Band of Blacky Ranchette [Import]

Product Description
Reissue of 1984 debut from songwriter Howe Gelb of Giant Sand. This album was originally released by New Rose Records and contains all the ingredients of Howe Gelb immense talent, and remains one of his best records ever. This US outfit fronted by Howie Gelb of Giant Sand is an occasional outlet for his prodigious songwriting. Here, with the help of regular collaborator Rainer, he indulged his passion for country and western music and the debut featured a powerful reading of Neil Young's 'Revolution Blues' alongside several stylish originals. 12 tracks. Last Call. 2004.

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Average customer rating: Blacky Ranchett

The Band of Blacky Ranchette Band of Blacky Ranchette Manufacturer: Last Call Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sage Advice Slush Swerve Ramp Center of the Universe ASIN: B0002JP3BA Release Date: 2004-08-03

Tracks:

1. Code Of The Road
2. Blind Justice
3. Revolution Blues
4. Heartland
5. One More Should Do It
6. Play An Old Guitar
7. Up On The Hill
8. Spinning Room Waltz
9. Evil
10. The Wrong Man
11. Naturally Lonesome
12. Man On A String

Customer Reviews:

Blacky Ranchett.......2005-06-02

This is an excellent album with a great combination of Buckner and Case.

Average customer rating: Best Ol' Sound Anyone Has Seen Howe Gelb reaches for the stars and makes it... Beautiful, atmospheric album It does look good to me not a waste of talent...

Still Lookin' Good to Me Band of Blacky Ranchette Manufacturer: Thrill Jockey ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Lo-Fi | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Band of Blacky Ranchette Slush Sage Advice Swerve Tete a Tete ASIN: B0000C669Z Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

1. The Train Singer's Song
2. Seering Wine
3. Rusty Tracks
4. Mope-A-Long Rides Again
5. Getting It Made
6. Under The Table
7. Working On The Railroad
8. Bored Lil' Devil
9. The Muss Of Paradise
10. Left Again
11. The Moons Of Impulse
12. Airstream
13. My Hoo Haa
14. Square

Amazon.com

The first take of a song can catch the magic of musical inspiration like lightning in a bottle--or so says Howe Gelb, the Kerouac of hazy roots-rock. The prolific Gelb's latest exploration of that unvarnished ethic is Still Lookin' Good to Me; ostensibly a vehicle for his more countrified leanings, this fourth full-length from his hippie-cowboy outfit actually holds a genre-hopping blend of studio cuts, jams, and live tracks crammed with cameos from a range of fellow travelers. This ad-hoc approach sometimes seems sloppy, and the talents of Chan Marshall (Cat Power), Kurt Wagner (Lambchop), Jason Lytle (Grandaddy), and M. Ward are wasted on the likes of "The Muss of Paradise" (a tossed-off blues), "My Hoo-Ha" (an acoustic sketch), and "I've Been Working on the Railroad" (a ramshackle ramble through the children's tune). But Gelb's easy informality can also prompt performances of uncommon candor, as in the Neko Case-Richard Buckner duet "Getting It Made" or several tracks that feature Gelb's Giant Sand-mates Joe Burns and John Convertino of Calexico. --Anders Smith Lindal

Customer Reviews:

Best Ol' Sound Anyone Has Seen.......2007-01-12

The latest and best of the Blacky releases. Howe Gelb brings the old boy back after all those years, this one, unlike BBRanchette and Sage Advice is more country than cowboy, and man does it work. "Train Singer's Song" may be my all time favorite HG tune, fantastic lyric and eye-moistening atmospherics. "Rusty Tracks" is classic Howefun with a Captain Beefheart reference, gotta love it. "Muss" is a field recording done at the Nashville airport complete with interruption from Tennessee trooper wanting to know what our heroes are up to. Of course, HG gladly leaves that conversation on the cut, hilarious. Gawd I love that guy. An absolutely wonderful cover(who else would do this?/and pay no attention to the man behind the curtain) of "Working On the Railroad" ending with a satisfied "Yeah". Give it a listen, you'll say "Yeah" too.

