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TheGhostToMost · Post by **TheGhostToMost** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:50 am

It was a great performance and while I was pulling for the song to be Pulaski, I have to say ENL does showcase the entire band.While they were performing Marie asked me "What if that was your introduction to DBT ? What would you think ?" and I said "I would say that's great and go buy the album.".... I gave a copy of ENLto a dj at a club that my band plays at and when it plays the crowd dances and sings along and half of them don't even know who it is.. I think it is a song that has mass appeal and tonight it fit perfectly and they did great.. I think it's awesome that they are getting this exposure. As long as they don't do a Diet Coke commercial, I will be fine.. lol

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:00 am

TheGhostToMost wrote:It was a great performance and while I was pulling for the song to be Pulaski, I have to say ENL does showcase the entire band.While they were performing Marie asked me "What if that was your introduction to DBT ? What would you think ?" and I said "I would say that's great and go buy the album.".... I gave a copy of ENLto a dj at a club that my band plays at and when it plays the crowd dances and sings along and half of them don't even know who it is.. I think it is a song that has mass appeal and tonight it fit perfectly and they did great.. I think it's awesome that they are getting this exposure. As long as they don't do a Diet Coke commercial, I will be fine.. lol

You read that last Patterson interview? I wouldn't say a thing if they did any kinda commercial!

Everybody needs coke, coke coke

Gives the song a whole new meaning :lol:

TheGhostToMost · Post by **TheGhostToMost** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:12 am

Smitty wrote:
TheGhostToMost wrote:It was a great performance and while I was pulling for the song to be Pulaski, I have to say ENL does showcase the entire band.While they were performing Marie asked me "What if that was your introduction to DBT ? What would you think ?" and I said "I would say that's great and go buy the album.".... I gave a copy of ENLto a dj at a club that my band plays at and when it plays the crowd dances and sings along and half of them don't even know who it is.. I think it is a song that has mass appeal and tonight it fit perfectly and they did great.. I think it's awesome that they are getting this exposure. As long as they don't do a Diet Coke commercial, I will be fine.. lol

You read that last Patterson interview? I wouldn't say a thing if they did any kinda commercial!

Everybody needs coke, coke coke

Gives the song a whole new meaning

I saw where someone posted that interview on Facebook and I meant to read it, but now I can't find it back..

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:17 am

here ya go bro
http://www.jambase.com/Articles/26319/D ... cy-Buckets

Jambase: One of the things that’s continued to make me such a big fan of your music is for all the wide-ranging subject matter the Truckers get to you always have this ability to tap into the frustrations and aspirations of those of us living on the ground, making the sandwiches and scraping by paycheck to paycheck.

Patterson: We still live that life. We get to do a job we love but we’re still VERY much paycheck to paycheck. If I was to get really sick and had to cancel the next two months of touring, my house might be up for sale. Like I said, there’s no mailbox money, and God forbid, nothing like that happens, but it’s a constant pressure particularly since almost all of us have kids now. There’s actually more Trucker kids than Truckers now! There’s a pretty huge responsibility to keep this thing afloat and moving forward. I don’t really honestly know what else I would do. I’m not really qualified for anything else. I always thought I could make a movie someday, be a film director, but that’s a harder job than the one I’ve got! I’m a terrible line cook and too slow moving to be a waiter – not to mention dudes don’t get good tips – and I’m not a very good bartender, and those are the only things I can think of (laughs).

TheGhostToMost · Post by **TheGhostToMost** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:23 am

Smitty wrote:here ya go bro
http://www.jambase.com/Articles/26319/D ... cy-Buckets
Jambase: One of the things that’s continued to make me such a big fan of your music is for all the wide-ranging subject matter the Truckers get to you always have this ability to tap into the frustrations and aspirations of those of us living on the ground, making the sandwiches and scraping by paycheck to paycheck.

Patterson: We still live that life. We get to do a job we love but we’re still VERY much paycheck to paycheck. If I was to get really sick and had to cancel the next two months of touring, my house might be up for sale. Like I said, there’s no mailbox money, and God forbid, nothing like that happens, but it’s a constant pressure particularly since almost all of us have kids now. There’s actually more Trucker kids than Truckers now! There’s a pretty huge responsibility to keep this thing afloat and moving forward. I don’t really honestly know what else I would do. I’m not really qualified for anything else. I always thought I could make a movie someday, be a film director, but that’s a harder job than the one I’ve got! I’m a terrible line cook and too slow moving to be a waiter – not to mention dudes don’t get good tips – and I’m not a very good bartender, and those are the only things I can think of (laughs).

Thanks for the link !

shuffle · Post by **shuffle** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:45 am

check out the performance here: http://birdsneedfeet.blogspot.com/2011/03/video-drive-by-truckers-perform.html

it's a good one, but at the same time it's boring whenever band's keep playing the same songs on all these late night shows...

