This album from a package tour of Hightone labelmates sounds less like highlights from individual artists and more like a working band. Veteran road warriors Bill Kirchen, Redd Volkaert, Dallas Wayne, and Joe Goldmark join forces (with Kirchen's rhythm section) for some hard-twanging roadhouse interplay. They trade licks on the likes of Volkaert's "She Loves Anything That Swings" and vocals on the album-opening "Truck Drivin' Man," one of three studio tracks from the otherwise live collection. The set ends, as every Kirchen performance must, with an extended revival of "Hot Rod Lincoln" from his Commander Cody days, with the guitarist paying encyclopedic tribute to dozens of idols from Jimi Hendrix to Johnny Cash. Wayne plumbs the depths of barroom misery on a couple of ballads--his own "The Stuff Inside" and Johnny Paycheck's "In Memory of a Memory"--while steel guitarist Goldmark shows a playful eclecticism on "Wacky Walk." The results are better than a tour souvenir, though not quite the same as being there. --Don McLeese
26 Days On The Road,The Twangbangers,Twangbangers,Hightone Records,Country,Country & Western,Honky Tonk,Pop,Roots Rock
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26 Days On The Road
The Twangbangers , and Twangbangers Manufacturer: Hightone Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
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Pop Rock
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ASIN: B00005Y1Y6 Release Date: 2002-02-19 |
Tracks:
- Truck Drivin' Man
- I Got A Rocket In My Pocket
- The Stuff Inside
- Wacky Walk
- She Loves Anything That Swings
- How Mountain Girls Can Love
- Rockabilly Funeral
- In Memory Of A Memory
- Rock Bottom
- Telewacker
- I Gotta Get Drunk
- Hot Rod Lincoln
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This album from a package tour of Hightone labelmates sounds less like highlights from individual artists and more like a working band. Veteran road warriors Bill Kirchen, Redd Volkaert, Dallas Wayne, and Joe Goldmark join forces (with Kirchen's rhythm section) for some hard-twanging roadhouse interplay. They trade licks on the likes of Volkaert's "She Loves Anything That Swings" and vocals on the album-opening "Truck Drivin' Man," one of three studio tracks from the otherwise live collection. The set ends, as every Kirchen performance must, with an extended revival of "Hot Rod Lincoln" from his Commander Cody days, with the guitarist paying encyclopedic tribute to dozens of idols from Jimi Hendrix to Johnny Cash. Wayne plumbs the depths of barroom misery on a couple of ballads--his own "The Stuff Inside" and Johnny Paycheck's "In Memory of a Memory"--while steel guitarist Goldmark shows a playful eclecticism on "Wacky Walk." The results are better than a tour souvenir, though not quite the same as being there. --Don McLeeseCustomer Reviews:
Great stuff, really expanded my horizions.......2007-05-30
And by the way, this is a really fun disk as well. Just a great attitude throughout.
Uneven CD.......2006-06-29
However, the rest of the CD is not so amazing. There are a couple of songs I like, but mostly they are just OK.
Country/rock/roots supergroup live!.......2002-02-20
With so many singer/guitarists in the band (rhythm support comes from Kirchen's regular road partners, bassist Johnny Castle and drummer Jack O'Dell), the club stage provides enough room for each to stretch out. Instrumentals like Goldmark's "Wacky Walk" and Volkaert's "Telewacker," along with extended rave-ups of "I Got a Rocket in My Pocket" and Kirchen's trademark "Hot Rod Lincoln" give the band a chance to trade off lead guitars and vocals. The latter, cutting a not-too-shabby ET of 9'22", provides an encyclopedic tour through the riffs of Johnny Cash, Duane Eddy, Roy Orbison, Johnny Rivers, Marty Robbins, Buck Owens, Merle Travis, Merle Haggard, Bob Wills, Maybelle Carter, Flatt & Scruggs, The Ventures, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Speedy West, Leon McAuliffe, James Jamerson, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Jaco Pastorius, Link Wray, Alvino Rey, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Freddie King, B.B. King, Albert King, Ben E. King, Pee Wee King, Scotty Moore, Eric Clapton, Deep Purple, Keith Richards, The Beatles, The Monkees, Sex Pistols, and Jimi Hendrix!
Each player takes a spin in the spotlight, reprising songs from their individual catalogs. Though each has a distinct style, their songs blend beautifully as a band, with Johnny & Jack's rhythm work providing the continuity that holds it all together. The selections from other's pens, including Terry Fell's "Truck Drivin' Man," Blackie Farrell's "Rockabilly Funeral," Johnny Paycheck's "In Memory of a Memory" and Willie Nelson's "I Gotta Drunk" show off the band's heritage and collective ears for great songs.
There's no doubt that the Springfield, MO crowd at this show had a great night of dancing and drinking, but the home listener shouldn't feel cheated: recordist and mixer Lew Whitney caught most of the energy (if not the drinks) on tape. The resulting CD presents one fine night of electric roots music.
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