John Smith Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Ok, don't start with Southern Rock Opera. Yes it made them known and got the attention (for obvious concept album reasons) but is doesn't have anywhere close to their strongest songs. The Dirty South be my pick. Now why all the hate for Blessing and a Curse? I love that record. Space City, World of Hurt, Blessing and a Curse. Man o man cmon yall For me it comes down to this...A blessing and a curse does not sound as coherent or as strong as the three that came before it, not by a long shot. It has a few good songs, but little cohesion. SRO most certainly does have soem of their strongest songs: Zip CityRonnie and Neil72Plastic FLowersWomen without Whiskey etc... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nodep5 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 For me it comes down to this...A blessing and a curse does not sound as coherent or as strong as the three that came before it, not by a long shot. It has a few good songs, but little cohesion. SRO most certainly does have soem of their strongest songs: Zip CityRonnie and Neil72Plastic FLowersWomen without Whiskey etc... Women w/o Whiskey is outstanding, but alot felt forced to me. Trust me, I'd had just left Bham Al a year prior to this release and I was hoping it would be all of the south to me, but it just felt forced. Three Alabama Icons is essential however. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 For me it comes down to this...A blessing and a curse does not sound as coherent or as strong as the three that came before it, not by a long shot. It has a few good songs, but little cohesion. SRO most certainly does have soem of their strongest songs: Zip CityRonnie and Neil72Plastic FLowersWomen without Whiskey etc...Let There Be RockAngels and FuselageRoad CasesDead, Drunk, and Naked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 The Cooley songs are almost always my favorites on every album, but maybe especially on SRO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 The Cooley songs are almost always my favorites on every album, but maybe especially on SRO. Ditto, Love Cooley it may be why SRO and Dirty South are the one's I listen to the most. They have his best work (IMHO) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Bomb Henry Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Not a lot of love for Brighter Than Creation's Dark. I love this album along with Decoration Day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Not a lot of love for Brighter Than Creation's Dark. I love this album along with Decoration Day.I think it gets an unfair rap but it's definitely not one of my favorites. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I think it gets an unfair rap but it's definitely not one of my favorites. It's too long and most of the good songs are front-loaded making it a chore, at least for me, to get through the whole thing. Really, the only good song on the back half of the album is "A Ghost to Most." Plus, I'm not a fan of Shonna's songwriting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Not a lot of love for Brighter Than Creation's Dark. I love this album along with Decoration Day.If you look at some of the ranked lists in this thread, it's where it should be. That said, it's still a very good record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uwmryan Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I've long loved the DBT. For no reason at all I held out on purchasing Decoration Day until a few weeks ago. It's brilliant - probably my favorite. Some songs are familiar in that I've heard them live countless times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Here's something OTHER than the music that I love about DBTs: Patterson Hood himself writes to his email fanlist about what is going on with the band. I like that. Just got this, in fact, today. Y'ALL: Just a quick note to thank everyone who helped make our 2009 get off to such an amazing start. All 3 nights of our Athens GA 40 Watt Homecoming SOLD OUT (1st time ever) as did Baltimore and Richmond. THANK YOU!!! They are still adding up the numbers on the NUCI'S SPACE BENEFIT but it looks like we exceeded 20K by some degree, passing my goal by a significant margin. (I will report on final numbers ASAP). THANK YOU AGAIN!!! Most of us were able to attend the Inauguration last week and were thrilled to be a witness to one of our nation's finest days of history.Thanks to all our DC friends for their warm hospitality on that cold cold day. This weekend we will be playing in Knoxville at the Valarium (Thurs Jan 29) and two evenings at one of our favorite clubs, Asheville's historic Orange Peel (Fri Jan 30 and Sat Jan 31). Our special guests for these dates will be Bloodkin who totally blew the doors off of The National in Richmond last Saturday. Make sure you check out their new album "Baby, They Told Us We Would Rise Again" when it is released next month. It's a great album. On Feb. 5th, I am playing my annual benefit for The Robert Osborne Classic Film Festival. The festival is an annual event in Athens and this year's lineup is even better than usual (Rear Window, the original King Kong, ET, Sunset Blvd., The Godfather etc.). For the benefit, I will be playing in the round (Nashville Songswap Style) with special guests Dave Marr (formerly of Star Room Boys) Don Chambers, William Tonks (formerly of Barbara Cue and tons of great Athens bands) and David Barbe. Also appearing and adding backing to all will be John Neff and Brad Morgan. The event will take place in Athens GA at The Farm on Washington St. at 10PM. All proceeds will go towards the film festival. On Feb 7th, PBS will be airing the episode of Austin City Limits starring DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS and Ryan Bingham. We filmed our part back in September and are very pleased with it so by all means check it out. Please check local listings for exact time and date of airing. Next month we have a few more dates including a two night stand in DC at 9:30 and a few dates with Hayes Carll, whose most recent album made my top 5 this past year. ALSO don't forget, we have a new album coming out in April. It's actually BOOKER T's first new album in over a decade. It is called Potato Hole and we were blessed to be his backup band for the entire album. We recorded it back in September and it also features Neil Young. It will be out in April on ANTI Records and is a MUST HAVE! We will be playing some dates with Booker, including our first ever New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival appearance on Friday April 24th. Stay Tuned for more announcements, as we have a busy year lined up and lots more news to release as it all gets a little closer. For now, be safe, and SEE YOU AT THE ROCK SHOW. Patterson Hood / Drive-By Truckers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tangara Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Oooh, cool. I love Patterson's year-end best-of lists, too. So interesting to see what he's been listening to, watching, reading... And this:We will be playing some dates with Booker, including our first ever New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival appearance on Friday April 24th. I'm thinking Roo is among those dates... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miss jayne Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Welcome to the club...I think this band is so amazing live. I am still smiling from the Fillmore shows in November. Patterson has a ton of integrity and is just an amazing story teller. Cooley can turn a phrase and has am amazing economy of words. The rest of the folks in the band are so solid. And the folks they have been hanging out with are pretty incredible too. One of many examples: http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2009/01/pota...y-truckers.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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