Drive-By Truckers (Official Thread)

[CellarGhosts]

Band fucking rules. Their name used to turn me off from checking them out for some dumb reason but they're definitely one of my favorite bands now.

[versus_god]

Never listened. Bam.

[shit stroll]

awesome band from athens, ga. i hung out with their roadie/merch guy at an against me! benifit show. sweet brags, huh.

[CellarGhosts]

awesome band from athens, ga. i hung out with their roadie/merch guy at an against me! benifit show. sweet brags, huh.
all sorts of sweet brags.

favorite album?

Never listened. Bam.
They're like Lucero, only slightly closer to the "country" side than the "alt" side haha. But it's not like, stupid country, so it's all good.

[versus_god]

They're like Lucero, only slightly closer to the "country" side than the "alt" side haha. But it's not like, stupid country, so it's all good.
Alright, sweet. I love Lucero so I'll give these guys a listen. Any album I should check out first?

[shit stroll]

southern rock opera, probably.

[CellarGhosts]

Alright, sweet. I love Lucero so I'll give these guys a listen. Any album I should check out first?
Good deal.

Umm, I think their latest, Brighter Than Creation's Dark is pretty good, but it's long too, like, 19 songs haha. If not that one, then The Dirty South is rockin' too.

edit: Southern Rock Opera is also a good choice.

[shit stroll]

yeah, their last album is too long

[CellarGhosts]

yeah, their last album is too long
this is true.

however, the songs on there that are good, are worth it.

[GuitarR0cker1]

alt country? What is it similar too, I'm interested

[shit stroll]

alt country? What is it similar too, I'm interested
country music with a punk/rock vibe

[shit stroll]

lucero is a lot more punk rock, though.

[FeynmanWannabe]

Good deal.

Umm, I think their latest, Brighter Than Creation's Dark is pretty good, but it's long too, like, 19 songs haha. But they're all pretty good, there's only one song I might describe as true "filler". If not that one, then "The Dirty South" is rockin' too.

edit: Southern Rock Opera is also a good choice.
Yeah, I like the new album.

[AP_Punk]

I was always drawn away by their band name. Haha.

[CellarGhosts]

lucero is a lot more punk rock, though.
True.

Yeah, I like the new album.
I like it too, but it can see it being a little much for someone to start out with, maybe. "You and Your Crystal Meth" is the only song on there I really don't care for.

[CellarGhosts]

Bump.

The Dirty South is such a good fucking album. "The Day John Henry Died" and "Carl Perkins' Cadillac" for the major win.

[IcedOpethBlind]

mmmm love DBT

The Dirty South has been in heavy rotation for me for the past month or so...as well as a sprinkle of Southern Rock Opera.

[CellarGhosts]

mmmm love DBT

The Dirty South has been in heavy rotation for me for the past month or so...as well as a sprinkle of Southern Rock Opera.
I think The Dirty South might be my favorite. Their latest was really good too, but it was kind of lengthy. Some filler, some really good songs.

[IcedOpethBlind]

it's like 18 songs or something right? still havent gotten around to picking it up but its high on the list..

[CellarGhosts]

it's like 18 songs or something right? still havent gotten around to picking it up but its high on the list..
Yeah, 19 songs. There's not really one "bad" one but some are certainly weaker than others. Look into it though. Good stuff.

[Justin_stacy]

They're playing on Austin City Limit (PBS) saturday night at Midnight......with one of my favorite country singers Ryan Bingham (www.myspace.com/ryanbingham). They've toured and played together a bunch over the last couple of years, so it should be a pretty lively show.

[CellarGhosts]

They're playing on Austin City Limit (PBS) saturday night at Midnight......with one of my favorite country singers Ryan Bingham (www.myspace.com/ryanbingham). They've toured and played together a bunch over the last couple of years, so it should be a pretty lively show.
Ah, cool cool. Looks like a promising show.

[Justin_stacy]

What's a good album to start with? I've got a few comps, but no whole albums.

[IcedOpethBlind]

They're playing on Austin City Limit (PBS) saturday night at Midnight......with one of my favorite country singers Ryan Bingham (www.myspace.com/ryanbingham). They've toured and played together a bunch over the last couple of years, so it should be a pretty lively show.

fuck yes.

[IcedOpethBlind]

What's a good album to start with? I've got a few comps, but no whole albums.

The Dirty South imo...

[CellarGhosts]

What's a good album to start with? I've got a few comps, but no whole albums.
The Dirty South. Really solid album.

[Justin_stacy]

....and a soulseek I shall go.

[CellarGhosts]

haha

[Justin_stacy]

Talk about an odd coincidence, I just found out I'm going to be seeing Jason Isbell and the 400 Units (http://www.myspace.com/jasonisbellmusic)(formerly of Drive By Truckers) when he/they come with Justin Townes Earle (http://www.myspace.com/justintownesearle)(currently my favorite singers) this march.

[CellarGhosts]

Niceee

[IcedOpethBlind]

lucky you

[Justin_stacy]

FYI they'rer playing tonight on PBS, looks like its going to be about 6 songs. Very late era uncle tupelo sounding, to me at least. They do a beautiful version of Putting People On the Moon.

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.....and if you like real country, god damn Ryan Bingham (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmXdWOG0dTw)was good. there's not a country singer out there that's got a better voice.

[CellarGhosts]

I think this band needs more appreciation.

[IWasaCamera]

Have you heard Jason Isbell's new album, Chris? Pretty good stuff.

[IcedOpethBlind]

spent alittle time recently w/ a couple of the newer DBT releases...don't really compare w/ The Dirty South & Southern Rock Opera...unfortunate.

[CellarGhosts]

Have you heard Jason Isbell's new album, Chris? Pretty good stuff.
I havent yet, actually but I plan on checking it out sometime.

spent alittle time recently w/ a couple of the newer DBT releases...don't really compare w/ The Dirty South & Southern Rock Opera...unfortunate.
Yeah, I think Brighter than Creations Dark is solid, but The Dirty South is def their best, imo. "Tornadoes", "The Day John Henry Died", "The Boys From Alabama", and "Carl Perkins' Cadillac" are among some of my favorite DBT songs.

[IWasaCamera]

I havent yet, actually but I plan on checking it out sometime.
You should. As an alt-country guy, I think you'll dig.

