Chris Gaffney & the Cold Hard Facts

About the Artist
From the liner notes: One of the most original voices in country music, Chris Gaffney was born in Vienna, Austria and raised in Arizona and Southern California. He has been performing for almost twenty years - ten with his band, The Cold Hard Facts. Whether he's singing about Frank's Tavern, paying a melodramatic homage to Daddy's Little Girl, or telling the story of a drive-by gang shooting in The Gardens, he manages to bring his characters and situations alive with the kind of entertaining urgency that is reminiscent of only the best traditional troubadours.

Product Description
Classic Chris Gaffney only recently re-available.

Chris Gaffney & the Cold Hard Facts

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Chris Gaffney & the Cold Hard Facts Chris Gaffney & The Cold Hard Facts Manufacturer: Paulstarr Enterprise ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Loser's Paradise live and then some Mi Vida Loca ASIN: B0000012C3 Release Date: 1992-08-28

Tracks:

1. Lift Your Leg
2. King O' the Blues
3. Gardens
4. Frank's Tavern
5. Glasshouse
6. I Was Just Feeling Good
7. Fight (Tonight's the Night)
8. Room 208
9. Accordiana
10. As Far as I'm Concerned
11. If I Had a Dream
12. Lonely Mile
13. Daddy's Little Girl

Album Description

Classic Chris Gaffney only recently re-available.

Average customer rating: The Best Bar Band in the World Captured Live

live and then some Chris Gaffney & the Cold Hard Facts Manufacturer: Tres Pescadores ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mi Vida Loca Loser's Paradise Hacienda Brothers What's Wrong with Right Nashville ASIN: B000046S25 Release Date: 1999-12-12

Tracks:

1. Six Nights
2. Frank's Tavern
3. Fight (Tonight's the Night)
4. Tequila Interlude
5. Fade to Grey
6. Come On Joe
7. Monkey Hat Interlude
8. Albuquerque
9. Dallas
10. Waltz for Minnie
11. Hound Dog Interlude
12. Every Now and Then
13. Are You Listening Lucky
14. Buono Sera
15. Pony Show Interlude
16. East of Houston
17. King of the Blues
18. Lord Knows I'm Drinkin'
19. 68
20. Road to Indio
21. Bridge Too Far
22. White Girl
23. Alcoholidays
24. There's Still a Few More Honkytonks in Town
25. Don't Let Love Tear Apart (What Lust Has Brought Together)
26. I'm an Old Old Man

Amazon.com

Fans of tough-to-peg Texans such as Joe Ely and Doug Sahm ought to give this singer and accordion player a good listen. A fixture on the Southern California country and roots-rock scene for the better part of the '80s and '90s, Gaffney stirs up an appealing blend of Bakersfield honky-tonk, soul, garage rock, and conjunto music. The "then some" part of this two-CD set is actually a straight reissue of his cult-classic 1986 debut, The Road to Indio. Gaffney's accordion bounces vibrantly off Gary Brandin's pedal steel while Gaffney's songwriting boasts a knack for clever country wordplay on honky-tonkers like "Don't Let Love Tear Apart (What Lust Has Brought Together)" and "Alcoholidays." Gaffney would actually release two acclaimed Hightone albums during the 1990s before he got to the "live" part of this two-CD set, recorded in March of 1999. The intervening 13 years made Gaffney's already gruff voice that much gruffer though his lighthearted spirit and tangy musical stew remain undiminished. Here he balances nifty originals with covers of Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Bill Anderson's defiant "The Lord Knows I'm Drinkin'," a country No. 1 hit for Cal Smith in 1973 and a perfect manifesto for this Tex-Mex twister. --Marc Greilsamer

Album Description

This is a two CD package. Disk 1 is Chris Gaffney and the Cold Hard Facts recorded live at The Swallows Inn in San Juan Capistrano, CA, at their honky-tonkin', road house best. Disk 2 is the re-release of their legendary 1986 vinyl only LP, "Road to Indio."

Customer Reviews:

The Best Bar Band in the World Captured Live.......2000-08-25

Outside of Orange County, California most people don't know who Chris Gaffney is. Actually, there aren't all that many people in Orange County who know much about him either.

