Desperate Man

Gary Barton, Texas Music Theater / KBEC
"Desperate Man" may well be Houston Marchman's best CD to date.

Product Description
Desperate Man was produced by Paul "Pappy" Middleton, who has been Bonnie Raitt's engineer for seventeen years. Desperate Man is a balanced mix of hard pounding roadhouse country grunge and sweet ballads infused with fiddle and three-part harmonies.

Desperate Man

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Average customer rating: ear candy terrific collection of early songs another great release from OLD HAT. Will Interest Lovers of Roots Music A total package

Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s 1926-1937 (Jewel Case) Uncle Dave Macon , Rev Gary Davis , Big Bill Broonzy , Stripling Brothers , Kokomo Arnold , Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band , Long Cleve Reed , Down Home Boys , Blind Blake , and Ernest Stoneman Manufacturer: Old Hat Records / Enterprises ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Slide Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Harmonica Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans & Dixieland Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Dixieland | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Good For What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937 Music From The Lost Provinces: Old-Time Stringbands From Ashe County, North Carolina & Vicinity 1927-1931 The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of American Primitive, Vol. 2 Violin, Sing The Blues For Me: African-American Fiddlers 1926-1949 ASIN: B000GYHXYG Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

1. The Lost Child - Stripling Brothers
2. How You Want It Done? - Big Bill
3. The (New) Call Of The Freaks - Luis Russell & His Orchestra
4. The School House Fire - Dixon Brothers
5. Greenback Dollar - Weems String Band
6. You Got To Go Down - Blind Gary
7. The Old Ark's A'Moving - A.A. Gray And Seven-Foot Dilly
8. Runnin' Wild - James Cole's Washboard Four
9. Keep It Clean - Charley Jordan
10. Get The "L" On Down The Road - Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band
11. I Got A Bulldog - Sweet Brothers & Ernest Stoneman
12. Old Hen Cackle - Colman & Harper
13. Song From A Cotton Field - Bessie Brown
14. Atlanta Bound - Gene Autry
15. Easy Rider Blues - Soileau And Robin
16. Hot Lips - Bill Brown And His Brownies
17. Uncle Dave's Beloved Solo - Uncle Dave Macon
18. Hastings Street - Blind Blake And Charlie Spand
19. Ain't That Trouble In Mind - Fields Ward & The Grayson County Railsplitters
20. Give The World A Smile - The Corley Family
21. Original Stack O'Lee Blues - Long Cleve Reed And Little Harvey Hull (Down Home Boys)
22. Hot Town - Fess Williams And His Royal Flush Orchestra
23. Paddlin' Blues - Gitfiddle Jim
24. Plow Boy Hop - Grinnell Giggers

Album Description

Declan McManus Pumps It Up. Joe Bussard. "He's an eccentric record collector who's preserved all sorts of magical corners of music - although he says things like, 'There are no good jazz records made after 1927.'" Elvis Costello - Esquire UK October 2005

"This is the music of poor whites and blacks: wild-ass jazz and string-band hillbilly, surreal yodels and king snake moans, lightning-bolt blues and whorehouse romps and orgasmic gospel. It's all anti-pop, anti-sentimental: the raw sounds of the city gutter and the roadside ditch." Desperate Man Blues by Eddie Dean - Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000

"Joe has spent more than 50 years pursuing his purpose with a single-mindedness bordering on mania. And his purpose is no less than collecting and preserving the vast wealth of American vernacular music that was recorded on fragile shellac discs during the early decades of this century." A Visit and Interview with Record Collector Joseph E. Bussard, Jr by Marshall Wyatt - Old-Time Herald Spring 1999 - oldhatrecords.com/BussardInt.html

24 Rare Gems From The King Of Record Collectors - String Bands, Blues, Jazz, Country, Cajun, Gospel. Profusely illustrated, 28-page full-color booklet includes biographical essay, fully annotated discography, and (online) firsthand accounts of Joe's record collecting adventures. 72 minutes of newly, digitally remastered music. Jewel case, second edition.

Album Description

Re-issued with new packaging, with a 28-page color booklet and offered a new low price. Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s 1926-1937. The 24-track sampler is drawn from longtime radio broadcaster Bussard's fabled collection. The Frederick, MD-based Bussard is said to have more than 25,000 of the rarest early blues, jazz and country 78s, all meticulously catalogued in a basement-cum-vault beneath his house. The triple-fold release comes with a full-color, 72-page booklet filled with funny stories about Bussard's door-knocking searches for old shellac, more than 40 photos and complete annotation.