[CellarGhosts]

You should. As an alt-country guy, I think you'll dig.
Cool cool, I'll look into it.

[Justin_stacy]

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here's a spot ad from the Austin City Limits performance....still got this sucker on my DVR. Wish it was up for streaming so you guys could see it. I found DBT to be better live then I did on the CD's I downloaded.

[Justin_stacy]

Have you heard Jason Isbell's new album, Chris? Pretty good stuff.

He just came here with Justin Townes Earle. I heard it was a pretty good show, but couldn't make it.

[IWasaCamera]

He just came here with Justin Townes Earle. I heard it was a pretty good show, but couldn't make it.
Ah too bad, would have been a good show. Midnight At The Movies is solid as well.

[IcedOpethBlind]

god i love this band

[CellarGhosts]

Haha. Good bump.

[CellarGhosts]

bump.

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[dissident]

i was about to start a thread on these guys assuming this site wasn't appreciating them. good to see i'm wrong. them and everyone associated with them are so fucking good. the dirty south is such a phenomenal album

[SwiftSilentDead]

How weird this got bumped now since I'm about to listen to The Dirty South for the first time.

[dissident]

right on man. i've been listening to nothing but them and the hold steady while drinking lately. currently i'm balls deep into the middle of the DBT on shuffle, that should tell you something.

Where The Devil Don't Stay is such a jam.

[CellarGhosts]

i was about to start a thread on these guys assuming this site wasn't appreciating them. good to see i'm wrong. them and everyone associated with them are so fucking good. the dirty south is such a phenomenal album
Most definitely. It's easily my favorite DBT album, followed by Decoration Day. I think Southern Rock Opera is third for me, even though it seems to be most peoples's favorite. But yeah, TDS rules. "Tornadoes", "The Boys From Alabama", "The Day John Henry Died", "Carl Perkins' Cadillac"...all incredible songs.

How weird this got bumped now since I'm about to listen to The Dirty South for the first time.
:thumbup: Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it man.

[SwiftSilentDead]

I loved "Carl Perkins Cadillac" on first listen.

edit: Okay, I just finished the album and I love it. I don't mind the length since all the songs are ace and I liked following the different stories that are tied in with this album. Another concept album I can add to my favorite's list. :-d

Favorites: The Boys From Alabama, Carl Perkins Cadillac, Tornadoes, The Day John Henry Died

[CellarGhosts]

I loved "Carl Perkins Cadillac" on first listen.

edit: Okay, I just finished the album and I love it. I don't mind the length since all the songs are ace and I liked following the different stories that are tied in with this album. Another concept album I can add to my favorite's list. :-d

Favorites: The Boys From Alabama, Carl Perkins Cadillac, Tornadoes, The Day John Henry Died
Nice! Really stoked you like it so much haha. That's crazy though, those are the exact same songs that are my favorites from the album. I loved "Carl Perkins' Cadillac" on first listen as well.

[SwiftSilentDead]

Nice! Really stoked you like it so much haha. That's crazy though, those are the exact same songs that are my favorites from the album. I loved "Carl Perkins' Cadillac" on first listen as well.

Haha, weird but cool. I also really liked "Goddamn Lonely Drive."

[CellarGhosts]

Haha, weird but cool. I also really liked "Goddamn Lonely Drive."
You mean "Goddamn Lonely Love"? Yeah that one's sweet too.

[SwiftSilentDead]

You mean "Goddamn Lonely Love"? Yeah that one's sweet too.

Shit, it must have been labeled wrong because that's what my iTunes has it as.

[CellarGhosts]

Shit, it must have been labeled wrong because that's what my iTunes has it as.
Ok, I gotcha. I was just making sure.

[SwiftSilentDead]

I fucking love the intro to "The Boys From Alabama." Really sets an incredible tone for the rest of the song.

I get a little bit of a Bruce Springsteen vibe from this album.

[CellarGhosts]

I fucking love the intro to "The Boys From Alabama." Really sets an incredible tone for the rest of the song.

I get a little bit of a Bruce Springsteen vibe from this album.
I agree completely. The tone of the whole album is great really. Kind of hard to describe, but there's something about it. And I'd agree on the Bruce comparison too. Hadn't really thought of that or noticed it before but now that you mention it, I can hear it.

[SwiftSilentDead]

I agree completely. The tone of the whole album is great really. Kind of hard to describe, but there's something about it. And I'd agree on the Bruce comparison too. Hadn't really thought of that or noticed it before but now that you mention it, I can hear it.

I mainly notice the Springsteen vibe on songs like Carl Perkins' Cadillac, The Day John Henry Died, The Boys From Alabama, etc. Sort of a Born In The USA, like feel.

[CellarGhosts]

I mainly notice the Springsteen vibe on songs like Carl Perkins' Cadillac, The Day John Henry Died, The Boys From Alabama, etc. Sort of a Born In The USA, like feel.
I hear it too, a little bit. Although "Carl Perkins' Cadillac" reminds me more of Lucero, than anything.

[IcedOpethBlind]

love this band so much....my favorite "drinking" band as well.

[CellarGhosts]

If I drank, Im sure DBT would easily be one of those bands for me as well haha.

[shit stroll]

If I drank, Im sure DBT would easily be one of those bands for me as well haha.

then start. :-p

[CellarGhosts]

It's a DBT kind of night. Their cover of "Rebels" on The Fine Print is so damn good.

[StreetSpirit76]

Spinning The Dirty South. These guys are one of the best alt-country bands around I think. Some really good storytelling, great guitar work, and a very consistent discography. Fucking love "Carl Perkins' Cadillac".

[CellarGhosts]

TDS is my favorite album of theirs hands down. And "Carl Perkins' Cadillac" is one of my favorites too, ha. "The Day John Henry Died" and "Tornadoes" are up there too.

[StreetSpirit76]

TDS is my favorite album of theirs hands down. And "Carl Perkins' Cadillac" is one of my favorites too, ha. "The Day John Henry Died" and "Tornadoes" are up there too.

I've noticed that like every other thread I've gone to post in has been made by you haha. Good taste.

Yeah those are probably my three favorites. I love the vocals on "The Sands Of Iwo Jima".

[IcedOpethBlind]

best band

[CellarGhosts]

I've noticed that like every other thread I've gone to post in has been made by you haha. Good taste.

