I guess some of you may have been wondering what that last post was all about.....well it was foreshadowing man! Here we have a super fresh Steve Earle boot from less than a week ago. Pretty interesting too, as the first half is mostly solo and older stuff (and features and excellent tribute to TVZ at the beginning I might add). While the second half is stuff off his upcoming album "Washington Square Serenade" and feature his wife (Allison Moorer) on a couple tracks, and a DJ providing backbeats on almost all of them. That's not as weird as it sounds either, it actually blends in with the songs pretty well, and before you know it, you forget it's there. I do love the fact that the DJ is named appropriately, "DJ Duke" :).
Had some interest in The Backsliders a while back, so here's a nice little out of print EP....a live EP I might add. It's damned good too.....short but sweet. Features one of my favorite songs of thier's (which was only released on this EP) "Yep!". Also features their classic "Hey Sheriff".....overall this is a killer EP from a great little forgotten band.
1. The Pain Of Love 2. Number 5 3. Lexington Avenue 4. Hey Sheriff 5. High Fashion Queen 6. Yep!
This is a killer, killer boot. Amazingly, I couldn't find any artwork for it, so I had to whip some up real quick. The sound quality on this one is amazing, almost as good as the "fillmore" album. Fantastic set too. The only downsides are the radio station identifiers that pop up seemingly randomly throughout.....I can live with it though, cause this is the best Byrds boot I believe I've heard. Features my favorite era of the Byrds too.....the one right after Gram Parsons with Clarence White and Gene Parsons.
Here's a long out of print album from the aforementioned Earl Scruggs Revue. Released in 1972, this gives a good glimpse of what Earl Scruggs was into at the time.....not your typical bluegrass. After splitting with Lester Flatt in the late 60's, he formed a new band with his sons. With a loose atmosphere, amplification, and a slew of songs from the likes of Dylan and Baez. This is a good album....a fun album. You can tell Scruggs was having a blast playing music with his family.
If anybody has the album that came out shortly before this called "Family & Friends" (also out of print) please share, I've been looking and looking for a digital copy of it.
The Byrds & The Earl Scruggs Revue playing Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere". If this clip doesn't define country-rock, then I don't know what does. I mean the mighty Clarence White on B-Bender plus the immortal Earl Scruggs on 5-string.....!!!!! Amazing!!!!. If you've never heard of The Earl Scruggs Revue, it was Scruggs' band with his sons in the early 70's. They were (gasp..) a "bunch of longhairs". They made a few great albums back then, most notably Anniversary Vol.1 & Vol. 2 which featured a plethora of guests similar to Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's masterpiece of an album (that may be an understatement) "Will The Circle Be Unbroken". Only here's the twist, instead of a bunch of hippies enlisting bluegrass legends, they were bluegrass legends enlisting hippies. People like McGuin, Loudon Wainwright III, Charlie Daniels, Johnny Cash, Buffy Saint-Marie, & legendary producer Bob Johnston. A highly reccomended album if you enjoy this clip.
Here's a rare treat for your hearin' ears, a Terry Allen boot. If you're not familiar with Terry Allen this is a great place to start. The Sound quality is excellent, and the set list is too. Includes one of my favorite songs which he co-wrote with Guy Clark (yeh, that's the caliber of performer we're talkin' about here)....."Queenie's Song". Terry Allen is probably more well known (in certain circles) for his artwork, which you can check out here: http://www.terryallen.com/ I think Terry himself says he is "a painter who just happens to write songs on the side".....something like that.
So if you dig guys like Blaze, Guy, McMurtry, Townes, or Steve Earle's folk side....you'de probably dig this as well.
Heres a cool acoustic Lucero show from 2002. Recorded in a radio studio so you know the sound quality is good. It's a pretty interesting boot just because it's so similar to "The Attic Tapes", except there are newer songs on this one. Anyway, if you liked "The Attic Tapes" you will most likely dig this.
Here's a cool little Sadies show from way back in '01. Pretty killer set here, and The Sadies aren't known for their live shows for nothin' boys. If you're not familiar with The Sadies, they are killer instrumentalists who play their own mix of surfabilly-bluegrass-country-delic-gospelpunk.....check em out. This is a good place to start. They have an official live album that, while a killer album, is much like a modern rap record(:-P).....you know, plagued with just a touch too many guest appearences (cough cough..jon spencer..cough).
I didn't get much information with this one, so all I know is that it was recorded at Schubas Tavern in December of 2001. I have another Sadies boot I will be putting up that features some steel guitar and is equally killer, so look forward to that if you are a fan.
OK, so I'm back online....so without further delay, here is a damned good Steve Earle boot. Sounds like this was some kind of radio show, not really sure. All you need to know is the sound is excellent and he was touring in support of his then just released masterpiece "I Feel Alright".....need I say more.
All right, this site is not about stealin' music, and it's not about stickin' it to the RIAA. It's about me wanting to get the music I love out there and heard. I've said it many times on here, and the fact that some of the talents I showcase on here are largely unknown is a crime. It's a shame what popular radio & music has become when there are so many great artists out there living in obscurity giving it everything they got.
Really folks, if you like what you hear, support the artists. Buy their albums, go to their shows, tell your friends, whatever you gotta do. Most of these are at crappy bitrates anyway. Truersound@gmail.com
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I guess some of you may have been wondering what that last post was all about.....well it was foreshadowing man! Here we have a super fresh Steve Earle boot from less than a week ago. Pretty interesting too, as the first half is mostly solo and older stuff (and features and excellent tribute to TVZ at the beginning I might add). While the second half is stuff off his upcoming album "Washington Square Serenade" and feature his wife (Allison Moorer) on a couple tracks, and a DJ providing backbeats on almost all of them. That's not as weird as it sounds either, it actually blends in with the songs pretty well, and before you know it, you forget it's there. I do love the fact that the DJ is named appropriately, "DJ Duke" :).
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