Music CD - Drive-By Truckers: Brighter Than Creation's Dark

	Music CD: Brighter Than Creation's Dark Artist: Drive-By Truckers List Price: $18.98 Our Price: $12.73 Your Save: $ 6.25 ( 33% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: New West Records
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Tracks: 1. Two Daughters And A Beautiful Wife 2. 3 Dimes Down 3. The Righteous Path 4. I'm Sorry Huston 5. Perfect Timing 6. Daddy Needs A Drink 7. Self Destructive Zones 8. Bob 9. Home Field Advantage 10. The Opening Act 11. Lisa's Birthday 12. Than Man I Shot 13. The Purgatory Line 14. The Home Front 15. Checkout Time In Vegas 16. You And Your Crystal Meth 17. Goode's Field Road 18. A Ghost To Most 19. The Monument Valley
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0607396613526 Label: New West Records Manufacturer: New West Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: New West Records Release Date: 2008-01-22 Studio: New West Records
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Takes a few times Comment: I was put off at first but after a few listens I really can say I am a DBT fan. "I shot a man" in the context of our country's current wartime scene is chilling. "Monument Valley" conjures up pleasant memorys of desert rock climbing trips. "Bob" and "Lisas birthday" are a hoot. Customer Rating: Summary: Very good,...but not their best Comment: Yet another very good CD by the Truckers....the band always feels like it's on the verge of brilliance, but just never quite crosses over....stuck in Drive trying to make that transition to overdrive. The production continues to be interesting for the Truckers, I still really don't feel they have met that perfect match, or really captured the band's 'live' feel. I recomend the new Vallejo or Poi Dog Pondering CD's as an interesting journey into the right mix of songs and just enough production to not lose that 'feel' Customer Rating: Summary: The Best Band Going Right Now! Comment: If you are new to these guys, welcome to real rock! Just buy it...you won't be disappointed. I know I wasn't! Customer Rating: Summary: A fair to middlin' cd Comment: This is a good cd; well written lyrics and basic good solid instrumentals. The only criticism I may have is probably with the Amazon.com marketing people that made this cd appear more rock n roll than country, or country alternative. I absolutely love "Self-destructive Zones," "That Man I Shot," and "You and Your Chrystal Meth." They have a good, hard rocking edge with solid lyrics that remind me a lot of Allman Brothers Band or Molly Hatchet. The other songs, "Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife," "The Purgatory Line," "The Righteous Path," and "3 Dimes Down," Are decent country rock songs that sound real smooth. They aren't as hard hitting as the first three songs I described, but have a better more robust sound than these slower songs such as, "Sorry Huston," "Bob," or "Checkout Time in Vegas." These are definitely more country than rock. I generally don't care for that particular sound, but it's not altogether bad. I think "Bob" and "Lisa's Birthday" are, in my opinion country parodies. They come across as sounding country, but the lyrics are hysterical. "Perfect Timing," "Goode's Field Road" and "The Monument Valley," are very good mellow ballads that really speaks volumes about basic living in this crazy messed up world. I must say though, that for a country rock cd, it really has a wide range of songs to pick and choose from. If one prefers something with a heavy beat and grinding guitar riffs, than the first three songs I picked would be good options. If one prefers something mellower, than "The Home Front" or "The Monument Valley are excellent choices too." Customer Rating: Summary: Satisfying and enjoyable, even in its meanderings Comment: A charming aspect of "southern rock" is its colloquial nature: stories are told, the dialects are upheld, words are slurred, and adherence to any other long standing tradition, besides the pairing of a Budweiser and spewing cliches, remains frowned upon. Maybe it is my brief stay in the South or a nostalgia for a lifestyle I never experienced (and generally forgotten), but the Drive-By Truckers are a worthy immersion into a genre that has been augmented and miscategorized for years. I don't have a history of reviewing within this genre, so I won't pretend to be that authoritative voice. That being said, the tracks by Mike Cooley incorporate a rough, unpolished and inspired sound that implant themselves in your mind. "3 Dimes Down" and its weaving, shifting guitar lines harken to the golden age of southern rock and the sprawling wonderment of American life. Patterson Hood remains at his strongest at the moments of introspection, with the quieter songs like "The Opening Act" and "Two Daughters..." being among his more enjoyable. That being said, the record feels about 5 songs too long for me. While attempting to keep the traditional double LP format alive, I feel it would strengthen the "album" if tracks such as "You and Your Crystal Meth" were kept from it. While I can't consider this record "classic" or "essential," I do think it has its marketplace and is important in the year of 2008. It will probably find its way onto my (and others) top 10 or top 20 lists this year not by following criteria of inventive, imaginative, or even immediate. Instead, it is by clear song writing, thorough vision, and exploring the juxtapositions of American living and dreaming in all of its rollicking tracks. This four star review is not given for flaws on the record, it is an assessment of its strengths and ability to appeal to even those who swear off the genre. Highly recommended. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: DBT s brand new album is a Southern gothic rock n' roll masterpiece with 19 songs adding up to over 75 minutes of pure rock n roll. The band continues its notorious 3-guitar attack with the promotion of longtime sidekick John Neff to full member. Patterson Hood contributes 9 songs to the album (The Righteous Path, Daddy Needs A Drink), 7 songs from Mike Cooley (A Ghost To Most, Lisa's Birthday) and 3 songs from Shonna Tucker (The Purgatory Line). This it the first time Shonna has written the songs for a DBT album. All this is enhanced with musical contributions from he legendary Spooner Oldham. As Patterson Hood says about the songs on the album, Stylistically, they run the gamut from old-timey sounding country to a heavy R&B influence. Some songs that are quieter than any we've ever recorded and some that rock harder than anything we've ever done. In the end it's still all Rock and Roll (which is why that will always be the description of choice to us when describing our music in stylistic terms). Drive-By Truckers are one of the most unique recording artists and live bands in popular music today. The Truckers write about people, places and situations like no one else, and have build an amazing worldwide audience in the process.