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Rubber Room: The Haunting Poetic Songs of Porter Wagoner 1966-1977

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RUBBER ROOM
Pictures From Life's Darker Side
Who knew life was so desperate in the country?
Haunting Country Storytelling
if John Waters put together a Porter comp, this would be it

Rubber Room: The Haunting Poetic Songs of Porter Wagoner 1966-1977
Porter Wagoner
Manufacturer: Omni
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000HOMTDU
Release Date: 2006-09-04

Tracks:

Out Of The Silence (Came A Song)
The Rubber Room
George Leroy Chickashea
Cassie
Fairchild
Indian Creek
Lonely Comin' Down
Bones
Jim Johnson
Lonelyville
My Many Hurried Southern Trips
As Simple As I Am
Woman Hungry
First Mrs Jones
The Cold Hard Facts Of Life
Shopworn
Julie
The Caroll County Accident
Let Me In
Wino
The Bottom Of The Bottle
Nothing Between
Crumbs From Another Man's Table
He's Alone Again Tonight
Life Rides The Train
Little Boy's Prayer
My Last Two Tens
The Party - Dolly Parton
Moments In Meditation

Album Description

Porter Wagoner is a much misunderstood artist. Singing about the peaks and troughs of the human experience from inside a purple sequinned Nudie suit he has created the most extraordinary catalogue of any country music artist, and quite possibly any popular performer, ever. Don't believe me? Then check out the skull cracking and heart rendering reverberations of The Rubber Room, the troubled soul of George Leroy Chickashea, the desperate howl that is Lonely Coming Down and the seething hurt that is Fairchild. Yet amongst this human train-wreck there are jewels of burning pathos and profound spirituality like Moments of Meditation and Little Boy's Prayer. It is indeed this collision of an image that is at times admittedly pure kitsch, with songs and a delivery that are soul-shakingly sincere, that makes Porter Wagoner perhaps the most compelling recording artist of all time. Still not convinced? Then go now, right now, and listen to The Party by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. For the first time the darker, more poetic highlights of Porter Wagoner's astounding career have been compiled with love and care, featuring a slew of tracks never before sighted on CD. Once you have heard this album you will never be quite the same ever again!Psychotronic, dark, heartfelt country... with a touch of showbiz! First time on CD! Deluxe collectors 16 page package featuring original LP artwork and exclusive liner notes. All tracks are remastered in 2006 from the original master tapes! Compiled and curated by noted musician (Snog, Soma, Black Lung) and film composer David Thrussell.

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RUBBER ROOM.......2007-07-17

This was a very good C D. Music like it used to be real glad I got it

Pictures From Life's Darker Side.......2007-04-28

The fact that Porter Wagoner brought non-other than James Brown in to perform at The Grand Ol' Opry should give you some indication that he is much more than a pompador & purple Nudie suit.

Johnny Cash once remarked, "No one tells a story like Porter Wagoner" & the likes of "Fairchild" & "Jim Johnson" are all the proof you need. Murder, lust, madness,& sheer unmitigated heartbreak abound here. In short, this as macabre as Country Music gets. With perhaps, just the right amount of unintentional kitch thrown in to sweeten the deal. Regardless of that, the sincerity of of "Moments Of Meditation" & "Lonely Comin' Down" cannot be denied.

Though perhaps somewhat overshadowed by a certain tall haired protege, many of the songs here reveal not only a consummate craftsmen, but also someone willing to push the boundries of his genre. I'd be hard pressed to find another song quite like "Rubber Room" filed under "Country". At times, it borders on 60's Psyche. Fortunately, Wagoner's forays into Disco have not been included.

Songs like, "Fairchild" & "The First Mrs. Jones" have more in common with the Pulp Noir novels of Jim Thompson than anything you might have seen on Hee Haw. Despite sometimes lush arrangements, these songs capture the true bleakness lying behind Country's shopworn cliches. Many of the songs here bring a chill as they tickle the funnybone.

While Hank Williams Sr.'s Luke The Drifer recordings are an obvious influence, I'd say it all lies somewhere inbetween a Countryfied Serge Gainsbourg & Leon Payne's "Psycho".

Maudlin, macabre & heartfelt, this is one of the finest Wagoner collections on offer. Not to mention some of the darkest stuff to ever come out of Nashville. It's rapdily becoming one of my favorite Country albums of all time. Much more than the man who introducted us to Dolly Parton, here's proof that Wagoner is truely one of the most underrated figures in Country Music.

Who knew life was so desperate in the country?.......2007-04-20

Desperation, poverty, adultery, insanity, murder... they're all present and accounted for. Vintage country music is great stuff! An excellent collection from one of country music's unsung greats. Hipsters will love this...

Haunting Country Storytelling .......2007-03-29

First off, this is not a greatest hits package, so if you are interested in that, you might want to look at some of the RCA packages that are excellent. But . . .
Storytelling has long been a basic facet of Southern life and country music strongly reflects the storytelling infleunce. There was a time when those stories weren't all happy, fluffy pieces like you will hear today. Go far enough back in country music history and murder songs abound, some repentant, others defiant. "Rubber Room" compiles a ranging collection of story songs recorded by Porter Wagoner. The truth is that these songs aren't always pleasant and they aren't feel good. But they plunge into the depths of the human condition with deep insight. What you get is a portrait of an extremely strong artist performing some powerfully written songs. Summarizing them is difficult so I would say they best thing you could do is experience this CD. Everything from miscegenation to adultery to the paralyzing impact of alcohol is explored here. And it helps to underscore what all of us Southerners have known, Porter Wagoner is a fine singer and interpeter of song.

if John Waters put together a Porter comp, this would be it.......2007-02-21

Great stuff...the kind you will never hear on the radio...unless you listened to Laura Cantrell's show on WFMU.

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Better Days
Noah Paley
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MEVBJI

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Track listing: 1. Brand New Day 2. It Feels Strange You're Gone 3. Bound for Love 4. It Could Be About You 5. Better Days 6. Song in You 7. Gift for You 8. Toy Soldiers 9. Hold That Line 10. You Won't Grow Cold for Me 11. Bourbon Street Blues 12. See This Through 13. Sing Out Loud 14. Which Way to Go 15. Leaving the Light on For You

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Rubber Room
Jacob's Mouse
Manufacturer: Wiiija
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000024GYV
Release Date: 1995-03-13

Tracks:

Kuff Prang
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ASIN: B000NE9CO8

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Gonna rock, gonna roll, gonna take my head and drill a hole

Rubber Room Rock
Spectres
Manufacturer: My Checkbook
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

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13 Burnin' slabs o' fuel-injected punk rockabilly mayhem for all you nitro junkies and dragstrip demons.

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Gonna rock, gonna roll, gonna take my head and drill a hole.......2000-12-25

This debut from the Spectres is one of the best out the first wave of west coast psychobilly bands. Like their peers they take some of the best elements from European psychobilly legends like The Meteors, Guana Batz, and Sharks. However they mix these mix these influences with raw American rockabilly heroes like the Cramps, Rev. Horton Heat, and Hasil Adkins to create their own unique greasy, should-be-locked-away-in-a-mental-institution-but-that-would-mean-no-booze-or-girls-or-fast-cars rock 'n roll. Plus, the first 1,000 of these printed comes with a limited edition rub on tatto of the band's logo.

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