Son Volt's Honky Tonk to be released on March 5!

[thatbeat]

"Livin' On" is one hell of song...
same vibe as maybe something like "Barstow"
some incredible steel\pedal, organ, backing harmonies, and that voice....

damn. its good. i wish i could write something half as good as this.

[el caballo loco]

You can hear "Bakersfield" here.
(It starts at the 34:05 mark of the podcast.)

[thatbeat]

there are 3 songs under 3minutes
2 songs barely over 4minutes
11 songs total

This would be perfect for an Austin City Limits episode (they play so much shit on there these days).

If you took Windfall-Hanging Blue Side-Dynamite-
Methamphetamine-Joe Citizen Blues-some whiskey-lap\pedal steel-cowboy boots-a dusty wooden dance floor-dim lights and________ (you fill in the blank) its "Honky Tonk".

pre-order it pronto!

[unchartedthickets]

i wish i could...

Down the Highway: great tune!
"There's a world of wisdom inside a fiddle tune
Throw this love down the highway, see where it takes you"

Seawall- another awesome song!
"There's a gulf that flows between and the seawalls wearing down\
Two honky tonk angels still walk this ground"

Mark Spencer- bad ass on the lap and pedal steel- this guy just adds so much to each song.

I'm assuming that Gary is doing the fiddle- this is too much for me- it all melts together.... unreal.
if you like the 2-steppin', 50's\60's honky tonk\jukebox-with-a-whiskey-in-hand stuff, you're gonna shit when you hear this album.

hopefully somebody like NPR will stream this thing soon. it needs to be heard by the masses. get your tickets NOW if he's playing anywhere within driving distance.

see you at the OP show.

" if you like the 2-steppin', 50's\60's honky tonk\jukebox-with-a-whiskey-in-hand stuff, you're gonna shit when you hear this album." seriously, have you heard it? i'm f'n jealous too but i ain't gonna fault ya for hav'n the privilege. these descriptions are fantastic!

[unchartedthickets]

I thought a couple of the songs listed sounded familiar.
I looked through my music library and found these:

Down The Highway
http://www.yousendit.com/download/UW15c ... TW05TE1UQw

Wild Side
http://www.yousendit.com/download/UW15c ... RC80WjlVag

Thanks to the unknown original uploader...

hjh

thank you much! that's gonna be the closest we get until there's a leaky
faucet somewhere's

[thatbeat]

i wish i could...

Down the Highway: great tune!
"There's a world of wisdom inside a fiddle tune
Throw this love down the highway, see where it takes you"

Seawall- another awesome song!
"There's a gulf that flows between and the seawalls wearing down\
Two honky tonk angels still walk this ground"

Mark Spencer- bad ass on the lap and pedal steel- this guy just adds so much to each song.

I'm assuming that Gary is doing the fiddle- this is too much for me- it all melts together.... unreal.
if you like the 2-steppin', 50's\60's honky tonk\jukebox-with-a-whiskey-in-hand stuff, you're gonna shit when you hear this album.

hopefully somebody like NPR will stream this thing soon. it needs to be heard by the masses. get your tickets NOW if he's playing anywhere within driving distance.

see you at the OP show.

[HJH]

Down The Highway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ-tjPLYZjg

hjh

[HJH]

I thought a couple of the songs listed sounded familiar.
I looked through my music library and found these:

Down The Highway
http://www.yousendit.com/download/UW15c ... TW05TE1UQw

Wild Side
http://www.yousendit.com/download/UW15c ... RC80WjlVag

Thanks to the unknown original uploader...

hjh

[jay's_goatee]

Or you could just offer a link to the actual album or at least a song?!?! We're all gonna buy it anyway.

[thatbeat]

yes, as luck would have it.

listen to the steel here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6kVbKwko34

or maybe this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYKVb7T1n2I

then imagine Jay's lyrics and voice carried over something like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9yDlCC6SG0

there's fiddle and acoustic and jay....

[unchartedthickets]

@ ThatBeat -

i'm echoing Tim in Atlanta when i ask,
have you heard the album? we're all
chomping at the bit and i would like
you to elaborate on the songs and overall
sound of the album. for now it seems we
have a hot little classic coming our way.
a little Cajun influence would be so grand!

[thatbeat]

both beautiful and gorgeous...

not much of a man-ly description, sorry.

[turpentim]

It's pure Bakersfield sound, takes you back to another time and place.
Lots of acoustic guitar, steel guitar a'plenty, you feel like you're in a real honky tonk.

Like when Jake and Elwood had bottles tossed at them...

Makes you want to two-step with your Betty (or Beau)...

It's kin to American Central Dust, still blood, but more like a slightly distant relative...

Can't find a fault here.

How have you had the chance to hear it?! So f'n jealous!

Tim in the ATL

[thatbeat]

It's pure Bakersfield sound, takes you back to another time and place.
Lots of acoustic guitar, steel guitar a'plenty, you feel like you're in a real honky tonk.

Like when Jake and Elwood had bottles tossed at them...

Makes you want to two-step with your Betty (or Beau)...

It's kin to American Central Dust, still blood, but more like a slightly distant relative...

Can't find a fault here.

[eamon]

Great can't wait to hear the new release book also sound interesting