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Gordon Gano "Hitting The Ground" (2002)
Published on 2010-08-15 02:00:00
SONGS FROM THE WELL My initial reactions to this album were mixed and quite varied. As a huge, longtime Violent Femmes fan, I was both overjoyed to hear that Gordon Gano was releasing a solo album and somewhat troubled by the fact that he was doing this apart from the Violent Femmes. Then, when I got my first look at the album, I was perplexed to find that Gano lends his unique voice to only three of the eleven songs. The whole "I wanted Gano to sing all the songs" thing had a negativ
Dumptruck "For the Country" (1987)
Published on 2010-08-14 02:00:00
A FORGOTTEN TREASURE Extremely good alternative jangle rock. Every song is layered with guitars. It is sort of like fusing a little Velvet Underground, a little Dream Syndicate and whole lot of Byrds. Far more refined with many more hooks than their first two efforts due to the band's compositions being solely taken over by Seth Tiven. The first two songs, "Island" and "50 Miles" are a strong beginning. Likewise for the two closing "Wire" and "Barking up the Wrong Tree". There is on
Andy Dale Petty "All God's Children Have Shoes" (2008)
Published on 2010-08-13 02:00:00
BETWEEN JOHHNY AND THE LORD HIMSELF How far can a banjo take you? As long as there are young men who in their heart and spirit combine an open mind with a feeling for history and a lust to wander the country to see what the people really want, it can take you pretty far. Across a continent and down a century or two, if you let it. Andy Dale Petty is exactly such a person as described above. He picks his banjo and starts to ramble the country and life around him in increasing perimeters. He me