Yeah those are probably my three favorites. I love the vocals on "The Sands Of Iwo Jima".
Haha. I've noticed that too. Thanks!

Same here, that's another one of my favorites. "Puttin' People on the Moon" is great too.

[StreetSpirit76]

I love the transition from "Lookout Mountain" to "Goddamn Lonely Love" haha. Somehow it works.

[CellarGhosts]

Bump. "Space City" is such a good song.

[StreetSpirit76]

Good bump. Was listening to a few tracks off Brighter Than Creation's Dark earlier.

[dissident]

righteous path is the jam of all jams.

[StreetSpirit76]

Great song for sure.

[shit stroll]

amazing song.

[CellarGhosts]

"The Righteous Path" rules . That one, "A Ghost To Most", and "The Monument Valley" are all my favorites from Brighter Than Creation's Dark.

[SwiftSilentDead]

I need to start checking out some of their other albums. The Dirty South is so goddamn good.

[CellarGhosts]

I need to start checking out some of their other albums. The Dirty South is so goddamn good.
From here I'd suggest checking out either Decoration Day or Southern Rock Opera. It's hard to go wrong with DBT though haha so any record would be a pretty safe bet.

[StreetSpirit76]

I still haven't heard The Fine Print. Checked out that Tom Petty cover though and it's sweet.

[IcedOpethBlind]

it's got some solid jams on it, do get

"Rebels" specifically

[CellarGhosts]

The Fine Print has some great stuff on it. "George Jones Talking Cell Phone Blues" is one of their best songs imo, and their covers of "Rebels" and "Like a Rolling Stone" are excellent.

[dissident]

yeah Rebels slays.

[IcedOpethBlind]

'Lookout Mountain' is such a fucking jam

god do i love TDS

[CellarGhosts]

Definitely my favorite album of theirs. I'd put it among the essential albums of the past ten years.

[StreetSpirit76]

it's got some solid jams on it, do get

"Rebels" specifically
The Fine Print has some great stuff on it. "George Jones Talking Cell Phone Blues" is one of their best songs imo, and their covers of "Rebels" and "Like a Rolling Stone" are excellent.
yeah Rebels slays.
Definitely gonna look into it. Thanks guys.

'Lookout Mountain' is such a fucking jam

god do i love TDS
Fantastic song. I love the transition from that to "Goddamn Lonely Love" ha.

[dissident]

buttholeville is one of my favorite hard rock jams from them.

[dissident]

there will be many jams:

New York, NY—ATO Records is pleased to announce the signing of Drive-By Truckers and their label debut, The Big To-Do. The album, which will be the band’s tenth in their thirteen-year career, is scheduled to be released March 16, 2010. The Big To-Do features thirteen new tracks from the Drive-By Truckers and was produced by their long time producer, David Barbe (Sugar, Bettye LaVette). “It’s very much a rock album,” says Patterson Hood of the Trucker’s upcoming release. “Very melodic and more rocking than anything we’ve done since disc 2 of Southern Rock Opera.”

The inspiration for The Big To-Do came to the band during their time on the road. “We’ve often set our songs and albums in different periods of time, but this one finds us directly in our present. Riding all through the highways of America (and Europe) trying to make sense of a very different world than the one we grew up in,” says Hood. “I don’t write a lot of songs on the road, but I did more than usual on this album and many more were inspired by or set there, either in a literal sense or something I witnessed or heard about while I was out there.”

Hood and Mike Cooley continue to be the chief songwriters of the group, continuing a musical partnership that has lasted over twenty-three years. Bassist, Shonna Tucker, flexes her songwriting muscles once again by contributing two original songs to the album. Brad Morgan (drums), John Neff (guitar/pedal steel) and Jay Gonzalez (keyboards) round out the current Drive-By Truckers lineup.

The band recently backed legendary R&B musician, Booker T. Jones, on his critically acclaimed, Grammy-nominated album, Potato Hole. The album is nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album and Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

The Drive-By Truckers will be hitting the road at the beginning of the new year. A full tour supporting The Big To-Do will be announced in early 2010.

The Big To-Do Track Listing:
1. Daddy Learned to Fly
2. The Fourth Night of My Drinking
3. Birthday Boy
4. Drag the Lake Charlie
5. The Wig He Made Her Wear
6. You Got Another
7. This Fucking Job
8. Get Downtown
9. After the Scene Dies
10. (It’s Gonna Be) I Told You So
11. Santa Fe
12. The Flying Wallendas
13. Eyes Like Glue
14. Girls Who Smoke (Bonus track – vinyl only)

Drive-By Truckers on tour:
1/28 Huntsville, AL Crossroads Music Hall
1/29 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen
1/30 Tuscaloosa, AL Jupiter Bar & Grill
2/11 Greenville, SC Handlebar
2/12 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
2/13 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
2/14 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre
2/25 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre
2/26 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theatre
2/27 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theatre

[StreetSpirit76]

Fuck yes. Can't wait for this, hopefully they end up playing nearby.

[CellarGhosts]

Awesome!

[dissident]

yet another great addition to dave matthews' record label. say what will you about him, but any record label with my morning jacket, david gray, radiohead, dbt, etc. is certainly making a name for itself.

[CellarGhosts]

Yep. I really don't even have anything against Dave Matthews. I'm not really a fan but I can't find anything to hate about his music.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

Ah, can't wait for this!

And, January 28th is going to be incredible now that I've learned about that tour date. Huntsville is about a 3 hour drive from here. :-)

[StreetSpirit76]

Celebrating this news/end of the semester with some Southern Rock Opera. :headbang:

[IcedOpethBlind]

"Danko/Manuel" has been one of my top repeated songs this week...i love that its basically a different song every week that does that for me haha

[dissident]

i've been jamming 'puttin' people on the moon" a couple times a day for a over a week now. the song resonates pretty strong right now.

[IcedOpethBlind]

Patterson Hood's favorites of '09


Patterson Hood - Drive-By Truckers

Albums
Patterson Hood
1. Bloodkin - Baby They Told Us We Would Rise Again
On the surface, no frills, meat and potatoes rock (and damn proud of it) but a closer listen reveals the finest songwriting all year as this 24-year-old band sings the horrifying tale of their trip back from the abyss and sees it through to a joyous life-affirming conclusion. It's like that Leaving Las Vegas movie with a happy ending - unbelievable if weren't true. Such well-treaded territory would suck if not for the magnificence of its execution. "Wild Rhododendrons" is the finest songwriting I've seen all year, and "The Viper" and "Heavy With Child" are just as good. Meanwhile "Easter Eggs" is the best song of man love I've ever heard (including "Bobby Jean" and "Angie").

