DRIVE BY TRUCKERS fans, UNITE!!!

SO psyched for the new one!

Of the three I've heard, Cooley's is the best. Gravity's Gone, I think it's called. I'd put it in the alltime COoley hall of fame alongside Uncle Frank, Panties in Your Purse and Zip City.

hey xhuxk, saw the Drive-By Truckers last night here in Athens, first show of a three-night homestand - you're the only person I know who's heard the new one (how DO you get 'em so fast? I remember bugging their publicist for two months after you first mentioned Dirty South on here before they finally sent me a copy) - anyway, can you help me fill in a couple of these song titles for the new cuts for a show review I'm writing up for the paper here?
1 - "hold my breath until next Wednesday" - I assume this one's "Wednesday" agreed that it's rote alt-country but not entirely unpleasant
2 - refrain is "don't be so easy on yourself" (Isbell sings this one, I liked it)
3 - "Blessing and a Curse" - not very memorable
4 - Gravity's Gone - Cooley sings it, lyrics about handjobs I think and waking sunny-side-up, this one's good
5 - "left w/o saying goodbye" - assume this one's "Goodbye" lyrics sound pretty treacly but I liked the bass on this one, hope it sounds as good on record
6 - "Daylight" (I think Isbell did this one, oh wait yeah this is the one where he's all full-throated screamy, I guess that's where you're getting the Radiohead/MMJ comparison from)
7 - "Feb 14" - slight but decent
8 - something like "wonder why it's taking me so long" also think I heard something about getting dirt off your good name, Cooley sang it and I'm fairly certain it wasn't an old song and hopefully not a cover b/c I really liked it, acoustic and very evocative
9 - "World of Hurt"

xpost, exactly.

that being said, live- they're almost w/o equal. saw this past summer and even the "short set" (meaning under 2.5-3+ hours) was a blast.
i've turned more people onto this band than any other, i think.
and it's worth it...

VDO my friend cobbled together. People with DBT are mildly interested in working a video for one of the new songs, so if we get enough views for this, he and I might be doing another for realsz.

'The Living Bubba' - the live version off of Alabama thunderpussy ,or whatever it's called - one of the best grieving songs ever. It just lolls on and on. Fuck off death. You will never beat me. I've got another show to do

Bob ain't light in the loafers
He might kneel, but he never bends over

o_0

'A World of Hurt'

*Ducks rocks*

Brighter Than Creation's Dark is uneven like their others, but higher highs than the last one (lots of discussion on Rolling Country)

My soon to be former roommate just gave me 7 of their CDs to rip. Oh boy oh boy.

I saw them at First Ave in Mpls just a little while back and they were incredible. I must have been one of like three people dancing the entire time.

God I hate when people brag about dancing at shows.

one of the statues huh

God bless the man that dances at a DBT show.

You should have been at Nottingham last night.

DBT do attract White Trash. God bless em.

Do DBT attract Trailer Park in the USA?

Brighter Than Creation's Dark is uneven like their others

They've been getting more-and-more uneven over the course of their last few albums. Before that, the three-disc run of Southern Rock Opera -- The Dirty South was pretty special.

I wish more bands were this uneven.

New one is great. The only dip in their stunning consistency was Blessing and a Curse.

blessing and a curse...

imho ,the opener and closer are splendid

Brighter is better! Some good tracks on Blessing, but too many slammed doors, shit happening offstage, before and after. I wanna see!

You should have been at Nottingham last night.

Actually, I was...

lol britishes.

Hey Mike t diva.
I wasn't one of those favoured ponces stood on the balcony either. I was mixing it in the pit with the chavs...
Nice summary btw.
I was under the impression that they would be loud?

One of the quietest bands ever esp. considering the 'three pronged guitar attack'

The initial sharing of the bottle was so fucking phoney too.
Did anybody have a slice beyond that?

Jimmy - what am i not getting fella me lad?

Fer Ark: I missed the bottle sharing, as the nutters down the front on the right were blocking my sight-line (and did you clock the twerp who kept offering Popeye-style bicep-clenches to Shonna?!), but my mate told me that the old JD was getting a hammering...

So I'm a big classic/hard rock fan, everything from Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac to Neil to Allmans. About 10 minutes ago I finally GOT the Drive-By Truckers. I've tried before but it never worked. Anyway, the third song on Southern Rock Opera, "72," made it all clear, especially the gnarled groove ''n'riff interplay. Just awesome.

Just curious, do these guys stretch out any songs when they play live?

Not really. Only the set closers, like their cover of "People Who Died" or "Buttholeville/State Trooper." Not a jam band (thank god).

Thanks for the info. Just because you stretch out a bit doesn't mean you're a jam band though. Look at Crazy Horse, CCR and even Skynyrd at times. That's all I was wondering.

Mike T ^ those annoying cuntocks down the front were about to get twatted.

It was like a care in the community bus trip. The idiot that tried crowd surfing looked like he'd come straight from a Limp Bizkit gig in the mid 90s.

I never realised that DBT were a teen band

I don't think of them as a teen band, but god help me there was a group standing near me at the Sacramento show, 4 girls and 2 guys, all dancing in a little circle and not even really watching the band...talked the whole way through the gig. firmly established my position as an old grump.

QuantumNoise, track down a copy of their legit live album, Alabama Asswhuppin'. Not terribly stretchy, but "gnarled groove 'n' riff" yes. Also prob some good live boots, but I haven't heard 'em, things posted here and there no doubt (did see some goodies on YouTube a while back).

Anybody seen any of the shows with Hold Steady yet? Have they started yet?

OK so Brighter Than Creation's Dark is a good drinkin album but it wasn't really blowing me away, I wanted more rock in my country. So I picked up Southern Rock Opera. Holy Hell if "Let There Be Rock" isn't my favorite shit I've heard in forever.

I like Decoration Day even better, especially Sinkhole, Marry Me, and My Sweet Annette. But I think all DBT discs are uneven. And I think losing Isbell was a big blow to the band.

I'm crazy, but I love BTCD more than any of the other albums, even with what's-her-name's boring tunes.

Yeah I mean I got drunk to BTCD the other day and really enjoyed it! The varying styles really helped even out the mood of the record I think.

Actually I think their best individual songs are on The Dirty South, and they're all by Isbell: Danko/Manuel and Goddamn Lonely Love. But it's one of my least favorite DBT discs, overall.

BON SCOTT SINGIN
LET THERE BE ROCK TOUR

BON SCOTT SINGIN
LET THERE BE ROCK TOUR

BON SCOTT SINGIN
LET THERE BE ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOCK

~~~~SOLO~~~~

i agree with Daniel, Esq. Isbell became a force, not just a piece of the puzzle. He owns Decoration Day which is my favorite album & song.

Though "Sinkhole" is a close second.

new album, Go-Go Boots, out Feb 15

Pre-order here: http://www.drivebytruckers.com/

I sprung for the deluxe version with the DVD.

Judging by the live versions of songs from this new one, it's gonna be a lot better than The Big To Do, which I thought was sort of a stinker.

Not quite a stinker, but I've found the last couple to be varying levels of disappointing. I was actually kinda hoping they'd slow down with the next one and wait til they get an album full of awesome tunes instead of cranking one out with like 5 great tunes and a bunch of filler. Granted, their filler is still pretty good, but I think it is pretty obvious that their quality control has dipped of late and not just because Isbell left. Remember when they used to release one front-to-back classic after another? I miss those days.

Miss Isbell but his solo record was meh

His first one was decent, but I really liked the second one.