How far left of center is Kinky Friedman in terms of the country-music establishment? It took some string-pulling from none other than Commander Cody, that bastion of country conservatism, to get Friedman his contract with Vanguard. This 1973 debut would be the Kinkster's only Vanguard release, and it introduced the world to his compelling and confounding musical vision. Everyone remembers absurd titles such as "Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in the Bed" and "High On Jesus," but the real reasons to dig this up are the serious and sensitive songs. "Ride 'Em Jewboy" is a touching Holocaust lyric, and "Sold American," about forgotten country stars and crass commercialism, inspired cover versions from both the Kingston Trio and Glen Campbell. Top Nashville pickers Norman Blake, John Hartford, and Doyle Grisham give the music its authentic country style. --Marc Greilsamer
Sold American,Kinky Friedman,Vanguard Records,Country,Country & Western,Country Comedy,Country-Rock,Folk,Outlaw Country,Pop
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Sold American
Kinky Friedman Manufacturer: Vanguard Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000000EKY Release Date: 1991-11-26 |
Tracks:
- We Reserve The Right To Refuse Service To You
- Highway Cafe
- Sold American
- Flyin' Down The Freeway
- Ride 'Em Jewboy
- Get Your Biscuits In The Oven And Your Buns In The Bed
- High On Jesus
- The Ballad Of Charles Whitman
- Top Ten Commandments
- Western Union Wire
- Silver Eagle Express
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How far left of center is Kinky Friedman in terms of the country-music establishment? It took some string-pulling from none other than Commander Cody, that bastion of country conservatism, to get Friedman his contract with Vanguard. This 1973 debut would be the Kinkster's only Vanguard release, and it introduced the world to his compelling and confounding musical vision. Everyone remembers absurd titles such as "Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in the Bed" and "High On Jesus," but the real reasons to dig this up are the serious and sensitive songs. "Ride 'Em Jewboy" is a touching Holocaust lyric, and "Sold American," about forgotten country stars and crass commercialism, inspired cover versions from both the Kingston Trio and Glen Campbell. Top Nashville pickers Norman Blake, John Hartford, and Doyle Grisham give the music its authentic country style. --Marc GreilsamerCustomer Reviews:
This Album is a Gem.......2002-12-21
The Kinkster Is A Classic.......2001-06-14
SOLD AMERICAN.......2001-01-12
But this album!.......2000-06-17
My Hero!.......2000-02-11
As it is, "High on Jesus" and "Top Ten Commandments", among others, drag it down one level -- these are neither truly believable as what they sound like, nor sufficiently satirical to actually make a point.
That said, You Still Need This Album.
You Need It because of "Sold American" and "Silver Eagle Express" -- two perfectly touching country ballads of lost youth, lost innocence and lost dreams.
You Need It because of "Western Union Wire", a classic country honkytonk tear-in-the-beer song with a twist.
You Need It because of "We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service to You", "The Ballad of Charles Whitman" and "Flyin' Down the Freeway", three deadpan sardonic takes on aspects of life from Kinky's twisted perspective.
And You Need It because "Ride 'Em Jewboy" sounds as if it ought to be another piece of black humourous satire... and turns out to be a touching meditation on the Holocaust.
Mostly, You Need It because it's a unique American voice at the peak of his talent, and you shouldn't miss it, no matter what kind of music you usually listen to.
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Sold American
Kinky Friedman Manufacturer: Vanguard Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000AZKNO Release Date: 2003-09-09 |
Tracks:
- We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service to You
- Highway Caf
- Sold American
- Flyin' Down the Freeway
- Ride 'Em Jewboy
- Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in the Bed
- High on Jesus
- Ballad of Charles Whitman
- Top Ten Commandments
- Western Union Wire
- Silver Eagle Express
- Nashville Casualty and Life [#]
- Tramp on the Street [#]
Customer Reviews:
Outlaw country with crackling satire and heart.......2006-12-13
One need only look beneath the acoustic country production and rabble-rousing exteriors of a title like "Ride 'em Jewboy" to find a compassionate tribute to a holocaust survivor. Similarly, the album's jokey opener, "We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service to You," has something deeper to say about prejudice than its sing-along chorus suggests on a first hearing. Texas in the early '70s wasn't the most hospitable place for freaks or Jews, especially not for freaky Jews, and Friedman parlays his experiences into a more universal message to outcasts of all stripes.