2. Bob Dylan - Together Through Life
3. Iron And Wine - Around The Well
4. PJ Harvey and John Parish - A Woman A Man Walked By
5. Girls - Album
6. M. Ward - Hold Time
7. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
8. The Dexateens - Singlewide
9. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
10. The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
I just recently caught up with 9 and 10 and they could well move up in coming months. I'm sure there's several albums lurking out there that I will love just as much that I haven't found yet. I'm always looking and listening so I'm sure the list will change up until next year's.

-Best Reissue(s): The Jesus Lizard Reissues
-Favorite Song: "Wild Rhododendrons" (Bloodkin)
-Favorite Tracks: "Black Hearted Love" (PJ Harvey and John Parish) / "Belated Promise Ring" (Iron and Wine)
-Favorite Live Performance: Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings / Iron and Wine at No Depression Festival in Seattle this summer
-Movies I've Loved: Fantastic Mr. Fox, Up, A Serious Man, Where The Wild Things Are, Let The Right One In, Inglourious Basterds


http://www.jambase.com/Articles/20838/Best-of-2009-Artist-List

[IcedOpethBlind]

no love since late december?

i'm drinking a 6 pack and playing DBT all night..

[dissident]

that is not nearly enough booze to properly jam DBT.

[IcedOpethBlind]

added a couple shots of Jack :)

[dissident]

they'd appreciate a few J's if you had them.

[IcedOpethBlind]

bump, because, you know, they rule

[dissident]

yeah. hell yeah...


brighter than creation's dark leaked like 2 months in advance. i'm hoping this is out there soon.

[DejaNew]

Never listened.

[CellarGhosts]

Change that!

[StreetSpirit76]

Never listened.
They're a band that unfortunately doesn't get a lot of recognition around here, but if you're at all a fan of americana and/or southern rock then The Dirty South is essential listening. Hell, I'd recommend it even if you're not.

Some tunes to familiarize yourself with them:

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[dissident]

not using Lookout Mountain, Puttin' People On The Moon, and That Man I Shot as examples is such a failure. they don't get recognition around here because this site is full of and run by people with godawful taste.

[StreetSpirit76]

Ha, well I wanted to use one of their ballads and then one of their heavier songs, as well as stick to TDS since that's the album I recommended. Couldn't find the studio version of "Lookout Mountain" on YouTube or I would've used that as the second example for sure, song rules.

[dissident]

fuck that, just use the live version. plus it has Isbell

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[dissident]

Another Joker in the White House, said a change was comin' round
But I'm still workin' at The Wal Mart and Mary Alice, in the ground
And all them politicians, they all lyin' sacks of shit
They say better days upon us but I'm sucking left hind tit
And the preacher on the TV says it ain't too late for me
But I bet he drives a Cadillac and I'm broke with some hungry mouths to feed


jam city

[StreetSpirit76]

That live performance is pretty rad. Read an interview with Patterson earlier, this part was news to me:

What can you tell us about the new album, A Big To Do? Will it be a change in direction, or what are your main influences for it?
PH: It's very much a Rock album. Very melodic and more Rocking than anything since disc 2 of Southern Rock Opera. We're very proud of it. We actually recorded two complete opposite albums this year. The second one will come out sometime later. It's called Go-Go Boots and is what we affectionately refer to as our R&B Murder Ballad album.
Should be interesting.

[CellarGhosts]

New song. (http://stereogum.com/archives/mp3/new_driveby_truckers__this_fucking_ job_stereogum_110681.html)

[StreetSpirit76]

Nice! I'm digging it.

[CellarGhosts]

Me too. And then this turned up today on DBT's Facebook:

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I'm not sure either, ha.

[SwiftSilentDead]

I like the new song.

[StreetSpirit76]

Me too. And then this turned up today on DBT's Facebook:

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I'm not sure either, ha.
Haha, completely random.

[dissident]

Me too. And then this turned up today on DBT's Facebook:

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I'm not sure either, ha.

god damn that's fucking sexy.

[dissident]

southern rock opera is just jam city.

[CellarGhosts]

Looks like the album artwork's out.

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs237.snc3/22456_274961846725_8650121725_33281 45_4070886_n.jpg

[StreetSpirit76]

Eh, not my favorite artwork of theirs but it looks good. I'm glad they're sticking with Wes Freed, I love his stuff.

[CellarGhosts]

Agreed and agreed. His artwork is pretty much synonymous with DBT so them using anyone else just wouldn't be right haha. But yeah, I'm not a big fan of it but it's not bad.

[StreetSpirit76]

Extended tour dates:
Thu Jan 28 Huntsville, AL Crossroads Music Hall
Fri Jan 29 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen
Sat Jan 30 Tuscaloosa, AL Jupiter Bar & Grill
Thu Feb 11 Greenville, SC Handlebar
Fri Feb 12 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
Sat Feb 13 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
Sun Feb 14 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre
Thu Feb 25 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre
Fri Feb 26 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theatre
Sat Feb 27 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theatre
Thu Mar 04 Wilmington NC Rox Nightclub
Sat Mar 06 Augusta GA Sky City
Fri Mar 12 Atlanta GA Variety Playhouse
Sat Mar 13 Atlanta GA Variety Playhouse
Thu Mar 18 Austin, TX SXSW
Fri Mar 19 New Orleans LA Tipitinas
Sat Mar 20 New Orleans LA Tipitinas
Thu Apr 01 New York NY Webster Hall
Fri Apr 02 Boston MA House of Blues
Sat Apr 03 Philadelphia PA Electric Factory
Tue Apr 06 Toronto Canada Lee's Palace
Wed Apr 07 Toronto Canada Lee's Palace
Thu Apr 08 Detroit MI St. Andrews Hall
Fri Apr 09 Chicago IL The Vic Theatre
Sat Apr 10 Lexington KY Buster's Billiards and Backroom
Sun Apr 11 Cleveland OH Beachland Ballroom and Tavern
Wed Apr 14 Towson MD Recher Theatre
Thu Apr 15 Norfolk VA The Norva
Fri Apr 16 Asheville NC The Orange Peel
Sat Apr 17 Asheville NC The Orange Peel
Fri Apr 30 Nashville TN Cannery Ballroom
Fri May 07 Los Angeles CA Avalon
Sat May 08 San Francisco CA The Fillmore Auditorium I'll be going to that Detroit show if I can. No Indiana date though, sorry Chris. Haha.

