Drive By Truckers - A Blessing and a Curse

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  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    Clips from the studio:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfXKOaSYfB0&search=Drive%20By%20Truckers

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • NakedClown
    NakedClown Posts: 545
    Cool fucking video...

    Little Bonnie has ascended to my favorite song on the album... right now, it goes like this:

    Little Bonnie
    Easy on Yourself
    Gravity's Gone
    Space City
    Daylight
    Aftermath USA
    Goodbye


    then everything else...
  • merkinball
    merkinball Posts: 2,262
    Pre-Ordered it through http://www.towerrecords.com. Tower, plus some other independent chains are giving a bonus 4-song cd for pre-orders of the disc.
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

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  • mobber
    mobber Posts: 14
    good album. not their best, but good. it has it's rock moments. hard not to rock when they got 3 guitars aiming at you...

    jason's tracks are more different than patterson or cooley's.
    "I wish I was a radio song, the one that you turn up..."
  • NakedClown
    NakedClown Posts: 545
    Everyone go out and pick this up tomorrow...
  • likepilateihaveadog
    likepilateihaveadog Posts: 1,083
    NakedClown wrote:
    Everyone go out and pick this up tomorrow...
    did preorder it...can't wait to get the real deal...have been listening to the streamed copy I got from Amazon for a month or so now...
    Great fuckin record.
    they did it again!
    Teamwork. Rawk. Pwnage. Infinite Possibilities. YIELD. Hells yeah.
  • likepilateihaveadog
    likepilateihaveadog Posts: 1,083
    toady's the day.

    wow. been waiting a long time for this one too.
    Teamwork. Rawk. Pwnage. Infinite Possibilities. YIELD. Hells yeah.
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    THE BLACK CROWES with Robert Randolph & The Family Band and Drive-By
    > Truckers summer tour dates (unless otherwise noted):
    >
    > Sat 6/10 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre
    > Sun 6/11 Ridgefield, WA (Portland) Clark County Amphitheatre
    > Tue 6/13 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
    > Wed 6/14 Los Angeles, CA TBA
    > Fri 6/16 Las Vegas, NV The Joint (TBC only)
    > Sat 6/17 San Diego, CA Concerts in the Park
    > Sun 6/18 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
    > Fri 6/23 St. Louis, MO UMB Bank Pavilion
    > Sat 6/24 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion @ Northerly Island
    > Sun 6/25 Pittsburgh, PA Chevrolet Amphitheatre
    > Tue 6/27 Nashville, TN Amsouth Amphitheatre (TBC & D-BT only)
    > Wed 6/28 Birmingham, AL Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
    > Fri 6/30 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Amphitheatre
    >
    >
    > Sat 7/1 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
    > Sun 7/2 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
    > Mon 7/3 Austin, TX The Backyard
    > Thu 7/6 Atlanta, GA HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
    > Fri 7/7 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
    > Sat 7/8 West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre
    > Tue 7/11 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
    > Wed 7/12 Raleigh, NC Alltel Pavilion @ Walnut Creek
    > Fri 7/14 Virginia Beach Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
    > Sat 7/15 Masontown, WV Allgood Music Festival (TBC only)
    > Tue 7/18 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
    > Wed 7/19 Wantagh, NY Tommy Hilfiger @ Jones Beach
    > Fri 7/21 Camden, NJ (Philadelphia) Tweeter Waterfront
    > Sat 7/22 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
    > Sun 7/23 Boston, MA Tweeter Center
    > Tue 7/25 Darien Center, NY Darien Lakes Amphitheatre
    > Wed 7/26 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theater
    > Fri 7/28 Cleveland, OH Tower City Amphitheatre
    > Sat 7/29 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
    > Sun 7/30 Saratoga Springs, NY SPAC
    >
    >
    > Tue 8/1 Columbus, OH TBA
    > Thu 8/3 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheatre
    > Fri 8/4 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
    > Tue 8/8 Sturgis, SD Rockin' the Ralley (TBC only)
    > Fri 8/11 Billings, MT Magic City Blues Festival (TBC only)
    > Sat 8/12 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

    Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
  • merkinball
    merkinball Posts: 2,262
    Wow, what a great lineup! I love the DBT, and I love RRFB. Black Crowes aren't too bad either...

