Lucero
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yeouch...."bad version of the Gin Blossoms"...heh heh.
I was never really ecstatic about Lucero's albums and I'm still not really a huge fan, but they're very entertaining live and their frontman, Ben Nichols, is probably one of the most sincere and grateful good ole Southern boys up on stage talkin' to the crowd as i've ever seen without coming off hokey or ho-hum-hillbilly either.
Just honest, straightforward, earnest, and enjoying himself.
I saw them live some weeks ago here in Cambridge and it was definitely fun. The closest comparision i can make is that Lucero reminds me of what Slobberbone must've been like back around the Crow Pot Pie days. Still young and rough and tumble like them before Brent Best really started to craft his lyrical gems.
Lucero may be developing at a slower rate (or simply in a different direction) than the S'bone but i think they've got a lot of potential if they stick around.
There's a line in "Nights Like These" from their album Tennessee which i always liked and still seems to sum up the spirit of the songs...
"She had a weakness for writers...
And i...i was never that good with words anyway."
I was never really ecstatic about Lucero's albums and I'm still not really a huge fan, but they're very entertaining live and their frontman, Ben Nichols, is probably one of the most sincere and grateful good ole Southern boys up on stage talkin' to the crowd as i've ever seen without coming off hokey or ho-hum-hillbilly either.
Just honest, straightforward, earnest, and enjoying himself.
I saw them live some weeks ago here in Cambridge and it was definitely fun. The closest comparision i can make is that Lucero reminds me of what Slobberbone must've been like back around the Crow Pot Pie days. Still young and rough and tumble like them before Brent Best really started to craft his lyrical gems.
Lucero may be developing at a slower rate (or simply in a different direction) than the S'bone but i think they've got a lot of potential if they stick around.
There's a line in "Nights Like These" from their album Tennessee which i always liked and still seems to sum up the spirit of the songs...
"She had a weakness for writers...
And i...i was never that good with words anyway."
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Can someone please help me understand what they see in Lucero? I'm not much for harshing on bands, but I bought That Much Further West on a recommendation of a friend and was very unimpressed. I listened to it at least 6 times before I sold it at a used record store. It reminded me of a bad version of the Gin Blossoms. What does everyone see in these guys that I'm missing?
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i suggested to sharon that these guys be tapped as openers for the upcoming Son Volt tour. She said she'd pass it along to Jay, but who knows? I know there's alot of crap to work thru on things like that.
I've seen them a few times and the guys are so cool and down to earth. They're very accessible to their fans and are just fun to watch. Not to mention their songs kick ass.
I've seen them a few times and the guys are so cool and down to earth. They're very accessible to their fans and are just fun to watch. Not to mention their songs kick ass.
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no depression compared ben nichols to jay farrar in their review of nobodys darlings. go to their web site listen to some FREE songs and decide for yourself i guess. good voice, good musicians and good lyrics.
cause there's something about just laying down and taking all that pain
i'd rather drive all night, if it's all the same
cause half a tank of gas will get me far enough
to be completely lost by the time the sun comes up
'It Gets The Worst At Night'
--Lucero
cause there's something about just laying down and taking all that pain
i'd rather drive all night, if it's all the same
cause half a tank of gas will get me far enough
to be completely lost by the time the sun comes up
'It Gets The Worst At Night'
--Lucero
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I am going to see them in Tampa on Sunday at the Orpheum and an instore at Vinyl Fever. I like all 4 of the albums I have, Nobody's Darlings, That Much Further West, Tenn, and ST. They also have an EP called the Basement Tapes that is supposed to be excellent. I say check them out if you haven't already.
I agree with HB, TMFW is the best of the bunch. Tenn. is a fine record, don't misunderstand me. But, TMFW is the most fully formed and fleshed out record. They have a self-titled disc that is pretty good, but not as good overall as the ones that followed. I saw them play twice last year and was pretty impressed. Ben pretty much let the crowd write the set list by playing whatever anyone wanted to hear. Plus, he had a beer with me and my pals and we shot the shit.
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