GW in IA · Post by **GW in IA** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:40 am

beantownbubba wrote: Funniest thing was the segue right into a commercial featuring Kings of Leon.

Laughed out loud when I saw that. Wondered if I was the only one.

beantownbubba · Post by **beantownbubba** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:01 am

shuffle wrote:check out the performance here: http://birdsneedfeet.blogspot.com/2011/03/video-drive-by-truckers-perform.html

it's a good one, but at the same time it's boring whenever band's keep playing the same songs on all these late night shows...

I'm still in the "I'm so glad they're getting on TV" stage, a long way from the "keep playing on all these [all of TWO, actually] shows" stage :lol:

Except for us diehards i imagine there's very little overlap in the audiences for those shows.

Iowan · Post by **Iowan** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:13 am

shuffle wrote:check out the performance here: http://birdsneedfeet.blogspot.com/2011/03/video-drive-by-truckers-perform.html

it's a good one, but at the same time it's boring whenever band's keep playing the same songs on all these late night shows...

They're playing to pick up a new audience, not appease the people that already buy all their albums and spend tons of money going to see them play.

Clams · Post by **Clams** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:57 am

GW in IA wrote:
beantownbubba wrote: Funniest thing was the segue right into a commercial featuring Kings of Leon.

Laughed out loud when I saw that. Wondered if I was the only one.

noticed that too

what strikes me is how good the sets, lighting and camera angles are on all these late night shows

Zip City · Post by **Zip City** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:12 am

Solid performance, but not as good as the Fallon appearance

/2 cents

mwh · Post by **mwh** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:41 am

When you guys say Kimmel do you mean Fallon or did I miss a Kimmel performance?

Post by **Jonicont** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:44 am

Clams wrote:what strikes me is how good the sets, lighting and camera angles are on all these late night shows

Yeah--Conan's got some very cool gliding cams

rlipps · Post by **rlipps** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:53 am

mwh wrote:When you guys say Kimmel do you mean Fallon or did I miss a Kimmel performance?

I'm pretty sure they meant Fallon instead of Kimmel, I caught that too.

shizzer · Post by **shizzer** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:27 pm

was disappointed to see ENL again. its not typical of their catalog and doesn't showcase who the band is. And quite honestly its pretty boring unless you are seeing it live as a show. Always loved it towards the end of the set, not stoked to see in on the new record and definitely perplexed as to why they keep playing a cover during these nation wide TV performances. My guess is half the band isnt thrilled with it either.

Rocky · Post by **Rocky** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:34 pm

shuffle wrote:check out the performance here: http://birdsneedfeet.blogspot.com/2011/03/video-drive-by-truckers-perform.html

Hey Shuffle thanks for posting the link. My work computer doesn't like things with the word blog in it so if anyone else needs it here's another link.

http://video.teamcoco.com/video/conan.jsp?cid=233111

Crustyharp · Post by **Crustyharp** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 2:32 pm

Or maybe we all need to just take Patterson's word on how he - and the band - feel about Eddie Hinton and his music:

Eddie’s always been like a distant part of the family and such an influence on our band that it just felt right to record that song and have it be part of the album.

It would make me about as happy to have a hit single or a song on the radio with “Everybody Needs Love” as if Cooley or me had written it ourselves. It’s the same soul – it feels right.

If we know the back story and new ears are inspired to dig further into both Eddie's and the Truckers' music by "ENL", then what's the downside? Spread the word/spread the tunes/spread the love.

Kudzu Guillotine · Post by **Kudzu Guillotine** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:52 pm

Crustyharp wrote:Or maybe we all need to just take Patterson's word on how he - and the band - feel about Eddie Hinton and his music:

Eddie’s always been like a distant part of the family and such an influence on our band that it just felt right to record that song and have it be part of the album.

It would make me about as happy to have a hit single or a song on the radio with “Everybody Needs Love” as if Cooley or me had written it ourselves. It’s the same soul – it feels right.

If we know the back story and new ears are inspired to dig further into both Eddie's and the Truckers' music by "ENL", then what's the downside? Spread the word/spread the tunes/spread the love.

That's pretty much my take. I also don't expect them to play anything other than the single on these talk show appearances, much less something from an older album.

shizzer · Post by **shizzer** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:02 pm

the "single" is UTBAC. the most ever played on radio apparently. I love Eddie Hinton, have always loved the Truckers version, especially live. Just a bit disappointed to have covers on an album. Its really not a big deal anyway.

Kudzu Guillotine · Post by **Kudzu Guillotine** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:54 pm

Maybe I misunderstood but when I recently asked what the single for Go-Go Boots was I was told it was "Everybody Needs Love". In this day and age, it hard to even say what a single is or even means anymore.

beantownbubba · Post by **beantownbubba** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:18 pm

Yeah, I'm not sure what a "single" is these days and i've heard both ENL and UTBAC referred to that way, so who knows?