    I'm sure they'll be lots of guesting on others sets too, should be a great tour, and a lot of fun for the bands, plus some great exposure for the DBT.
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

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  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    Kind of bummed out...they will be in my area the same weekend we're going to Cincy to see Pearl Jam.

    Maybe I can swing the Indy show.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

    Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
  • NakedClown
    NakedClown Posts: 545
    Unfortunately, it looks like their set would be pretty damn short with that lineup...
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    Kind of bummed out...they will be in my area the same weekend we're going to Cincy to see Pearl Jam.

    Maybe I can swing the Indy show.

    PBM
    Or you could come down to B'ham.........
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    tybird wrote:
    Or you could come down to B'ham.........

    Yeah, I'd actually like to do that, but with the Cincy show that weekend before...that's too much traveling for us.

    I'd like to get down to Hunstville and see my cousin...he's a Trucker fan too.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

    Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Like my man Gomer Pyle used to say, "Surprise, Surprise, Surprise," I enjoyed my first two listens to this fine new release by DBT. I found it to be very solid for start to finish. Some of tracks of note to me include "Gravity's Gone," "Goodbye" and "Space City."

    I am glad that I did my shopping at an independent record store, because I am enjoying the bonus disc that came with the purchase of "A Blessing and A Curse." It's a four song disc that includes "When the Well Runs Dry" (a Jason Isbell song), "Like a Rolling Stone," "Careless ("Live from the 40 Watt") and "Marry Me" (also from "Live from the 40 Watt").
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    tybird wrote:
    "Space City"

    Did you see the live video (from You Tube) on http://www.ninebullets.org

    Check it out.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

    Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
  • likepilateihaveadog
    likepilateihaveadog Posts: 1,083
    Thanks for that tour info, PBM.

    Looks like a hell of a show!
    Teamwork. Rawk. Pwnage. Infinite Possibilities. YIELD. Hells yeah.
  • Scratchin a Letter
    Scratchin a Letter Posts: 2,303
    Just found a freebie CD with their cover of ,,Like a rolling stone,, , it sounds like the Allman Brothers!

    not sure whether that's good or bad
  • NakedClown
    NakedClown Posts: 545
    Well, I've got it. Went to Tower, cuz I figured I'd get the bonus, 4-song cd there....and no. So I am without. But was able to pick ABAAC up for a measely 9.99...so it's well worth it.

    Right now, I am simply blown away by Little Bonnie. This could arguably be Patterson's best storytelling song to date.

    Cooley is great on Gravity's Gone and Space City... and I'm a Jason fan, so obviously I still like Easy on Yourself and Daylight... although I could see myself skipping over Daylight in the future.

    I think album will draw in some new fans and open them up to the true grit of DS and DD... but this is more than just a gateway album. Little Bonnie, Gravity's Gone, Easy on Yourself and Aftermath USA are classic DBT songs...

    I love this band...

    Bill

    P.S. ABAAC passed the "windows down on a sunny freeway" test... it rocked well...
  • NakedClown
    NakedClown Posts: 545
    Having said that, the absolute lack of excitement (or activity, for that matter) on the DBT boards is surprising....
  • likepilateihaveadog
    likepilateihaveadog Posts: 1,083
    NakedClown wrote:
    Having said that, the absolute lack of excitement (or activity, for that matter) on the DBT boards is surprising....
    I mean...we have known about this for what, 5 months now...
    the whole thing was out on Amazon if you went that route for a few months...
    It wasn't really a huge surprise for a lot of people I think, esp. the real die-hards.
    Teamwork. Rawk. Pwnage. Infinite Possibilities. YIELD. Hells yeah.

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