Customer Reviews:

ear candy.......2007-06-26

Sell your shoes cause your goin to heaven after you play this one! You can finally say you've heard it all. Top drawer assemblage of roots, blues, and just plain fun. Uncle Joe say it ain't so... give us another, PLEASE!

terrific collection of early songs.......2007-02-13

If you're interested in the history of US music, as I am, you'll find this a fine addition. Cleaned up as well as can be expected but still some hum & hiss...but not enough to be distracting.

another great release from OLD HAT........2006-12-26

everything i've ever bought on the old hat label has been fantastic, and this is no exception. a must have disc for fans of old time music. and if you have no old time music discs, this would be as good a place as any to start with. great sound and a variety of musical styles make this disc a complete winner.

Will Interest Lovers of Roots Music.......2006-07-15

A generous 24-track helping of some of record collector extraordinare Joe Bussard's favorites. The examples included run the gamut of early 20th centruy roots music ranging from Hillybilly music to Blues, Jazz, Jug Bands and beyond.

Sound quality is top notch -- these guys really know how to do 78-RPM transfers. Also Joe's records seem to be in excellent condition to begin with so not a lot of noise reduction is required. This is one of the very finest sounding discs of 78-RPM transfers that I have heard.

Packaging is also lavish with a 70 page booklet that contains annotations for each of the 24 tracks, and lots of interesting photos of vintage record labels and packaging, as well as several essays and stories about Joe's record collecting career. There's much of interest here for those who love Roots music.

A total package .......2006-02-04

I had not heard of Joe Bussard before this collection though I consider myself an avid music enthusiast and budding collector. After having heard this disc (and having read the extensive liner notes) I'm more than a little green with envy over Bussard's collection.

This disc collects some of Joe's personal favourites with names more familiar (Big Bill Broonzy, Gene Autry, Uncle Dave Macon) and some that will prove obscure to all but the most investigative record collectors (A.A. Gray and Seven-Foot Dilly, Fields Ward and the Grayson County Railsplitters, The Stripling Brothers). It's also cross-genre so if you only like country, or only blues, or only gospel, this will not be the collection for you.

Besides the songs themselves, which would be enough to make this a good buy, the packaging tells you a lot about WHO Bussard is (been collecting records since 12, once ran a pirate radio station), WHY he collects ("You ever smell the sleeves? They got that real funny wood smell to 'em.") along with some great stories about the "finds" he's made over the years. He's enough of a character that I'd love to watch the documentary about him. You also get brief bios for each of the performers included (a paragraph or two) as a nice bonus.

HIGHLIGHTS:
Twin fiddle workout "The Lost Child" has served as the radio theme for Bussard for years and I can see why. It's a keeper that alternates smooth fiddling with some nice staccato that implies the child might be "skipping" at play. Jazz-blues "The (New) Call of the Freaks" has an insistent chorus ("Stick out your cans/Here come the garbageman...") while Blind Gary (AKA Rev. Gary Davis) does a great gospel blues sermonette in "You Got to Go Down" ("You got to learn how to treat everybody/cuz you got to go down...ashes to ashes and dust to dust"). Charley Jordan's risque blues "Keep it Clean" is a standout as well. Autry's "Atlanta Bound" is far from the cheerful image of the man who sang "Rudolph": he's promising to kill the "rounder" who's dallying with his wife.

LOWS:
The only tune here I found unlistenable is the gratingly off-key family gospel tune "Give the World a Smile" by the Corley Family. Despite the nice sentimental lyric, I just couldn't stomach the singers themselves.

BOTTOM LINE:
If you have an interest in early music that's not restrictive to a single style, this is a very nice collection with some gems that would otherwise be lost.

Average customer rating: Contains Melodies that will Stick in Your Head Glass Casket Is Back Welcome back boys the truth 3 1/2 stars

A Desperate Man's Diaries Glass Casket Manufacturer: Abacus ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: We Are Gathered Here Today Delenda The Price of Existence We Are Gathered Here Today The Faithless ASIN: B000FBFSSS Release Date: 2006-06-27

Tracks:

1. Phenomenon
2. Too Scared To Live
3. Genesis
4. Myspace Girl
5. A Cork Stops The Whinning
6. Post Traumatic Death
7. I Slept
8. The Redeemer
9. Name Above All Names

Customer Reviews:

Contains Melodies that will Stick in Your Head.......2006-11-07

It's been three years since the band's debut "We Are Gathered Here Today" came out and hit the heavy metal music world. Now the Southern bred guys in Glass Casket are back to prove their music ability. "A Desperate Man's Diaries" picks up where "Gathered" left off and is even better. They've matured in their songwriting and musicianship. This is a worthy death metal album filled with seven metal anthems and two instrumentals.

Some people compare Glass Casket to Suffocation and At the Gates, so fans of these bands would love this album. The songs contain melodies that will stick in your head, so this is an album that exceeds expectations in the death metal genre. It's an album I've listened to a lot.

