Pretty solid day considering I just found out I'll actually get to hear the Dexateens play in person and that they even have a new album. I love this band. BTW, is Matt Patton on the album?

Thanks, John A! Because of your post I just found out that they're playing in NYC in November. Thank you for helping me catch that! And while this should be in a different thread, I wonder why DBT didn't get a NYC tour date for the new record....

Nice to find that this post popped up on Google after searching for the lyrics (3DD is the best). I've been spinning Red Dust Rising this week and been wearing out Take Me to the Speedway. The lyrics are biting, the music is stellar, and FWIW I agree with Smitty's translation and interpretation. I a...

Just saw the great news and pumped that my favorite band will be playing five minutes from home. See everyone at the Rock Show!

See everyone tonight. And great review, Bubba (extra cool that you got The Company I Keep)! Finally, great job Clams and all for reliving the mayhem that was Brooklyn Bowl in 2011, which incidentally, was on my birthday. I have a signed Wes Freed poster from that show, which features the Brooklyn Br...

My post was more about the fantastic music than "my local sports team is superior to your local sports team," but suit yourselves

Still on a high after the Mets' win last night, I just came across the below link that I had to share with the board (and hopefully Jay, even though he's likely a Yankees fan given his Yonkers background). When the Mets were born, they were introduced to the world to the tune of "Meet the Mets," whi...

Anyone have any good extras?

My in-laws treated me to the Carole King musical, which in addition to being a fun show, was impressive in the sense of how many hit songs King wrote before going solo and writing more hits for herself. Seeing the show also spurred me to compare King with my favorite songwriters. What stuck in my mi...

Thanks Clams! That was a fun version and a great concert (funny enough Eyes Like Glue was my favorite). With respect to Keep on Smiling, I can understand if they want to keep that song for the three of them, but I still vote to bring it out once in a while. Regardless, it certainly was the perfect w...

I love how the sparse intro sets the stage for the anguish to come. The music just sets the mood perfectly. Bovine Knieval and Clams hit on one of the several lines that make this song classic Patterson. I particularly love "And it's a little too late for writing love songs, but I never did anything...

How about DBT bring back Smiling? I had a rough day today and went right to this gem and it instantly did the trick. It's such a great and touchingly sweet song and it always sounded like the guys genuinely enjoyed playing it. Especially with Jay there to take the third verse, it sounds like a winne...

Jonicont eloquently summed up last night. I love this band so much. Just a few highlights: -Where did Wednesday come from?? Very pleased that I decided to listen to ABAAC and DD this weekend. -Same thing for Sounds Better in the Song. Jay's solo was virtuoso in quality. It was so good that even Cool...

3DD is the best. You will surely be missed though.

Anybody have a good extra for Tarrytown? I hate seated shows.

6/20/2011. Brooklyn Bowl. Last minute. Scheduled 4 days before. Sold out. Open with the Southern Thing (second time being played in 2 1/2 years. A fucking barn burner show. Got the mic and bottle during People Who Died. Commotion on the floor. Damon diving off the stage, dragging some guy out. Patt...

See everyone at the Rock Show tonight!

I'm giving a friend of mine a DBT introduction CD tomorrow and was wondering what everyone thought of it. I kept the playlist to 10 songs so as not to overwhelm him. Here goes: 1. Sink Hole - I love the extended musical intro that quickly shows off the band's power and southern bona fides. A perfect...

See you all at the ROCK SHOW in a few hours.

Btw, it sure feels good to post for the first time in ages. Thanks 3DD for not changing the locks!

I don't want to hear about fun dates and soul mates while I sit contemplate alone,
You'll be droppin' acid making love in the moonlight while I'm grindin' on this guitar and getting stoned!

I love this song, and I think the video is high art. Some reasons why: Just another reason why DBT gives meaning to the term, political band. Who else talks about foreclosure? I love how Ray throws his rubber glove on the windshield after he quits Burger World. I love how the band only appears on th...

Thanks a lot, Smitty. That recording was fantastic.

I agree the song may be out of place, but it's fantastic. GG hits the nail on the head by pointing out how intimate and true the recording is. No studio magic, just pure soul. In the book, Mrs. Dubose was a morphine addict who decided to get clean before passing on. Listening to the children read ga...

Some cool background on The Night GG Allin Came to Town at the end of Tales Facing Up.

Patterson solo at the Caledonia

http://archive.org/details/pattersonh20 ... 184.flac16

And thanks Clams! For someone who unfortunately found the Truckers late, archive.org gives me a "way" of being with them from the start. I can't tell you how many cool things I've picked up about the band, as well as Patterson's and Cooley's personalities, from listening to tons of early s...

One of the best (if not the best) versions of Don't Be in Love Around Me I've ever heard. And AAW is my favorite album.

It then has a great rip through Steve McQueen, Uncle Frank and OOTD (sick version). Plus Keep on Smiling in the encore.

http://archive.org/details/dbt2001-09-27.391.flac16

9-27-01 - Savannah, GA

I've been meaning to post on this since the song came out, but I've been slammed at work (and continue to be). I appreciate the fact that Cooley acknowledged the issue. For someone who eminates the I don't watch the webisodes or listen to our records or share much of anything outside of the songs vi...

1. Thanks a lot Patterson for the genuine, well-thought out, balanced and principled note, which in turn leads to,

2. Rock and Roll may mean well yet tell young boys lies, but the Drive-By Truckers speak and live the truth. See you at the Rock Show.

I was thinking about this last night, and one of our favorite lines sums this up for me: Rock and roll means well, but it can't help telling young boys lie. I'm sure that DBT wants nothing to do with a private party that's not personally relevant to them (i.e., a friend's wedding or Headhunter's law...

Mrs. Clams is PISSED about this. Sounds like an Avon Lady reference right there. I like it. * * * I call shenanigans on all of this. No way it happens. I have no problems with a band that has scratched a living their way to make some crucially needed money on the side doing commercials, or even pla...