[CellarGhosts]

Haha it's all good.

I found this the other day, thought it was pretty cool - live Neil Young cover (http://www.sendspace.com/file/lbh8yy) from a bootleg. Sound quality isn't that great being a bootleg and all but it's still interesting.

[StreetSpirit76]

Awesome, I'll check it out. I've seen a few live videos of them covering it, once with The Hold Steady actually, and it sounded great.

[CellarGhosts]

Oh nice. I haven't seen the one with The Hold Steady yet so I'll have to check that out.

[StreetSpirit76]

I could only find this clip, it's still pretty cool though.

Edit: Never mind, they just did a shortened version of it haha.

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Here's a few others too:

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[dissident]

those videos are the definition of mega. there is absolutely no better place to be than in that little club with two of america's best bands destroying on the same stage.

[SlappedActor]

I've been revisiting The Dirty South recently, that album has some sweet tunes on it. "Where the Devil Don't Stay" is a fantastic opener, so much swagger.

[dissident]

cooley songs are so good. he might be one of the most intimidating/awesome dudes in rock and roll.

[StreetSpirit76]

Anyone hear about this (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/04/AR2010020404326.html)? Obviously I'm very interested in seeing it.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

New album is out there. About to give it a listen.

[Chris Fallon]

Gonna download the Dirty South -- this will be my first experience listening to DBT. Where should I go next if I enjoy this record?

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

Gonna download the Dirty South -- this will be my first experience listening to DBT. Where should I go next if I enjoy this record?

My personal favorite by them outside of The Dirty South is Southern Rock Opera.

[CellarGhosts]

Gonna download the Dirty South -- this will be my first experience listening to DBT. Where should I go next if I enjoy this record?
Southern Rock Opera or Decoration Day would be my suggestions.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

This download is taking entirely too long.

[Chris Fallon]

My personal favorite by them outside of The Dirty South is Southern Rock Opera.

Southern Rock Opera or Decoration Day would be my suggestions.
Thanks fellas, I'll get on that! Let me know how the new one stacks up once you hear it.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

So far, this is their best since The Dirty South.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

This is a really straight-forward rock album. I love this.

[SwiftSilentDead]

The Dirty South is the only record I have from them but man, it's so fucking good.

[SlappedActor]

So I'm downloading the new album as we speak. For anybody who's already listened to it, how does it stack up to their previous material?

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

So I'm downloading the new album as we speak. For anybody who's already listened to it, how does it stack up to their previous material?

It's definitely not their best, but it's a very very solid album.

"This Fucking Job" is a jam.

[SlappedActor]

It's definitely not their best, but it's a very very solid album.

"This Fucking Job" is a jam.

Sweet, I look forward to that one.

I'm currently on "Birthday Boy". Great tune.

[SlappedActor]

After only one listen, this is definitely their best outing since The Dirty South. Awesome album, lots of fun.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

I'm kinda sad at how little attention this album seems to be getting here. :-(

[SlappedActor]

I'm kinda sad at how little attention this album seems to be getting here. :-(

I think we might be the only two, haha.

It's a shame, because this album is great, I've been jamming it all week. Hood and Cooley are such badasses. I think the best compliment I can give these guys is that I have no ties to the South whatsoever, but when I listen to this music, I wish I was southern.

[FeynmanWannabe]

I thought the single was only alright. Didn't do a ton for me, but I'll check this out.

[dissident]

I think we might be the only two, haha.

It's a shame, because this album is great, I've been jamming it all week. Hood and Cooley are such badasses. I think the best compliment I can give these guys is that I have no ties to the South whatsoever, but when I listen to this music, I wish I was southern.

it's currently my favorite thing from them. just an awesome collection of really catchy songs. drag the lake, get downtown, and birthday boy are the standouts.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

"This Fucking Job" is easily my favorite song the band has made since TDS.

[dissident]

i'm all out of valium, courage, and self respect.

fucking tell it hoody

[SlappedActor]

"The prettiest girls from the smallest towns get remembered like storms and droughts that old men talk about for years to come."

What an awesome line.

[SlappedActor]

Review's up on Pitchfork, 7.4
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13993-the-big-to-do/

On the whole, it's a pretty fair treatment, although I personally would have rated it a little higher. I agree with the reviewer's sentiments that the album fizzles out a bit at the end, and also that Cooley needs more of a presence. But I disagree with his comments on "This Fucking Job" and "After the Scene Dies," just cause I love both of those tunes so much.

[dissident]

no one should take pitchfork seriously. i'm more irked with allmusic giving it 3 and a half stars despite a rave review in the text. it fucks up their 4 and a half star out of 5 streak they've had on that site since pizza deliverance.

[CellarGhosts]

Pitchfork is useless. I appreciate that they gave it a good review but honestly, that site is one of the worst.

[IcedOpethBlind]

i cant wait to give the new one its first spin :-)

[SlappedActor]

no one should take pitchfork seriously. i'm more irked with allmusic giving it 3 and a half stars despite a rave review in the text. it fucks up their 4 and a half star out of 5 streak they've had on that site since pizza deliverance.

Pitchfork is useless. I appreciate that they gave it a good review but honestly, that site is one of the worst.

Pitchfork isn't without its problems, but I think it's the best review site out there, in general. Them and AllMusic are pretty much the only ones I give any credit to, even if I don't always agree with them. Alternative Press is a joke, same with Rolling Stone and Spin. Punknews is too amateur and disorganized (which fits the aesthetic of the site, but whatever), and this place...well I enjoy the forums, but I've never been big on the reviews here. But that's just me.

In any case, I'm still listening to this album frequently and it is still awesome. :-)

[dissident]

no, pitchfork is fucking terrible. if it's not a part of the indie scene - not the collection of shitty punk bands they call "scene" here - it's going to get a bad review. not to mention, the reviews themselves are some of the most pretentious masturbatory bullshit i've ever read. allmusic and the AV Club are the only two sites people should be getting music reviews from.