I don't understand the concern w/ DBT playing a cover on TV. Not sure what difference it makes, especially when it's a song that most of the audience will be unfamiliar with. The idea is to make the audience sit up, take notice and get curious enough to check out the band. It's my guess that anybody who is motivated to check out the band on the basis of hearing ENL is unlikely to be disappointed w/ GGB, tho it's probably a 50/50 proposition as to whether they'd go for the rest of the catalog so I don't think it's "misleading". Since there's no single song that represents all the facets of the band, immediate catchiness and potential broad mainstream appeal seems like the best criteria in choosing what to play on TV. Sounds like ENL to me.

Post by **Tequila Cowboy** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:27 pm

beantownbubba wrote:Yeah, I'm not sure what a "single" is these days and i've heard both ENL and UTBAC referred to that way, so who knows?

I don't understand the concern w/ DBT playing a cover on TV. Not sure what difference it makes, especially when it's a song that most of the audience will be unfamiliar with. The idea is to make the audience sit up, take notice and get curious enough to check out the band. It's my guess that anybody who is motivated to check out the band on the basis of hearing ENL is unlikely to be disappointed w/ GGB, tho it's probably a 50/50 proposition as to whether they'd go for the rest of the catalog so I don't think it's "misleading". Since there's no single song that represents all the facets of the band, immediate catchiness and potential broad mainstream appeal seems like the best criteria in choosing what to play on TV. Sounds like ENL to me.

Well, I think you hit the nail on the head Beantown. The question is does the song put butts in the venues and/or get someone to check out the record. I think ENL might do both. It's catchy, the band has nailed it on both TV performances and it's not a "scary" selection (ie. too regional, to country, too whatever the fuck might bother folks). Plus I have no problem with them having performed it on two different late night talk shows, particularly since they're in different time slots and doubtless carry different audiences. Lets face it folks, no matter how you slice this they didn't hurt themselves at all with these performance and, IMHO of course, I think they kicked ass and most likely gained some new fans. That was, after all, the point of the exercise.

Kudzu Guillotine · Post by **Kudzu Guillotine** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:59 pm

I haven't lived with Go-Go Boots long enough to pick up on a "centerpiece" of the album yet but I do feel that "Everybody Needs Love" is largely representative of the record as a whole. As much as they have championed that "Muscle Shoals Sound" over the years, never before has it been as predominant until this album. Not to mention (as others have) that it could also lead to new (and even old) fans discovering Eddie Hinton.

Gator McKlusky · Post by **Gator McKlusky** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:31 pm

Everybody Needs Love was the correct choice; most people are not out there obsessively monitoring every move DBT makes and Conan is a whole new audience - as BTB pointed out. ENL is definitely one of the most accessible songs they have ever recorded and is the best choice to expand the fanbase. Case in point: despite her being bombarded with DBT excessively for the last 7 years :lol:

my wife has somehow remained lukewarm to them but she loves ENL.

Duke Silver · Post by **Duke Silver** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:05 am

Finally got around to watching this. Man, do I love that fucking song. I thought the performance seemed a little flat compared to Fallon, but it was still great. I dig the blazers, too. Classy. 8-)

Rocky · Post by **Rocky** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:15 am

Duke Silver wrote:Finally got around to watching this. Man, do I love that fucking song. I thought the performance seemed a little flat compared to Fallon, but it was still great. I dig the blazers, too. Classy.

You're the first one to mention that. Got to class it up for national TV ya know. :mrgreen:

beantownbubba · Post by **beantownbubba** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:21 am

beantownbubba wrote: I couldn't get over the sport jacket look tho (all the guys except PH for those who haven't seen it yet; "very clean cut" in my wife's words)

Smitty wrote:Great, solid performance - the band was perfect musically - lookin pretty spiffy, too - Shonna lookin good like always

Just sayin'

Duke Silver · Post by **Duke Silver** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:31 am

Duke Silver wrote:Finally got around to watching this. Man, do I love that fucking song. I thought the performance seemed a little flat compared to Fallon, but it was still great. I dig the blazers, too. Classy.

Watched this again and I think "flat" was the wrong word. Reserved, maybe. Not less energy than the Fallon performance, just a different energy. I like how Cooley's solo had a different feel than the last one, too.

colodogdoc · Post by **colodogdoc** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:32 am

Pretty sure I saw a Tweet go by on that day from Billy Reid saying he was dressing them for Conan. They looked fantastic. Cooley in a double-breasted blazer...

shizzer · Post by **shizzer** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:52 pm

maybe some did, but I dont recall many -if any- people wanting to hear ENL again. but i digress........great to see them on Conan anyway.

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