVAL..LOL

[TheTxgirl78]

MUCH LOVE FROM SPRING TEXAS 77373

[oregoncoyote1]

why would they say that "Bullets in the Gun" was written by Toby Keith and Rivers Rutherford? yeah, sure, right.....

[oregoncoyote1]

why would they say that "Bullet in the Gun" was written by Toby Keith and Rivers Rutherford? yeah, right.....

[anzacchaplin]

good one

[BenjaminJames00]

saw him last night, disappointed

[RedDirtCountry1]

<Click Here Red Dirt Country Channel

[SuperFinney2]

I love playing this song with canadian county outlaws chk. us out on facebook.

[gonzobuc1]

Bobby Earl

[mxmike458]

She stepped out in the alley...with a single shot .410....the road goes on forever and the party never ends!! LOVE it man! You should upload "The Armadillo Jackal!" Best song ever but I can't find it on youtube!

[ourocks22]

i love this song

[auwareagleau]

"The road goes on forever and the party never ends"..

One of the best lines/lyrics in music ever!

[blazedaweezy]

i always end up listening to this when im piss drunk at the end of the night right before i crash

[highfivinmofo]

whoever you are you would love me and my cousin. but not in a gay way

[williammorton00]

@blazedaweezy hell yeah, I was just thinking that!!!!!

[mikeerowee]

the song is; if you don't stop they cant catch you and if you never give up ....they can't win. The road goes on forever and the party never ends...fuck yaaaaaaaaaaaa

[chucufarley]

You guys are arguing

whether it;s Jimi or Elvis in the end

The road goes on forever

PUSSY always wins!!

[chucufarley]

The road geoes on forever and this time sherry wins

[neverlieguy]

From all the Merchant Marines in this country. Remember Christopher columbus he was one of us ROBERT EARL KEEN kicks ass I fucked a little chinese whore while this song was on

[chucufarley]

You are either 16 or raised in trailer park, probably both.

[austinden611]

its a song....a good song but still...its just a damn song shut up

[wyldcountry01]

You're all douche bags. I'm not knocking jimmy or any of your other heroes. But if any credit goes to someone, you might think of what Elvis, The Beatles or Hank Sr. did for the industry as a whole. There's a difference between running with what has been created, and starting a revolution without the guidance of the greats before you.

[elizabitch1982]

yeah cuz they were only the biggest druggies in the business and felt they had to hide it dumbass

[mitchdjay]

This is one of those songs that allways make me happy !

[kevin1of1]

I always think, at the end, she's gonna go bust him out of jail. It's like a cliff-hanger song that you never get to watch the end of....

[knockoutjosh83]

This guy has a generic sound, unmemorable voice, and predictable lyrics. It's funny that he was even compared to Paul Thorn let alone Jimmy Hendrix. I would have never even heard of this guy if it wasnt for Youtube. All that said. I wouldn't get up and leave if he was playing in a bar while i was there, but I would never ever pay to see this man proform......

[jjessup703]

good, I'm glad you feel that way, just one less person I have to move around to get to the foot of the stage to hear one of the best bands around.

[asmodeon]

Wow, well I don't know what music you listen to, but if country is your style, you're welcome to go off and suck george strait's dick, we'll stick with Mr. Keen.

[texasag1983]

What the hell do REK and Hendrix have to do with each other?? This is stupid.

[CountryFriedDeadHead]

I know this is off topic to Good Ol' Robert Earl, but... A. Hendrix did a lot for guitar. He phased his guitar between the left and right speakers (before phasers) which made a sound that no one can replicate. B. He transcends genre. Tell me his genre and I'll tell you two others it could/should be. And C. What great musicians didn't have sloppy nights, and which ones weren't distant? Of course they are distant they are so much more talented than those around them. (Plus the drugs)

[houston81]

This country redneck fuck can not even begin to compare to the messiah of electric guitars "Jimi Hendrix" Hell from the sounds of it -this genre of music would prolly try and kill good ole jimi cause he was black. Jimi playes a stratocaster guitar rt handed and upside down.