THAT'S THEIR LOSS. The Cold Hard Facts are the greatest bar band in the world, and Chris Gaffney is probably the most likeable and best sounding band leader you will ever listen to or see live.

This is a 2-disc set which inlcudes a re-release of a previous album and the other disc is a live recording of the band when it played the Swallow's Inn in San Juan Capistrano, California. The re-release disc is fine, the live disc is one of the best live recordings you will ever hear.

Gaffney plays country, zydeco, Joe Ely-style tex-mex, R&B, you name it. He understands how music can move people on an emotional level. Most of time, the emotion will include a smile on your face, although he can get the tears flowing with songs like 1968. Although you can't characterize the type of music he plays, you can characterize the quality of what he does, and it's impressive.

Buy this record and see him live, especially if he is playing with his close friend and sometimes songwriting partner Dave Alvin.

Average customer rating: roots lover's paradise a great blending of american music

Loser's Paradise Chris Gaffney Manufacturer: Hightone Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mi Vida Loca live and then some Hacienda Brothers What's Wrong with Right Nashville ASIN: B0000005R6 Release Date: 1995-05-23

Tracks:

1. The Eyes Of Roberto Duran
2. Loser's Paradise
3. The Man Of Somebody's Dream
4. So Far From God (And Too Close You)
5. East Of Houston, West Of Baton Rouge
6. Cowboys To Girls
7. Azulito
8. My Baby's Got A Dead Man's Number
9. See The Big Man Cry
10. Help You Dream
11. Glasshouse
12. Sugar Bee

Customer Reviews:

roots lover's paradise.......2001-02-16

If you're looking for music that has a heartbeat, this tasty stew of roots rock, country and Norteno will satisfy your hunger. This deceptively progressive outfit brings a lot of traditional styles up to date with humor, emotion, and swing. Like the other reviewer said - don't miss 'em live. Still,this recording will almost make you feel sawdust on the floor and smell spilt beer. A reply to those who insist 'they don't make 'em like they used to.'

a great blending of american music.......1999-07-27

this cd is a gem. chris's singing is great. the songwriting top notch and the playing fantastic. he blends several musical styles so they fit in a nice tight cd. also do yourself a favor and see this man live he's the real deal.

Average customer rating: the one guy who knows This is a classic contemporary country sound.

Mi Vida Loca Chris Gaffney & The Cold Hard Facts Manufacturer: Hightone Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Conjunto | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Loser's Paradise live and then some Hacienda Brothers What's Wrong with Right Into the Music ASIN: B0000005PU Release Date: 1992-06-10

Tracks:

1. Silent Partner
2. Artesia
3. Get Off My Back Lucy
4. Six Nights A Week
5. '68
6. Waltz For Minnie
7. They Made A Mistake
8. Quiet Desperation
9. Psychotic Girlfriend
10. Mi Vida Loca
11. So Tired To Be Me
12. I Never Grew Up

Customer Reviews:

the one guy who knows.......2005-05-04

...Chris Gaffney is the real deal. He is the one songwriter who really writes about growing up in LA and especially southeast county with insight and deep feeling. "68" and "Artesia" are masterpieces. This guy should recognized as a master of the form and the band rocks too.

This is a classic contemporary country sound........1999-09-12

Chris Gaffney continues to be one of the best unknown artists in the world. He plays with a sincerity and sound not heard in country since Hank Williams. But, he can rock with the best of them.

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Man of Somebody's Dreams Chris Gaffney Manufacturer: Country ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music ASIN: B000006ZSU Release Date: 1994-01-01

Tracks:

1. Lift Your Leg
2. Six Night a Week
3. Daddy's Little Girl
4. '68
5. If I Had a Dream
6. Tres Veces
7. Leave My Little Girl Alone
8. Frank's Tavern
9. Man of Somebody's Dreams
10. Honky Tonk
11. Psychotic Girlfriend
12. Fight (Tonight's the Night)
13. Walz for Minnie

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New Country - October 1995 Manufacturer: New Country Magazine ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000BJGDS8

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