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The 11 Best Songs By Drive-By Truckers

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The Drive By Truckers might be one of the hardest working, underrated bands spewing out music today.  This band is so prolific, I could have done a top 111 list and all the songs that were left over would still be world’s better than anything One Direction has ever done.  Yeah, I went there.  The Truckers may owe their fastidious nature to the ever-rotating list of singers that have graced the microphone.  Not since Fleetwood Mac has a band been so open to sharing lead vocals with such a cross-section of talent.  So far, there have been 5 lead vocalists on DBT tracks, including Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood, Rob Malone, Jason Isbell, and Shonna Tucker.  With that much creative juices flowing, it’s no wonder they produced the rich quality of material they have…and then some.

Currently the Truckers are back down to their core duo leads of Cooley and Patterson for the new album, but if history repeats, we’re sure to see (hear) the Truckers continue to evolve adding new voices to the spotlight…and maybe some old ones.

Here are the 11 Best Songs By The Drive-By Truckers:

  1. Used To Be A Cop (Go-Go Boots)
  2. My Sweet Annette (Decoration Day)
  3. Boys From Alabama (The Dirty South)
  4. The Day John Henry Died (The Dirty South)
  5. The Fourth Night Of My Drinking (The Big To Do)
  6. Two Daughters and A Beautiful Wife (Brighter Than Creation’s Dark)
  7. Ronnie And Neil (Southern Rock Opera)
  8. Birthday Boy (The Big To Do)
  9. The Sands of Iwo Jima (The Dirty South)
  10. Easy On Yourself (A Blessing And A Curse)
  11. Sink Hole (Decoration Day)

Buy The Drive By Truckers new album, English Oceans…now!

The 11 Most Anticipated Albums of Winter 2014

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 Tonight, Florida State beat Auburn in the last BS (I mean BCS…actually, I really do mean bullshit) NCAA football championship game.  In 2014, we get the first ever college football playoff.  It’s only 4 teams…but it’s a start.  But college football isn’t the only thing we have to look forward to.  Here’s a look at the best new releases of the next three months.

The 11 Most Anticipated Albums of Winter 2014:

  1. Broken Bells – After The Disco ( Feb 4)
  2. Beck – Morning Phase (Feb 25)
  3. Against Me! – Transgender Dysphoria Blues (Jan 21)
  4. Young the Giant – Mind Over Matter (Jan 21)
  5. Drive-By Truckers – English Oceans (Mar 4)
  6. The Crystal Method – The Crystal Method (Jan 14)
  7. Cibo Matto – Hotel Valentine (Feb 11)
  8. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – Wig Out at Jagbags (Jan 7)
  9. Warpaint – Warpaint (Jan 21)
  10. Bruce Springsteen – High Hopes (Jan 14)
  11. Johnny Cash – Out Among The Stars (Mar 25)

 

 

The 11 Best Songs By Jason Isbell

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Today I made my yearly pilgrimage to the kinetic annual event known as E3.  Every video game that is coming out next year…and then some…is on display for people to play and experience months before the general public.  It’s a peep show for the video game community.  The PS4, Xbox One, WiiU, and Steven Spielberg were all on display.  It’s a theme park for people with ADD designed by people with ADHD.   It’s Vegas on stimulants. There’s so much happening all at the same time…it’s hard to absorb anything at all.  All the new games are so creative and original, it’s hard to get a grasp on them.  I found myself playing games I already knew because they felt comfortable.  Diablo, Lego Marvel, Mario…were the games that I enjoyed the most.  I played a bunch of new games…but honestly, I couldn’t remember a single one to save my life.  That said, I can’t wait to go back next year.

Here are the 11 Best Songs By Jason Isbell:

  1. Go It Alone (Here We Rest)
  2. Stopping By (Here We Rest)
  3. Good (Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit)
  4. However Long (Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit)
  5. Shotgun Wedding (Sirens of the Ditch)
  6. Alabama Pines (Here We Rest)
  7. The Magician (Sirens of the Ditch)
  8. Chicago Promenade (Sirens of the Ditch)
  9. Seven Mile Island (Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit)
  10. Hurricanes and Hand Grenades (Sirens of the Ditch)
  11. Daisy Mae (Here We Rest)

Buy Jason Isbell’s new album, Southeastern, now!!!

 

The 11 Best Songs of the Year (so far):

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I’m a sucker for a request.  And I’m a sucker for making lists.  Had no intention of doing this…but if the fans want it…then…

 Here are the 11 Best Songs of the Year (so far):

 1.  I Was A Teenage Anarchist – Against Me! (White Crosses)

2.  25 To Life – Eminem (Recovery)

3.  Odessa – Caribou (Swim)

4.  Soft In The Center – The Hold Steady (Heaven Is Whenever)

5.  You Wanted A Hit – LCD Soundsystem (This Is Happening)

6.  Giving Up The Gun – Vampire Weekend (Contra)

7.  Valleys of Neptune – Jimi Hendrix (Valleys of Neptune)

8.  End Love – OKGo (Of The Blue Colour of The Sky)

 9.  Can’t Hear My Eyes – Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (Before Today)

10.  Flash Delirium – MGMT (Congratulations)

11.  The Fourth Night of Drinking – The Drive-By Truckers (The Big To-Do)

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The 11 Best Songs By The Drive-By Truckers

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I spent the week in Vegas for March Madness.  When I went in college, I was always blown away by the might and awe of Vegas.  Anything was possible in Vegas.  They built a mini-New York in Vegas…with a freaking roller coaster.  But now that I’m older and more skeptical, Vegas has lost a lot of its polish.  It seems that Vegas is frequented by one of three types of people:  college students, seniors, and white trash.  I’m not in college, I’m not old enough for social security, and I don’t live in a trailer park.  What happened to all the glamour and the glitz in Vegas?  Where did all the beautiful people go?  And it’s not just the tourists…it’s the dealers.  I remember dealers used to be young, hip people…kids taking a year off school.  Or really hot girls.  Now…most of the dealers are pudgy old men, with thinning hair, missing a percentage of teeth, covered in tattoos…and more than likely a registered sex offender.  And you can’t find a table for less than $25.  I don’t mind betting $25 per hand…but when I’m more afraid of the dealer than losing, then something needs to change.  But maybe Vegas was always like this.  Maybe I’m just older and wiser.  I still lost $200…so maybe I’m not that much wiser.

Here are the 11 Best Songs By The Drive-By Truckers:
1. My Sweet Annette (Decoration Day)
2. The Day John Henry Died (The Dirty South)
3. The Sands of Iwo Jima (The Dirty South)
4. Sounds Better In The Song (Decoration Day)
5. The Righteous Path (Brighter Than Creation’s Dark)
6. Margo and Harold (Pizza Deliverance)
7. The Boys From Alabama (The Dirty South)
8. The Buford Stick (The Dirty South)
9. Ronnie And Neil (Southern Rock Opera)
10. Puttin’ People on the Moon (The Dirty South)
11. Where The Devil Don’t Stay (The Dirty South)
Buy The Drive-By Truckers, The Big to Do, now!