In contrast to firecrackers like "High on Jesus" and "The Ballad of Charles Whitman," Friedman wrote more subtle songs such as the title track's story of a closing musical frontier and a faded singing cowboy. What's particularly impressive is that the writing isn't either-or, but instead a mesh of the sacred, profane, understanding and acidic, with incisiveness always lurking beneath the surface. Chuck Glaser's mostly acoustic production provides the perfect low-key background, allowing the lyrics' wit to unfold without musical histrionics.
Friedman would never make an album as solid as this, venturing to Los Angeles for a mis-produced follow-up in '74, and minting a looser Rolling Thunder styled LP in '76 before taking a hiatus from recording. Neither of the follow-up releases approached the confluence of this initial burst of creativity and mid-70s country-on-the-margins sound. Unfortunately, the combination of political viewpoint and country music didn't satisfy either big city intellectuals or mainstream country fans, and the album flopped commercially.
Vanguard's 30th anniversary CD reissue augments the original album with a pair of bonus tracks ("Nashville Casualty and Life" and "Tramp on the Street") that date from the original sessions, and a four-part video interview with Friedman that was conducted in 2003. This is a great package of a seminal album whose influence has far outstripped its original sales. [©2006 redtunictroll at hotmail dot com]
"They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore.......2005-02-11
Then there was Kinky and his ultra smooth backup unit, "The Texas Jew Boys". Yep, Kinky says "They ain't makin' Jews like Jesus anymore". Come to think of it, they ain't makin' great record albums like Sold American anymore neither. Why Hell!!!!They ain't makin' record albums anymore neither!!!
A classic..........2004-11-01
Get this album first, then get "Kinky Friedman" and "Lasso from El Paso". Finally, get "Pearls in the Snow".
Go. Now.
Thank You!! You're Welcome!!.......2003-09-23
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Sold for a Smile
The Gandharvas Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000006OF3 Release Date: 1998-05-19 |
Tracks:
- Downtime
- Gonna Be So Loose
- The First Day Of Spring
- Shells
- Waiting For Something To Happen/Reprise
- Hammer In A Shell
- Watching The Girl
- Sarsaparilla
- Into The Mainstream
- Milk Ocean
- Diaboloney
- Time After Time
Customer Reviews:
I would expect so much more from this band.......2006-10-12
I only know one song.......2002-12-14
ability to float your head off.......2002-02-13
The Gandharvas would sound better for me if they let their dreamy side wash over all the nasty edges.
Love it.......2001-07-14
gandharvas.......2001-01-01
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Say What You Will, Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck
Soul Asylum Manufacturer: Restless Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000018V3 Release Date: 1991-07-01 |
Tracks:
- Draggin Me Down
- Long Day
- Money Talks
- Voodoo Doll
- Stranger
- Do You Know
- Sick Of That Song
- Religiavision
- Spacehead
- Walking
- Broken Glass
- Masquerade
- Happy
- Black And Blue
Customer Reviews:
not a bad debut.......2003-03-30
it's a lot of punk, but still good rock. unlike a few of their later 80's albums, this one is actually worth the money. it has a few 5 min songs. and the usual 2 min songs. if you are a fan of soul asylum, get this album. you won't be disappointed.
Didn't expect this.......2001-07-09
This is how they started huh?.......2000-08-29
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Sold Out (The American Way)
American Popular Manufacturer: Ironmar Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0002JJTGU Release Date: 2004-08-10 |
Tracks:
- My Therapy
- Father Help Me
- Amnesia
- Gentle Girl
- One Last Wish
- Mr Trampoline
- The New E-ruption
- Even Though I Never Said
- Your Religion
- Sold Out (The American Way)
Album Description
Lawrence Santiago's Axl Rose (Guns `n' Roses) meets Peter Garrett (Midnight Oil) vocals is a match made in heaven for the hard driving rockin' sound of the band he fronts, American Popular. "Sold Out (The American Way") is a knock-yer-socks off kick ass album with no bullshit allowed. Besides, who has the time for that when you can play as good as these guys do? Nothing new going on here, it is just straight ahead hard rock music minus all the extra polish and glitter that often is added to some records to enhance their sound and cover up what a group really sounds like. Their approach is obviously to get in the studio, play their asses off, record the tracks, then let people listen. It works very well for them. The are like the spontaneous combustion that happens inside an engine, the only difference is there is not a muffler to silence the noise nor anything to keep the flames from coming out.Santiago's voice is very flexible for a hard rock singer, he can scream, set a softer pace, or maintain an immense energy level with seemingly no effort. The music must carry him to that lofty level of vocal prowess. The variety of metal played is exciting rock, hard rock, metal, and all of the above come into the equation offering a variety of listener's different decibel levels. For those that like their music hard, fast and loud or a mish mash of all levels of intensity, it is here on this CD. They never loose their hard-core edge and their sound is comparable to what a live in the studio recording would be.