[ozzybrit]

truly one of the best songs I ever heard. Everything fits, and doesn't miss a beat , First class writing and singing. Kudios to the talent that went into this excellent song of life in the fast lane. Sure is'nt anything like Hendrix as sdnewman is blubbering about, has no musical interest in good music, and the last time I heard from Jimmy was punch it out and make a buck

[Eyedunno]

Somebody is offering praise to the guitarist from Creed? Wow. Just wow.

[louisvillechuggger]

ive never seen so many long comments on a video not at all about the song/video

[minnaow]

Well, Mark Tremonti IS a better guitarist than Jimi Hendrix, but it has nothing to do with him being alive or not. Hendrix was such a sloppy player with no emotion whatsoever, and he did nothing new for the instrument that some one else before him hadn't done. All his noise experiments had been covered by Cream, Pete Townsend, and The Yardbirds two years before Jimi ever did anything besides standard R&B with The Isley Brothers.

But disregarding all of that, yes; Mark Tremonti is better.

[sbnewman]

lol. you just said that hendrix had no emotion. in one sentence you proved your extreme ignorance and stupidity. half his extended solos didn't start out that way, he made them what they were. please educate yourself before you continue to spew ignorance on the internet.

[minnaow]

You can insult me all you want, but it won't change the fact that Mark Tremonti is a more capable, more emotive, and more inventive guitarist than Jimi Hendrix. It's really no contest. YOU should learn about the instrument before you make such uneducated claims.

[sbnewman]

it's not about insults, it's about reality. you can have absurd beliefs if you want, but the fact of the matter is that without hendrix, your boy wouldn't even have a starting point. you want to talk about "facts"... get serious... it's hendrix versus some douchebag you have faith in. advantage hendrix. game over. the fact that you think some clown is in the same realm as hendrix is laughable.

[minnaow]

Faith? I don't even LIKE Mark Tremonti, but it is easy to see that he's leagues beyond anything Hendrix ever did and would ever do. I'm sorry you don't see it the same way, because it is literally no contest. Mark Tremonti of Creed is better than Jimi Hendrix.

[sbnewman]

lo. you're either retarted, deaf, or completely unable to judge music. it's not about me seeing it the same way, it's about reality. learn to respect Jimi Hendrix. it'd be the first step to you having a respectable voice in guitars and music. as of now, you're just a babbling moron with no appreciation of the history of music.

[minnaow]

Like I said, you can insult me all you want, but it won't change anything. And like I have also previously said, Jimi's experiments with noise and feedback were nothing new, and neither was his playing style combining lead and rhythm parts (which can easily be traced all the way back to Robert Johnson). I know all about Jimi Hendrix, and how he's the most overrated guitarist of all time. You seem to be the one babbling with no knowledge of the history of music.

[sbnewman]

I will insult you. anyone who discredits what Hendrix did with the guitar is a fool... including you. Hendrix dominated a guitar in the 60's... before Tremonti was even born. are you SERIOUSLY saying that creed's guitarist is better than Jimi Hendrix???? do you see how ridiculous that sounds????

if you "don't like Mark Tremonti", then why are you all over his dick as a freaking guitarist for creed and alter bridge?... neither of which is respected as a rock band.

[minnaow]

Why are you 'all over his dick' for Jimi Hendrix? He did nothing new for the instrument, nothing even remotely interesting for the genre, couldn't write a song to save his life, and was just a generally sloppy and distant player. It's people like you, putting Hendrix on such a high pedestal (undoubtedly for his young death, because he had no redeeming qualities as a musician) who are the fools, sir.

[sbnewman]

clearly you haven't listened to anything hendrix ever did live. do yourself a favor and check it out. in fact, since you want to assume i don't know what i'm talking about, listen to the entire live catalog. then, come back and tell me i'm a fool. if you do, you're deaf or you don't appreciate that hendrix enabled allman and vaughan... amongst others. i would rather give credit to a white man personally, but it is what it is. get used to it.

