CortezTheKiller

It's like the first two albums in that it's a stripped-down, straightforward record. No reverse guitar loops. No electric sitars. No horns either. Much less experimental than stuff like The Search, Terroir Blues, and Sebastopol. I think Jay's voice sounds great. I like the balance of more mellow country-influenced songs and some Crazy Horse-styled rockers. Some more great songwriting from Jay. Less preachy than The Search was. Making some more historical references - "Sultana." Jay's "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"? The fiddle returns. Some killer splashes of pedal steel. It's go

Expectations surpassed.

Awesome! Two casual listens. I need to delve into the lyrics much more. "Ashes and Cocaine" = Keith Richards. Fucked up to say the least.

Tip of the cap to Jack.

I'm not so sure the people down the hall know who you are.

Are you with him?

I guess times are hard and you're afraid to pay the fee.

And the torch is passed. Love those kind of stories.

Bloody nose Empty pockets Rent-a-car with a trunk full of guns

Watched video yesterday.

Well, my daddy didn

I got into these guys recently. I'm loving War Elephant. The Boston Globe did a feature on these guys a few days ago. John McCauley is a local boy (Providence, RI).

They can't bring themselves to say "don't like." It's mean.

Yeah, but do you think he'd drunkenly post on a message board?

I like Bruce's cover of "I Was Made For Lovin' You."