Drive By Truckers Album, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark, Steps Into the Light

Brody Vercher | January 22nd, 2008 Email Share

  1. Lanibug65
    January 22, 2008 at 10:39 am Permalink

    As to the Ashton Shepard song being free, I was reading the review, and I think that most people do not even listen to the song before commenting, or just make rude comments because the free song is country - while I cannot say this is my favorite song, it is not the worst song out at the moment.

  2. Kelly
    January 22, 2008 at 10:57 am Permalink

    My sis-in-law is a wine expert sommalier kinda lady. I’ll have her give us a heads up on which vino is better!!!

  3. Baron Lane
    January 22, 2008 at 12:23 pm Permalink

    Eleven Hundred Springs rulez!

  4. Dave S
    January 22, 2008 at 1:00 pm Permalink

    Bucky Covington is a clown.

  5. Alison
    January 22, 2008 at 1:29 pm Permalink

    “Now we need a connoisseur to tell us who has better wine: Miranda Lambert or Kix Brooks.” That’s an invitation to get your drink on if I’ve ever heard one. Is it legal to drink and critique? Let the adventure begin.

  6. Jim Malec
    January 22, 2008 at 1:34 pm Permalink

    “Is it legal to drink and critique?”

    I certainly hope so!

  7. Funk
    January 22, 2008 at 3:42 pm Permalink

    Bucky Covington is a clown.

    Pithy. I am afraid of clowns. Plus, Zippos and greasepaint are not a good combination.

  8. Funk
    January 22, 2008 at 3:48 pm Permalink

    I think Mark Cuban is really on to something with his ideas about serializing CD releases. I can easily see millions of music fans logging on weekly to see what is new from some centralized list of releases and making it a habit to buy five (or whatever) new releases every week. For years.

    And maybe this isn’t going to save music but Mark Cuban gets credit for a rare fresh idea.

    Manga version of Jack Ingram: http://youtube.com/watch?v=EpuOCZxcz0M&feature=related

  9. Peter
    January 22, 2008 at 3:59 pm Permalink

    Blackhawk are still around? I thought they packed it in when van passed away…

  10. Peter Kohan
    January 22, 2008 at 6:18 pm Permalink

    Funk - I agree, but I think the serialization idea will apply especially well to certain types of artists: 1) artists who tour a lot, record their shows, and have a huge live following, 2) veteran artists with lots of catalog in the vaults - unreleased cuts, live tracks, different versions of hits, remixes, etc…, and 3) prolific singer-songwriters who record their own cuts, either their demo versions or indie recordings of songs written for other artists.

    I don’t know how well the concept could be executed for your average pre-packaged recording star who doesn’t record a ton of songs at a time consistently.

  11. Matt C
    January 23, 2008 at 1:41 am Permalink

    Perhaps the most unfortunate thing about Campbell’s possible retirement is that the guy is still a phenomenal talent. I saw him play an excellent set at the Ryman in late 2006, the only time that I’ve seen him live. His voice is still in great shape (albeit with a few dropped keys) and he’s the consummate entertainer. It’s also difficult to comprehend just what a great guitar player the guy is until you’ve seen him live: it’s just effortless. Definitely one of the great session players in the history of American music, and how many 70 year olds are still playing the guitar behind their heads?

  12. Brody Vercher
    January 24, 2008 at 3:19 pm Permalink

    By the way, if you didn’t get the “more cowbell” reference, watch this video.

  13. Peter Kohan
    January 24, 2008 at 5:18 pm Permalink

    That sketch is classic. A rare SNL skit that was funny from beginning to end.

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