"My Therapy" was my favorite, no surprise there, because I need therapy on a regular basis, musical that is. In truth, all the songs were great! If you need to blow the roof off your house or your noggin, this will do the trick. In a world full of sell outs that give up their beliefs and original sound just to make it in the music biz, American Popular do it their own way, the American independent music way." musicdish.com
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Stranger in My House
Cyril Lance Manufacturer: Dogtalk Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005UKCA Release Date: 2001-12-11 |
Tracks:
- I Want the Real Thing
- I Went Down
- Just Not Ready
- Hot Tamale Baby
- Stranger in My House
- Same Thing
- Light of this World
- When I First Met You
- Catfish Pie
- Remembering Jon
Album Description
Stranger in My House is an intense brew of American roots music with a strong dose of blues, R&B, New Orleans funk, acid-rock, swing and latin.Featuring the song-writing and the emotional guitar playing of Cyril Lance coupled with the incredibly soulful vocals of Grammy-Nominee Johnny Neel (Allman Brothers), Stranger in My House will keep you grooving from beginning to end.
In many ways his artistic tribute to one of his most important inspirations, Muddy Waters, Lance has produced and arranged what most consider his best work yet. Gathering the talents of his closest friends from years on the road, Lance captures the intensity and emotion of these live performances.
Starting with Johnny Neel whose experience is a who's who of southern rock and blues (Allman Brothers, Warren Haynes, Dicky Betts, Gov't Mule....), Boston-based Matt Jenson (Ronnie Earle, Johnny Adams...) burns up the Hammond B3 organ and piano, and Chris Carroll on bass and Kelly Pace on drums round out one of the finest blues rythm sections of the south (Bob Margolin, Skeeter Brandon, Pinetop Perkins, Rev. Billy C. Wurtz, Detroit Jr...).
Lance demonstrates his considerable versatility and gutt-bucket approach on slide and electric guitars, lapsteel and acoustic guitar.
If you're into the blues, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf; if you're into Otis Redding, Ray Charles; if you're into the Allman Brothers, Carlos Santana, Johnny Winter, Little Feat; if you're into Jimi Hendrix, Danny Gatton perhaps some Kenny Burrell -- you're sure to love this release.
Customer Reviews:
Live Performance.......2003-09-20
Awesome!.......2001-12-19
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Interactive
Jennifer Scott Quartet Manufacturer: Jennifer Scott Quartet ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CAFPW6 Release Date: 2004-02-03 |
Tracks:
- Chance
- These Are the Things
- Road to Travel
- Stars Fell on Alabama
- Half a Moon
- Angela
- Sleeping Bee
- Too Late Now
- Looking out for Number One
- Change or Two
- I Want a Little Boy
- Think of Me
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S.O.S. (Son of Shaft)
Willie O. Manufacturer: P-town Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CAKE3G Release Date: 2005-07-12 |
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All American Gangsta
E.S.G. Manufacturer: Ses Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002VEWNS Release Date: 2004-10-12 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- All American Gangsta
- Dirty Hustle
- Getting Money
- In You Wanna Ride With Us - E.S.G., Brandon Stacks, Slim Thug
- E.S.G.
- In My Cadillac - Bun B, E.S.G., Slim Thug
- Comin' Down - E.S.G., Fat Pat
- South Side Comin'
- Snake-N-Da-Grass
- City on Lock Down - E.S.G., Slim Thug
- Coast 2 Coast
- Come With Me - E.S.G., Ideal
- Some of These
- I Should Hate You
- Can't Fuck With Us - E.S.G., Slim Thug
- Stay Strong
- What You See
- I'm a Beast - E.S.G., , Brandon Stacks
Customer Reviews:
Hot ShYYYYt!!!!.......2004-12-19
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Sold Out (The American Way)
American Popular Manufacturer: independent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000LXCRBG |
Music Album:
- Songs For Sophie: A Collings Collective
- Sonny Rocks [Import]
- Still Country
- Tales Out of Luck [Enhanced] [Import]
- The Ghost, Part Three
- The Love Album
- The Watson Family
- Top Tunes Karaoke CDG Dixie Chicks Artist Vol. 8 TT-058
- Truck Stop, Vol. 3, Gene Tracy Serves You! [Explicit Lyrics]
- Tucker Livingston
