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the problem with releasing a record a january/february is that no matter how great a record is is that it will inevitably get lost in the fray. such is the case with the truckers’ brighter than creations dark. yesterday i proclaimed that carried to dust is probably my favorite record of the year, but after re-visiting brighter i want to retract that statement about carried to dust and place record of the year firmly on brighter than creations dark. i am standing by that, for now.

here they are playing at the visulite theatre in charlotte, nc on 7.29.04. its a 30 song set and part two will be posted tomorrow. this available on archive dot org in mp3 and flac format. if you dont feel like dealing with tagging the show go grab it here, or just wait til tomorrow. much love to taper roy for taping it and making it available. this is a awesome sounding show.

here be the rar part one

1. where the devil dont stay

2. sinkhole

3. decoration day

4. (somethings gotta) give pretty soon

5. careless

6. sounds better in the song

7. daddy’s cup

8. lookout mountain

9. goddamn lonely love

10. the day john henry died

11. sweet annette

12. demonic possession

13. marry me

14. carl perkins cadillac

15. dead drunk and naked

truckers’ a ghost to most

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on July 26, 2008

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captain’s dead guide to records for the summer of 08, part two

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on June 3, 2008

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here be part two of my picks that should make up the perfect soundtrack for your summer, maybe…

drive by truckers.the dirty south

is that freedom rock, man? fuck yeah, it is! well turn it up!

never gonna change

goddamn lonely love

drive by truckers site

travel by sea.days of my escape

the hotter it gets, the more days of my escape sounds like the perfect soundtrack for moving through the gauze that is the southern heat or better yet dont move and just take it all in. lovely stuff…

truth was

split second time

when it slowly fades

travel by sea site

the thermals.the body, the blood, the machine

nothing like a good lecturing about our fucked up mortality and morality to make those liquor/beers (for me) or that inevitable promiscuity (for you) taste that much sweeter.

here’s your future

pillar of salt

the thermals site / myspace

jawbreaker.dear you

epic punk rock songs for long road trips, or maybe just a wastin the day away playin gta. records dont get much better than this. miss you, blake! btw, the unlisted song has one of the best lines ever penned, hopefully you can figure out what it is - being ever jaded helps in figuring it out…

accident prone

unlisted

jawbreaker fansite

wyclef jean presents the carnival featuring the refugee allstars

lookin for a party record? look no further…

anything can happen

guantanamera

wyclef site

beastie boys.paul’s boutique

oh, what fond memories i have of the summer of 89 and everything leading up to the release of paul’s boutique. half the beauty of pauls boutique is being awake during the time when it was released. they make reference to so much of the rumour, speculation and hoopla that surrounded the band prior to paul’s release that much of it’s kinda an in-joke, but its also funkee as hell. it’s aged beautifully and still #3 on my list of favorite hip hop records of all time.

shake your rump

b-boy bouillabaisse

beastie boys site

calexico.the black light

this is the record for chillin out and/or maybe makin babies…

chach

the black light

calexico site

the lemonheads.come on feel the lemonheads

only evan dando can make the sound of falling down so appealing.

great big no

paid to smile

the lemonheads site

sweet relief: a benefit for victoria williams

no one can weave a tale like victoria williams. interestingly enough, they sound so much better in other artists hands. this collection is damn near perfect.

main road - lucinda williams

crazy mary - pearl jam

this moment - matthew sweet

bob ain’t light in the loafers, he might kneel but he never bends over

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on April 7, 2008

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morning, you assholes! more to come real soon, but in the mean time here are the truckers doing an in store @ ear xtacy in louisville, ky sometime in march, maybe the 9th. thanks to the man behind the camera!

perfect timing

heathens

the opening act

bob

ghost to most

nine bullets

Eat right, exercise regularly, die anyway.

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on March 14, 2008

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sup dickheads? there’s so much to love about dbt’s brighter than creations dark that i really could spend the better part of at least 9 -10 beers gushing over it. there are two things i would like to point out that i think put this dbt record just about every other one. the first being shonna’s backing vocals have been moved to the front of the mix. it has always seemed that her vocals were burried deep underneath the 3 guitar attack, which i have always thought was a god damn shame. no better use of her vocal talents are evident than on the beautifully penned hood track “two daughters and a beautiful wife.” shonna plays the part of the grieving wife as hood spins yarn as the husband who met an untimely death and reminisces of all the shit he left behind. “two daughters..” is probably the best lead track i have heard in a long, long time - truly gorgeous. secondly, i love all the piano/organ fills throughout, which is something that i feel has been missing out on most of the dbt records. this is actually the densest sounding dbt record yet. i didnt even think that was possible. i dont even miss jason, in all honesty. cause i would rather have an isbell solo record as opposed to two or three isbell songs on a typical dbt record. while shonna, at this point, cant replace jason’s voice and skills as a songwriter, her 3 songs are very, very good - “i’m sorry houston” in particular. i know we’re only three months into the new year, but its going to be really hard to beat this as record of the year.

two daughters and a beautiful wife

drive by truckers site / myspace

here they are performing their classic, southern rock opera, over the course of two evenings @ the zephyr in salt lake city on 1.18/19.02. thanks very much to the original taper!

act I/night 1

1. days of graduation

2. southern rock opera intro

3. ronnie and neil

4. 72

5. dead drunk and naked

6. guitar man upstairs

7. birmingham

8. southern thing

9. the three great alabama icons

10. wallace

11. zip city