[SlappedActor]

Ok, I won't read it anymore.

[dissident]

Thank you.

in seriousness, i can tolerate that sites existence since they have great festivals.

[CellarGhosts]

Pitchfork isn't without its problems, but I think it's the best review site out there, in general. Them and AllMusic are pretty much the only ones I give any credit to, even if I don't always agree with them. Alternative Press is a joke, same with Rolling Stone and Spin. Punknews is too amateur and disorganized (which fits the aesthetic of the site, but whatever), and this place...well I enjoy the forums, but I've never been big on the reviews here. But that's just me.

In any case, I'm still listening to this album frequently and it is still awesome. :-)
AllMusic is the only one I really like as far as reviews go. There's good reviews here too but there's also some really not-so-good ones. AllMusic however is usually pretty reliable, though I don't always agree with them. I just don't care for Pitchfork since it's so focused on a genre of music that I'm not into, even if there are artists well-reviewed there that I like. (DBT, Tom Waits, The Hold Steady etc). I agree that AltPress, Rolling Stone and Spin are terrible though. Punknews reports about alot of bands/albums I care about but the reviews themselves are usually not very good.

[IcedOpethBlind]

another solid, not spectacular release by the Truckers

not complaining in the least though (they just wont ever touch TDS again) :-)

[dissident]

there aren't many songs more catchy than It's Going to Be (I Told You So)

[IcedOpethBlind]

i love everyone here that loves this band btw

keep on keepin' on :-)

[dissident]

the real rock and roll crew is up in this mother.

[IcedOpethBlind]

:headbang:

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

Anyone have the songs from the 7" that came out on Record Store Day?

Also, the people trying to flip it on eBay are ridiculous. It's still available on their online store.

[dissident]

the 7" is basically Mike Cooley solo. and it's fucking hilarious.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

the 7" is basically Mike Cooley solo. and it's fucking hilarious.

You sir, are a saint. I love Cooley, and the cover is ridiculous. ha

[dissident]

You Put A Little Of Black Beans On The Side Mother Fucker...

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

"Well, shit. She didn't speak no English. It ain't like it mattered none, so I just kept talkin' to myself."

This is incredible.

[dissident]

YOUR WOMAN IS A LIVIN' THING

Like the Bald Eagle and Healthcare Reform we almost let it get away before pulling out the stops and saving them in the nick of time.

The Bald Eagle has returned in fine form, but independent record stores are STILL an endangered species.

Every year more and more of these precious national resources are shuttered and closed.

Just last month I heard that one of my favorites is in dire straits.

This year we will be releasing a very special single for Record Store Day, but first let me take you back in time to January of 2009.

Bush was still in the White House and Sully was an anonymous pilot working his job. Drive-By Truckers were toiling away in the studio beginning what would become their 10th album. One night a strange alignment of stars interacted with the perfect chemical component setting off a chain reaction of events, fitfully captured on 2" magnetic tape stock as the wily Producer handed over a vintage handheld microphone to a celebratory Mike Cooley during the playback of a new instrumental Shonna Tucker composition which said band had just duly nailed in a fit of R&B perfection never beheld before and WHALAH!!!

Almost everyone in that room knew that magic had just occurred. A stream of conscious wallop of redneck beat poetry, A channeling of the early morning rant of a Georgia taxi driver concerning the closing of another local industry into a form both compelling and idyllic in its inspiration, articulation and execution.

YOUR WOMAN IS A LIVIN' THING became nearly everyone in the band's favorite song of the 30+ songs we recorded last year. Would it go on The Big To-Do or perhaps be the fitting end to Go-Go Boots?

"Neither," said Mike Cooley.

"No one will ever hear it but us. It's for us and us only".

But Goddamn, Cooley!

"NO".

Months of negotiation (much like healthcare) but the stubborn NO held until...

An eleventh hour compromise:

See, Cooley loves Record Stores too.

He deemed that YOUR WOMAN IS A LIVIN' THING be released on vinyl and vinyl only to independent record stores to celebrate that most special of nationally recognized days.

He was so excited, he even went home and wrote and recorded a B-Side (JUST MAYBE) just for the occasion.

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS are Proud to Announce the release of our Exclusive Record Store Day Limited Edition Single Release of YOUR WOMAN IS A LIVIN' THING / JUST MAYBE

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

I love this so much. I really wish their records weren't so expensive.

[CellarGhosts]

This has to be one of the funniest things I've heard in a while. Cooley is the man.

[dissident]

keep pluckin'

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

When the sitar kicks in. Holy shit.

[StreetSpirit76]

The new album is really good (as expected) but like others have mentioned it could've used some more Cooley songs in favor of some of the weaker Hood tracks. Regardless, easily one of my favorite releases of the year.

And I'm stoked to see them open for Tom Petty in July, should be an amazing show.

[dissident]

fuck yeah

lRw2YAvSA8w

[cshadows2887]

I've never heard a DBT song, but watching how much they liked playing with Booker T makes me want to.

[dissident]

dude, get on it. just look at my avatar. how do you not want to listen to a dirty southern rock band with a guy like that in it.

[dissident]

just start with their newest The Big To Do. not their best record, but easily the most accessible and is chock full of jams.

[IcedOpethBlind]

best goddamn band

[dissident]

yeah, they really are. i throw around "best band" just as a quick praise to a few others, but them and pearl jam are the definitive rock and roll bands right now.

[SwiftSilentDead]

I'd start with The Dirty South first. That's what got me into them.

[StreetSpirit76]

I've never heard a DBT song, but watching how much they liked playing with Booker T makes me want to.
I can't recommend them enough. They really are one of the best rock bands around, and based on what I know you like I think you'd dig the hell out of them.

Start with The Dirty South. It's arguably their best and most cohesive, though it's hard to go wrong with these guys.

[dissident]

I'd start with The Dirty South first. That's what got me into them.

great album, but a lot of down songs on it and the back end is hard to get through sometimes.

trust me, just get the big to do. it's guaranteed success.

[dissident]

recommending the dirty south to a newcomer is like recommending Separation Sunday to get someone into THS. it may be their best album, but it's not their most accessible and can be lost on some people.

plus, once birthday boy is over he'll be in love.

