Truesounds - Nov. '07

Barely under the buzzer for another month.

1. A Train Robbery - Levon Helm
"open up your damned express car". Another reason Dirt Farmer is the album of the year
2. Icewater - Jackie Greene
Off the Peter Case tribute album "a case for case"
3. Orphan - Sam Baker
off "Pretty World" another contender for album of the year
4. Worry Too Much - Buddy Miller
Off his 2004 album "United House Of Prayer"
5. The Other Side - Ryan Bingham
Off his new album "mescolito"
6. Drunk All Around This Town - Scott Miller & the Commonwealth
Off the 2007 live album "Reconstruction"
7. Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier - Corb Lund
Off his just released album of the same name
8. Missing You - Todd Snider
Off his "B-sides and Rarities" album from this year "Peace, Love and Anarchy"
9. Am I Demon - Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Killer cover off his new EP "Ask Forgiveness"
10. Methamphetamine - Son Volt
Best song off Jay and Co.s latest "The Search"
11. Always On The Ride - Richmond Fontaine
Off their 2004 album "Post To Wire"
12. Come On - Lucinda Williams
One of the better songs off her '07 album "West"
13. Oxycontin Blues - Steve Earle
Off Steve Earle's latest "Washington Square Serenade"
14. Floyd Allen - Black Twig Pickers
Local string band singing a song about a local legend (and one of my kinfolks). From their 2004 album Soon One Morning
15. In The Early Morning - David Childers and The Modern
"If your telephone rings and noone's there, it's probably him so don't be scared". Off this years "Burning In Hell"
16. No One Told Me - Kane, Welch, Kaplin
Off their just released album "Kane Welch Kaplin"
17. Underneath The Stars - Peter Case
We've heard the tribute songs, now how about the real thing. Off his new album "Let Us Praise Sleepy John"
18. Hey Run - Pieta Brown
Off her latest "Remember The Sun"
19. Without A Kiss - The Pines
Off their latest "Sparrows in the Bell"
20. Simple Twist Of Fate - Jeff Tweedy
Off the Bob Dylan biopic concept soundtrack I'm Not There
21. Last Letter - The Gourds
From their latest killer album "Noble Creatures"

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Truesounds - Nov. '07

Johnny Cash - The Beast In Me (Austin 12-8-94)

If you know your Johnny Cash, you know that 1994 was the year of Johnny Cash's 3rd rebirth. Hot on the heels of now classic "American Recordings" this was the hottest gig in town at the University of Texas on this cool December night. Apparently this is a pretty famous gig too....maybe the first gig he did after "American Recordings"....I could be wrong on that one. Some guy remastered this and did a killer job. Made the artwork too, as cliched as it is, it's still pretty killer artwork. Good sound on this one, Cash had gotten hungry again and it shows....there may not be as much electricity in the air as was at folsom or san quentin, but there is definitely something in the air.

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Johnny Cash - The Beast In Me

Re-Post: A Truer Sampler 01 - Southern Culture On The Skids

Had a request to repost this, so here she be. Here's a link to the original post for more info: http://atruersound.blogspot.com/2007/06/truer-sampler-01-southern-culture-on.html

Dowload in the Original Post

Pieta Brown - Live on KCRW 11-13-07

Allright, so I'm really digging her new album "Remember The Sun". It's perfect "cold weather" music. Here she is on the radio in support of that album and running through some of the killer songs off it. Pieta Brown is singer Greg Brown's daughter and man does she have a voice. A really smooth, soulful, beautiful, voice with just a touch of twang that just blows me away. This is just her, a guitar and a microphone......man is it good.

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Pieta Brown - Live on KCRW 11-13-07

Loudon Wainwright III - Live on KCRW June 29th 2007

This is pretty killer. On the radio in support of album and soundtrack Strange Weirdos Loudon is as good as ever. Strange Weirdos is the soundtrack to Knocked Up (which Loudon plays a gynecologist) and features the killer song "Daughter".....which you also get to hear here. This song will stick in your head for days. He's teamed up with Joe Henry here (whom he also teamed up with for the album) and the band is so damned good.....I mean there is some great instrumentation going on here. If you're not too familiar with Loudon, this is a great chance to check him out....you will dig him if you dig quirky folk music similar to John Prine or Todd Snider.

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Loudon Wainwright III - KCRW

Eliza Gilkyson - Live on KUT February 15, 2006

Here's a nice relaxing folky set from Eliza Gilkyson. This was in support of last years excellent album Paradise Hotel. She has a new live album just out this year. If you dig this, you should seek it out....it's called Your Town Tonight.



