Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Hellbound Glory Title: Old Highs and New Lows Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: Gearhead Records Original Release Date: 1/1/2010 Re-Release Date: 2/16/2010 Genres: Country, Pop Style: Americana Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 698715008420 |
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 | Hellbound Glory Old Highs and New Lows Genres: Country, Pop
Once again, the self-proclaimed scumbag country quartet from Reno NV delves into classic mid-70s style outlaw country music. Leroy and the boys fully incorporate the licks they've inhaled from listening to Merle Haggard, W... more » |
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Product Description Once again, the self-proclaimed scumbag country quartet from Reno NV delves into classic mid-70s style outlaw country music. Leroy and the boys fully incorporate the licks they've inhaled from listening to Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Flying Burrito Bros., Jerry Jeff Walker, and Willie Nelson records, but this time they've added depth and dimension to the songs by including banjo, fiddle, peddle steel and keyboards for a more traditional nod to the roots of country music. The 'throw caution to the wind' attitude is in full force though, with songs about excess drinking, drug use, suicidal thoughts, broken hearts and feelings of being beyond redemption, all the while managing to convey the humor inherent in these situations with a passionate full-throttle delivery. These are rowdy fun loving songs managing to mesh the best of the past into a contemporary context. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsBrilliant sophomore release ! D. Raymond | Pacific Northwest USA | 02/22/2010 (5 out of 5 stars) "Hellbound Glory certainly does not suffer from the dreaded sophomore jinx with this their second album. If you've heard their debut release "Scumbag Country" of 2008 you will be pleased as well by all the 11 new tracks plus a cover of a Hank Williams classic. The excellent lyrics of Leroy Virgil are again of the "thinking-man's" roadhouse variety. The song arrangements are fresh and the superb musicianship is second-to-none; the chops are traditional, yet modern. Production is at the highest standard as well. The school of alt.country, Americana, or whichever name you prefer is exciting and is keeping music growing and alive. "Old Highs and New Lows" pushes the envelope further. I look very much forward to hearing their next record. If you get a chance to see Hellbound Glory do not pass it up. They are a great live act, and their two records accurately capture their high-energy hardworking performances of their great songs." Leroy Virgil - The Rowdy Poet D.S. Trobadour | 07/04/2010 (5 out of 5 stars) "When I first heard "Old Highs and New Lows" I was blown away by the songwriting sophistication. Leroy Virgil can turn a phrase with the best in the business. I was expecting them to be in the same vein as Hank III and others in the outlaw/alt-country genre, but their musical range and depth of lyric puts them a step above. "Slow Suicide" is reminiscent of Kris Kristofferson's "Sunday Morning Coming Down," but they still bring the party with songs like "Hank Williams Records" and "Gettin' High and Hittin' New Lows." That's why I have dubbed Leroy Virgil "The Rowdy Poet." He is like a cross between Kristofferson and Hank Jr. Big fan of this band and I think their future is very bright!" Hellbound Glory S. P. O'brien | 04/19/2010 (4 out of 5 stars) "Pretty solid second album from these guys. Standout tracks for me are "Another Bender Might break Me" and "In The Gutter Again"."
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