Re: Damnations TX vs tired UT sounds
On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, Matt Benz wrote: Anyway, I love the record, but am surprised to hear the tag team of Yates and Weiss claim this stands out from the UT "genre". I hear plenty of overt UT influence on this album. Strains of New Madrid lurk in the banjo strains, etc... Also, do you really think that musically this album stands out? Oops, forgot to reply to this. I can't speak for Neal, but for me anyway, it stands out simply because it's so much better than yer average run-of-the-mill alt-country album -- quality songs performed well, with some of the most deliciously soulful singing that I've heard from an alt-country act in quite some time.--don
RE: Damnations TX vs tired UT sounds
I've been listening to the Damnations record as well and I can't really recommend it. The noticeably slicker-sounding "Unholy Train" is a great song but I think too many of the others are flat-out boring. They sort of sound like the Indigo Girls with inferior songs and a banjo. Just my opinion, Slonedog -Original Message- From: Don Yates To: passenger side Sent: 3/3/99 12:02 PM Subject: Re: Damnations TX vs tired UT sounds On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, Matt Benz wrote: Anyway, I love the record, but am surprised to hear the tag team of Yates and Weiss claim this stands out from the UT "genre". I hear plenty of overt UT influence on this album. Strains of New Madrid lurk in the banjo strains, etc... Also, do you really think that musically this album stands out? Oops, forgot to reply to this. I can't speak for Neal, but for me anyway, it stands out simply because it's so much better than yer average run-of-the-mill alt-country album -- quality songs performed well, with some of the most deliciously soulful singing that I've heard from an alt-country act in quite some time.--don
RE: Damnations TX vs tired UT sounds
Slonedog writes:I think too many of the others are flat-out boring. They sort of sound like the Indigo Girls with inferior songs and a banjo. Whoa! I don't hear any of the Girls whitebread folkiness or unbridled (read over the top), er, enthusiasm on the Damnations record. If you've never seen this band live, you owe it to yourself to catch 'em. Maybe the record doesn't do them justice, if you've never experienced them before. Maybe a trip to Twangfest is in order. g Jim, smilin'
Re: Damnations TX vs tired UT sounds
[Matt Benz] Now, I need to get back to the Kelly Willis disc. Do you mean listening to the disc or drooling over the cd booklet? marie
RE: Damnations TX vs tired UT sounds
I wasn't referring to the Indigo Girls occasionally pretentious lyric content or their enthusiasm. I was referring to how the Damnations harmonies sound similar to how Amy Ray and Emily Saliers' voices mesh (the Indigos main strength, I think). Anyway, I do want to catch the Damnations live. I heard they were touring with Richard Buckner. Anybody know if the tour is going to come to the East Coast (specifically the DC area)? I'd love to catch Buckner again as well. Peace, Slonedog -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 12:29 PM To: passenger side Subject: RE: Damnations TX vs tired UT sounds Whoa! I don't hear any of the Girls whitebread folkiness or unbridled (read over the top), er, enthusiasm on the Damnations record. If you've never seen this band live, you owe it to yourself to catch 'em. Maybe the record doesn't do them justice, if you've never experienced them before. Maybe a trip to Twangfest is in order. g Jim, smilin' [Matt Benz] Whoa! Indeed. If I heard anything that reminded me of the IGirls, this disc woulda been flung far and wide. As it is, while not every song is spot on (that "fingerin' the pie" is um.. .fruit filling, IMHO), it's good stuff. Now, I need to get back to the Kelly Willis disc.
RE: Damnations TX vs tired UT sounds
Both, baby! g. And to find out she's playing in Columbus this April, well, smack my hind with a melon rind! -Original Message- From: marie arsenault [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 1:01 PM To: passenger side Subject: Re: Damnations TX vs tired UT sounds [Matt Benz] Now, I need to get back to the Kelly Willis disc. Do you mean listening to the disc or drooling over the cd booklet? marie
Re: Damnations TX vs tired UT sounds
Oops, forgot to reply to this. I can't speak for Neal, but for me anyway, it stands out simply because it's so much better than yer average run-of-the-mill alt-country album -- quality songs performed well, with some of the most deliciously soulful singing that I've heard from an alt-country act in quite some time.--don Yeah, but what do you like about it, Don? -- Terry Smith ps that was a joke. Oh yeah, welcome back, Mr. Purcell. You've got some catching up to do, mister.
Re: Damnations TX vs tired UT sounds
The first time I saw The D-Nation, I had the same feeling. A little too ND for me, but they do it so well that it grew on me. And since then they have branched out a lot. Rob and Keith are so far beyond what anybody in any other country band (except the Gourds, of course) can do for me, it's not even funny. And neither has probably ever heard "New Madrid". But they hear the guy that played that part not play it with The Gourds all the time. The girls love Jay Farrar Superstar and such, but I think they've learned to get somewhat beyond their influences. (Amy should write a song that's not about Jimmy or his ampha!) So has Jeff T., Max, Jimmy, Kev., etc. These are the people to watch. UT is a funny thing. Certain gourds and beebles remember hearing that there was a band from Missouri that was sorta like The Picket Line Coyotes. --Matt Cook (still a little tanked) Matt Benz wrote: After driving around the entire outerbelt searching for an elusive copy of this album, I weaved my way back to the "impeccable indy store" and of course found it. Learnin lessons the hard way here. Anyway, I love the record, but am surprised to hear the tag team of Yates and Weiss claim this stands out from the UT "genre". I hear plenty of overt UT influence on this album. Strains of New Madrid lurk in the banjo strains, etc... Also, do you really think that musically this album stands out? Some of the same loping alt-country shuffling going on, and I dare say that the only differences I hear on some of the tunes are the female vocals: stick a guy wailing away on some of em: same ol alt country rag. Tho maybe not in tune g. Sure, I hear the 60's RB basslines that pop up, that I admit is different, tho not radically so.
