What we have here is vintage country rock friends. Didn't get much information with this one, just that it was Emmylou Harris with James Burton....sometime in 1976. I take that to mean that this is her with the Hot Band, and this is shortly after "Elite Hotel" came out. Just know this, it's damn good and worth downloading. 'nuff said.
This is what I would like to refer to as a rough recording. It's still pretty listenable, but this is probably for Gram completists only. His voice....which I usually don't like....is very good on here, not the recording but his voice. It suites these recordings well. And of course Emmylou is on this one too....her voice as always is angelic. The band is pretty hot too.
Surf, bluegrass, byrdsian psychedelia, garage rock, country, spaghetti westerns, canada. If you like any 2 of those then odds are your gonna like The Sadies. If you like all of them then buddy you're gonna love 'em. Hailing from Canada The Sadies have been going at it since 1998. Core members are lead singer/guitarists Dallas and Travis Good, it's like someone locked them in a room when they were kids with nothing but ventures, byrds, various garage rock records, and two guitars. What came out is damned good. They can play.....buddy can they play. Some of the best b-bender licks since Clarence White invented the damned thing. They are known as one of the best live bands around too. Whether they are backing Alt Country diva Neko Case, dirty soul legend Andre Williams, or punk rock twangster Jon Langford....all of whom they have toured with and released album collaborations with.
Speaking of BBQ.....here's a cool show of one of my new favorites opening for one of my old favorites. That's right, The Gougers opening for Scott Miller. This is a nice boot. The Gougers set is damned good (except for the partial Manheim Station), and the Scott Miller set is on par with his latest live album (though not mastered near as well....as expected). It's nice to hear some old V-Roys songs out of Scott too. This set actually reminds me of both Reconstruction and the V-Roys live album "Are You Through Yet?" as it includes the aforementioned V-Roys songs and one of my fave covers he does, Neil Young's "Motion Pictures".
Here's some new Ray Wylie. Not the greatest recording in the world, but listenable. What's nice is the couple of new songs he throws in. And man the cover I made makes me huuuungry. Anybody else out there a fan of carolina style BBQ. If your not familiar with carolina style BBQ, it's smoked dry, pulled, put on a bun, then you douse it yourself with your favorite vinegar sauce....which consists of tomato-y vinegar or vinegar-y vinegar (Lexington sauce....with spices). Top it off with some slaw on top.....it's the only way to eat a BBQ sammich I tells ya.
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