Glass Casket Is Back.......2006-10-24

Technical progressive mosh death metal/hardcore hybrid geniuses Glass Casket return again to bring you their 2nd album, "A Desparate Man's Diary". With two members originally in Between The Buried and Me, Glass Casket mixes music of all types to make something extraordinary. It is well constructed, even though it only has 7 true tracks (excluding the intro and outro), and definitely for the technical death metal fan. It also packs in some more melody than "We Are Gathered Here Today", while still remaining with its true sound.

For fans of Between The Buried and Me, The Red Chord, Psyopus, Spawn of Possession, Necrophagist, Into The Moat, and Dead To Fall.

Welcome back boys.......2006-08-11

When i head heard that two members of Glass Casket had been stolen by Between The Buried And Me, i was worried about the future of this band. Luckily, I didnt have anything to be worried about.
This album is as brutal and heavy as their debut, "We Are Gathered here today", but to me, it seems a little more melodic. The main focus on this album is also on the guitars, which pretty much take front stage over the vocals, which is fine with me. A good band, and a MUST see live.

the truth.......2006-07-31

as a long standing fan of glass casket there is a lot to be said about this album. first are the obvious differences between "we are gathered here today" and "a desperate man's diaries" although there has always been grind influence in their music ADMD shows this a lot more. WAGHT was heavy and emotional but doesnt compare either lyrically or musically.
cody's lyrics are their first full length were centered around revenge and contempt for women. on this second full length the lyrics are centered around cody's emotional struggles, as anyone would have and can relate to when it comes to something as depressing as this. the lyrics are based on the suicide of cody's sister. his love for her is obviously demonstrated in his lyrics. the lyrics book doesnt even contain any of the spoken poetry. with lyrics like "the promise that on the other side of depression lies something worth surviving suicide for, would have turned out wrong." as everyone seems to know by now two members of glass casket have recently taken residence in btbam. so everyone finally gets it straight. they joined btbam a after we are gathered here today was released. and the two musical groups are going in different directions. glass casket going into a darker more depressing realm. mixing such musical genres as doom metal with heavy slow breakdowns, to grindcore with lightning fast blast beats, death metal with their tremelo picking fury. sweep picking is ever present a long with great guitar solos. this cd isnt for the ignorant. it can be interpreted as a novel. beginning with a mood setting prologue that dives in a furiously destructive second song. as the cd continues you can delve yourself into a disturbing aura of depression, self loathing, and hatred for both god and everything else that brings sadness in the world. this isnt any other death metal cd and to take it as one would be a crime against adam cody. as i'm sure the whole band shares in his struggle as close friends and long term band members. i hope you go out and pick up this cd because it is one of the best lps of this year musically, and one of the best of all times lyrically

3 1/2 stars.......2006-07-30

Well...this album is certainly a change from "We are Gathered Here Today," whether that is a good or bad change, I'm not entirely sure. On their last album, Glass casket was amazing at churning out a spastic, grindy, ultra-technical death metal/metalcore hybrid. On this album, Glass Casket have for he most part, dropped metalcore from their sound and are almost a bonafide TECHNICAL DEATH METAL band. Their metalcore roots can still be clearly heard in some songs more than others, but the most noticeable metalcore element is the still present high end shrieking vocals. Which are used a LOT less on this abum in exchange for a full, powerful, throaty death metal growl. A very srtong Necrophagist influence can be heard on this album; especially in the long, technical guitar solos and riffs and sometimes progressive song structures, which are much more traditional death metal than on the last album. Although the beginning of "Too Scared to Live" will have you thinking you purchased a black metal album by accident, that song's an exception; and metalcore chugging is still present in their sound. My overall gripe with "A Desperate Man's Diaries," is that while opting for a more tradtional sound, Glass Casket has taken the intensity of their compostions down a lot, and in turn suffers from the same fate a lot of death metal albums do - most of the songs sound the same. But since the album is so short, it doesn't bother you all too much. Overall, a good, solid record that slightly leans toward the boring side. Enjoyable for fans of Death Metal, Deathcore, and Metalcore alike. As metalcore becomes more technical and death metal influenced, it's interesting to see the potential bands like Glass Casket actually have in them.

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Desperate Man Blues: Discovering the Roots of American Music Various Artists Manufacturer: Dust to Digital ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Empress of the Blues: 1923-1933 Delta Blues A Proper Introduction to the Carter Family: Keep on the Sunny Side Folkways: The Original Vision Stomp and Swerve: American Music Gets Hot ASIN: B000JMK66W Release Date: 2006-12-05

Tracks:

