I'll go with it. It's not what I want, but nor was Sailor's Guide and that's his best record. Photo finish, mind.

I mean sure, and I did read that. I've loved the albums so far. I'm just more likely to watch a Waylon concert on YouTube than some Madhouse stuff these days. I'll get over it.

FTR, I'm most intrigued by the 'heaviest' aspect - he does roaring/soaring guitars very well when it takes his fancy.  I would absolutely tick a box that requested a 50/50 split between country ballads and spit 'n sawdust roadhouse boogies, but Sailor's Guide taught me to trust him.  I switched it off on first listen and more likely than not asked thin air 'what the fuck is this?' halfway through that first track, but DAAAAMN that's a fine album from start to finish, I just had to learn to go with it.  

So I'm expecting shades of this Sturgill to rock up:



...but who the hell knows at this point.

Can't watch the cartoon trailer at work, but my interest is piqued!  Dude marches to the beat of his own drum.

Moot_Geeza wrote:

I switched it off on first listen and more likely than not asked thin air 'what the fuck is this?' halfway through that first track, but DAAAAMN that's a fine album from start to finish, I just had to learn to go with it.

Lol, yep.  That was my reaction too.  Think it might have been my first taste of Sturgill too - saw all the glowing reviews and gave it a try, but quit after a few tracks.  That ain't country!

Few months later tried it again while doing the groceries, and found myself nodding my head to Keep It Between The Lines wondering why it didn't get the hooks in first time.  Guess it's just a case of getting something completely different to what you initially wanted.

cockbeard wrote:

Cowboy and Bebop???

Nice!

Ah man, as long as there's a Keep it Between the Lines tier I'll be happy (I had reservations about Sailors Guide until this song). Just listening to High Top Mountain again and fuck me, Sturgill's the real deal man. I totally get why an artist hates being tied down to an earlier form, but dang man I just love that real country shit he pumped out. I bet he hates this, but man's voice is fucking Waylon for a new generation. My days.

Anyway, eagerly awaiting the new album.

Country's such a dirty word, people just think Nashville rhinestone cowboy. Most people enjoy some country without even knowing it. Americana is a much less loaded term.

Like, I'm off to see Jenny Lewis on Thursday with the missus, who's a fan. JL deffo has some tracks that could be called country, but the missus wouldn't say she's country. It's just such a broad term. There's an indie hipster girl at work who loves Dylan, if I told her she liked country she's deny it.

I should book really, I'm being cheap as fuck. He's just cancelled a few shows due to ill health. Could be his last major tour. Can confirm he puts on a quality show, and he's still got the chat & charm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOg7mAkrKJw
Pumped now.

And have you seen the House of Strombo performance? Incredible, he's got the whole crowd in his pocket.

I could've got closer if I'd booked one of the disabled seats but I think that's probably frowned upon.

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/132156-john-prine-special-guests-2019
There's really is fuck all places left tho mate, I think it was down to single digits at the back, so act swiftly if you want to eh.

I'm in, nabbed a stray seat at the back.  Mrs. Geeza knocked me back and reminded me that I turned her midnight Lost Boys screening down a while ago.  We're gonna spite our noses right off of our faces.