You ever get a hankering for some classic sounding honky tonk music? The kind of country that sounds like it's being played in some post-WWII juke joint full of ex-servicemen drinking their GI Bill away. Well I just might have the cure for that, and it's called Wayne "The Train" Hancock. To compare Wayne Hancock to Hank Williams would be the easy way out....but really....it's the best comparison. He has THAT sound. Hank III said of him "Wayne Hancock has more Hank Sr. in him than either I or Hank Williams Jr. He is the real deal."He is a man born 40 years too late, had he been recording in the 50's no doubt he would have been hanging out at Tootsie's with Ernest Tubb in between his Opry performances and on the top of the "hillbilly" charts.
This set is a radio show from '94, and a demo tape that was circulated in 95. Both predating his first album (and my personal favorite) Thunderstorms & Neon Signs released in 1995. Sound quality on both is excellent, and the band is in top shape. A must have recording for fans of hard core honky tonk. Also fans of Justin Townes Earle's throwback country sound may want to check this out as well.
Wayne has a new album out this year called Viper Of Melody, and if you like this you will certainly like the new album. Wayne is pretty consistent with his releases, they always scratch that classic country itch.
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Hey thanks for this gem! I never miss a "Train" show when he's out on the West Coast. Always a great show! He will play all night long if the venue would let him, really! He's a performer that believes in giving you your moneys worth and a really cool cat to talk to!....CV Outlaw
ReplyDeleteI've heard Hank IIIs shout outs to The Train, but not yet had the chance to hear him - this is great, as is your blog
ReplyDeleteThanks Nice Post
ReplyDeleteGoood Müzik
Always a great show
Can anyone tell me why my windows media player will not play these files? This is truly one of the best blogs going. Such a treasure of music!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this one. I remember sitting at a bar out here in So Cal waiting for Wayne's show to start. I watched them do the sound check and then afterwards he came up sat down and started talking with me. He's about the nicest most personable guy you'd ever want to meet.
ReplyDeleteAnyway of getting this as lossless files? Seems I'm forever in pursuit of the the KUT set to replace the mp3s. Thanks for sharing....
ReplyDeleteAbover: This is available (I think, can't quite remember where I got it) on Dime A Dozen as 2 seperate torrents, both FLAC.
ReplyDeletethis is super wicked. thanks a zillion!
ReplyDeleteNICE! GREAT SHIT! THANX A LOT!!!
ReplyDeleteSomeone above was having problems playing the MP3s in WMP. I had a similar problem with Zune. I finally took the time today to determine the cause. It is due to some funny characters in the LENGTH field of the IDV3 header. I used MP3Tag to clear the field and the MP3s work fine for me. If anyone is interested, post here or DM me on Twitter (BoogieStudio22) and I'll help you out.
ReplyDeleteBoogieStudio22. I have Zune, can you give instructions on how to fix playing problems. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe 12 year old again. Here is the clearest recording in the entire Internet Archive. At 56 songs it is pure gold.
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