[cshadows2887]

recommending the dirty south to a newcomer is like recommending Separation Sunday to get someone into THS. it may be their best album, but it's not their most accessible and can be lost on some people.

plus, once birthday boy is over he'll be in love.

Yeah. This was Miss Cleo-esque. What a fucking jam.

[dissident]

Pretty girls from the smallest towns
Get remembered like storms and droughts
The old men talk about for years to come
Guess that's why they give a damn
So a few old men can say they saw us rain when we were young

so good.

[StreetSpirit76]

Cooley never misses.

[dissident]

live webcast of their set at Mile High Music Festival in 45 minutes, at 4 ET/3 CT
http://www.mycricket.com/mile-high-music-festival

My Morning Jacket, Weezer, and DMB also webcast today. should be a good day.

[dissident]

Lookout Mountain
Uncle frank (!!!)
Drag The Lake

[dissident]

Lookout Mountain
Uncle Frank
Drag The Lake
Get Downtown
It's Gonna Be (I told You So)
Sinkhole
Birthday Boy
?
Women Without Whiskey

[dissident]

Lookout Mountain
Uncle frank
Drag The Lake
Get Downtown
It's Gonna Be
Sinkhole
Birthday Boy
Sante Fe
Women Without Whiskey
Hell No, I Ain't Happy
Marry Me
Let There Be Rock

[IcedOpethBlind]

umm

2 month bump

:-(

[dissident]

Outfit has been my DBT jam of choice lately.

[dissident]

don't call what you're 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


that's some wise fuckin' truth right there.

[StreetSpirit76]

When are they going to get around to releasing Go-Go Boots?

[dissident]

February 2011



The Truckers continue on their quirky exclusive vinyl release path with this wonderful 10”.... just in time for holiday season, and holiday themed!

Sleeve is illustrated by Wes Freed, longtime Truckers packaging artist.

Brand new, unreleased songs, never-before-heard to be released on the forthcoming full-length ‘Go-Go Boots’, due February 2011 on ATO Records. The A-side is the perfect quirky Patterson Hood composition, surely to attract collectors and fans, and bring them deep into the Holiday mood, darkness, strangeness that is Drive-By Truckers, and of course, post-Thanksgiving food-coma, pre-Christmas jitters.

Each record includes download card so consumers can redeem the songs.

Limited pressing of 2500.

Audiophile vinyl

TRACK LISTING
SIDE A
The Thanksgiving Filter
SIDE B
I Used To Be A Cop

You can pre-order it here
http://www.vvinyl.com/store/drive-by-truckers-pre-order-thanksgiving-filter-driveby7

or you can pick it up at your favorite independent record store on Nov. 26
http://www.vvinyl.com/vvlibrary_images/2061_drive_by_truckers.jpg

[IcedOpethBlind]

When are they going to get around to releasing Go-Go Boots?

it leaked!

[StreetSpirit76]

it leaked!
Awesome! Will check it out ASAP.

[Chris92]

So...a question for all you DBT fans out there. Of the band's songwriters, past and present (Hood, Cooley, Malone, Isbell and Tucker) who is your favorite?

[CellarGhosts]

Isbell's always been my favorite. Cooley runs a close second.

[Chris92]

Hm...Hood has been my traditional favorite. Songs like "The Righteous Path," "Let There Be Rock," "Lookout Mountain," "Sink Hole" and "Puttin People on the Moon" were my favorite DBT songs for a long time. Recently though, I've been liking Isbell's work with DBT more and more. "Outfit," "Decoration Day," "The Day John Henry Died" and "Where the Devil Don't Stay" are reason enough to choose him. My favorite Cooley songs are "72 (This Highway's Mean)" and "Carl Perkins' Cadillac," the latter of which might be the finest song the band has ever recorded. So I guess I don't have a favorite, haha. I kind of just wanted to see what everyone else thought.

[CellarGhosts]

"Carl Perkins..." is my favorite DBT song so I'm inclined to agree with you on that one. Haha. "The Day John Henry Died" is my second favorite. Both of which have a lot to do with why The Dirty South's always been my favorite record of theirs.

To be honest I've kind of fallen off of them as of late though. I haven't listened to them in a long time for some reason. Guess I'll fix that by checking out the new album.

[StreetSpirit76]

Hood has written some of my favorite songs of theirs ("George Jones'...", "Puttin' People on the Moon", "Righteous Path", etc.) but I also think he's generally the weaker songwriter of the three main guys (well, two now). Cooley's songs are pretty much uniformly awesome and Isbell never put out a less than excellent song when he was with them, so I could go either way there. If I had to choose I'd probably go for Cooley though.

[SlappedActor]

Cooley, although all three write excellent songs.

[dissident]

yeah there's no doubt patterson isn't as good of a songwriter as cooley, but they've all delivered some of my favorite songs. shonna has really come into her own as well. she has some great work on go-go-boots.

[Chris92]

yeah there's no doubt patterson isn't as good of a songwriter as cooley, but they've all delivered some of my favorite songs. shonna has really come into her own as well. she has some great work on go-go-boots.
I'm going to have to disagree with this. "The Righteous Path" is one of the best songs, well...ever in my opinion. I think it may seem that Cooley is better than Hood just because Cooley writes less songs? I mean, I'm not knocking Cooley by any means, but saying that there's "no doubt" that Hood isn't as good as Cooley doesn't seem fair to me.

In other news, I'm listening to Go-Go Boots for the first time and I'm really liking this new style. Some real gems on here.

[dissident]

patterson writes more songs, but he has duds in there. sure cooley doesn't write as much, but his batting average is higher.

[StreetSpirit76]

Isbell joined the band on stage in Space City the other night for the first time in four years.

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/7749/jasondbt.jpg

yZ3I_x6TgjY&feature=player_embedded

^ Fucking excellent version of "Let There Be Rock."

[dissident]

jesus isbell is one greasy motherfucker.

[dissident]

and that's gotta be the best version of that song, holy shit.

[SlappedActor]

It's been a DBT kinda day today.

[IcedOpethBlind]

Jason Isbell has a great twitter

[Chris92]

Anyone else see this (http://drivebytruckers.com/news.html#shonna)?

