I Am What I Am [LP] 03/20/2009 every song is a group

every song is a group songwriting effort

No matter the listener's opinion on the vocals

Dead Prez was one of the few outfits to rise above the crowded

Recording information: Baseline Studios

I Am What I Am [LP] 03/20/2009 every song is a groupPerhaps there's a measure of defiance in the title of Merle Haggard's 2010 album I Am What I Am, but it's also a statement of plain fact: almost 50 years into a recording career, there's no changing the fact that Hag is who is he is, and he's comfortable in his own skin, broken in but not worn out, never pushing too hard but never coasting, either. Sometimes Haggard's easy touch is too light, slipping into sleepiness, but the striking thing about I Am