It took me a while to get around to this album but I finally did and I really like it. Easily my favorite since the Big To Do, to be completely honest. Only one trash song (the title track) with everything else clocking in at solid to very good on my radar. Looking forward to seeing some of these l...

Hey Glenn - If I think of a few fun ones, I’ll send them your way. Don’t you think as Heathens the proper form of the question should be “What the fuck is…?” Why, yes. Yes you should. "Who the fuck is Miss Trixie?" "Why the fuck is whiskey hard to beat?" "Where the fuck is Highway '72?" "How the fu...

You know where this is going, right, these categories? DBT Jeopardy at Homecoming 2023! Cooley's Women Patterson's Preachers Guts and Glorified People Who Died History Geography Oh, it's been a long week. Outstanding! We’re doing this for the fundraiser next year!! Here we go: Cooley's Women: Trixi...

“Shake & Pine” has wormed its way into my brain in a big way. Patterson isn’t always a big melody guy, but there’s a very sneaky hook here. There’s a vibe that reminds me of the best of Heat Lightning here. It hits me in the same way “Better Off Without” and “Disappear” did. Autumnal. Weary, but po...

Really nice work, Glenn. I don't hear every moment the way you do but that's more than fine. Everything you say and observe makes total sense and any difference between us will come down to shading or emphasis, not substance. One of the best things you've done. Thank you, Bubba. That means a lot co...

TL; DR: I really love this record. It might be my favorite. I’m not going to pretend that I can in any way be objective about this band, and after many, many listens, this record. This is not a professional record review. (I would certainly fisk myself if I tried and failed). Among other attributes,...

It wasn't so scary when you were young and too inexperienced to realize that you were one belt loop away, or maybe you were just too drunk to know. But it all changes when you're older and can see that some of those close calls were closer than you realized at the time. And now you see your kid gro...

I had the advantage, as some others do, of having heard the song live, so already have had thoughts and feelings about it. But I'll venture to say that to me, it immediately enters the pantheon of top-shelf DBT songs. It does so much of what they do well, and also shows how, when they want to, Barbe...

Now I'll have to pick out my best concert t shirts. Obscure Canadian artists maybe? DOA? Gordon Lightfoot? Teenage Head? See ya at the rockshow and at Nuci's Look for me in my Tragically Hip album title maple leaf shirt. It's red; hard to miss! I'll just echo what Bubba said (always a sensible plan...

On my drive to work the other day, I was struck by the resonance this song has with one of Patterson's new ones, "We Will Never Wake You Up in the Morning." We know, based on the timing of that song's emergence and some things Patterson has said in introducing it, that it was inspired by the tragic...

Hey, Heathens... One of the immeasurable benefits of Our Faithful Tapers, is getting an early glimpse of new songs. Most often, it's obviously a PH song, and on this last run we've gotten the insanely catchy "Welcome 2 Club XIII", which, unlike a lot of recent DBT songs, despite how well-constructe...

Mundane Mayhem wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:10 am

This here? This is that good shit.

Thanks for taking the time to write it, Glenn.

Thank you. When so moved, I can move.

gepman wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 09, 2022 7:34 am

Nice work Glenn, very well stated.
Is the 2/14 show available somewhere? I never saw it...?

It was not on the Internet Archive; my email is glennraucher AT gmail. I can share it with you...

glennrwordman wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 08, 2022 5:41 pm

Thank you. This song has really affected me.

This was meant for Dime in the Gutter...

Thank you. This song has really affected me.

Hey, Heathens... One of the immeasurable benefits of Our Faithful Tapers, is getting an early glimpse of new songs. Most often, it's obviously a PH song, and on this last run we've gotten the insanely catchy "Welcome 2 Club XIII", which, unlike a lot of recent DBT songs, despite how well-constructed...

In for Stone Pony. Bringing Mr. Woodley.

Mundane Mayhem wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 17, 2021 12:23 am

Any friend of Richard Buckner's...D & D is one of my Top Ten records.

UPDATE--it's been a scary two days. Dean was unable to follow directions or respond appropriately to questions. Fortunately he started coming around yesterday afternoon so it seems it's a medication induced problem and not a a stroke. I've been facetiming with him and he's definitely improving. And...

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Zip City wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 13, 2021 1:38 pm

He could play Marry Me and WWW twice a show and I’d be thrilled.

How about "Ghost to Most"?

That would never happen.

For those who can be there, I am hosting an event here in NYC as the book's NYC launch, at the new location for my Reading Series, The Swift Hibernian Bar. I can't wait to host this one. Stephen M. Deusner "Where The Devil Don't Stay: Traveling the South With the Drive-By Truckers" Reading and Conve...

Here is the schedule for the Main Stage on August 29: 12:00-12:45 Rachel Baiman 1:10-2:25 Bonny Light Horseman 3:00-4:15 Ani DiFranco 4:45-6:00 Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) 6:30-8:00 Drive-By Truckers Wow; DBT last. Excellent. The Bonny Light Horseman record was Top 5 for me in 2020. Looki...

1. Clams and Mrs Clams 2. Mundane Mayhem 3. RolanK 4. Beantownbubba 5. Tyler 6. ilockyer 7. pearlbeer 8. Beaverdamsfinlaw 9. Beaverdam 10. schlanky 11. Scorchy 12. Sterling Bigmouth + Miss Bigmouth 13. Flea 14. Slipkid42 15. Bill in CT 16. phungi 17. Ruffian86 18. Zip Up to Michigan +3 19. Ramonz 20...

Craig and Tad were in the audience. Set: Grand Canyon Zip City The Boys From Alabama Pulaski Heathens Sounds Better in the Song Surrender Under Protest Tornadoes A Ghost to Most Bulldozers and Dirt Women Without Whiskey Guitar Man Upstairs Ronnie and Neil Filthy and Fried My Sweet Annette Marry Me ...

I mentioned this to Uncle Rickey yesterday, but after a few "just listening" listens, I kinda went into "analyze" mode yesterday, and what impresses me so much about the record, is that while you CAN simply experience it as suface-y pop brilliance, which is wonderful in and of itself, there is so mu...

Tyler wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:14 pm

Second single is out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAx_UWFsMkE

Any song whose video features that much fur baby action is a winner in my book.

Well, THAT was a no-brainer purchase.

We are the ones we've been waiting for. I find that every day with all of you. Thank you. See you for the Royale every morning.

This is an abundance, and something to look forward to each and every week. Grateful for it

My recollection is that they intended to release two records in 2020, but the Pandemic put the kibosh on that plan. All up in the air now.

Here, too! Thanks, J.


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