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| Artist: Drive-by Truckers
Label: New West Records
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 1717
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 0.2
MPN: 6135
UPC: 607396613526
EAN: 0607396613526
ASIN: B000ZKRFDA
Release Date: January 22, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Weak & Uninspired March 13, 2008
Brian Willard (Charlotte, NC USA)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
As a longtime enthusiastic fan of the band, I'm not really feeling this record. Cooley's contributions this time out out save this record from being an almost total waste of time. "3 Dimes Down" and "Self-destructive Zones" are brilliant.
As for the rest of the record, it's overlong and stuffed with filler (like "You And Your Crystal Meth") and the band seems to have just taken a powder and sorely misses the talents of guitarist Jason Isbell. Bassist Shonna Tucker's 3 songs are all, unessential middle-of-the-road pap - especially the dreadful "I'm Sorry Houston". I can appreciate Patterson Hood becoming more introspective - but his singing and songwriting have paid the price. What used to fun songs have now become tedious, falsetto numbers talking about how sensitive he's become.
As some of the other reviewers have demonstrated, their fanbase have (for the most part) become sheep and will of course automatically rave about each release, regardless of quality, proclaiming it "the best DBT album ever."
The writing is sadly on the wall. This is a band in decline who's best days are far behind it.
 The Best 21st Century Southern Rock Band's Newest Album January 23, 2008
Terry Rumple (Jacksonville, FL USA)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a great album with a nice variety of styles. The best way to describe it is that it's real Rock and Roll for real people. Think Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, and Buffalo Springfield all wrapped up in one channeled for the 21st Century! If you don't like those groups you need not apply. Favorites include Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife, The Righteous Path, Three Dimes Down, and The Man I Shot to name just a few. Brighter Than Creation's Dark Rocks!
A Good but Not Great DBT release still trumps what passes for Rock today January 31, 2008
Tom Elmer (Berea, OH United States)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have been a DBT fan since I stumbled upon Southern Rock Opera 9 years ago...have bought everything in their catalog and played each numerous times. I am a huge fan and promoter of the band to all who will listen. This is the first DBT release without talented guitarist/songwriter Jason Isbell who was dismissed from the band as a falling out over his divorce of DBT bass player Shonna Tucker. Patterson Hood called this the best DBT album yet and I have to disagree.Isbell was a young buck who kicked new life in the Truckers writing the best stuff on each album he played on. This is a more subtle album with Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley stepping up their game with some tremendous tracks like Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife,3 Dimes Down and the best song on the CD The Opening Act. Spooner Oldham on the keyboards and John Neff's haunting steel pedal guitar add an understated elegence to these mellower songs that have really grown on me after repeated listenings.The problem I have with the release is this album has many songs that fall short. Tucker isnt anywhere close to the songwriter her ex husband is although The Purgatory Line was decent but the other two were weak. She does add a nice touch singing background on several songs. Overall a good DBT release still beats most of what passes for new rock today.
Pretty Darn Good January 22, 2008
M. Mcmahon (Sullivan, Illinois USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
The Truckers have delivered a pretty darn good album. It's not great, but it does rank among their best. For my tastes SRO is always the best. But this one ranks up along side Decoration Day and The Dirty South. It is very comparable to those two. The biggest difference being that Jason is no longer in the picture and Shonna has assumed his role as the third song writer. I do prefer Jason's songs to hers, but she does add nice harmonies to the songs. I also prefer Cooley to Patterson and this album has a very healthy does of Cooley. This is just a very nice album to listen to and if you like the Truckers you should like this one.
 I think I fell asleep January 22, 2008
W. Peabody (Washington - the state)
5 out of 12 found this review helpful
This does not sound like the DBT that I have come to know and love over the years. While some of the lyrics are ok where is the angst in the music, where is the edge. It sounds a lot like Patterson Hood's solo album.
If you are new to DBT buy some of the other cd's from them. They are great.
Listen to this one before you buy it. I wish I had.
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