04/20/08
JOHN BATDORF MUSIC
BATDORF & RODNEY/Still Burnin’: And we see once again that the deconstruction of everything does have it’s advantages. Spurred by Collectors Choice reissues of the original sessions, John Batdorf came out of behind the scenes hiding and made a from the heart set that really touched the nerves of old fans that missed the sound. So this led to the group reuniting to record the old songs live at XM with a few new ones tossed in. And now, you have access to a live greatest hits journey though the past that makes the lived in aspect of these songs welcoming and comforting. A delightful new look at great stuff that flew a little too low under the radar originally but obviously had legs that kept it from ever being held down.
(www.johnbatdorfmusic.com)
M6
JW JONES/Blueslisted: No less an authority on Canuck white boy blues than Dan Ackroyd checks in with a few thoughts about this young guitar blisterer and his high octane blues rock. Quite simply a solid partying, good time record that can stand on it’s own and doesn’t need any extra embellishing. Loaded with roadhouse grit and solid playing, this will fill the bill for anyone looking for some revved up contemporary blues that delivers form the first byte. Solid stuff.
46 (Northern Blues)
PALO DURO
ELEVEN HUNDRED SPRINGS/Country Jam: It seems like Lloyd Maines must be the only production game in town but if that were the case, eventually we’d have to come across something with his name on it that’s a piece of shit, and it isn’t going to happen this time out. Kicking it out with this Texas band of stalwarts, there are the proper mix of folk/rock, indigenous Texas sounds, party vibes and all the rest of the gumbo that makes these organic Texas sides so appealing. Just the thing to put on when you want the party to get started with the right let your heir down yuppie vibe. Solid stuff that can be enjoyed on either side of the Pecos.
1103
UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES
WHISKEYTOWN/Strangers Almanac (deluxe edition): And for everyone that wonders what all the Ryan Adams hype is all about, they could grab this set, step back ten years to when he was ten years younger, had Caitlin Cary hanging around and his world was a lot newer. Alt.country when there was no appetite for alt.country, this was young, full of fire and ahead of it’s time. Rounded out with scads of unreleased tracks, radio sessions, unreleased sessions and more that original fans always knew was hiding in the vault waiting to escape, this is a contemporary collectors dream realized. Yes, Virginia, Ryan Adams was once more than the punch line to a Bryan Adams joke.
9410 (Geffen)
ELECTRIC APRICOT-Quest for Festeroo/soundtrack: So, NatLamp and Les Claypool join forces so Claypool can do his Chris Guest thing on satirizing jam bands. For a metal man, Claypool has the vibe down right. This cleffer also goes authentic with some borrowed Dead tracks as well. Anyone into Claypool or the mocumentary genre will have some laughs here.
(Hip-O)
Volume 31/Number 172
April 20, 2008
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