[IcedOpethBlind]

Does Isbell come back?

that shithead sent me an angry tweet that he later deleted because i told him to get back with the Truckers months ago lol

[Chris92]

Does Isbell come back?

that shithead sent me an angry tweet that he later deleted because i told him to get back with the Truckers months ago lol
If he did I would go nuts

[StreetSpirit76]

Isbell rejoining was my first thought, too. Fingers crossed that it happens. And even if he doesn't, they need a third voice in there to mix things up. Especially if Cooley keeps eking out just a few songs per record like he has been.

[SlappedActor]

Sad to see Shonna leave the band, she had a fun energy when I saw them live. Not their best songwriter by any means, but it was nice to have a 3rd voice in between Hood and Cooley.

I would love if it Isbell came back, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Chris92]

One of the greatest rock 'n roll bands of our generation. Fight me.

[IcedOpethBlind]

i will not fight, i will agree

[Chris92]

Isbell rejoining was my first thought, too. Fingers crossed that it happens. And even if he doesn't, they need a third voice in there to mix things up. Especially if Cooley keeps eking out just a few songs per record like he has been.
Hasn't that more or less always been Cooley's motif? Granted, his efforts aren't as strong as they used to be, but I don't think the quantity has diminished.

One way or another though, I agree they need a third voice. The band is becoming a little too much of The Patterson Hood Show. Fingers crossed for Isbell, but I doubt it'll happen.

[Chris92]

I have a problem. Whenever I listen to DBT, I have trouble listening to anything but them (and Isbell's solo work) for about a month or so.

[mouthgrinder]

I have a problem. Whenever I listen to DBT, I have trouble listening to anything but them (and Isbell's solo work) for about a month or so.
I can definitely think of worse problems to have.

[Chris92]

I can definitely think of worse problems to have.
Haha agreed

[Chris92]

And you could come to me by plane, but that wouldn't be the same as that ol' motel room in Texarkana was. So I'll take two of what you're having and I'll take all of what you've got to kill this goddamn lonely, goddamn lonely love.

[Chris92]

Best drunk band. Also, "TVA" is Isbell's best song not called "Outfit." Or "Dress Blues." Fuck the man is a genius.

[Chris92]

I'm kinda sad at how little attention this album seems to be getting here. :-(
This band needs a lot more respect, in general.

[Chris92]

Mike Cooley acoustic session:

http://mplayer.pastemagazine.com/issues/week-38/articles#article=/issues/week-38/articles/mike-cooley-live-from-paste

[StreetSpirit76]

Hasn't that more or less always been Cooley's motif? Granted, his efforts aren't as strong as they used to be, but I don't think the quantity has diminished.

One way or another though, I agree they need a third voice. The band is becoming a little too much of The Patterson Hood Show. Fingers crossed for Isbell, but I doubt it'll happen.
Yep, you're right. Just seems like he's writing less because Patterson is becoming more prominent. Hope they get a third songwriter before the next record.
Best drunk band. Also, "TVA" is Isbell's best song not called "Outfit." Or "Dress Blues." Fuck the man is a genius.
Also, this.

[SlappedActor]

Most underappreciated band on the planet.

[Chris92]

Sweet! I'm pretty sure I bumped this and a few Isbell threads incessantly for about a month with little response but it looks like some folks finally took notice :-d

Seriously, how are they not the biggest band in the world?

[SlappedActor]

Sweet! I'm pretty sure I bumped this and a few Isbell threads incessantly for about a month with little response but it looks like some folks finally took notice :-d

Seriously, how are they not the biggest band in the world?

I love their name, but I don't think it does them any favors. Most people just laugh at me when I say it.

And a lot of people I know have an automatic bias against anything southern/country, which is just stupid. It's their loss.

[Chris92]

I love their name, but I don't think it does them any favors. Most people just laugh at me when I say it.

And a lot of people I know have an automatic bias against anything southern/country, which is just stupid. It's their loss.

Yeah agreed on both counts. Too damn bad, they're missing out in a very big way.

[Chris92]

Confession: I've become a huge Isbell fanboy :-d All of his work both with the Truckers and post- just blows me away.
Which isn't taking anything away from Cooley or Hood, they're both fantastic as well. In fact I feel like a Cooley solo album would be pretty fucking sweet at some point.

[StreetSpirit76]

Isbell is the melodic genius, Cooley is the lyric genius, and Hood is the storytelling genius. But they've all contributed some of my all-time favorite songs, so it's hard to pick favorites. Though I do think Patterson tends to be the weakest link, just because he's more prolific and thus has more of a tendency to miss. And "You and Your Crystal Meth" is probably the only song of theirs I actively dislike, so there's that.

I would love to see Cooley go solo for a bit and put out an old school country record, I just don't think he writes enough songs annually to justify it.

[magicrat85]

first time I saw DBT is when they opened for the black crowes. 2nd times was at bonnaroo. "THIS IS YOUR EARLZY MORNING MOTHER FUCKING WAKEUP CALL" is what I remember

[Chris92]

Isbell is the melodic genius, Cooley is the lyric genius, and Hood is the storytelling genius. But they've all contributed some of my all-time favorite songs, so it's hard to pick favorites. Though I do think Patterson tends to be the weakest link, just because he's more prolific and thus has more of a tendency to miss. And "You and Your Crystal Meth" is probably the only song of theirs I actively dislike, so there's that.

Yeah Isbell's songs get stuck in your head like nobody's business, even the lesser ones (like "Easy on Yourself," say). There's certainly a lot more to his songs than just the melody though, especially on songs like "TVA" or "Outfit" or "Dress Blues." I really think he's come into his own as a songwriter even more since his exit from the Truckers as well.

Cooley's biggest strength is lyrics, I will agree, but I think Cooley writes fantastic melodies too though-- the chorus of "A Ghost to Most" for example. Hood has a (very) few duds and the occasional so-so song, sure, but I'll take those as long as we keep getting songs like "The Righteous Path," "Fourth Night of My Drinking," "Sink Hole," "People on the Moon," etc. etc.

Anyway, the fact that this band got all three of these songwriters together for a few years is just immeasurably unfair when you think about it haha. No complaints here though.

[Chris92]

Sorry to double-post, but also, how cool is their cover of "Like a Rolling Stone"?

[StreetSpirit76]

^ Very. Though the "Rebels" cover is still my favorite. What a fucking jam.