Howe Gelb reaches for the stars and makes it..........2004-12-03

Oh yeah, anything Howe Gelb touches is sure to be interesting. Still Lookin' Good To Me, the fourth album put out by one of Howe's many bands, The Band of Blacky Ranchette, is in a word, awesome. As always, he plays with some excellent musicians, Joey Burns and John Convertino of Giant Sand, Calexico and OP8, and Neko Case and John Rauhouse. Yee Haw!! If you like good music with a country-punk bent, then this is for you. And even if you don't, this is for you.

Beautiful, atmospheric album.......2003-12-20

A really nice, lo-fi alt-country CD. Dark and very atmospheric. Bits of it evoke Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, and others, yet never strays from its basic sound. Excellent!

It does look good to me.......2003-11-17

Now I had heard of Giant Sand and Howe Gelb over the years, and have heard some of the music through friends, and I liked it; but was never drawn to buy it, can't say I was a huge fan; until now.

A friend gave me this CD, the fourth by Howes' side project Blacky Ranchett. Holy cow! Was I missing out. I am a big fan of "The Court and Spark" and this CD has the same vibe. I am not sure if the rest of Blackys catalogue is a s good or if Giant Sand or Howes other music is as good but I am going to go back and purchase some other release by all of his bands.

"Still looks good to me" is and odd, stoned take on country music, no not the Shania Twain version of Country, but true grit country. It is infused with influences ranging from Captain Beefheart to Graham Parsons.

With a host of friends along for the ride, including a favorite of mine; the fabulous Neko Case. Now would Neko attach herself to something that wasn't great. Just look at her work as a solo artist or with the New Pornographers.

I really can't say enough about this CD, and I am sure I will be posting reviews of Howe Gelb's other releases under all his umbrella of bands.

Do yourself a favor and get some real music from a guy at the beginning of "alt-country," hell he may have even started it.

not a waste of talent..........2003-11-11

i really disagree with the critics review of this disc...none of the above mentioned artist (all very gifted) waste their talent here...this is just howe gelb conitinuing to do what he has been for the past decade...turning in some well written lo fi country style indie rock....and i'm giving the other artist the credit of knowing what a talented guy he is when they said 'yes' to helping out on this, his 4th album under the blacky ranchette moniker.

Average customer rating:

Sage Advice Band of Blacky Ranchette Manufacturer: Restless Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Band of Blacky Ranchette Dreaded Brown Recluse Swerve Slush West ASIN: B000008JR7 Release Date: 1993-10-12

Tracks:

1. Loving Cup
2. Burning Desire
3. Trouble Man
4. Dreamville, N.M.
5. Indiosa
6. Wild Dog Waltz
7. Sage Advice
8. Outside An Angel's Reach (3 6ixes)
9. Shards Of Time
10. Still Too Far
11. Blanket Of Stars (Loving Cup: Reprise)
12. You Are My Sunshine

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The Band of Blacky Ranchette Band of Blacky Ranchette Manufacturer: New Rose ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00027X3SW Release Date: 1985-01-01

Tracks:

1. Code of the Road
2. Blind Justice
3. Revolution Blues
4. Heartland
5. One More Should Do It
6. Play an Old Guitar
7. Up on the Hill
8. Spinning Room Waltz
9. Evil
10. Wrong Man
11. Naturally Lonesome
12. Man on a String

Album Description

Reissue of 1984 debut from songwriter Howe Gelb of Giant Sand. This album was originally released by New Rose Records and contains all the ingredients of Howe Gelb immense talent, and remains one of his best records ever. This US outfit fronted by Howie Gelb of Giant Sand is an occasional outlet for his prodigious songwriting. Here, with the help of regular collaborator Rainer, he indulged his passion for country and western music and the debut featured a powerful reading of Neil Young's 'Revolution Blues' alongside several stylish originals. 12 tracks. Last Call. 2004.

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