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« on: February 20, 2004, 05:26:50 PM » |
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Just a quick note from your friendly Supreme Overlord to let you know that the Drive-By Truckers are currently the best band in the world. Their latest album, Decoration Day, is a classic rock n' roll record, inarguably a 10/10 and on par with Abbey Road and Exile On Mainstreet. I'm serious. Not a bad song on the album - three different songwriters all with distinct styles that compliment each other. And they just rocked the fuckin' Tractor for about 5 and a half hours over the course of two shows last week, playing only a handful of songs on both nights, expertly covering Jim Carrol's "People Who Died" and Warren Zevon's "Play it All Night Long" and debuting at least 15 new songs that all seemed par excellence with the previous stuff. Most notable among these was Jason Isbel's "The Day John Ritter Died," which pretty much closes the books on Johnny Cash tributes, as I don't think its possible for anyone to best it.
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Nada Overlord
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« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2004, 05:33:04 PM » |
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I'll spare you the details of the countless hours I've spent over the past five months lying alone in a dirty Kent basement bawling my eyes out as I listened to Decoration Day and thought about all the fucked up shit I've done to people I love over the past year and a half, barely able to motivate myself to wake up long enough to deal with living, but just have to post the lyrics to the song that most frequently rips my heart out.
I hope I have the intestinal fortitude and character to give my soon-to-be born child advice this strong and loving. "Don't tell 'em your bigger than Jesus, Don't give it Away."
OUTFIT
You want to grow up to paint houses like me, a trailer in my yard till you're 23
You want to be old after 42 years, keep dropping the hammer and grinding the gears
Well, I used to go out in a Mustang, a 302 Mach One in green.
Me and your Mama made you in the back and I sold it to buy her a ring.
And I learned not to say much of nothing and I figured you already know
but in case you don’t or maybe forgot, I’ll lay it out real nice and slow
Don’t call what your wearing an outfit. Don’t ever say your car is broke.
Don’t worry about losing your accent, a Southern Man tells better jokes.
Have fun and stay clear of the needle. Call home on your sister’s birthday.
Don’t tell them you’re bigger than Jesus, don’t give it away.
Six months in a St. Florian foundry, they call it Industrial Park.
Then hospital maintenance and Tech School just to memorize Frigidaire parts.
But I got to missing your Mama and I got to missing you too.
So I went back to painting for my old man and I guess that’s what I’ll always do
So don’t try to change who you are boy, and don’t try to be who you ain’t.
And don’t let me catch you in Kendale with a bucket of wealthy-man’s paint.
Don’t call what your wearing an outfit. Don’t ever say your car is broke.
Don’t sing with a fake British accent. Don’t act like your family’s a joke.
Have fun and stay clear of the needle, call home on your sister’s birthday.
Don’t tell them you’re bigger than Jesus, Don’t give it away.
Don’t give it away.
Lyrics and Music by Jason Isbell
© 2002 House of Fame Publishing (BMI)
Pedal Steel: John Neff / High Harmony: Clay Leaverett
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Nada Overlord
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« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2004, 05:40:18 PM » |
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ok one more. jason isbell is a fucking genius.
DECORATION DAY
It’s Decoration Day.
And I’ve a mind to roll a stone on his grave.
But what would he say.
“Keeping me down, boy, won’t keep me away”.
It’s Decoration Day.
And I knew the Hill Boys would put us away,
but my Daddy wasn’t afraid.
He said “We’ll fight till the last Lawson’s last living day”
I never knew how it all got started
a problem with Holland before we were born
and I don’t know the name of that boy we tied down
and beat till he just couldn’t walk anymore.
But I know the caliber in Daddy’s chest
and I know what Holland Hill drives.
The state let him go, but I guess it was best
cause nobody needs all us Lawsons alive.
Daddy said one of the boys had come by
the Lumber Man’s favorite son.
He said, “Beat him real good but don’t dare let him die
and if you see Holland Hill run.
Now I said, “they ain’t give us trouble no more
that we ain’t brought down on ourselves”
But a chain on my back and my ear to the floor
and I’ll send all the Hill Boys to hell.
It’s Decoration Day
and I’ve got a family in Mobile Bay
and they’ve never seen my Daddy’s grave.
But that don’t bother me, it ain’t marked anyway.
Cause I got dead brothers in Lauderdale south
and I got dead brothers in east Tennessee.
My Daddy got shot right in front of his house
he had noone to fall on but me.
It’s Decoration Day
and I’ve got a mind to go spit on his grave.
If I was a Hill, I’d have put him away
and I’d fight till the last Lawson’s last living day.
I’d fight till the last Lawson’s last living day.
I’d fight till the last Lawson’s last living day.
Lyrics and Music by Jason Isbell
© 2002 House of Fame Music (BMI)
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BoyNamedSue
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« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2004, 06:00:54 PM » |
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Gotta confess my ridiculous bias on this one, but I was right there with the Overlord (thanks for the guest spots big guy) racking up sick bar bills drinking double whiskeys (my choice - thanks you Mike Cooley) or gins (Ash's choice) and countless PBRs on night two. We sang along, we banged our heads and when we were done we staggered home and I made him listen to my crappy originals songs that have been inspired by listening to the TRuckers way too many times.
I typically don't like bands to mix half their set with new stuff, but these guys pulled it off, all the while downing a bottle of Jack Daniels on stage both nights. I am quite certain that if a CD can stop playing from overuse, my copy of Decoration Days is on its last legs.
I will probably camp out for the new record.
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Nada Overlord
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« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2004, 06:37:54 PM » |
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no prob on the guest list there Hess. and believe me, as soon as i hear the new album is finished i'll be hounding their label and publicity for advance copies my man. other fun facts from the Truckers experience:
- on coming out of the pisser night one i noticed longtime Nada youngster Paul Hermann occupying "Lawrence Territory" at the very front of the stage, wide-eyed and wonderstruck.
- after night two, adam, who of course occupied "Lawrence Territory" the entire 3 hour set without budging, told me "Dude, they rocked my face at least 6 times." this was especially amusing because from my vantage point further back it almost looked like Patterson Hood was resting his guitar on A-Laws head during his few solos.
- hanging with the Radio Nats guys and having Clifton tell us that last time he saw Mike Cooley at SXSW he said "sorry we missed you in seattle, we were in Boise that night" and Cooley responded "shit, i don't blame you man, there's a lot of slutty chicks in Boise." Cooley definitely gets the band's "scumbag" award.
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The Snizz
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« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2004, 05:10:41 PM » |
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Outfit is a very good song. I listen to it now.
I wish as my father figure you would have told me these nuggets of wisdom.
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The Snizz
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« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2004, 10:57:42 PM » |
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I sure don't know if they are the best band in the world but man can they write a song.
Outfit is brilliant. It makes me all weepy. And I think the song is called Women and Whiskey has some of my favorite lyrics
"The bottle ain't to blame and I ain't trying to.
It don't make you do a thing it just lets you."
Ouch
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Nada Overlord
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« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2004, 06:44:41 PM » |
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yep, that snippet is from a mike cooley song. his songs are the most pessimistic (realistic?) i think. he's one bad southern man who has lived a HARD, HARD life. "Marry Me" from the new one is brilliant.
"Well my Daddy didn't pull out, but he never apologized
Rock n Rolll means well but it can't help tellin' young boys lies"
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