09-22-2009, 06:10 PM
This sounds like it could be good:
On October 20, 2009, from the shimmering heat of the Texas hill country comes "GOOD AS DEAD" the 3rd release by the anointed kings of Cowboy Metal "Grady" including the highly volatile remake of Tragically Hip's "Boots or Hearts" plus 10 other tales of tejano hallucinations, truck drivers, cattle barons and blackass women. Grady even makes a burnt offering of the Texas outlaw anthem "Whisky River" - a Willie Nelson staple and Johnny Bush classic. Appropriately, the album was recorded and mixed over 3 weeks at Willie's Pedernales studio (Spicewood, TX).
Produced by guitarist Gordie 'Grady' Johnson (whose credits include Govt Mule, Nashville Pussy, Taj Mahal, and string of hit singles for Canadian artists Joel Plaskett, The Trews, The Respectables & Big Sugar) joined by Big Ben on bass and Nina 'the Queena' Singh on drums. "GOOD AS DEAD" perfectly captures the wall of sound that has made 'Grady' a favorite of Austin's Red River underground scene yet it is their most texturally intriguing record to date. You may catch a faint whiff of steel guitar in "Alberta Bones" featuring Clayton Bellamy of The Road Hammers on guest vocals. Accordian wafts above the din of metal on metal in "If I Was King". Vocal contributions of Big Ben and Nina also provide a little salt and lime to go with Grady Johnson's tequila howl. A sound that could only come out of Austin, Texas
On October 20, 2009, from the shimmering heat of the Texas hill country comes "GOOD AS DEAD" the 3rd release by the anointed kings of Cowboy Metal "Grady" including the highly volatile remake of Tragically Hip's "Boots or Hearts" plus 10 other tales of tejano hallucinations, truck drivers, cattle barons and blackass women. Grady even makes a burnt offering of the Texas outlaw anthem "Whisky River" - a Willie Nelson staple and Johnny Bush classic. Appropriately, the album was recorded and mixed over 3 weeks at Willie's Pedernales studio (Spicewood, TX).
Produced by guitarist Gordie 'Grady' Johnson (whose credits include Govt Mule, Nashville Pussy, Taj Mahal, and string of hit singles for Canadian artists Joel Plaskett, The Trews, The Respectables & Big Sugar) joined by Big Ben on bass and Nina 'the Queena' Singh on drums. "GOOD AS DEAD" perfectly captures the wall of sound that has made 'Grady' a favorite of Austin's Red River underground scene yet it is their most texturally intriguing record to date. You may catch a faint whiff of steel guitar in "Alberta Bones" featuring Clayton Bellamy of The Road Hammers on guest vocals. Accordian wafts above the din of metal on metal in "If I Was King". Vocal contributions of Big Ben and Nina also provide a little salt and lime to go with Grady Johnson's tequila howl. A sound that could only come out of Austin, Texas
