Bluegrass, old time country and white people blues--throw in opera, rap, and Tibetan monk throat singing and that about covers 90% of music I automatically avoid. (Memphis) Beck and Roy "The Fishin' Musician" Gentry do the first three, though wouldn't it be entertaining if they had done an album combining the last 3? Now that's an album I could sink my teeth into.
I can't hate this record, because there is some mighty nice mandolin pickin' and even some tolerable yodeling mixed in with the songs about evolution and getting your gal likkered up on whiskey and telling her all about your one-eyed snake. Julian Cramer provides the mandolin music, and Fog O'Bryan is on the accordion. No, I have no idea who they are either, but I thought maybe if I mentioned it you might be fooled into thinking my knowledge of music is more far-reaching than it actually is. Beck seems to lose track of pitch along the way sometimes, though her old-timey Annabelle and yodely Cowboy's Sweetheart are pretty much spot-on. Roy's voice makes me think of guys who wear overalls and no shirt. But don't mind me....download it if you're into this sort of music, it sounds like the real thing even to these cranky ears.
Beck and Roy
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1 comments:
Hi Yall. As we say in the south, What the hoo-ha you talkin' 'bout here. This here is great stuff, no matter how else you describe it. Recorded on Vetco, one of the premier bluegrass labels, this is classic Old-Time music, and you are very kind to post it (even with your own personally subversive motives, I suspect). You are so kind. All the best,
Iggymo
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