American Band- 9/30/16

Clams · Post by **Clams** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 8:46 am

Just based on the Spotify release, the sound is so much better than the leak, the biggest beneficiary being Jay's Hammond. Man does he sound better, way higher in the mix. If I can tell the difference on Spotify, I have a feeling you vinyl people will be very happy.

emandrisdad · Post by **emandrisdad** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 8:56 am

If anyone is interested in the bonus CD this is where I bought it. Vvinyl.com

Duke Silver · Post by **Duke Silver** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 9:03 am

For the first time in about a dozen pre-orders, Amazon has let me down. Said it was arriving today all week, now it says tomorrow. I can still download the mp3s, so it's all good.

beantownbubba · Post by **beantownbubba** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 9:08 am

Store opens at 10, well less than an hour until i have to leave to be there on time...

Meanwhile my vinyl, etc pre order pkg is now showing delivery today. We'll see...

Beaverdam · Post by **Beaverdam** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 9:54 am

Well shit. So much for holding out...I'm way to easy. My wife and I are off today and she walked in and turned it on. My two year old is dancing to Ramon Casiano

Zip City · Post by **Zip City** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:04 am

Just finished listening to the new Shovels & Rope album, and they have a rather socially political song on their album as well. Its nice to see that other alt-country/Americana acts are bucking the stereotype and putting songs like this out.

Black lives, White lives, Yellow lives, Red

Let's all come together and share the bread
Let's all join hands and share the dread

Black lives, White lives, Yellow lives, Red

Too many die and too many dead

Black lives, White lives, Yellow lives, Red

Let's all come together and bow our heads
Talkers talk, but nothing gets said
Nothing gets done and the hate it spreads
While mothers and families hang their heads
And children weeping in their beds
Blood was bled and tears were shed
While that (sorry? storied?) flag flies overhead
That blocks the light, but not the lead
That blinds the proud with pride instead
While the poor go hungry and the fat get fed

Black lives, White lives, Yellow lives, Red

Everybody's scared if you see it or not
Look and see what the other one's got
Walking down the street to your usual spot
Everybody tryin' to not get shot

If Black lives, White lives, Yellow lives, Red
Would all come together and share the bread
We could all join hands and share the dread
Black lives, White lives, Yellow lives, Red

maxjkugel · Post by **maxjkugel** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:24 am

Does anyone know what the deal is with the pre-order from the DBT website regarding MP3 downloads? I'm driving to Telluride today to see Neil Young, and wouldn't mind listening to the non-leak version on the way.........

Gaetzi · Post by **Gaetzi** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:26 am

Am I the only person on 3DD that's just going to DL it from iTunes?

Duke Silver · Post by **Duke Silver** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:33 am

maxjkugel wrote:Does anyone know what the deal is with the pre-order from the DBT website regarding MP3 downloads? I'm driving to Telluride today to see Neil Young, and wouldn't mind listening to the non-leak version on the way.........

Not sure about this time but in the past I've gotten an email on release day with a link to download it.

Zip City · Post by **Zip City** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:35 am

Gaetzi wrote:Am I the only person on 3DD that's just going to DL it from iTunes?

that's what i did

gepman · Post by **gepman** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:36 am

Duke Silver wrote:
maxjkugel wrote:Does anyone know what the deal is with the pre-order from the DBT website regarding MP3 downloads? I'm driving to Telluride today to see Neil Young, and wouldn't mind listening to the non-leak version on the way.........
Not sure about this time but in the past I've gotten an email on release day with a link to download it.

Checked my account. MP3's not there and even the 3 pre-release tracks are no longer downloadable...

beantownbubba · Post by **beantownbubba** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:43 am

5 cd's bought? Check.
CD played in the car and now at home? Check.
Loud? Check.
Yellow & blue TDS vinyl bought? Check.

FINALLY!!!

The only down note in that they didn't have and hadn't heard about any bonus disc.

Now let's see if that package does actually arrive today...

maxjkugel · Post by **maxjkugel** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:53 am

gepman wrote:
Checked my account. MP3's not there and even the 3 pre-release tracks are no longer downloadable...

Same thing here, although the three pre-release tracks are still there.

jimmyjack · Post by **jimmyjack** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 11:02 am

Let's all come together and bow our heads
Talkers talk, but nothing gets said
Nothing gets done and the hate it spreads
While mothers and families hang their heads
And children weeping in their beds
Blood was bled and tears were shed
While that (sorry? storied?) flag flies overhead
That blocks the light, but not the lead

whoa nelly those are some terrible lyrics

Zip City · Post by **Zip City** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 11:07 am

jimmyjack wrote:Let's all come together and bow our heads
Talkers talk, but nothing gets said
Nothing gets done and the hate it spreads
While mothers and families hang their heads
And children weeping in their beds
Blood was bled and tears were shed
While that (sorry? storied?) flag flies overhead
That blocks the light, but not the lead

whoa nelly those are some terrible lyrics

It's not poetry, but its important that its being said by country artists.