[JohnnyReb616]

I'm sorry but if you think Robert Johnson invented the "rhythm/lead" thing then you obviously know that in about 30 different cuts of only like 15 different songs he only played one lead part. Also, if you listen to tool you would know that a lot of tremonti's best riffs were stolen. It was actually Eric Clapton and Cream that made Jimi balsy enough to only use a three piece band. And when Jimi jammed with them he blew THEIR minds. Respect.

[minnaow]

I wasn't even talking to you, I was messing with some guy who didn't know what he was talking about. For the record, Hendrix is one of my main inspirations, I'm working on Voodoo Chile right now, lots of Albert King licks.

[muddyboggswbgu]

Johhny as a huge Hendrix fan and guitarist who claims him and Clapton as huge influences I have to tell you that Cream was formed sometime in 1966 and Hendrix was already doing the 3 piece thing before that in England with the Experience. As a guitarist I can also tell you that most guitarists steal riffs from each other. It is hard not to. As you grow up they stick in your brain and then come out on your guitar. often it's not intentional but accidental.

Rock On!

[swiggy107]

Those two aren't even in the same boat. That's like comparing Angus Young to Tom Morello. They play two different styles. And besides Mark Tremonti and just about any new rock guitarist was heavily influenced by Jimi Hendrix. You may not like him but just about everything from the 80's to the present has been influenced by Jimi Hendrix. Learn your music man. I'm not sayin you're wrong, but learn your music.

[minnaow]

Thank you, you are correct.

[twoelevenlager]

sounds like your future is wide open!

[NatesPhat]

Good song. Lets get on out of here.

[lcb678]

my son in law introduced me to this music when he was stationed at fort hood and i love it!!!

[theflycaster]

You havn't lived until you have heard Robert Earl in a packed Ice House..........

[summitepa]

REK's original - is and will always be the best, IMO. Just got done listening to one CD, and thanks for for saving me the trip to dig through the rest of the 15 CD piles, holders, and drawers to find this great tune. Just one of several dozen of Robert's classics - thanks again!

[vixvega]

on permanent loop... good as it gets.

[homgprdgn]

I'm lucky to have a radio station in my area that's played this in between Bob Marley and Wilco before.

[noelcaitlin7]

i could live life by this song

[haltmusic]

Ely's version rocks! Keen's version swings! The Highwaymen's version is bland. When it comes to good story-tellin' songwriters -Keen is mean!

[tclarke909]

ya gotta love the SONGWRITERS version...oh yeah..REK gets my VOTE BABY!!!

[huesofgreen]

Someone should post Joe Ely's version of "The Road Goes on Forever" from his Love and Danger album--by far the best version of the song I've heard. Heck of a song, but Keen (a good songwriter) and the Highwaymen didn't do it justice.

[hujo69]

sorry - but i totally disagree. while i like joe ely just fine - the one and only version of this song is by the writer himself........REK!!

[yjjeepman]

And the version from John T.'s on No. 2 Live Dinner is the best I have ever heard.

[5cud6uddy]

I didn't like the Highwaymen's version at all.

[arai59]

Thats is one fine song and some of the best fiddle playing...........someone get me a beer.

[pamjenning]

One of the best story-telling songs, EVER!

[mtnmandave]

Some friends and I rode our Harleys down to Corpus Christi to see REK at the Executive Surf Club. We rode over 3000 miles to see him perform in texas. (we had seen him perform several times out west.) What a great venue and what a great place!!! The party never ends!!!!

[usernamesimpleflame]

i ran from the cops once while this song was playing, needless to say the road stoped short of forever and yeah the did end.......lol

[nickframe1987]

yeah whatever that means...