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A Truer Sampler 13 - Tom T. Hall

This one's very near and dear to my heart. I am a huge Tom T. Hall fan and when I found out a friend from work had NEVER heard of him I just had to make this. Lucky for you guys I decided to post it on here too. Tom T. is a master songwriter in the storyteller vein. Listening to one of his songs is like reading a good short story, I would go so far as to call Tom T. Hall the Mark Twain of country music.....he's that good. He's able to take you from laughter to teardrops with just one verse, for example just listen to "Mamma Bake A Pie (Daddy Kill A Chicken)"....about a soldier coming home from vietnam sans legs but at least "he'll save some money buying shoes". If this is your intro to Ol' T, well your in for a treat my friend. If your already familiar, well I tried to put in some of my favorite lesser known songs too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_T._Hall
http://tomthall.net/
http://www.tthproject.com/
http://countrymusic.about.com/od/news/a/bltthll_cma.htm
http://www.morethings.com/music/tomt/
http://www.furious.com/Perfect/tomthall.html
http://oneweb.utc.edu/~tnwriter/authors/hall.t.html
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/tom_t_hall.html

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ATS13 - Tom T. Hall

George Jones & The Jones Boys - Radio Jamboree 1963

BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!! Allright, let me just say it.....THIS IS KILLER! This is honky tonk George in full stride.....better yet, this is honky tonk benzedrine flat-top George in full stride. This is not your momma's George Jones people, this is your on'ry grandaddy's George Jones. Live in the studio on the radio sometime in 1963. The sound is about the best you could ask for. I mean it's killer. If you crave sweet honky tonk sounds well friend this is for you, I'm tellin' ya....it's killer.

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George Jones - Radio Jamboree 1963

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a tiding....

Sorry for the slow pace this month, just been real busy. I have a ton I could post, a new Gary Louris show, an ooollllldddd George Jones show, some Bob Dylan and Guy Clark outtakes.....I just ain't had time to get 'em ready. So to tide you over (and I know this is shitty) is what I consider the paramount rendition of one of the greatest songs ever thought up

Drive By Truckers - The Dirt Underneath Iowa 10-18-07

Killer little DBT boot here from there just wrapped up (I think) Dirt Underneath tour. Now if you don't know, the Dirt Underneath tour was a laid back tour (hence the sit down performances) and featured Soul Session legend Spooner Oldham. There are a few new songs on here worth checking out too, not to mention some seldom heard oldies.....like my favorites "panties in your purse" and "tails facing up". Can't wait for the new album to come out. It's called "Brighter Than Creation's Dark" and it's due to be released January 22nd of '08.

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Downlaod DBT - The Dirt Underneath I O W A here

Buddy Miller - Merlefest 5-1-05

Got this one with the artwork and all (love it when that happens). This is a nice little set, although the drums are a little heavy in the mix at the beginning. Really it's hard to go wrong with Buddy Miller though, and on this set he's got a full band behind him so some of it gets a little more rockin' than usual. Buddy is a highly underrated artist in a sea of underrated artists. Cool version of "That's How I Got To Memphis" on here too.

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Buddy Miller - Merlefest 5/1/05

Kieran Kane & Kevin Welch - 11/12/13: Live In Melbourne (Out Of Print)

Great little out of print live album here from 2000. I'm a big fan of Kieren Kane and Kevin Welch be it together or solo. I'm especially fond of their Kane, Welch, Kaplin albums (with Fats Kaplin). I've put a few of their songs on some of my Truesounds samplers so I'm sure you guys have heard 'em. They have a new album that just came out that is simply titled "Kane Welch Kaplin" and it's excellent.....got some killer artwork by Kieren too. This set right here though, apparently was only released in limited numbers in Australia.....not sure the story, but just know it's now out of print and killer.

1. Intro
2. Something 'Bout You
3. Eight More Miles
4. While I Was Loving You
5. Four Questions
6. Train to Birmingham
7. Table Top Dancer
8. Life Down Here on Earth
9. If I Could Be There
10. Some Kind of Paradise
11. Ramblin' Man
12. Sam's Town
13. Town This Size
14. Wilson's Tracks
15. When We're Gone, Long Gone


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Kieren Kane & Kevin Welch - Live In Melbourne

Been diggin' on this lately...

Makes the perfect background music for my re-read of "No Country for Old Men"


It's Tamacun by Rodrigo Y Gabriela BTW

The Bottle Rockets - Springfield, IL 7-7-07

Heres a decent Bottle Rockets boot. Starts out with a lot of echo on the vocals, but it smooths out (or you get used to it) after a bit. Cool version of Radar Gun on here too.

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