RolanK · Post by **RolanK** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 11:53 am

I like this album

jimmyjack · Post by **jimmyjack** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 12:13 pm

Zip City wrote:
jimmyjack wrote:Let's all come together and bow our heads
Talkers talk, but nothing gets said
Nothing gets done and the hate it spreads
While mothers and families hang their heads
And children weeping in their beds
Blood was bled and tears were shed
While that (sorry? storied?) flag flies overhead
That blocks the light, but not the lead

whoa nelly those are some terrible lyrics
It's not poetry

Poetry? It's barely English

lukeobx · Post by **lukeobx** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 12:13 pm

http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/mu ... ican-band/

Duke Silver · Post by **Duke Silver** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 12:27 pm

early ranking because why not:

Surrender Under Protest
Filthy and Fried
Ramon Casiano
Guns of Umpqua
Sun Don't Shine
Kinky Hypocrite
Imagine
What It Means
Darkened Flags
Baggage
Ever South

maxjkugel · Post by **maxjkugel** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 12:43 pm

After multiple listens I have to say this is the best DBT album since Brighter Than Creation's Dark, which would easily be my favorite if you were to cut a few of the tracks. They've managed to make an album that concisely summarizes the current state of the country without sounding preachy. I, like others, cringed a bit with all of the coverage of this being a political album, but they really nailed it. Solid stuff.

Zip City · Post by **Zip City** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 12:45 pm

jimmyjack wrote:
Poetry? It's barely English

This is a weirdly hot take

beantownbubba · Post by **beantownbubba** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 1:00 pm

Duke Silver wrote:early ranking because why not:

Surrender Under Protest
Filthy and Fried
Ramon Casiano
Guns of Umpqua
Sun Don't Shine
Kinky Hypocrite
Imagine
What It Means
Darkened Flags
Baggage
Ever South

See? I told you Ever South was a sure thing.

jimmyjack · Post by **jimmyjack** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 1:24 pm

I love that this band can release a song that ends up, on the day of an album's release, both a top pick (me, TW_2.0) and bottom pick (Duke) of loyal board members! Such is the duality of the, err, DBT thing.

"Ever South," to me, easily cracks the Patterson all-time top 5. But to each his / her own!

Also--miracle of miracles--my LP arrived today, on time! Psyched.

Post by **Tequila Cowboy** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 1:36 pm

jimmyjack wrote:I love that this band can release a song that ends up, on the day of an album's release, both a top pick (me, TW_2.0) and bottom pick (Duke) of loyal board members! Such is the duality of the, err, DBT thing.

"Ever South," to me, easily cracks the Patterson all-time top 5. But to each his / her own!

Also--miracle of miracles--my LP arrived today, on time! Psyched.

Yeah, Ever South is upper echelon Patterson for me too right up there with Living Bubba, Two Daughters, Sinkhole, Southern Thing and a few others. In fact I think it's of a piece with Southern Thing with narrator on a couple of decades.

Markalanbishop · Post by **Markalanbishop** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 1:49 pm

For my Atlanta friends, Criminal Records in L5P is the only store in town that has the bonus CD. So I heard. It's not like I went down there and bought 3 more copies to give as gifts or anything

Duke Silver · Post by **Duke Silver** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:06 pm

My take on Ever South is that it's a fine piece of writing that barely meets the minimum requirements to be considered a "song." I just find it to be super boring. I do enjoy the way the bass rattles my car, though.

The bass on this album (composition, performance, tone, production, everything) is fantastic. Hats off to Mr. Patton.

McButton · Post by **McButton** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:07 pm

For Denver folks, no bonus cd, but there was still a handful of the red vinyl available as of 11 or so.

Duke Silver · Post by **Duke Silver** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:17 pm

"Once they Banned Imagine" reminds me of something but I can't place it.

Maybe "Helpless"...?

Zip City · Post by **Zip City** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:21 pm

Duke Silver wrote:My take on Ever South is that it's a fine piece of writing that barely meets the minimum requirements to be considered a "song." I just find it to be super boring. I do enjoy the way the bass rattles my car, though.

The bass on this album (composition, performance, tone, production, everything) is fantastic. Hats off to Mr. Patton.

It's a middle aged Southern Thing set to The Thanksgiving Filter quality music

I don't hate it, but mentioning it in the same breath as The Living Bubba seems a bit much

Clams · Post by **Clams** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:24 pm

Duke Silver wrote:"Once they Banned Imagine" reminds me of something but I can't place it.

Maybe "Helpless"...?

Yes. To my ears it's cut right from the Harvest/After the Gold Rush mold.

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