[johnnny5555]

big roy, come to mcdonough ga and I will be happy to kick your ass

[stutzfinger]

Just saw that REK will be at the variety in 5 points in april

[Authorandartist]

North Austin doesn't suck REK Is the best artist out of Texas since Waylon, so all you haters go bite a rotted lemon

[sbnewman]

yeah, you kinda forgot about Stevie Ray Vaughan. REK couldn't hold his jock.

[tompetty832002]

what a horrible comparison.

[sbnewman]

its not a comparison. they said REK was the best artist out of Texas since Waylon. That's laughable. Stevie Ray Vaughan would hold that title. see the difference between a comparison and reality?

[jmacnstacn]

If it's not a comparison you would not have anything to type

[sbnewman]

Huh? What are you talking about? Stevie Ray Vaughan is better than Robert Earl Keen in every imaginable category. There is no comparison. What I typed was in response to some clown saying that "REK was the best artist out of Texas since the 60's". Its not a comparison, its a fact. You can compare if you want, but you won't get far. I like REK, I wouldn't be here if I didn't, but you are either retarded or delusional if you think he can hold a candle to Stevie Ray Vaughan.

[minnaow]

Well Keen is still alive, so he wins.

Sorry.

And actually, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala give all Texans ever a run for their money.

[sbnewman]

lol. what does being alive have to do with anything? so by your logic, the guitarist from Creed is better than Jimi Hendrix merely because he's still living. what a terrible post out of you.

and, no, they don't.

[bigroy38]

North Austin sucks!

[uncletomthall]

I don't see what the pic at 4:00 has to do with Robert Earl Keen or the song...but I'm certainly not complaining. :P

[dannyknapp]

it's simple, the road goes on forever and the party never ends.... that pic, think about it ...

[kizzby]

bitch like that you go to jail for!

[FlorryMc]

Can anybody please help me find a vid of the "Maria" song from the western textures record(cover of which is first pic on this vid)I play music myself and would love to learn this for my new girlfriend who's name happens to be..........MARIA if anybody can help You'd be SAVING my love LIFE

[bizfixer]

Where DID the pic at 4:)) come from? OMG

[bizfixer]

Love the picture at 4:00! Amen and wow.

[bobscrew]

Robert Earl Keen, what can I say, great music and a rocked out name, haven't ever heard a song of his that I hated, Rock on My Brother Man!!!!

[liljgoneman]

what a great story!!!! gonna hear it again.

[longhorncowboy1]

This is the man....Texas style bitches!!!!

[xdemon]

Great song!

[hickifinoe]

Taylor Hicks used the title of this song to end a special charity book reading-I thought he was being original-but I kinda like this!!

[urjealousofmywetsuit]

REK is so much better than taylor. but he's okay too.

[TexasBlues2000]

Awesome! Thanks so much for posting this. Love Robert Earl Keen. Saw him in Austin back in 2003.

[obyc200]

sonny grabbed his pool cue, laid the drunk out on the floor, stuffed a dollar in the tip jar, and headed out the door...........what a line.........

[kaymc10]

thus song has about 10000000 versions to it!!! And each one sounds just as good!! I love him!!!

[HONDO76]

4:05

[RodeRash]

.....And it never will!

[Twelvestrings]

Thanks, love this song, covered many times, nothing has really topped R.E.K's version.

[RodeRash]

The Party NEVER ENDS,....If you have the right attitude, a good lawyer, and a strong will and stomach. It aint for MOST folks, but those of US who know????? WE F#$*&@G KNOW!! Aint nothing better. Can I get a HELL YEAH from Back ROW????

[atxnative]

HELL YEAH !!!!!

[RodeRash]

andd I THANK my brother atxnative,.....for this child has seennnnn......A!

[HONDO76]

heeeeeeellll yaaaaaaaahhhhhh

[Scottwax]

Great song. Not nearly enough REK here.

[YoungMoneyDJ17]

The road goes on forever and the party DOES end.

[HONDO76]

not in texas