Drive By Truckers Go Go Boots Tour

[rincon]

DBT has moved into the top-tier of my favorite bands along with MMJ and Wilco and their live shows are nothing short of spectacular.  I am just learning more about their earlier catalog but I think their cd/dvd combo of Austin City Limits is a great place to start.  SRO and Decoration day are great albums but watching the dvd and getting to appreciate the full story-telling of 18 Wheels of Love and Let There Be Rock and Space City-- you should really try to get into this band.  MMJ is still the best for the musical jamming and space out melodies and Jim's voice is 2nd to none imo but as for rocking out and storytelling, dbt is at the top of the heap.  Haven't met any of them but at their live shows they seem like real regular people and Penny has met them and raves about how regular they are.
I do like the Fine Print but their new album Go Go Boots is an awesome approachable starting point and just work back from there.  The Dirty South has some killer tunes and I can also fall into Bright Than Creations Dark and get lost for awhile.  Try these guys out if you haven't get.  Between DBT and MMJ it's like getting a combo of steak and lobster tales.  Along with some red wine and whiskey.  All good.

I agree 100% People who say there is no good rock music today are not familiar with these two bands. So very similar in many ways, but VERY different in most others.

[Penny Lane]

they're on CONAN tonight, ...set DVRs  ;) :)

[ChiefOKONO]

nah, i've seen them a bunch.. probably at least 10x

reviews were great.  they don't disappoint.  was this your first dbt show?

[e_wind]

Quote from another thread::::::

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neil-young-announces-spring-solo-tour-20110307

Funny! A year ago I would have been fairly excited about this, as I have been a Neil Young fan for about 40 years, since childhood. I always thought he was the reigning king of rock and roll. I have to say, his followers , in my opinion, have surpassed him musically. The 2 bands I discovered, and I think have more to offer, are of course MMJ and  DBT.

Dont mean to thread jack, but I've listened to at least half of Drive By Truckers extensive discog and have yet to find the thing that hooks me with these guys. Its weird, based on a lot of my musical taste, youd think I loved these guys. Also I did some street team work for ATO and got free tickets to a DBT show last time they were in louisville and didn't go because I had an exam the next day. I regret it now because I hear they put on a hell of a show.

and I want to add on I have a few promo posters from ATO and maybe some stickers left if anyone wants em. They arent great, but if you want one I have many and about 12 poster tubes laying around and you could PM me an address.

[Penny Lane]

MORE DATES! (including NJ---weeeeeeeeeeeee!) *and Asheville at the Orange Peel--late June..---Woodnymph, hope you're ready that weekend..

http://www.drivebytruckers.com/shows.html

[woodnymph]

MORE DATES! (including NJ---weeeeeeeeeeeee!) *and Asheville at the Orange Peel--late June..---Woodnymph, hope you're ready that weekend..

http://www.drivebytruckers.com/shows.html

Whoa nelly!!  :o :o  Going with you might be just what I need to get kick-started with these boys!! Nice nice nice!!  If I'm still perusing around A-ville in late June I will defffffinitely  let you know!!! Thanks for the heads' up!!  Would be great to see ya again!!!!  :D :D

[johnnYYac]

Note to self: Listening to Southern Rock Opera for the first time while trying to grade a lab on the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s², by the way) is a bad idea.

[Ghosts_on_TV]

MORE DATES! (including NJ---weeeeeeeeeeeee!) *and Asheville at the Orange Peel--late June..---Woodnymph, hope you're ready that weekend..

http://www.drivebytruckers.com/shows.html

Oh shit, Wilkes-Barre! Going.

[el_chode]

So I finally got this album. I love it. Question: who is the subject of Assholes?

[headhunter]

I think it's their former record label people.

Great album.  great band. Great live show.  Catch it if you can.

[el_chode]

Ok I was wondering if it was Isbell or something, but I didn't think they had the same sort of bad blood as the song suggests

[headhunter]

no bad blood with jason.  he still shows up and plays with them from time to time.  penny saw jason show up at a dbt show earlier this year in athens.

love the lyrics to that song  (and many many other dbt songs)  Also love the lines from  from cartoon gold on GGB.

"I'm not good with numbers
I just count on knowing when I'm high enough"

and

"Getting all excited finding nothing that was never there before
Is like bringing flowers to your Mama and tracking dog shit all over the floor
Jesus made the flowers but it took a dog to make the story good"

[el_chode]

seriously, maybe its the weather, but this album goes perfectly with mid 70s relaxing music. and that dog shit line has been my favorite so far. but the whole album is damn fluid, more than the Big To-do

[Penny Lane]

seriously, maybe its the weather, but this album goes perfectly with mid 70s relaxing music. and that dog shit line has been my favorite so far. but the whole album is damn fluid, more than the Big To-do

you should get tix for the wellmont show---in june..
this may be your last chance to see them for a long time..they've been touring for 2 years and will be taking a long break after this tour :-(

oh and PS--i wasn't lucky enough to see Jason's only performance with them (as far as i know the ONLY post departure appearance)--it was the Huntsville show back in late Jan---and it was someone's bday--(the tour mgr?) that caused Jason to jump on stage.  i think assholes might be calling out the industry or record companies--no bad blood amongst the band and Jason..

here's one of the clips-magical, historical night..one lucky crowd!

http://youtu.be/7z6brcNFJoI

[rincon]

seriously, maybe its the weather, but this album goes perfectly with mid 70s relaxing music. and that dog shit line has been my favorite so far. but the whole album is damn fluid, more than the Big To-do

you should get tix for the wellmont show---in june..
this may be your last chance to see them for a long time..they've been touring for 2 years and will be taking a long break after this tour :-(

oh and PS--i wasn't lucky enough to see Jason's only performance with them (as far as i know the ONLY post departure appearance)--it was the Huntsville show back in late Jan---and it was someone's bday--(the tour mgr?) that caused Jason to jump on stage.  i think assholes might be calling out the industry or record companies--no bad blood amongst the band and Jason..

here's one of the clips-magical, historical night..one lucky crowd!

http://youtu.be/7z6brcNFJoI

Since you commented on my Troubadour pics, I thought I would let you see a few more I posted on my photo site.
http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm38/hewlett61/DriveBy%20Truckers%20in%20LA/

[ALady]

I haven't heard the song in question, but they did in fact have a lot of gripes with New West - used to have "FNW" in tape on their guitars (for "eff New West)   ;D

[TheBigChicken]

*yawn*

[Penny Lane]

I haven't heard the song in question, but they did in fact have a lot of gripes with New West - used to have "FNW" in tape on their guitars (for "eff New West)   ;D

ohhh i always thought that was Fool Nowhere (from Ghost to Most)... ;) that makes sense

[el_chode]

Weakest Man reminds me of this

Ween - Help Me Scrape the Mucus Off My Brain

[woodnymph]

Weakest Man reminds me of this

Ween - Help Me Scrape the Mucus Off My Brain

This may be what brings me into DBT land.... I'll have to give that song a listen!