Yeah, I woulda thought SRO, though still wanting to add for inst "Danko and Manuel" for the roots rocker doom theme, and end it all with "Never Gonna Change," which always seemed Lynyrdly as hell, too bad Jason wasn't in the band yet.Let's see what did I say about Brighter:
The Truckers' latest roadkill is uneven as ever, but the best songs are good and numerous enough to put it in my Nash Scene Top Ten…Brighter Than Creation's Dark is not full of sweetness and light, and it is a little too long, like most of their albums, but does seem reinvigorated, after getting past whatever tensions re resulted in the slammed doors and illin' irresolution of A Blessing And A Curse. Also, we got the unexpected emergence of bassist Shonna as songwriter and lead singer on some tracks, a welcome respite from the broody testosterone, and even a few songs, especially the one set in the Grand Canyon, where the drivers-by get out of their truck for a while, and actually seem to enjoy doing so.
― dow, Wednesday, 12 April 2023 21:05 (one year ago) link
"Three Dimes Down" is the most fun DBT song ever, "Bob" is the worst, in summary Cooley's songwriting is a land of contrasts
― papal hotwife (milo z), Wednesday, 12 April 2023 21:07 (one year ago) link
Clearly "Let There Be Rock" is probably the most fun (ingeniously downer subtext aside).
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 12 April 2023 21:51 (one year ago) link
Not even the most fun song on SRO! (Or in the top half of that album IMO)
― papal hotwife (milo z), Wednesday, 12 April 2023 22:20 (one year ago) link
shut up and get on the plane!
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 12 April 2023 22:26 (one year ago) link
Weird, I think of "Let There Be Rock" as a linchpin of that record, and long one of their surefire live songs. As is "Shut Up," though that one, as it is on the album, feels even more like a victory lap designed for the encore.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 12 April 2023 22:52 (one year ago) link
i do truly love let there be rock thoughone of the first songs that hooked me when i first saw them -i had never heard of them & saw them open for black crowes in 06, no one in the amphitheater but their diehard fans in the first couple of rows saw the devotion of the fans & was intrigued let there be rock was def THE song that hooked me. reminded me of the way my husband and i & our friends talk about music, ie experiences tied to live gigs, tagging a good show story with a related story about a similar band/showi was like “oh yeah, these are my people”
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 13 April 2023 00:35 (one year ago) link
Listening to the Complete Dirty South and I was almost totally overwhelmed by the flood of memories of all the dozens of times I've seen this band and they were exactly what I needed. Or I guess more specifically the first time I ever heard songs like "The Day John Henry Died," "Where the Devil Don't Stay" or "Puttin' People on the Moon." Or the rest it, really. The most remarkable thing to consider is how different Isbell sounds here when he sings lead, like he's already older than his, what, 22 years? 23? What a band.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 30 June 2023 23:00 (ten months ago) link
Oh, and I do like the new remastering/mixing/re-recording/tracklist of "Dirty South," too. It's still too long, but this band (especially this era of the band) does shaggy and shambling almost as well as Crazy Horse.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 30 June 2023 23:55 (ten months ago) link
Yeah it’s pretty greatI’ve come around on the re-do of Sands of Iwo Jima … him dropping the falsetto does make the heartfelt lyrics go over a little better. Maybe he just felt it was weird to sing about his grandad in a high pitched voice lol
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 1 July 2023 00:23 (ten months ago) link
I saw Hood a couple of times last weekend (Cooley was actually playing the same night across town one of the nights, but I opted for double Hood). Good mix of old and new, a nice refresher that early tracks like "The Company I Keep" and (always) "The Living Bubba" show how good he was out of the gate. Best of all I brought three people with me, my pal who is a fan, his sister (who had never heard of Hood) and my friend's 70-year old dad, who came away converted. It's always great to go to shows with blank-slates, people not hindered by baggage or snobbery. They loved it.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 13 December 2023 03:55 (four months ago) link
A case of sterling bigmouth
― calstars, Sunday, 21 January 2024 23:04 (three months ago) link
i sneaked up them stairs
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 21 January 2024 23:39 (three months ago) link
and puked in the toilet
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 22 January 2024 01:18 (three months ago) link
lol
― calstars, Monday, 22 January 2024 01:25 (three months ago) link
“Don’t call what you’re wearing a sterling bigmouth”
― calstars, Monday, 22 January 2024 01:28 (three months ago) link
BUT I SURE SAW OZZY OSBOURNE WITH RANDY RHOADS IN 82 RIGHT BEFORE THAT PLANE CRASH
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 22 January 2024 01:57 (three months ago) link
I like how he's occasionally changed the bands over the years. I've heard him talking about seeing the Clash, and seeing the Replacements, and seeing Springsteen, etc.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 22 January 2024 02:47 (three months ago) link
it’s one of the first songs i remember from the first time i ever saw them live back in 2006 i thinkpart of what grabbed me was how this song so perfectly reflected that universal language (well within my friendship circle) the way my friends & i talked to each other, and mr veg and i - the stories that go with those great concerts you saw, or the ones you never get to
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 22 January 2024 03:15 (three months ago) link
I was drinking with my ex and the “scared shitless of what’s coming next” came on and she
― calstars, Monday, 22 January 2024 03:25 (three months ago) link
*drivingAnd she cracked up
hood turned 60 today : /
― mookieproof, Monday, 25 March 2024 00:22 (one month ago) link
They are touring Southern Rock Opera this fall.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 25 March 2024 00:23 (one month ago) link
yes! we put in ticket requests for one of the SF Fillmore shows :D
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 25 March 2024 00:25 (one month ago) link
can’t wait
ticket prices seem ... weird.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 25 March 2024 01:20 (one month ago) link
$40 each for standing room at the Fillmore felt kinda normal or at least less upsetting than Pearl Jam
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 25 March 2024 01:29 (one month ago) link
Bought my tix. They were $45 plus $20 of extra BS for House of (fuckin) Blues. Early all ages show, which is odd. Seeing the second night, because Adrian Belew et al. are the night before, and I am the weirdo that is seeing King Crimson and DBT on back to back nights.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 2 April 2024 20:33 (four weeks ago) link
nice!
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 3 April 2024 02:36 (four weeks ago) link