1. We Live a Long Time to Get Old - Jimmy Murphy
2. Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson
3. When I'm Gone - Joe Hill Louis
4. Death Valley Is Just Half Way to My Home - Lonnie Johnson
5. Whoop 'Em Up, Cindy - Uncle Dave Macon
6. Statesboro Blues - Blind Willie McTell
7. It Won't Be Long - Charley Patton
8. Death Letter Blues - Son House
9. Hard Time Blues - Lane Hardin
10. Indian War Whoop - Hoyt Ming and His Pep Steppers
11. Paddlin' Madeline Blues - Gitfiddle Jim
12. Mandolin Blues - Tennessee Mess Arounders
13. Coo-Coo Bird - Clarence Ashley
14. John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man - The Carter Family
15. Lost Child - The Stripling Brothers
16. Bugle Call Rag - Billy Banks & His Orchestra,
17. Sail Away Lady - Uncle Bunt Stephens
18. Original Stack O' Lee Blues - Papa Harvey Hull, Long "Cleve" Reed,
19. Dark Was the Night - Cold Was the Ground - Blind Willie Johnson

Album Description

This CD features 19 prime cuts from Joe Bussard's shelves of 25,000 78s.

Album Description

Subtitled: Discovering The Roots Of American Music. A compilation of songs as featured in Dust-to-Digital's Desperate Man Blues DVD, chronicling the amazing life in music of Joe Bussard (founder of Fonotone Records). Blues. Gospel. Jazz. Hillbilly. The late 1920s was the Big Bang of the music industry. King of record collectors Joe Bussard tells the story of "America's real music" with passionate enthusiasm in his own inimitable style. The film has an outstanding soundtrack featuring artists Charley Patton, Son House, The Carter Family, Uncle Dave Macon, Blind Willie McTell and a roster of other roots musicians. Jewel case packaging; released by multi Grammy-nominated Dust-to-Digital.

Average customer rating: Fantastic Texas Music Undiscovered by the masses

Desperate Man Houston Marchman Manufacturer: Bcd Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Leaving Dallas Blue Cadillac ASIN: B00008S7UO Release Date: 2003-03-11

Tracks:

1. $2 Pistol
2. Midnight
3. Suzanne
4. Sweet Love
5. Desperate Man
6. Broken Glass
7. Cosmolene
8. Hey Senorita
9. Policeman
10. San Miguel
11. Satellite
12. Come On Baby
13. Hold Fast

Product Description

Desperate Man was produced by Paul "Pappy" Middleton, who has been Bonnie Raitt's engineer for seventeen years. Desperate Man is a balanced mix of hard pounding roadhouse country grunge and sweet ballads infused with fiddle and three-part harmonies.

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic Texas Music.......2007-03-08

If you like Texas Music you'll love this album. Suzanne and Hey Senorita are just two of great songs on this album. Houston is a true singer/song writter, with another album packed full of well written songs with fantastic music and lyrics.

Undiscovered by the masses.......2003-03-24

Houston Marchman has yet to be discovered by the masses. One of the best country bands coming out of Texas. For all country fans this is a must buy for your collection.

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You'll Always Remember Gerald White Manufacturer: Music1on1 Publishing ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000KBI2FE

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Life/Death Manufacturer: Desperate Man Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000BP7070

Product Description

Song List: Lullaby (Life Part 1), Charleston Song, Red Velvet Dress, Out of My Life, Angel, Stillborn, Frightening, Death, Southern Springtime, Wendy, Everything But That, Record Store Window, Half Moon, You Have No Idea, Life (Part 2)

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Desperate Man's Diary Glass Casket Manufacturer: Abacus ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000LWX428

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A Division Swinger Eight Projects Manufacturer: Swinger Eight Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA33FM Release Date: 2003-06-03

Tracks:

1. Bride
2. Our Kind of Stuff
3. Sing of Her Eyes
4. Corvaire 2000 Again
5. Old Friend
6. Meow Meow Black Papa Cat
7. Nana Bear
8. Kill Nicky Kill
9. Division One
10. Acropolis
11. Wild Eyes
12. Dance Til Dawn
13. Morning of the Sunrise
14. Division Two
15. Daddy's Home

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Desperate Man Blues Desperate Man Blues Manufacturer: Wea/Warner ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s 1926-1937 (Digipak) Good For What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937 Desperate Man Blues: Discovering the Roots of ASIN: B00066FMTC Release Date: 2004-11-01

Tracks:

1. We Live A Long Time To Get Old - Jimmy Murphy
2. Crossroad Blues - Robert Johnson
3. When I'm Gone - Joe Hill Louis
4. Whoop Em' Up Cindy - Uncle Dave Macon
5. Statesboro Blues -

Album Description

In the vein of the Buena Vista Social Club, comes the most successful Australian documentary film of 2003, and the wonderful companion soundtrack. This is the story of Joe Bussard, a man dedicated to saving the roots of American Music. Warner. 2004.

Album Details

In the Vein of the Buena Vista Social Club, Comes the Most Successful and Multi Award-winning Australian Documentary Film of 2003, and the Wonderful Companion Soundtrack.

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