If I've said it once I've said it a thousand times: If you are looking for proof that Rock and Roll is alive and well you don't need to look any further than the Drive By Truckers. Last night LaRocque and I along with two of our most devoted followers had the pleasure of seeing DBT live at the Orpheum Theatre. (And by 'pleasure' I mean 'gnarly guitar shredding good fortune').
I'll give it to you straight. The mainstream music outlets would have you thinking that contemporary rock and roll is all about skinny jeans and emo bangs or europeans in suits spewing a thinly veiled and tiny-sacked version of techno through lips glistening with their sisters lip gloss. (Fact: all techno blows. I can only contribute its popularity to the potency of designer drugs and the prevalence of self loathing in modern society.)
The Drive By Truckers hit you hard with three snarling electric guitars. Its electric guitars to the dome. It's Les Pauls and Telecasters down your throat and out your asshole. We were all asking for it, and we got what we deserved. Amps and wattage aside, the songs are superbly written; insightful, enlightening, gritty, honest, and sometimes haunting. Go out and buy a Drive By Truckers CD right now. You'll be doing yourself and everyone within ear shot of your stereo a favor.
Fuck Yeah.
5 comments:
Fucking amazing show. It just shows that it doesn't matter what KIND of music you like. We can go see metal or we can go see three guitar southern rock. It's all about finding something that is badass, raw, and not commercialized.
You can't go wrong with any of their CDs, but I think you'd be hardpressed to find a more badass CD anywhere in history than Southern Rock Opera.
Indeed...I rate the albums as Follows:
1) Southern Rock Opera
2)Dirty South
3)Alabama Asswhooping
4)Decoration Day
Note: I haven't had extensive listening time with their new CD so I will hold it off the list.
The title to the post comes from the song "World Of Hurt" off of the aforementioned new album "Brighter than Creations Dark", there was a real heartfelt and badass rendition performed on Sunday night and there is a 'world of truth' in the statement.
Actually the new album I was talking about is "A Blessing and A Curse". My bad.
No you're right. Brighter than Creations Dark is the Newest. Blessing and a Curse is also pretty recent.
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