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

thatbeat
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Post by 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
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Post by el caballo loco »

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

thatbeat
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Post by 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!

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Post by unchartedthickets »

thatbeat wrote: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. 8)
" 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!

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Re: Honkytonk - Wild Side/Down The Highway

Post by unchartedthickets »

HJH wrote: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 :wink:

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Post by 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. 8)

HJH
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Down The Highway youtube

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Honkytonk - Wild Side/Down The Highway

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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

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Post by 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
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Post by 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....

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Post by 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!

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Post by thatbeat »

both beautiful and gorgeous...

not much of a man-ly description, sorry.

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Post by turpentim »

thatbeat wrote: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

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Post by 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
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Post by eamon »

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

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