I have a great friend who lives in Des Moines, IA. We went to college together for a year. Anyway, back in the day he had hundreds of CD's. This was 1989 and CD's weren't the preferred medium in those days. So this guy was a true music afficianado. Still is.
We've been exchanging CD's that the other wasn't familiar with. I got him to give The Hip a try with Road Apples and introduced him to a couple of other little known bands that he enjoyed.
Today I sat down and listened to the 4 he sent me this week. 3 of the artists I had never heard of and boy was I not disappointed. Some really good stuff.
What's my point? There is so much GREAT music out there that most people never hear. Thanks for sharing with me guys!
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
Their sound was described as "TNT From Tennessee," "country punk," and "Merle Haggard meets the Ramones." Jason was nicknamed "Jerry Lee Rotten." In reality, the band was simply working out on stage what they had in their heads and hearts from their teenage years: roots in country, hearts in rock, minds more or less in the gutter. All the members of the band grew up around country music, but they were interested in rock as well. Whatever the impetus, from 1982 to 1985 Jason and the Scorchers were one of the best live bands ever.
Jason & the Scorchers to receive Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement in Performance Award on Sept 18th!
Jason & the Scorchers' first full-length album, Lost & Found, explodes out of the starting gate with "Last Time Around," a no-quarter rocker that starts with a blast from Perry Baggs' snare drum that sounds like a gunshot, and power chords from Warner Hodges' guitar that cut like a machete, and while the album's dynamics allow the impact of the music to rise and fall over the course of these 11 songs, the set always lives up to the high stakes set by the opening salvo. While the Scorchers' Fervor EP rocked hard, Lost & Found hits even harder, but also reveals a broader musical palate; "White Lies," "If Money Talks," and "Change the Tune" back up this band's reputation as Nashville's toughest country punks, but the honky tonk piano on "Broken Whiskey Glass" and feral fiddle work on "Blanket of Sorrow" show the big amps didn't drown out their traditionalist impulses. And while the Scorchers may rev "Lost Highway" up to 95 mph, the two acoustic numbers, "Still Tied" and "Far Behind," could pass for lost classics from some Grand Ol' Opry legend's songbook, and the latter tune makes clear Jason Ringenberg can sing sad and pretty every bit as well as he can howl the rock & roll. There was usually an element of camp in most early cowpunk acts, but Jason & the Scorchers thankfully had no truck with irony or derisive humor; they believed in the emotional honesty of great country music as much as the raw fury of punk, and Lost & Found pays homage to both with the undiluted passion of true believers, and it's the best record this fine band would ever make.
Track-List:
1 Last Time Around 3:06
2 White Lies 3:19
3 If Money Talks 2:33
4 I Really Don't Want to Know 4:29
5 Blanket of Sorrow 2:19
6 Shop it Around 2:58
7 Lost Highway 2:00
8 Still Tied 3:20
9 Broken Whiskey Glass 3:50
10 Far Behind 3:50
11 Change the Tune 2:39
What, then, is the big deal about a band that never had a gold record or a Top 20 hit?
Thursday's career achievement award isn't about sales figures, it's about energy, inspiration and influence. The Scorchers' American collision of punk, rock and country battered some doors, and if the band emerged with broken collarbones from all that banging, groups such as the Georgia Satellites, the Black Crowes, Wilco and Son Volt were free to walk right through. The band opened minds and ears in Nashville as well, as evidenced by a display at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, where Ringenberg's red shirt, the one he wore for the Fervor cover shoot, hangs behind glass.
I've heard the name Jason & The Scorchers for years but had never actually heard the music. Will certainly be checking into them more. Sure does not sound 1985ish.
I've heard the name Jason & The Scorchers for years but had never actually heard the music. Will certainly be checking into them more. Sure does not sound 1985ish.
Never heard of them, but the one youtube is enough to get me interested. I've always had an affinity for country with a rock edge..or the opposite, whichever one prefers to call it!
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
Never heard of them, but the one youtube is enough to get me interested. I've always had an affinity for country with a rock edge..or the opposite, whichever one prefers to call it!
You would probably be interested in the Cowpunk movement of the mid-1980s:
A precursor to the alternative country-rock of the decade to follow, Cowpunk was a 1980s phenomenon incorporating the mood and texture of traditional country music with the energy and attitude of punk.
Bands like the Beat Farmers, Rank and File, Green on Red, Lone Justice etc.
First pick in the draft, I would like to select, for Best Live Album, The Name of This Band is Talking Heads (1982) by Talking Heads.
I was shortly considering picking that (not this high though). A great album, I can't imagine why the CD-version was released in 2004 and not before. A great, great album, and this is coming from someone who doesn't like the Heads that much
with my first round selection, in the category: Album: 1994-1996
Radiohead: The Bends
quite possibly one of the greatest bands of our time, it was hard to choose which album to select. In the end, I opted for the bends. Quite possibly one of the best albums released in the decade
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Originally Posted by wikipedia
Although it lacked the instant success of later Radiohead albums, The Bends achieved triple platinum sales certifications in the UK and Canada and platinum sales in the US and the EU. It has appeared repeatedly in polls and music magazine lists of greatest albums of all time, particularly in Britain. Over time the album has been seen in the UK as one of the dominant influences on rock music after britpop
